Freedom's Finally Ours

Chapter 5- The Dreams Are Not Real

I updated this chapter yesterday, but I stuffed it up- so here you go.

Chapter 5- The Dreams Are Not Real

Sky's POV

It's been two weeks since the attack and ever since then I have become a happier person. The day after the attack, Harrison came up to me and insisted that he stayed with me that day, just in case the other boys came at me. Ever since then, he has been with me every day. Sitting with me, talking to me, making me laugh, I've never had someone like Harrison before. A friend that I can always count on. He is so nice and loyal. He is willing to stick up for me and he is helping me with everything. I could not have asked for a better friend. Every day after school, I go to Johanna's and tell her about what had happened that day. She is helping me with things that I think no one else can help me with and I like it.

Johanna's POV

It's been two weeks since Gale and I found out our little baby is a boy, two weeks since his mother and siblings moved back into 12, and since Sky's attack. With Hazelle's warning about the baby kicking heaps more, which is exactly what has been happening. Our little boy kicks when Gale talks to him in the morning, in the afternoon and at night after we have had dinner. That's just what happens, sometimes it's all jumbled around, but every time that he kicks, I get so happy knowing that our baby is happy in there.

Since Sky's attack, she has been here every afternoon when she finishes school. She tells me about everything that happened with her and Harrison. Just by the way she talks to him around me, I can tell that she likes him and how he apparently acts, and he likes her too. It's really cute actually, because Sky does know that she likes him and he likes her. I think today I am going to tell her that she likes him and she doesn't know, who knows.

It was Finn's birthday last week and we were planning on going to 4, but Finn got sick and Annie called off the party we were going to throw him. She is apparently re-scheduling so we can celebrate his birthday another day, but hasn't said anything since that day. We all gathered at Katniss and Peeta's and sung him 'Happy Birthday' through the phone. It wasn't how it was supposed to be, but it was good and made Finn laugh, so I think we did something right.

It's also been hard for Annie. Finn screams and screams and nothing Annie or Wendy do helps, they are both convinced it is because he wants the comfort of his father, but he cannot have that and it makes me cry. If anything happened to Gale or I when this baby is born, we would never forgive ourselves. We don't want our baby to grow up in a position of not knowing their parents, we aren't going to let that happen.

Today is my birthday and as far as I'm aware, it's just going to be me and Gale all day. I would be fine with that, but if they have some surprise thing planned, I would be happy with that too.

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I wake with Gale beside me, his fingers running down my arm, his eyes looking deeply into mine. I smile and grab onto his arm, my hand holding a nice grip onto his arm.

"Happy birthday Jo." He whispers, leaning down and kissing my shoulder a few times.

"Oh, is this what I get every birthday?" I ask him as he starts to kiss down my arm.

"Possibly. Because today isn't just your birthday." Gale says, kissing up to my neck.

"Really? What else is today?" I ask seriously.

I have no idea what it could be.

"Today is that day... Wait, you don't remember?" Gale asks looking up to me.

"I love you Gale, but it's slipped my mind." I fill him in.

He lets out a little laugh.

"Today, exactly a year ago is the day that I asked you to marry me." Gale states.