You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope (On Hold)

Chapter 13

After successfully hiding in the comfort of my room without being disturbed I grew a strong thirst reminding me about Prim's water glass on the bedside table, I then made a slow movement to sit up and quench my thirst as soon as I had brought the rim of the glass to my lips I drank the entirety of the glass without a single question arising in my mind. As I reached the bottom of the glass my bedroom door opened and my mother shuffled into the room quietly probably thinking I was asleep. "Oh you're up." She spoke as soon as she noticed my conscious state, in response I just nodded timidly. "Prim told me how you've been doing and some of the things that have been happening." She stated sitting down beside me on the right hand side of the bed to me where I had swung my legs over the side of to swig the water.

Great now I have to tell my mom about how I almost killed her youngest daughter with a arrow, as I began thinking I could feel my face growing frightened and ashamed s I just dropped my line of sight to the floor out of shame. "It's okay Katniss I'm not annoyed anyway it's not like I have the right to after be completely shut off to you for the years that you two needed me most." She said in an attempt to comfort me which actually worked because I felt a wall I had built against my mother come down in that moment because for once she was actually trying to make me want her comfort for the first time in six years she was trying to gain back my trust properly after my realisation I just looked up at her with hope in my eyes that she had finally acknowledged my internal pain. "Katniss I know it doesn't seem like it some times but I love you you're my first born and I can't explain how happy I am that you turned out the way you did you're an intelligent, brave, caring and most of all you are the most loving person I have ever come across the way you volunteered for Prim, leading a rebellion and how you where trying to save Rue in the games, you are the most amazing daughter I could wish for and I just want to thank you for looking after Prim and I for all these years, from now on you don't have to worry cause I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere any time soon." She spoke genuinely making me want to break down in tears cause in that moment I realised I had my mother back. In response to her caring speech I did something unexpected considering my nature I was the first to embrace my mothers warmth I held her tightly and began to sob into the crook of her neck. "Iv'e missed you so much." I cried into her hair, in response she just lovingly started stroking my hair and clutched me tight in her arms "I know, I know I'm so sorry." She repeated into my ear in a soothing tone.

Many minutes of being wrapped up in each other's warmth when my mother broke it "Come on let's go have some dinner." She said with a smile and started to help me up with her right arm wrapped around my waist protectively and her left hand clutching my left hand helping me hobble across the room where she opened the door and walked me to the stairs and guided me down to where prim and Gale stood scooping lamp stew onto plates as they smiled while exchanging in conversation, mom then guided me to a seat at the table where she sat me down and made her way to Gale and Prim and carried over a plate of stew for herself and I with Gale and Prim following her, they then all sat down with my mother to the left of me and Gale in front of me and Prim to his right. For the first time in awhile I was actually hungry so I ate the contents of my plate no questions asked. When the rest of the table caught up with me they all looked pleased with their now full stomachs.  "Thank you guys that was really nice." I spoke up to Gale and Prim with a smile at the end "It's okay Catnip." Gale answered with a small genuine smile. "I'm gonna go to bed I'm really tired." I answered being truthful because I was tired today was very emotionally draining "okay here I'll help you up the stairs."Gale offered "no it's fine." I answered "God Catnip will you ever learn come on I wasn't offering I was telling."Gale responded in an authoritarian but laughing tone "Okay fine." I said in defeat "Come on" he responded helping me up and putting his arm around my waist and held my hand with his free one and guided me slowly up the stairs and into my room where he helped me into bed and draped the bed cover over me and made a slow movement for the exit. "Gale." I asked him in a worried tone "Yeah?" He questioned softly turning around "Could you stay here?" I asked with hope present in my face and tone of voice "Sure." He answered with a smile and he made his way around the bed where he then lay down on the other side and I placed my head on his chest and listened to the soothing sound of his heart beat. "Gale?" I asked questioningly "Hmm?" He replied awaiting my question "Why did you sit outside my room when Prim and I where I here?" I questioned awaiting an answer "Because I wanted to be as close to you as possible and I knew you wanted to be alone with prim so the floor in the hall was the next best thing." He answered me truthfully followed by a small gulp "Because I love you... Katniss." he continued completely terrifying me and caused countless emotions to rush to me all at once sending me into a uncontrollable panic, in response to his confession I returned the favour as a gesture of my love for him that I knew I was in denial about "I love you too." I responded after a painful minute of silence. In response to my words he lifted my chin with his fingers from his chest so that I was staring deeply into his hazel eyes, seconds of analysis on Gales part later he leant his head down and connected my lips with his lightly and lovingly, it took me a few seconds to return but when I did we deepened the kiss to the point where we had to break away for air.

After breaking apart he moved himself to a lying position on the bed and turned towards me onto his right side and I did the same so that I was on my left side face to face with him where we continued to stare at each other until he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled my closer into his chest where I fell asleep in the warmth of his body, under his loving protection.

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