𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐂: 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒

𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄: ‧₊˚𑅛𑅫‧₊˚

Cato's pov is so hard to write gang

Idk what goes on in a boy's mind chat 😔

♫ ℐ 𝒹ℴ𝓃'𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓇ℯ, ℐ 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ 𝒾𝓉  ♫

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𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐨:

"Rue!" I shouted, tapping my foot impatiently. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah, yeah! Give me a second!" She hissed.

"We're gonna be late!"

"Shut up!! I'm doing my best!!"

I rolled my eyes as she sprinted down the stairs, a huge bag and snarky attitude in tow.

"Do you really need that much?" I scoffed, examining the bag that seemed to heavy for her to carry.

"Yes. Because unlike some people, I actually care about how I look," she glared at me, her eyes sharp.

"Whatever." I grabbed my backpack and phone before heading out the door behind Rue.

"BYE MOM!! BYE DAD!! LOVE YOU!!"

"WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!!" Mom shouted.

"Need help with that?" I smirked at Rue as she struggled with getting her huge, heavy bag into the car. She's always been an overpacker.

"No, I got it."

"Alright," I shook my head, smiling. I hopped in the car and turned it on as Rue slid into the passenger seat and buckled up.

Rue is my step-sister. My mom got married to her dad, and they moved in with us. At first I was mad that mom found someone new, but once I saw Rue everything was alright. She's one of the best sisters I could have ever asked for, except for Haven of course. She's off at college right now.

"What time do mom and dad want us home by?" She asked, typing something on her phone.

"You are wanted back by twelve. I am allowed to stay until dinner."

"That's so not fair! I'm only a year younger than you!"

"You can't argue with fate, pookie," I teased, reciting one of the thousand videos she sent me yesterday.

She scoffed. "You don't do it right."

"Whatever."

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"Thanks, Catoooooooo!" Rue smiled as she got out of the car and walked up the stairs to Glimmer's front door. She's having a sleepover with Prim, Katniss's younger sister, and Genevieve, Glimmer's younger sister. I heard that Katniss, Annie, Johanna, Finch, and Clove were also going over. Boy, is it gonna be packed.

"Yeah, of course!" I waved to her and made sure she got inside safely before backing out and heading to Marvel's.

I gripped the steering wheel, drumming my fingers to the beat of the song blasting through the speakers. "Die With a Smile" had just started, and my pulse instantly synced with the rhythm. I was on my way to Marvel's place, but all I could think about was the music.

As Bruno's voice filled the car, I couldn't help myself. I joined in, belting out the first verse like it was meant for me. "Wherever you go that's where I'll follow, Nobody's promised tomorrow,"

I turned on the main road, feeling the wind through the cracked window, but it was the chorus that had me going. I leaned into it, singing louder, pouring every bit of energy into the words. "If the world was ending I'd wanna be next to you, If the party was over and our time on earth was through, I'd wanna hold you, just for a while. And die with a smile,"