Everybody Talks (Hunger Game Fanfiction) #Watty's2014

Chapter Twenty-Three: Back to Normal... Kinda

****Katniss' POV****

***Two days later (Monday.)***

Ever since Saturday night I've been staying at Johanna's, I can't face going back home... not yet... maybe not ever.

Gale, Finnick and Jo went and grabbed some of my things for me on Sunday morning and Annie and Peeta stayed with me to try and comfort me, it does help when they comfort me but it doesn't stop me from blaming myself for what happened, I should have noticed that there was something wrong with Mum but I didn't because I was too wrapped up in my own little world, being selfish.

I'm not even allowed to be in a room by myself at the moment, everyone's scared for my safety because they think I'm going to do something stupid. I can assure everyone that I'm not going to, I don't want to go back to that place again like after I lost Dad and Prim and I know that I won't because I have a lot of people around me to support me now, that's something I didn't have.

I hate to admit it but, I am now technically an orphan. I have no family left, no parents, siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents or anything so I'm going to be relying on my friends and that's all but they'll always be there for me and they're all that I'll need from now on, I'll have to learn to cope.

I hear Johanna get up from the bed, we're both sleeping in her double bed for now.

I open my eyes, "Jo, where are you going?"

"I'm gonna get ready for school unless you want me to stay home with you? Peeta's coming around for today anyway."

"Why's Peeta coming around?"

"Because we don't want you to be in the house by yourself all day."

"I'm not staying here all day. I'm coming to school."

"Are you sure?, You don't have to, if you want us to we'll all stay off with you."

I shake my head, "It's gonna be hard but I have to get on with my normal life and if I don't start doing that now I'm afraid that I never will."

She comes and sits back on the bed and I sit up, she hugs me, "As long as it's what you want to do."

I nod and smile, a small sad smile that barely even qualifies as a smile at her, "It is."

"Do you want to take a shower and borrow some clothes or do you have some clothes with you?"

"I only had enough clothes for yesterday and to sleep in so I'll borrow some if it's okay with you and I'll take a shower too."

I go and take a quick shower and then dry my hair for a few minutes until I get frustrated and put it up in a bun instead, "Do you want to look through my clothes?"

"Just throw me whatever Jo." She passes me a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and a plain black, long sleeved, top. I had my own underwear to put on and then put on the clothes she passed me but I don't bother with any make-up, I'm not bothered if I look a mess today, there are more important things than how I look.

I grab the locket that I got for christmas off the bedside table and put it on like I have done every day since christmas and I feel a single tear escape my eyes but I quickly wipe it away.

"Peeta will be here soon, should we go and get some breakfast?"

I shake my head, "I'm not hungry."

"Come on Katniss, you need to eat and have something to drink too. You barely had anything to eat yesterday."

"I don't to eat though."

"I don't care if you want to you have to."

I sigh and walk down the stairs slowly, when I'm around halfway down the stairs I hear a knock on the door and go and answer it, It's Peeta with Finnick, Annie, Delly, Gale, Clove and even Cato behind him.