Chapter 23:
-Clove-
I checked Katniss’ room to make sure she was asleep. I peeked in and saw her in a mess of blankets. I closed her door and headed downstairs. I started the engine of our car, hoping it won’t wake her.
“Psst” someone hisses.
I look to my house to see none of the lights on.
Who could that be?
“Psst. Clove!” it hissed again.
I looked around frantically and spotted our neighbour, Gale Hawthorne.
“What the hell? You scared the living shit outta me” I scold him.
“Whatever. What are you doing at 3 in the morning Clover?” Gale asks.
“I could ask you the same thing” I smirk.
“I’m pick up Rory. And you?” he asks.
“Your brother? From the airport?” I ask and he nods.
“What a coincidence! I’m fetching Prim” I say.
“Can I ride in?” he asks.
I think for a minute before deciding.
“Yep, Get in asshole” I say and he grins and gets in beside me.
I speed off into the night towards the airport.
“Let me guess, surprise for Catnip?” he asks.
“Yeah” I say, stifling a yawn.
The rest of the ride was spent with the occasional talk and the radio blaring rock tunes in the middle of the night. Bright lights hit us as we approached the airport. I park the car and we wait for Prim. She sent me a text, telling me to wait by the lobby. Coincidentally, Rory said the same thing, so I had company.
We sat in the waiting chairs, watching for any signs of our siblings. In my case, I treated Prim as my sister like Katniss. After all, they are my only relatives. A girl with blonde hair and an angelic smile came rushing towards me.
“Clove!” she called out.
“Hey kiddo” I say, accepting her hug.
“How’ve you been?” I ask.
“Good” she grins at me.
“Where’s Katniss?” she asks.
“Asleep. Oh and this is Gale” I introduce her to Gale.
“Prim Everdeen. Katniss’ little sister” she smiles up at him.
“Gale Hawthorne, friend of your sister and who also appears to be missing his little brother” Gale’s eyes search the crowd of people.
“Does that someone happen to be Rory Hawthorne?” Prim asks with little tints of pink on her cheeks.
“Yeah, you’ve seen him?” Gale asks.
“Yeah. He sat beside me on my flight here. He went to the bathroom” Prim informs him.
“Ahh. Thanks and here he is now” Gale says, spotting the little kid that looked like him.
“Hey Rory” he grins at him. He smirks and pulls his luggage behind him.
“Hey” he quietly says.
“This is my friend Clove and her little cousin Prim but I bet you know her already when you two bonded over the flight” Gale says.
Both of them turn pink and we burst out in laughter.
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