Loose Ends

Chapter 8

(A/N: *please note: this chapter takes place in Katniss' mom's POV in heaven - pls don't come at me for religious beliefs :D)

Miss Everdeen POV:

Everything goes dark, I become paralyzed, and then all of a sudden, I start to feel my body again. I slowly open my eyes to a blinding white light. I feel like I am running in the wind just like I would when I was little, but I am immobile, simply laying down. Wait... where am I? All of a sudden, I jump up to a seated position and start to look around. I am rested on a cloud, however it is not pure air. It feels almost snowy. It is a solid, but doesn't feel hard, and I find myself even more confused. Then, I notice other people, randomly appearing next to me, with halos on their heads. Oh. My. God. It all comes back to me. I'm... dead?

That witch! Celestia! She killed me! Where the hell am I supposed to go from here? What about Katniss? Rye? Willow? Will they miss me, will they even care? All of a sudden, a figure appears in front of me. I stand up to get a proper view of the angel in front of me, who seems to familiar, and I see her. My baby girl. As soon as I stand up, taking in a good look at her, I fall to my knees and burst into tears. The water falls from my eyes and simply disintegrates into the clouds, and it felt like I was letting go of all the pain I felt when I lost her.

My baby girl, Katniss' little duck, is actually standing before me. I had no doubt in mind, she would be an angel. She was the innocent one of the family, who was gone from us too soon, how would she not be an angel? I sob uncontrollably for a while, as my daughter, who still looks 13, watches. As I wipe away my tears, I slowly turn my head upwards and we wrap our arms around each other. I burst into tears, again, and her white dress absorbs the liquid.

She whispers to me, as she strokes my hair and comforts me, something I should be doing to her.

"I'm really here mom"

"I love you so much"

"This is real"

And I feel like an idiot, just bawling my eyes out instead of talking to my daughter for the first time in seven years.

I finally manage to stop crying, and feed my youngest with thousands of questions.

"- How are you? What have you been doing? Is there anyone I should know about? I need a tour of this place!"

"- Mom calm down! First of all I've been good, and I've actually been watching over my niece and nephew from here. Yes, there is someone you should know about that I will introduce you to, and I will do so only after the tour!"

Primrose gives me a grand tour. I look at the cafeteria, with millions of scrumptious treats, the lounge, where everyone hangs out, loads of playrooms, backyards, and bars, basically anything you can find on earth for anyone but in Heaven. There are restaurants, shops, arenas, stadiums, stages, everything you could imagine but better. However, after all that, there is only one thing that stands out to me.

Prim guides me to an area, where you can watch people on Earth. I see Katniss, walking towards my house, where I know I died and I immediately turn away. I refuse to look at such a scene.

"- That's ok mom... here I'm going to introduce you to someone."

As soon as she shows me her girlfriend, I know exactly who it is.

"- This is Rue, my girlfriend, you might remember her from the first games."

"-Yes of course I remember you! I'm glad to see that my daughter has found someone! I'm very happy for both of you, and welcome to the family!"

Things are looking up for me, and as I greet Rue, a familiar scent fills my nose. A scent that brings me comfort, a scent that feels like home. A scent I would never forget in a thousand years. And before the person even taps me on the shoulder to tell me to turn around, I know exactly who it is. My husband, the father of my children, the love of my life.

As I turn around, the only thing I can think to do is kiss him. I have missed this man so incredibly much. He does, and will forever own my heart. He returns my kiss and instantly, I know, that although I will miss Katniss and my grandchildren, this id the place for me, and will become the place for the rest of my family when they are ready. I hold my husband's hand as I am guided towards our house, and my heart is filled with love and joy.