It was the note in his voice, the way his eyes lit up that nearly did her in. Of all the people left in Luceti, there were two that meant the most to her. Prim, whom Katniss was terrified of facing. What did you say to the sister you had forgotten? It didn't matter if it had been out of her control. That freedom she gave to others in that regard didn't apply to herself. She should have remembered, shit or no shift.

But the other person was a lot easier to face. He hadn't been there. And even if she felt bad for forgetting their relationship, for finding a temporary father in Jack Horner of all people, he wasn't Prim. It wasn't the same.

Where he didn't smile, she did. Hurried quicker into the kitchen and placed the meat on the table, clearly wanting to move closer but afraid to do so. "So have you."