Daughter of the Games (Sequel to Pregnant in the Games)

Chapter 3: Revelations

"What are you doing in District 11?" Katniss asked. "24 hours ago, we were all together in District 12." 

Cane, Drea and I sat together on the steps of an abandoned house. Katniss stood on the pathway in front of us, pacing back and forth. I'm struggling to read her body language. She's keeping her expression blank. 

I would rather see her angry. At least then I would know what she's thinking. 

"A lot of things happened last night, after you left," I replied, my voice trembling. Katniss is practically part of my family. She's going to tell my parents where I am. She's going to take me home. Everything will get ruined. Not to mention she's the president of Panem! What we've done is illegal. It's not allowed to go unpunished. 

"Explain," Katniss ordered.

So I did. I told her everything. The entire time, her face remained unresponsive. By the time I finished telling the story, Katniss was sitting beside me, listening closely. It wasn't until I stopped talking that I saw a response from Katniss. 

She looked upset. She wore a frown. Her eyebrows furrowed together. She placed her hand on my arm in a comforting gesture. "There's a lot that you don't understand, Crystal." 

I frowned. "I understand perfectly. My parents lied to me." 

"No, you don't understand," Katniss replied. "There were things happening that you can't see in that tape. Your parents had a great reason to keep your father from you. It was better for them to lie to you. I know that sounds bad, since honesty is the best policy, but trust me. You don't want to know your dad." 

"Yes, I do!" 

"No, you don't!"

Then I heard the most horrifying list ever. It was the list of all the bad things my dad has done. Katniss listed them off, one by one. Some of it I already knew. Some of it came as a shock to me. 

1. Luke murdered Talon's mom as revenge for kissing my mom. 

2. He murdered Atos, the former Head Gamemaker, because Atos sent down Luke's letter and that's how mom found out that Luke murdered Talon's mom. 

3. Luke rigged the Games to purposely put Gale Mellark and Titus Hawthorne in the Games. 

4. Luke tried to kill Tetrick by collapsing the ground under him. He almost died.

5. Luke came into the Games and kissed Willow while she was dating Tetrick. It's on the lower side of his offenses, but still note-worthy. 

6. After Mom and Dad got together, Luke started trying to kill him instead of Tetrick. His first attempt was to shoot Talon with an arrow while he was trapped in the chasm. 

7. Luke killed Titus with his wolves. 

8. Luke gave Blaze's family money for her to volunteer for the Games. Her soul purpose was to kill Tetrick and Talon. 

9. Blaze succeeded in killing Tetrick. Therefor, Luke is responsible for killing my mom's best friend. 

10. Luke attacked Katniss. 

11. Blaze captured my mother and tortured her. That's why she has all her scars. Luke helped Blaze get defeated. However, it was his fault that Mom was being tortured at all. 

12. Luke killed President Snow. 

What was I thinking? I knew that Luke was a bad person when I left District 12. Some of these awful things he did has been showed in the Hunger games tape. So why did I ever leave? I don't want to meet my dad. Not if this is the person he is. I have a perfect dad. His name is Talon. I have a perfect mom, too. I don't need another parent in my life.