I stand in the lunch line.
"You agreed to be the Mockingjay?"
I turn around to see a girl about my age looking back at me. Her blonde hair is tied up in a high pony tail, she seems to be only a inch shorter than me.
"Agree maybe, More like if I didn't agree they would keep bugging me and wouldn't leave me alone." I respond as I plop dry beans on my plate.
"I think that job was meant for Katniss and her only." She says glaring at me. I nod my head as I grab a glass and fill it up at the water station.
"That's what I kept telling them! But no, they wanted me because I was next best thing or whatever, which isn't even true, Gale is the next best thing." I respond as I get my water.
"Well good luck." She says awkwardly.
"Yeah thanks." I respond annoyed. I leave the lunch line and see a woman waving me over. Confused I go over.
She sits alone. As I get closer with my uneven footing and shaky hands I realize that it's Effie. I hit next to her as she hugs me.
"What are you doing here?" I ask in shock.
"I got rescued." She says with air quotes. I laugh.
"Are you okay dear?" She asks looking at my bags under my eyes.
"I'm fine.." I stubble. She looks at me and gives me a sad smile.
"So you agreed to be the MockingJay?" She asks taking a sip of water.
"Yeah." I sigh.
"We'll I wasn't suppose to show you this, but I just had to."
She opens this black notebook, with sketches of Katniss in a black suit.
"Their beautiful.."
"They thought you'd have a breakdown."
"They think a lot of things." I say.
"Your suit will be similar. They are making it right now." She says taking a bite of beans.
"Thank you Effie." I say.
"Oh Peeta, thank you."
"Alright Peeta just say your line and wave the flag and you'll be done."
I nod.
My suit is close to Katniss's. I don't have the wings, instead I have a place to store bullets.
I look at the camera.
"People of panem.. we fight.! We.. dare! To end this hunger! For justice!"
Plutarch looks at me with a disappointed look on his face.
"Was that not good?" I ask mad at myself.
"No, it was but try again, try to stop stumbling."
I nod.
"My bad." I say and go back down on my knee. I stand again and start the line.
"People of panem! We fight! We dare to end this hunger for justice!"
"That's it! Perfect, your done! You can go now!"
I nod and step off stage were Effie hugs me.
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Fanfiction"Katniss had her tracker ripped out like you did, by Johanna." Haymitch tells me. I look down at my arm, now wrapped in a thick white cloth. "She was under to much debris Peeta, I am sorry we don't have her." I look at him. "Where is she then?"...
