Hunger Games High: An Everlark Story

Once is Enough

Katniss' POV

Cancer was all I had to hear to break inside.

1 hour earlier...

"If you like her go and tell her," I say.

"Please. She could never like me," Marvel fights back.

"Your words, not mine."

"Kat," he whines.

"She likes you. Shoot! Oh God! I wasn't supposed to tell you," I blurt out.

"She really likes me?"

"Hell yeah! Go talk to her," I say punching him on the shoulder.

"But-"

"No I won't be mad," I say. He's afraid if we won't like him for going against our group. But love can do crazy things to people. I hope the rest of the group understands. I'm pretty sure they will.

"So, it's okay if I leave you guys for them?"

"No!" I shout at him. What the heck?!

"But you said-"

"I said you could go and talk to her, not ditch us," I explain.

"Okay, okay," he mumbles.

"How long? How long have you liked her?"

"Since third grade," he says.

"Woah! Wow! That's umm..." I'm at a loss of words. It's been a long time.

"Nothing," he finishes for me. "Peeta's loved you since you guys were five," he blurts out and slaps his hand over his mouth.

A mixture of emotions run through me. I start to feel sick and the next thing I know, I'm kneeling on the ground clutching my stomach. I feel tears forming in my eyes and I start to laugh. Love. It makes you feel sick to your stomach. Makes you weak and makes you cry. It tears you apart and builds you up. But at the same time, it makes you happy. Marvel is already out of the room, and I run out the door. I run through several districts when I wind up at the beach. Finnick and Annie are fighting. I can't make out what they're saying though. They're both crying though. The only word I could make out was cancer. I think it came from Finnick because right after that, Annie broke down. Crying and shaking. But she just keeps pushing him away. She won't let Finnick comfort her. I don't know what she is feeling. Maybe she just wants to be alone, because she ran away. Finn doesn't follow her though. Instead, he sits down on a rock and puts his head in his hands. He's stopped crying though. Instead he looks out at the water.

"You don't have to stay strong for us, I hope you know that," I say.

"Did... Did you hear?" I nod. "I like to just sit out here and look at the water. I wish my life was like that: deep and everlasting." I don't really know what to say to this.

"Yeah," I half laugh. What is wrong with me. "So, what was up with Annie?"

"I don't really know. I think I've hurt her. I feel really bad."

"No! It's not your fault. She just needs some time to process this. She needs to wake up and realize that whatever she's feeling, you're feeling ten times worse," I say.

"Kat-"

"It's not okay! You can't keep saying that, because one of these days, it's not going to be okay. If you keep telling yourself that, you're going to stay believing it. And as much as I'd like to live outside this world where everything would be okay, I can't. And neirther can you. So why can't you see that?" I cry. "Finn, this is not okay."

"I know, Kat. And I'm sorry. But I feel that if I keep saying that, it will eventually be okay. That it will all go away. And right now, I just want to die, so it will go away. If you know what I mean," he explains. I do. I've felt that before. After my father died.

"I know. But this is your life. You only get to live it once. But, if you live it right, once is enough." He smiles at me and I wrap my arms around him. "You hang in there," I tell him.

OMG! The feels. It's all getting ready for the big part of the story!! I'm so excited. I also would like to apologize for not updating, I meant to the other night but..... I fell asleep😴. Lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and let's try and get this story more reads and votes and whatnot. Thanks for reading!