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About halfway through my glass of wine, my head starts
feeling foggy, so I change to water instead. I don’t like the feeling
and hope it wears off soon. How Haymitch can stand walking
around like this full-time is a mystery.
I try to focus on the talk, which has turned to our interview
costumes, when a girl sets a gorgeous-looking cake on the table
and deftly lights it. It blazes up and then the flames flicker
around the edges awhile until it finally goes out. I have a moment
of doubt. “What makes it burn? Is it alcohol?” I say, looking
up at the girl. “That’s the last thing I wa — oh! I know
you!”
I can’t place a name or time to the girl’s face. But I’m certain
of it. The dark red hair, the striking features, the porcelain
white skin. But even as I utter the words, I feel my insides contracting
with anxiety and guilt at the sight of her, and while I
can’t pull it up, I know some bad memory is associated with
her. The expression of terror that crosses her face only adds
to my confusion and unease. She shakes her head in denial
quickly and hurries away from the table.
When I look back, the four adults are watching me like
hawks.
“Don’t be ridiculous, Katniss. How could you possibly know
an Avox?” snaps Effie. “The very thought.”
“What’s an Avox?” I ask stupidly.
“Someone who committed a crime. They cut her tongue so
she can’t speak,” says Haymitch. “She’s probably a traitor of
some sort. Not likely you’d know her.”
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