The family ties of Lily Juniper Abernathy (book 3)

Chapter 27

Lily

I told Finn he should stay a little longer- he may no longer consider 4 his home but this was where his friends were.

"Mommy I'm tired."

"I know I've just told you, it's just only a up here?"

"Ok," he yawned. After a few more minutes he whined again "Momma, this feels ages away."

"It's coz you're tired sweetheart, we'll be there soon."

"How long is soon?" He groaned

"We're here now." I said gently pulling out the keys as we came to the porch "And be quiet, coz grandma is in bed okay?"

I undressed him and he mumbled "Mommy can I not just go bed like this?"

I slipped his pajama top over his head deciding that I'd had enough "Alright, you go bed then, I'll be there in a second?"

"Ok."

I got undressed and caught sight of myself in the mirror. Fresh bruises and cuts were scraped across my legs but, I couldn't remember having a night terror bad enough to do that? I'd figure it out in the morning- maybe I'd had a really bad one that I didn't wake up from and Finn decided not to tell me in case I got upset. I crept across the floor and sighed as I smiled. Charlie had collapsed in the middle of mine and Finn's bed, pajama pants around his ankles. My little lion had tried anyway. I pulled them up and gently rolled him up to the edge then I could get in

"Momma I don't want to get up yet." He whispered half asleep

"It's okay babe, you don't have to?"

He snuggled under the covers and laid his head as close to me as he could. As I gently stroked his hair he fell asleep again.

"Night Charlie?" I whispered suppressing a yawn.

Finn

I walked down the street and through the square. As I came to the edge of the victor's villiage a bomb exploded infront of me. I crawled through the mist until someone dragged me through a door.

"You alright?"

I opened my eyes and saw Larus smile at me slowly "An answer would be good Finnick?"

"Yeah?" I breathed

"Good."

More explosions shook the ground below us. I frowned.

"I should've gone home with Lil."

"She'll be alright mate?"

"Yeah...I hope so."

Lily

I was stood in the doorframe of the kitchen, Charlie clinging to my shirt as the rubble fell around us. Annie called out again- she was in the bathroom as far as I could tell.

"Yeah, we're still ok, are you?"

"I'm o-ok."

"Good."

Charlie screamed and when I turned to see what he pointing at an explosion rang out and I was driven into complete darkness. Then something swirled into my chest. I fell to my knees coughing. "Charlie come here."

He walked into me and I put his mouth and nose to my chest "Stay there babe." I wheezed. Nightlock gas.

Finnick

I came into a white clinical room and crawled into bed beside her. I put my arms around her waist and kissed the side of her head

"Hi." She whispered groggily