Always

Chapter 5- Home

I push back the bed sheets from my body and rummage around on the floor to find my baggy top and underwear. I lift up my bag and look under my bed and I finally find them. I slip my underwear on and then put the baggy top over my head.

I use the hair tie from the floor and put my hair into the messiest bun capable. I throw the sheets back onto the bed in a crumpled up ball and leave the room to go to the Kitchen.

I clutter around in the cupboards and try to find a mug, I'm successful after five minutes of looking, and who keeps mugs under the sink? Who does that?

I fill the kettle up with some water and put it back onto the stand, flicking the button so the water can boil. While I'm waiting for the kettle to boil, I add my coffee granules into the mug I found under the sink. I open up the mini fridge and get out the strawberries, blueberries and raspberries I put in there on the day we came to the Capitol.

I open up all the packages and rummage around the drawers in the kitchen looking for a sharp knife. I put the knife on the side as I pour the now boiled kettle water into the mug with my coffee granules. I stir it around and add a little milk before leaving it to cool on the side.

I find a small chopping board in one of the cupboards and rinse that and the knife off before I put them to use. God knows who used these before me, and what they used them for. I wouldn't like to know either.

I open the packets of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries and take out a handful of each. I wash them under the tab water and then cut the stems and green leafy things from the strawberry and cut them up. I put all the fruit into a bowl and carry it over to the small sitting area that's situated by the kitchen in the open space.

I lift my knees up and put my legs underneath me, balancing the bowl of fruit on my knees as I sip my coffee. Just what I need with the hangover that's running around my mind right now.

"Hey, Katniss," Cato says as he walks out of Johanna's room, pulling his top over his head. I look at him and eye him up before replying a simple, "Hey."

"Where'd he go?" he asks.

"Who?"

"You know who. My friend that you've been nailing for two days now?"

"Oh, I woke up and he was gone. I just assumed you all shot off early." I say, taking a sip of my coffee and eating a strawberry.

"Oh shit, it's Sunday. He has work, I assure you that he would still be here if he didn't have it. He wouldn't have gone without saying goodbye to you. He probably didn't want to wake you up either."

"Such a gentleman." I laugh, Cato joins in and laughs with me. "Why are you out here? Shouldn't you be with Johanna?"

"She's in the shower so I thought I'd come and talk to you while I wait for Finnick to wake up. We're all back off home to District two today, that's why-"

He's interrupted by Finnick skipping out of the room, prancing around in his underwear.

"Someone's happy," I smirk.

"Oh, don't talk about being happy, I'm ecstatic." He basically shouts into my ear.

"Care to explain?"

"Not sure you're worthy of my secrets, Kas."

"What a shame, would love to tell the world one of your secrets." I say, taking the final sip of my coffee and putting the cup on the small table in front of me.

Finnick comes closer and sits next to me on the small sofa, Cato joining on my other side. We make small talk and Finnick tells me he's going to surprise Annie with a small trip to District Twelve in a weeks' time.