~Katniss POV~
My arm is fixed quicker than I thought. Numb it, stitch it, wrap it. Finally, the doctors give me a damn phone.

Automatically, I call Peeta. He doesn't even know why I left. I hope he'll understand.

"Hello?" Peeta answers. He sounds very flustered. And Willow is crying in the background.

"Peeta! Is Willow ok? What's wrong?" I shriek. Of course I start talking about Willow, she's my daughter.

"She's fine, I'm just trying to get her to nap. Are you ok?" He asks.
"I gotta explain some stuff." I reply. Then it all comes out. The liquor. Effie finding out. Their fight. The mutts. Us coming to the Capitol. Haymitch trying to murder Paylor. Everything. By the end, I'm in tears.

"Is your arm ok?" Peeta asks.
"It's f-f-fine I'm just w-w-worried about Effie." I stutter out. I'm interrupted by a knock at the door.

"I gotta go." I tell Peeta.
"Ok. Love you." He says.
"Love you too." I respond. Once the phone is put back, there is a very familiar voice at the door.

"Hey Catnip."

~Haymitch POV~

I jolt awake, barely remembering what happened. I'm in a hospital bed, no machines connected to me. Probably put me here just because I passed out.

I rip the sheets off of me and stand up. I'm still in my regular clothes. Yeah, didn't know what to do with me. Real professionals.

I find a nurse and ask about Effie. She tells me where her room is and I start heading there.

Effie is just sitting there, staring at the wall when I get there. But she has a look of despair on her face. I hope she's ok.

"Haymitch!" Effie shrieks. I walk over to her and she embraces me in a hug. I start to block out the rest of the world. In that moment, it's just me and Effie.

A doctor comes in and interrupts us.
"Are you related to Effie?" The doctor asks.
"Yes, I'm her husband." I answer. The doctor takes me outside of Effie's room.

"I would like to talk to you about the baby." He says. I automatically think about one thing. We've had another miscarriage.

"The baby is still alive, but almost didn't make it." The doctor explains to me. A wave of relief watches over me.

"But, I need you to watch out for things like fever over 100°, chills, basically flu symptoms. If any of them come up, bring Effie in immediately." He says. I decide not to question him today.

"Ok." I respond.

Maybe we can live a happy life.

Hi everyone! Ideas were flooding my head last night. Sorry it took so long to update. You probably all know who walked into Katniss' room. I thought I should bring back old characters. I will update again tonight or tomorrow morning.

-Haylie

Question of the day: Do you think Prim would have survived if Katniss didn't volunteer?