Heroes Always Get Remembered {Severus/Catherine} JB

My children were safe this year. At least, my own children that lived in my home with me were safe this year. The children of the District that I was now the mayor of, however, were not all safe this year. At the reaping, two names were called. The girl whose name was called would be going into the Games this year. As for the boy whose name was called; he'd already been in once before, but wouldn't be going in this time. A boy named Severus who undoubtedly had to have had a kind heart and gentle soul, took Larceny Theft's place as District Three's tribute this year.

I felt guilt in my heart, not being able to protect either of them, and I truly wished that I could have. The least I could do was visit them in the Justice Building, so I did just that. I took the time after the reaping concluded to visit each of the two tributes, starting with Severus, the boy who'd stepped up for Larceny. He needed to be told how brave he was, because truly, he was quite brave, taking the place of a boy who'd already gone through it all once, in order to prevent him from having to go through it all again.

Upon entering the room that Severus was in in the Justice Building, memories of the last time I was here flooded back to me. The last time that I was in the Justice Building, my family and I were saying goodbye to my daughter Florence for the last time. Before that, we'd said goodbye to Bolts. This time, although I wasn't saying goodbye to one of my own children, I still felt the pain of it all.

I looked at Severus. The boy was young, yet brave. He looked as if he were likely no older than fourteen years old, fifteen at the most. Despite his young age, though, he didn't seem to be too scared to face the Games so that someone else didn't have to, and I admired that. Of course, being the mayor of the District known as Three that I called home, I had to watch my every move, and every word that I said had to be selected with extreme care. If I said one thing wrong, I could lose my position as mayor, I was sure. At least, I imagined that that was be the case. Therefore, I proceeded into my words with caution.

"Severus? I'm Catherine Spark, the mayor of District Three. I just wanted to let you know that I really admire what you did, volunteering in place of Larceny Theft. It was brave of you, and something to be proud of." I told him this, but there was so much more I wanted to say. There were so many words I was holding back, along with the tears and emotions that wanted to surface due to being in the Justice Building again.