My Undying Love

Chapter 5: Our Little Secret.

(Effie's POV:) 

I woke up this morning forgetting where I am, but I regain my train of thought, and head to the toilet, joined to the room I have felt that I am confined to, I am not, but it sure does feel like it. I look at myself in the mirror, only to see my long, stringy, sea-weedy looking blonde hair, that i have always thought was ugly. My face hollow looking, and my body looking thinner than usual, as I have barely eaten in the past few weeks that I have been here in District 13, especially while Haymitch has been away on 'mission' in District 2. 

I sigh, as i pick up the bare and boring outfits I have been supplied with..  and I start to undress, leaving myself bare, and i then slip into the oversized clothing that does not compliment me one bit. I need to get newly fitted clothing, i can't bare and will not stand being in massive clothing.

Once I am dressed I turn to my hair.. I braid it fast, by instinct, and i then grab the hair wrap that lays on my table and I cover my hair. I long to wear my beautiful wigs, and beautiful dresses, along with my favourite pair of heels, with all my accessories.

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There is a knock on my door. Plurach is back. He is insufferable, and stupid. I stand and welcome him in.   "Hello, Miss Trinket. How are we today?" The short, chubby man inquires as I sit back down. "Quite fine. Although I'd rather not be held in this.. room, if that's even what you can call it." I reply snidely. "When will Haymitch be back, may I ask?" I ask only seconds after my last question.

"Mr Abernathy, will be back, when his mission is over, Miss Trinket. I hope you can... deal with that?" A woman's voice announces, but I already know who it is. "As for this accommodation, it is not a... cell. You're not being held inside this room." President Alma Coin says, making an appearance, next to Plurach.

"Well Miss.. Coin." I begin, a disgusted tone in my voice... "I can wait upon Haymitch's arrival ,but he has been away almost 4 weeks, and well..." My voice falters, I realise something, but it can't be.. "Well, I just wished that he and Katniss were home, thats all." I start again swiftly, covering my tracks..

"Of course, you do need to make sure, you and Haymitch are both there for  your two's daughter."  I freeze, "Ehm, w-what do you mean...?"

President Coin gives herself a proud look to her new found information, and Plurach glances to me with a confused look for a brief minute before Coin turns her attention back to me. "Yourself and Haymitch, are Katniss Everdeen's biological parents, if I stand corrected..?

My heart is racing, and I don't know what to say, as I am stunned, as to how she found out this information until Haymitch appears in the doorway. He must have heard the latter part of the conversation and quickly walked inside. I look to him, the colour fading from his face. 

They know.

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(Haymitch's POV)

I hear Coin talking, in Effie's room.. Did Effie do something stupid?

"Yourself and Haymitch, are Katniss Everdeen's biological parents, if I stand corrected..?"

I hurry into the room to see Effie, stunned, Coin and Plurach standing by the door.

"What the fuck is going on here?"

I have frozen and am standing there in complete and utter shock. I knew there was a chance that they may have found out after all those years of hiding it but I never thought they actually would. It's as if I can feel the walls closing in on me and suddenly it's become too much. I'm finding it harder and harder to breath. I feel like I'm going to suffocate.