Heart of a Willow (51st Annual Hunger Games)

Part Four

I leave my room around two hours later because It was time for dinner. Colourful jellies as well as normal food sits on the table. I take a seat next to Noah.

"You ok?" Noah asks me.

"Yeah, i'm fine" i say.

"Good. Tuck in, the food is really good" he points at my plate. Then I realise that i missed the start. Noah and Petrenella had almost finished.

"Where is Blight?" i ask, wondering were our mentor is.

"He had to go in the hovercraft that Petrenella arrived in. Needed to sort our some paperwork or something" Noah replies.

We eat the rest of the meal in silence and after dessert, Petrenella breaks it. "Blight wants you to go get an early night so off to bed you go"

We both nod and head off to bed.

A few hours later i can't find sleep and so decide to go and get a drink. I pour myself a cup of tea and go sit down on the velvet sofa. Finding the mug too warm, i place it down on the table. from behind, like this morning, a pair of hands come from behind and cover my eyes.

"Noah?  Why are you still awake?" i ask.

"Could ask you the same thing" he says as he jumps over the sofa and sits next to me.

"I am really really sorry" i say.

"Knew you weren't ok. I could tell" he says. "I missed talking to you at dinner"

"Why did you say that you didn't need luck and that you already had me" i shake my head.

"It wasn't bad luck or anything. I meant it. I'm gonna lose you and it's the Capitol's fault" he says, rather annoyed.

"We are together though. maybe we could enjoy our last few weeks. I'm not going to win"

"Don't say that. Come here, my best mate isn't going anywhere other than home" he opens his arms and i snuggle up to his body. His heavy heat beat thudding against my ear.

"We are best friends and we must be the only ones who act like this" i say.

"Like what?" Noah asks, looking puzzled.

"Like this"

"I like it like this. You're my anchor to the real world" he whispers in my ear.

"Like wise. Now we are going to a different world but we will always be together"

 He looks down at me with a small smile. "I have wanted to say this for so long but..."

Suddenly, the room goes dark and i start to panic. I hate the dark. Gabby used to trap me under the blankets at home until i was screaming for air. Obviously, i told Noah. he pulls me closer as I shut my eyes.

 "It's ok. We are nearly at the capitol. We are just in a tunnel"

"What did you want to say just then"

"I'll tell you later. Go get dressed" he says as light floods the carriage.

"Alright. I'll be five minutes" i say standing up and heading to my room.