Bad News [Sapphire, XXInvertedFlyingJennyXX, open]

[Matt]

Aura

"No, no, NO!" I scream. "Aura, it's going to be okay." my father tries to comfort me, but I can see tears welling up in his eyes. "No it won't, and you know it!" I cry out. I rush through the door and run. I don't know where I am going, but I run. I run and run and run until my legs give out underneath me. I lay in the freshly cut grass, crying my heart out. Why did it have to happen to him? Why Mykah? Mykah had always been my most gentle brother. He would be the one to say, "Okay guys, I think she's had enough." when the tickle monster came to visit. He would be the one to buy me a cake for my birthday, even though he couldn't afford it. Why him? Stupid pneumonia. I stare up into the sky. A cloudy sky for such a cloudy day. I have never felt this horrible in my entire life. "I love you, Mykah." I whisper into the sky. The tears start coming out again, and I know there is no use in fighting back.

[Deleted]

Faye

The sun slowly starts to set as I walk through the district. I told Clarity that I wanted to take a different route home - by myself. Today, I hadn't been working in the fields since it's a Sunday. Instead, we were just coming back from church. As I take shortcuts through trees and meadows, I hear a slight noise, someone crying. I peer through a few trees and find myself looking into a meadow. I see a girl and I realize who it is. Aura. "I love you, Mykah," I hear her whisper. Isn't Mykah her brother? I start to tip-toe towards her silently and come up behind her. I sit down and say nothing. Then, after a few moments of silence, I wrap my arms around her and give her a comforting hug. I know what it feels like.

[Matt]

Aura

I felt the arms around me, and for a second, I didn't even care who it was. It was so comforting, so amazing in this time, I just sat there. Finally, I turned around, and saw Faye. Faye. The little injured girl who I had become so close to. The same Faye I risked execution to save. The same Faye that is a thief. I sat there and did nothing for a while, but finally, I hugged her back. "Oh Faye, I am so sorry for what I said to you. I realize that people become desperate when they try to save their family. I wish I could just take it all back." The tears begin to come out again. Why had I been so mean to her? Faye, my first friend in District 11.

[Deleted]

Faye

"No, Aura. It's not good to steal. You were right," I say, tears almost welling up in my eyes too. "But that doesn't matter anymore." There's a long pause and then I finally look at her and ask, "...Did he die?" The words barely come out, and I assume she knows what I mean. I had heard her whisper Mykah's name before I had come over to her, and I had seen him in the fields before, though I never really got to know him.

[Matt]

Aura

I smile at Faye. Everything is alright now, and I am happy. Faye is an incredibly nice girl, and an even better friend. Suddenly, she asks me something. "Did he die?" I feel the tears coming on again, so I just nod my head and rest it on her shoulder, crying my eyes out. This must look pathetic. The tough Aura seeking comfort from the 10 year old Faye. But I don't care. At least I have comfort.

[Deleted]

She nods and bursts into tears again. I realize I probably shouldn't have said anything. She rests her head on my shoulder and I feel tears starting to fill my eyes too. Life can be so depressing. I listen as the wind carries the echo of the leaves rustling. Then, I whisper to Aura, "I know what it feels like. It must be so horrible for you." Then, I let the silence drown everything else out again.

[skippy]

(ooc~mind if i join in?)

[Matt]

OOC: Sure

[skippy]

I was just walking, ditching work again when I heard some crying. "I swear to god, it's a peacekeeper i'm gonna rip their head off..." I say under my breath. I follow the sound and come across two people just sitting and one of them is definitely crying. "I'm not trying to be an as...er jerk or anything but are you ok?" stupid question... I come farther out of the shadows and offer them some fruit. "Here, I have plenty back at my place."