Chapter 7
~6 weeks later~
Katniss groans to herself as she watches Glimmer giggle at something Peeta said. She had this weird feeling inside that something wasn’t right. She shakes her head and continues writing.
Mr. Heavensbee clears his throat and taps on Katniss’s table. She looks up at him in confusion. The entire class starts to laugh and she feels her face go red. “Ms. Mellark, I was asking if you could take our new student on a tour of the school.”
“Umm… sure?” It comes out more like a question.
“Great. You’ll be guiding Mr. Odair.” He points to a young man standing behind him. He gives Katniss a wink and a smirk. “I think I’m going to puke,” she thinks.
“Hey there. My name is Finnick!” He gives his hand out for Katniss to shake. She just looks at him weirdly and goes back to writing. “I’m Katniss,” she mumbles. The bell rings and she stuffs her notebook into her pocket and tucks her pen on her ear. “Come on… let’s get this over with.”
As they walk down the hallway, she sees girls looking at her in envy. She just rolls her eyes and continues walking. They pass Peeta and Glimmer and Katniss lets out another sigh.
“Do you have a crush on that guy?” asks Finnick. Katniss stumbles and drops her books on Finnick’s foot. “OW!” he yells. Katniss apologizes. “It’s okay,” replies Finnick. “So do you like him or what?”
“NO! He’s my brother!”
“Woops. Sorry… that’s weird though.” He says as they walk into the music room. “He doesn’t look anything like you.”
“Yes, so?” She stares daggers at him then takes a seat. “Wow,” Finnick thinks, “This chick is gonna be harder than I thought.”
He finds an empty spot by Katniss and takes a seat. She just ignores him and stares out the window. The teacher, Cinna, walks in. He takes the register and starts to call out names. When he finishes, he walks to the white board and writes in big letters:
“Duet assignments”
“Okay class, you see what’s on the board. Pick a partner then pick a song. One of you has to sing while the other plays an instrument. You may begin now.”
Katniss turns around and searches the class for her brother. Too late, he picked Glimmer… Again. “Hey,” she whips her head and sees Finnick. “You wanna partner up with me?”
She sighs, “Can you play the guitar?”
“Yup,” he replies, popping the ‘p’.
“Then let’s do it.”
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Finnick taps on the guitar while looking at the music sheets Katniss gave him. “So, can you play it?” she asks. Finnick nods, Katniss grabs a microphone. Together, they walk to the auditorium where everyone else is gathered. Finnick sets his guitar down by a speaker and pulls out some sugar cubes.
“Want a sugar cube?” he asks. Katniss shakes her head. “Oh come on, it’ll help you warm up.”
“I don’t see the logic in that,” she stats.
“Just take the darn sugar!”
“Fine. Sheesh.” Katniss pops the sugar cube in her mouth and lets it sit there. It slowly melts and Katniss smiles in delight as the sugar spreads through her body. It definitely lifted her spirits.
They watch as Glimmer sings on stage with Peeta playing the keyboard. Then Cinna calls them on stage.
She looks at Finnick; giving him the signal then starts singing.
“If I die young, bury me in satin.”
“Lay me down on a bed of roses,”
“Sink me in the river, at dawn.”
“Send me away with the words of a love song.”
Finnick watches Katniss in awe. Something was definitely weird about her; she refuses to even look at him for more than a second, she doesn’t fall for his charm and now, she is the one who draws him in. Finnick was puzzled, he definitely wasn’t used to this.
“A penny for my thought, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar.”
“They’re worth so much more, after I’m a goner.”
“Then maybe you will hear, the words I’ve been singing.”
“Funny when you’re dead, how people start listening...”
Peeta smiles at Katniss, she still has that voice that makes the birds stop to listen. It’s been a while since she’s sung. She refuses too, even when Prim pleads her, which is extremely rare.
“The sharp knife, of a short life.”
“Well…”
“I’ve had, just enough time…”
Katniss sings the last note and rubs her arm nervously. To her surprise, everyone gave her a standing ovation; there were even some hoots in the crowd. Katniss blushes and walks backstage.
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FanfictionAdopted by the Mellarks at the age of 4, Katniss has escaped her abusive parents. She lives a pretty happy life with her brother, Peeta and his sister, Prim. One day, the Everdeens knock on their door and claimed to have become better people. What w...
