Mockingjay Epilogue
Mockingjay Epilogue
By: Brian Eappen Today is the day. The day where the Mockingjay unites with another to continue their lives together. Mother and I walk back to what’s left of the Seam, knowing it is a place worthy of a wedding. I found the dresses Cinna left behind for the forced wedding. Now, with Coin and Snow dead, nothing feels forced. I can hunt freely outside the District Limits put in place by the Peacekeepers. I can give to the poor what I catch, and I can make sure everyone is equal. I chose the least popular dress for the moment because I wanted to resist the Capitol to the maximum I could. I hate them for everything they did. Not just the military officials, everyone there. Taking all our resources and killing us off without a just reason. That’s why everyone needs a guiding light. And to me, Peeta’s light shines the brightest. He’s the reason I’m still alive. Because he risked himself to be captured by the Capitol so I would be safe. And only him will I trust to lead me into happiness. The center of the Seam has been decorated with roses. Primroses. My sister, she should be the bridesmaid, not Greasy Sae’s granddaughter. Buttercup appears out of nowhere, but he’s also been groomed for the occasion. I see the rest of Peeta’s family come by, and Haymitch, sober for the second time ever, comes to be the officiant. We take our places, and I see the most handsome man ever. As I walk towards Peeta, I can’t help but smile. He’s the one who always liked me, even though we never spoke. He never judged me or even disagreed with me when he was perfectly sane. I finally make it to him, and he says the first words he has to me in days. “Your father would have been proud,” he says. And he’s right. If he was still alive, he would be so happy that I extinguished the fear of the reapings forever. He should be the one leading me to Peeta, but he’s dead. Another fault of the Capitol. They didn’t even try to make sure the workplace was safe for the miners.
By: Brian Eappen Today is the day. The day where the Mockingjay unites with another to continue their lives together. Mother and I walk back to what’s left of the Seam, knowing it is a place worthy of a wedding. I found the dresses Cinna left behind for the forced wedding. Now, with Coin and Snow dead, nothing feels forced. I can hunt freely outside the District Limits put in place by the Peacekeepers. I can give to the poor what I catch, and I can make sure everyone is equal. I chose the least popular dress for the moment because I wanted to resist the Capitol to the maximum I could. I hate them for everything they did. Not just the military officials, everyone there. Taking all our resources and killing us off without a just reason. That’s why everyone needs a guiding light. And to me, Peeta’s light shines the brightest. He’s the reason I’m still alive. Because he risked himself to be captured by the Capitol so I would be safe. And only him will I trust to lead me into happiness. The center of the Seam has been decorated with roses. Primroses. My sister, she should be the bridesmaid, not Greasy Sae’s granddaughter. Buttercup appears out of nowhere, but he’s also been groomed for the occasion. I see the rest of Peeta’s family come by, and Haymitch, sober for the second time ever, comes to be the officiant. We take our places, and I see the most handsome man ever. As I walk towards Peeta, I can’t help but smile. He’s the one who always liked me, even though we never spoke. He never judged me or even disagreed with me when he was perfectly sane. I finally make it to him, and he says the first words he has to me in days. “Your father would have been proud,” he says. And he’s right. If he was still alive, he would be so happy that I extinguished the fear of the reapings forever. He should be the one leading me to Peeta, but he’s dead. Another fault of the Capitol. They didn’t even try to make sure the workplace was safe for the miners.