On the way back to Peeta's house (I can't will myself to go into my house because of all the negative reminders of my past), I look from my new engagement ring to my new fiancée. All the way back, I fidget, and soon after, Peeta takes notice.
"What are you so anxious about, anyhow?"
"I just, I can't believe this is happening! All I've ever dreamed of is coming true! I'm going to have a future. A family..."
I start to cry as I remember that only half of my family is alive anymore. Since my father died in the mine and my sister... Prim. I miss her so much. I wish she were here to know about my engagement to Peeta.
When Peeta and I reach the end of the Meadow, I tell him to go on ahead of me.
"Are you sure you're okay, Katniss? I can stay with you if you want."
"No, I'm fine. I just need to... I need to talk to my sister. I'm sorry, Peeta. I need to do this alone."
Peeta leaves, but only to the point where the memorial stands for those who died in the bombing. I assume he wants to talk to his family as well. I forgot about his family. While I grieve over only having a mother left, I had forgotten that Peeta lost everyone.
Facing Prim's elaborate gravestone, I break down and tell her everything. I tell her about how sorry I am that she died in the Capitol, and how Peeta and I got engaged just now. But most importantly, I tell her about how I feel like a horrible person for forgetting about Peeta's losses. Thinking I had it bad when he lost his entire family when I had only lost dad and Prim. Obviously, I told her that I missed her very much, as I always do when I visit her, but I asked for her help to advise me through the consolation that Peeta needed.
Looking over at the memorial where Peeta was, I noticed that his body was shaking from his sobbing. I walked over to him, thinking about how I need to toughen up and learn how to console him better.
"Peeta? Are you okay?"
He turns around and wipes away his tears quickly to cover it up.
"Yeah, sorry. I just..." I stop his words with my lips, because I know of no other way to calm him down.
When I pull away, I wipe the remaining tears from his face and stare into his blue eyes that look like crystal blue pools that I want to dive into and swim in all day.
"Do you want to go home, Peeta?" I ask.
"Yeah, let's go home."
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After the Rebellion
FanfictionMy first attempt at a fan fiction of The Hunger Games. The untold story of Peeta's reintroduction into society, and how on earth the epilogue came about. All characters and the previous story line are rights of Suzanne Collins.
