Ember (THG Mockingjay sequel)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3- 

I wake up to my mothers screaming and pull my pillow over my head. I assume it waked up everyone else too. I know my mom can't help her screams. She's tried. Medicine, therapy, and just waiting. But nothing helps. She just decided to give up and keep screaming.  

I climb out of bed and the book falls out with me. I scramble to pick it up and place it on a shelf in my room. Then Barler knocked. 

"Prim! Come down fo beakfast! He screams. 

"I'm right in the door, you don't need to yell." I reply.  

"Okay." I walk out and pick him up. He hugs me and I ask, 

"Did you sleep well?" 

"Until mommy start sceamin'."  

"You know she can't help it, she has nightmares like the rest of us." it felt odd talking to a 5 year old like this. 

"Ya ya."  

"Hi pim!" Anastasia walks out of the room and hugs my legs. This prevents me from from walking any further. I shift Barler to my left hip and hold him with one hand. Then I ruffle Anastasia's hair.  

"Hi, did you have a good nights sleep?" 

"Yeah. But someone was sceamin and it scare me."  

"It's ok, it was just my mom." 

"Is she hurt?"  

"No she's fine." 

"Okay pim!" She reached higher for a kiss. I kissed her head. 

"Well, aren't you just popular with little kids?" Pine suddenly joined in.  

"Oh, um, hey." I stammered. For some reason my cheeks feel hot and I get embarrassed.  

"Why so red?" he says in not such a question like way. Then he flashes me a smile. 

"Maybe it's because your standing in the hallway in your boxers." 

He turns red,"Who? What? I didn't notice." he leans against a wall with crossed arms. This makes me laugh for some reason. 

"Go change! You're scaring the kids!" I hide Barler and Anastasia's eyes. He laughs. 

"I'm sorry, I assumed you liked it." 

"Stop!" I laugh through the word and point towards his door. He slinks in. I laugh to myself. 

"Can I see again?" Barler asks. 

"Yeah, go down." I put Barler down and shove both of them forwards. They exchange a few words and race downstairs.  

I sigh and skip to the staircase. I race down to the first floor and slide into the kitchen.  

"Hey mom, dad, Gale, Silica, Haymitch?" I say, "What are you doing here?" 

"Glad your happy to see me." Haymitch takes a swig of his bottle a burps loudly. 

"Um, anyway, mom?" I turn towards mom and she sighs, 

"Haymitch is here because you kids haven't seen him in a while and he hasn't been doing well on his own." my mom says. 

"He lives two feet away!" I shout. She gives me a don't ask anymore look. I back off. 

"Well, we've decided that you should start calling Gale and Silica aunt Silica and uncle Gale." 

"Sure." I Collect food from the kitchen and sit at the table. Then I shoveled in whatever was on my plate. Food is food, right?