Melting Snow // Coriolanus Snow

Twenty three: Recruit

Alara shifted her body uncomfortably and winced a little when she felt ache in the back of her neck. Still she kept her eyes closed and tried to shuffle closer to the source of heat to her left, satisfied when someone cuddled back to her.

She almost fall back to sleep, but it was when she heard someone else groaned out else, letting out few loud curses. She opened her eyes, blinking hard to clear her vision/

She came face to face with Victor who was apparently still sleeping but his arms was still around her. Her body was in an uncomfortable awkward position. Apparently last night she fall asleep on the couch between Victor and Nyx.

Sighing she turned her body, and tried to unlatch victor arms from her waist. She was successful, however the other man turned to other side, still asleep. She sighed and look at Nyx who was sitting beside her in same place, a cigarette hanging form his lips.

She shook her head at him, she was sure that Nyx had some addiction problem. BUt her eyes follow his and she chuckled when she saw Egan sitting on the floor, the spot where he had passed out yesterday. Scratching his head with confusion and gagging at the smell of vomit coming from his clothes.

"What happened?" He finally asked, turning his head up to look up at the residents of couch. Nyx stayed silent while Alara simply shrugged.

Annoyed Egan rolled his eyes and stood up, dusting the invisible dust off his shirt, and took step toward the trio of couch. He stopped near them, and glared at them "You left me on floor"

Alara decided to stayed silent but Nyc took a drag of his cigarette, blow out the smoke and shrugged. He had open his mouth to say something, but before he could, Egan was quick enough to snatch the half cigarette from Nyx hand.

"Hey!" Nyx tried, but Egan shrugged his shoulders and turned around. "Fuck me i smell bad" He exclaimed while hitting the cigarette, hoping that the burning smell of nicotine will cover his bad smell at least until he showers.

Egan eyes shifted to window, he saw the sun was rising. And it was the last day in Capitol. "Fucking Finally!" he said energetically, missing his girlfriend back home too. "You all get ready. Sejanus will be here soon." With that he walked towards the shower with almost done cigarette hanging from his lips.

Nyx and Alara decided to wake up the rest. Waking Victor was easy, since Nyx kissed the guy's cheek and the man got up with a happy smile. However as for Polo, Nyx took hold of the man leg and dragged him off the couch, his curses echoing over the house. Inna soon got up too.

They all took turns to take extra hot, hot water showers. Knowing very well that back in districts, all they will get are a bucket of cold freezing water. All of there stuff was packed, and they were eating whatever was left, waiting for Sejanus.

There was a pit in the middle of Alara stomach, she felt sick to the point she can't even take a bite of any food. She was happy to go back, extremely relieved. But then there was something that made her felt as if she was having dreadful feeling.

Nyx knew it but not other, neither Alara herself. Inna was standing near the kitchen counter, and upon seeing the way Alara was glaring at the wall. Inna offered the chips she was munching on, but the later denied the offer.

There was extremely heavy air, the atmosphere tense. It was as if the last few days were a hallucination and something not real.

There was heating in cold weather. The wind was cold but the house was warm. For the past weeks in Capitol they ate food every night, and never went to bed hungry. they took shower every day, wore clean clothes, and their faces were not covered by dirt.