New America and Old Faces

                                              CHAPTER 16

Gale P.O.V:

“Hey everyone!, We’re almost there!”, I tell  them.

We  all start picking up the pace and that’s when we see it.

New America.

I can see the buildings in the distance, people going around doing their daily tasks.

We are free, well nearly, Just 5 more minutes of walking until we hit this new civilization.

Katniss P.O.V:

When we got back from dinner I told Cato what I saw on the tv in the Mayor’s house.

He told me that we should talk to Haymitch about it.

This morning after I went to his house to talk to him about it and he was nowhere to be see.

I started to panic.

“Katniss, it’ll be ok”, Cato says as he hugs me.

“But I don’t know where he’s gone, he wouldn’t just disappear like that!”, I cry.

“Sshh”, Cato says while stroking my hair.

“BRIIIIIIIING BRIING”, the phone rings.

“I’ll get it, you sit down on the couch on rest”, he instructs me.

I do as he says and try to listen in the conversation.

“Everdeen Residence, Cato speaking.”

“What?, No that can’t be true!, You’re lying!”, Cato says in horror annd disbelief.

I pounce off the couch and go to stand beside him.

“What do you expect me to tell her!?”, he shouts in anger.

He then growls and rips the phone off the wall and throws it at  the window.

“What is it?”, I ask tearing up.

“It’s Haymitch!, They killed him!”, He growls in anger.

“NO!”, I scream.

I start hitting everything that gets in my way.

I yell in anger like a bear on a bad day.

“Haymitch!”, I cry.

I start breaking down on the floor and sob hysterically.

I swear I even saw Cato shed a tear.

Gale P.O.V:

Gale P.O.V:

This country is amazing, we are walking through the city looking for work when we see a sign at a building with what looks to be pumps.

We all walk in and we see someone I would have never expected  to be here.

“Gale!, Finally!, Katniss is worried to death about all of you!”, Haymitch says.

“Haymitch? , Why are you here?”, I ask curiously.

“That’s a private discussion”, He says.

He leads me by myself down a small hall.

“Before the dark days this was the capitol of Mexico, American refugees started flocking to New America and the ones that didn’t get out in time are now the whole of Panem, Those considered working class moved to Mexico city hoping to find work”, Haymitch explains.

“Then why are you here? , I thought you were in District 12”, I ask.

“There’s been an underground organisation based in District 13 for over 25 years now, I’m surprised you didn’t know about it Hawthorne, Since you’re dad was one of the founders” Haymitch tells me.

“All my father told me was that we were cursed and  that we were always picked  for the games and  that my great  great grandpa was a part of the rebellion”, I say.

“It’s a long and complicated story”, he says patting me on the shoulder.

“Does Katniss know?”, I ask.

“Oh, Katniss probably thinks I’m dead now, you see when we all went to the capitol  I found out that riots were starting and  I needed to fake my death so that I could come down here to organise the second rebellion”, He explains.

“She needs to know”, I say.

“She’ll be down here soon enough boy, soon enough”, he says.