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Mother [Semper] Oct 8, 2010 13:18:51 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Oct 8, 2010 13:18:51 GMT -5

Excitement bubbled though Nadia Hart as she skipped ahead of
her newly found brother.

After all those years of thinking her mother was an
irresponsible… not a very nice word… that had favored her twin
brother over her, and then let said infant twin brother get fried
by an electric fence, (This thought was fuelled by her father’s
lies.) she was finally going to meet the woman who gave birth to
her. All the money she saved to go to the Capitol, which would
only happen if she was Reaped for the Games, was squashed
into a small velvet bag. She hoped it would be enough. Aidan
told her whenever he saved enough money to the medicine, it
price would shoot up and he would have to save more money for
it. So hopefully, Nadia would be able to help her mother.

Her eyes widen when the fence finally came into view she
paused and strained to listen for the soft hum of the electricity
coursing though the fence, like in District Six. Her eyebrows
knitted together when she heard nothing. Maybe it’s very
silent, even more so then in my District, She thought to
herself. The fleeting thought of it not even being on crossed her
mind before shaking the thought away. The Capitol protected
Panem citizens, and the electric fences were what kept the wild
dogs out, which made Nadia question why they weren’t attacked
on the trek to District Twelve. Very strange.

She tossed a small twig into the fence, hoping she found the
weak spot, like the one Aidan came though back in District Six.

Nadia plunked herself infront of the spot and started searching
for any sign of wear on the fence, a small hole or where the
fence came up. Anything to get in District Twelve. She didn’t
realize that there was no electricity in the fence, and this might
have seen odd to Aidan for her to do this.

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Mother [Semper] Oct 12, 2010 20:57:20 GMT -5

Post by semper on Oct 12, 2010 20:57:20 GMT -5

Aidan Carnegie

I was so much closer to helping my our mother that it seemed ridiculous and very hard to grasp. I could actually get medicine -- the word, along with the reality of it, had all seemed way too out of reach; and yet here I was, going back home with my newly found sister to get the stuff to cure our mother finally, after oh so many years.

Coming up to the fence, I had started to make a bee line to where I always entered and exited the district, stopping only when Nadia threw a stick at the fence. "It's never electrified," I told her, gesturing for her to fallow as I continued down the fence until we reached a tear in the metal links. I parted the split to allow Nadia to go through, and then I quickly fallowed.

"We'll need to get the medicine from the District Square." I said to no one in particular, taking long, hurried strides as I maneuvered my way towards the square, knowing exactly where I was headed. There was quite a lot of people out today, so as I shoved my way through the crowds, I frequently looked back to make sure Nadia was still fallowing me before I slipped into the medicine shop.

Luckily no one was in there, so even before I went up to the counter to ask the clerk a question, he regarded me with a: "What do you want, kid?" I couldn't help but cringe ever so slightly at his tone. "I just need some antibiotics, sir." I answered, giving a quick nod of thanks as he stabbed a finger in the general direction of the third isle. I then scoured the isle in search of what I needed, snatching up a box of it and quickly returning to the counter, paying for it. Damn, it felt good to actually be able to have the medicine for once -- and now we could actually have a chance of helping our mother get better. This was even better than I had imagined. "Alrighty. Off to the house now."

Once we left the store, I led Nadia down the streets of the District Square, pointing out a few shops along the way: the bakery, arts store, horticulture store, clothing store, mining equipment store (which I should pay a visit to sometime to get a new helmet light since mine was broken), and many others. But soon that all passed and we were on a dirt road that led into the poorer part of the Seam. The houses grew steadily worse in state, though I didn't particularly notice; this was home to me, and if that meant being surrounded by other poor people, then that's fine with me. My house, though, was at the end of the dirt road, and probably the shanty-est of them all. I swear, that house looked as though it had been hit by three tornadoes; all torn up and somewhat looked rotted. But on the inside, it looked like any other house, but just not as big or fancy.

"This is home," I said to Nadia, opening the door and stepping aside to let her go through.

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Mother [Semper] Oct 27, 2010 22:13:03 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Oct 27, 2010 22:13:03 GMT -5

Nadia stepped into the house. It was so different from her large
house. Her house was commercial, more of a place to spend a
few hours before work or bed. A place to eat. Normally it was
just her, her father's girlfriend, and the dogs, with her father
making an occansonial appearance. But this place... it was
nothing like her nice house.

It was a home. It was probably a place where Aidan and his,
their, mother had made many happy memories. Most of her
memories of her house was stupid fights with her father about
how he was never there, her crying.

"This place is... Wow." She gasped, nearly speechless. "This is
nothing like where I live."

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Mother [Semper] Nov 24, 2010 13:05:35 GMT -5

Post by semper on Nov 24, 2010 13:05:35 GMT -5

I turned to look at her when she spoke; I bet she was thinking this place was a dump. I had to admit it did look fairly like a mud hut slapped together in a day then left to rot, but it was home. It was where I was raised -- now I'm not so sure about where I was born -- and since I've not lived anywhere else, this Hooverville hut has a lot of sentimental value to me.

"It's not much, but it's home." I said, pulling the medicine out of my pocket as I fallowed her inside. The entire house itself was hardly any more than half the size of the first floor of Nadia's house, and certainly not as tall. There were no separate rooms other than the bathroom, so the kitchen, dining room, and bedrooms were all blended together in the small house. So unless you were in the bathroom or outside, there really was no sense of privacy.

Mother was lying in her bed under many sheets, looking frail and abnormally pale. She had her eyes closed, most likely in a fitful rest, though as I came near her on the squeaky wooden floorboards she woke up, attempting to clear her throat, reaching over for a glass of water on the bedside table. I went over to her, opening the bottle.

"Mother," I said, gesturing for Nadia to come over. "Look who I found."

My Our mother turned her bloodshot eyes to look at Nadia, though she seemed to not recognize her. "Who is she, Aidan?" She asked, looking back up at me. "Is she your girlfriend?" I couldn't help but laugh lightly, shaking my head. "No, Mother. This is Nadia - my twin."

Instantly the lady's eyes widened as she looked back to Nadia, then to me, then back to her. Tears welled up in her eyes and she covered her mouth with her hands briefly. "My daughter..." she said, reaching out to Nadia from where she was lying. "My sweet daugther... I thought I had lost you forever."

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