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Who We Are (Were) by Laney1728
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, The Hunger Games (Movies), Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
18 Jul 2025
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“So you are drinking again.” Katniss stated flatly.
His silence acted as confirmation enough.
“Is this because of what happened to Effie?” she pushed.
Still he had nothing to say. He hoped the subject would be dropped if he just kept on walking and refused to acknowledge her.
“If she were here, she would be disappointed to know–”
He stopped dead in his tracks, unable to hold his tongue any longer.
“Well that’s the goddamn point! She’s not here!” he shouted.
His hands clenched into fists so tight he was sure blood had been drawn.
“She should be nagging me to clean the house, or to paint the bedroom her favorite shade of purple, or make room in my closet for all of her ridiculous outfits!”
He looked up for a moment at the clouds overhead, still grey, still threatening to pour down upon them at any moment without mercy.
“It’s supposed to be her job to go out in the rain and talk about boy problems. She should be here. She should have survived, not me! But just like every woman I ever..."
He hesitated.
"Like every woman I ever loved, she had to go and die. So yeah I reached for the bottle again… I let everyone down… again.."