𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝗂𝗍 ᴬᴸᴸ 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 .

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“ it's work, ” wyatt said, shrugging. he'd run into burdock on his way home. he didn't like talking to most people, but he didn't mind the everdeen boy. the callow's weren't exactly popular in district 12— people knew about the bets his father made on children reaped during the games. it was something most folks didn’t talk about, but they all judged. burdock didn’t though. the younger boy had asked what working in the mines was like, and he knew burdock still had three years before it would be his turn. “ it's dark, it's hot. sometimes your back hurts. but it's not bad. ” he didn't offer much more than that. he didn't need to. the mines were a part of life here. once you turn eighteen, unless you are on your way to becoming a merchant, your future has already been decided. “ you get used to it. ”

the boy was already up when mags walked into the dining room. he was sitting at the table, hunched slightly forward, hands folded together neatly in front of him. his eyes were fixated on the scrip coin he usually played with, though tonight he wasn’t moving it— just staring. mags didn't say anything. she never pressured words out of him. that was part of why he liked her. “ can't sleep. ” wyatt finally spoke, like he was stating the obvious. “ been thinking too much, ” he added after a pause. “ about the arena. about what comes after. or if there even is an after. ” for the first time, the boy didn't know his own odds. and that secretly terrified him. “ i don't think i'm making it out of this, ” he admits quietly. “ i've felt that way since the reaping. and i've had time to get used to it. ”