Mockingjay's Daughter (Hunger Games Fanfiction)

Chapter 41: Familiar Faces

Katniss' P.O.V

"Katniss!" Exclaims a familiar voice, waking me up and making me shoot bolt up.

I tiredly rub my groggy eyes, still exhausted from the lack of sleep I got last night. I have to squint for a while to see two figures in front of me. Fiery orange hair and dark blonde is what I see first. My vision then clears more, making me able to see the two towering figures; Annie and her teenage son Finn.

"Mom," grunted Finn, elbowing his Mother. "You've just woken up Katniss. She was asleep!"

"Oh gosh." She cups her hands over her chapped mouth. "I am so sorry Katniss. Should we go and let you get some rest?"

"No, no it's fine Annie, I'm awake now." I smile falsely to her. "I'm not tired at all." I add lying.

It feels like it's the first time I've smiled in a while. Even if it's a fake smile, it feels better hiding behind it because if I don't it actually letting my feeling get the worst of me.

"Ok." Annie says concerned. "Are you sure? You look like you haven't slept in a while..."

"Yes, honestly." I try to move away from the subject. "So. What brings the both of you here?"

"Well, we were in District 12 when the Capitol came and bombed" Annie blabbed. "So we had no choice but to stay here underground with the rest of you. We couldn't just go-"

"No." I laugh a little. "I mean, what brings you both here to visit me in the hospital?"

This makes Finn and Annie join in laughing. Wow, Finn really looks the double of his father.

"To see if you where ok. I-we where worried."

"Oh Mom." Finn rolls his eyes at her in between laughs, "I think you're going senile."

"Hey!" She nudges him back jokingly. "I'm not!" Her tone wasn't angry, it was happy.

You can tell that Annie and Finn have a good Mother-son relationship. The way they where laughing together and joking on just made me think of Willow.

The way we used to be.

Before the games, it felt like our close relationship had suffered from me being away to other Districts, trying to prevent the Games from starting. But when she was reaped and we where in the Capitol, it was as we used to be again. I hope it will be the same for when she comes home.

Home.

Will we even have a home after this rebellion? Will Willow even come home?

Yes she will.

If Peeta, Joanna and Annie could be rescued, then Willow can.

But only because Snow let us his nephew may not be as forgiving as him, even though this was because he was hijacked.

Katniss. She will come home. She has to.

"Are you ok?" Asks Annie. I try and shake the voices out of my head whispering to me. "Katniss?" Her voice tightens.

"Yea." I mumble.

"We can leave if you want..."

"I said I'm fine. Just stay. Please? I don't know when I will even get another visitor." I practically beg to them both sounding alarmingly desperate.

They surprising stay with me. We chat casually for a while, mostly about Annie and Finn. They seem really nice and calm with me, even though they where probably warned that I am a mentally ill and now my husband and probably daughter hate me.