First Person Point of View: Becca Blue:
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"Now, I might cry durin' this one, y'all." I smiled at the crowd as I stood on stage. President Snow was having me to a huge show–a concert, he called it, instead of helping to mentor my tributes. Although I should be angry, it's actually taking my mind off things. "So if I do, please bear with me." I chuckle, only to be met with awhs.
"I-uh, I've never sung this one out loud before. Only in my head, and sometimes in the shower. So y'all are the first to actually hear it." I say into the microphone. "It's about my Mawmaw, who passed a few months ago... I gave 'er a stage name in this, because she was perfectly content with her name going unheard. She was okay with becoming a ghost. And I know she'd be happy with just...becoming a ghost, but I know that she's alive." I say sadly. "This is Marjorie."
"Never be so kind, you forget to be clever
Never be so clever, you forget to be kind..."
I try to start off strong, but I immediately find the tears welling in my eyes. I know there are victors in the audience, and I can't look like an idiot in front of them, but it's really really hard not to. From what I knew, Finnick was forced to be here by some date, and the same with Cashmere and Johanna. Haymitch was back in the lounge watching Katniss and Peeta. It must be a slow night because they haven't stopped my show for the worse one.
"And if I didn't know better
I'd think you were talking to me now
If I didn't know better
I'd think you were still around
What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead
You're alive, you're alive in my head
What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead
You're alive, so alive"
By now I'm crying. I catch a glimpse of Ophelia in the wings, giving me a thumbs up despite her teary eyes. Before the show, she told me to sing the sad songs. She told me that the Capitol loves the heartbreak and the heartache. She said, and I quote: "they want to see you broken up there. Broken and shining." She said, and that's what I'm going, giving them my saddest songs. And she was right, they're eating this up.
"Never be so polite, you forget your power
Never wield such power, you forget to be polite
And if I didn't know better
I'd think you were listening to me now
If I didn't know better
I'd think you were still around
What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead
You're alive, you're alive in my head
What died didn't stay dead
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When The Canary Sings
FanfictionBecca Blue is known around District 12 as many things. She is mostly known as the songbird, because of her performances she does. She is always singing and dancing on a stage, taking away everyone's worries and giving them some fun in their dull and...
