Clove: Life behind Lies (Clato)

Chapter 4

All rights go to Susan Collins

Weeks go by in training and I can feel myself getting stronger by the day. Having my brother coach me helps much more because he knows my strengths and weaknesses and he knows the best ways to teach me.

As the weeks go on I not only get stronger, but I get closer to Cato. I find out that he had a brother who died in the games named Rain and a little brother named Axel who he is very protective of. The year of the games sounds very familiar and I don't know why. I mean of course it does. But something about this year sounds more important.

I go over to Cato's house one day after training. Griffin was busy that day with Charlotte so I was free to walk home alone.

When I get to his house his mother is on the phone. He signals to be quiet as we go to his room. It is decently smaller than mine but then again I live in a mansion because of my family's past. I sit on his bed looking around his room when he finally talks

"Kind of small compared to what you have. Ya I know"

I find it kind of creepy on how he knew what I was thinking but at the same time I a wave of warmth spreads through me knowing that someone actually knows me enough to know what I'm thinking

"Ya but it doesn't really matter" I say.

"Hey, do you have any old Hunger Games tapes we can watch?" I ask

"Ya we have almost all of them" he says. Then he heads downstairs to go look for them. As I look around his room I find that he has a lot of photos of him and his brothers. I knew they were close but I didn't realize how close they were

My thoughts are interrupted by Cato walking through the door with a handful of tapes.

"Which games do you want to watch?" He asks.

Although it will be very painful for him to watch, I want to watch the games his brother died in. I know it will be hard on him but something keeps nagging me in my brain about something in these games!

"Umm can we please watch the games where your brother died?"

A dark shadow crosses over his face.

"Why?" He asks as calm as he possibly can. But his voice is shaking slightly

"Because there is something about those games that keep sticking to me. Like something important happened in them that had to do with me."

After some consideration about what I said he agrees. Which I'm surprised about. After hanging out with Cato and getting to know the real him, he really isn't that bad. We play the tape and as we make it to district 2 for the reaping. Cato sucks in a breath and I put my head on his shoulder. His arms wrap around me so we're snuggling. At first I felt a little uncomfortable but then I didn't care-in fact I kind of liked it.

The ladies go first and a girl named Dandi Frost gets reaped. A voice shouts out and it sounds oddly familiar.

"I volunteer as tribute!"

The girl makes her way upstage and she has long brown hair like me. Citrus our escorts asks her name and when she answers my jaw drops

"Adeline Kentwell" she says

I have a sister that went into the games and died

Little Cliff Hanger! Hope you enjoyed!