Katniss & Peeta After Life Book 1

Chapter 3: Eyes

Chapter 3

(Rory's POV)

I wake up one morning still thinking about last night when dad attacked the man. I think Gale was his name. But why did he do that? It was like he got taken over by something.

I walk to towards Rue and Anna's room but I stopped when Anna called me over. "Rory." she says in a loud whisper. She is in the bathroom. I go in there and I see Rue sitting on the edge of the tub. She looks like she has been thinking for a long time.

"What's going on?" I ask them. Rue says "We keep thinking about what happened to dad last night." I thought I was the only one that noticed. "What do you think it was?" I ask Rue. She shrugs. "It could be like a mental reaction." Anna answers. "Yeah, but that doesn't explain why dad's eyes turned dark blue." Rue says. His eyes turned into dark blue? That seems very suspicious.

"I think there is one person that could explain all this." I say. "Who?" Rue asks. "Haymitch." I suggest.

(Anna's POV)

We walk towards Haymitch's house to get the answer we need. Why did dad's eyes change color? It's weird that it did that. But, luckily Haymitch has the answer to everything.

When we're in front of the door, Rue knocks loudly. After moments of knocking Haymitch finally answers. As usual, he is a little drunk. "Hey there kiddos." he says. "Hi, Haymitch we need to ask you a question." Rory says. Haymitch opens the door wide open so we could walk in.

We all sat down at the circular table. We tell Haymitch what happened last night with Gale, the fight, and dad's eyes. His eyes widen then he says "Sorry to tell you kids this but your dad has this thing called 'mutt mode'. It's where if you get so mad you go crazy and hurt people. Sometimes, even kill them."

I look at Rue and Rory and they look speechless. I want to cry. How can he live in a world where he has to control yourself from killing someone? "Now your parents are going to look for you guys, so you should probably go home." Haymitch suggests. So we do.

So for years they hide something that could possibly kill us all? That's creepy knowing you can die in a second.

We walk through the door and mom and dad are talking. When they see us mom asks "Where were you guys?" Rory says "Haymitch's house." Dad tries to give Rue a hug but she backs away. He looks at her with a confused look and asks "What's wrong?" We all exchange looks. "We know what you are dad." I tell him. His eyes widen in shock. "What am I?" he asks.

"A mutt." Rue tells him.