ghosts in the wind {Chaske/Katelyn}

.: CHASKE PARKS :.
{district nine : 69th tribute}

An icy chill fills the air as a heavy blizzard blows through the air piling snow on the ground. Huge ice pillars stood in the distance like the one I climbed in the arena multiple times. I was on top of the world. Living the life as I fought for honor and glory, and the chance to prove that I wasn’t worthless. But it was all taken away by a girl from district eleven. A girl who went on to become the victor of the hunger games to live a life showered in fame. Katelyn Persimmon was a star. Overcoming the odds outlasting twenty-three humans fighting for survival. And here I am. A ghost of a boy who lived. A lost cause even in death.

To one side of me flies a demonic man. Deep bellows of laughter burst through the air slicing through the blizzard like none before. To my other side is a tiny boy smiling childishly as he glides through the snow picking up handfuls along the way. In life we were one entity. In death we are three separate beings. Three individuals that was once trapped in one body fighting for who would take control. But in the end it didn’t matter. Katelyn Persimmon owned me. She killed me "We could've won had you let me take over, you worthless being."

Even in death Volcan still taunts me. Perhaps he’s right, but that’s not what today is about. Today I have some unfinished business to take care of. Lingering in the afterlife as I watched my life play before my eyes so many times, I have some questions for her. My entire life’s journey is full of broken memories ranging from the time I was born till the time I died.

"Do not ignore me boy!" Sighing, I turn towards him. I’ve relived my entire life so many times watching the demon take over. I watched what he did. The damage he caused. The mistakes he made. All of them cost us the perfect life we were to live. No matter what he could’ve done it was obvious that she was the greatest of us all. Katelyn fought bravely. She stayed by my side when I was dying until my last breath before leaving me behind to be buried by the snow.

"You talk too much, Volcan." A small grin twists across my face as Teddy speaks for the first time, and for a moment it seems it has worked because Volcan moves on leaving us behind. Perhaps he can realize that this is his destiny to torment all the lost souls in the afterlife. To make them realize that even in death he reigns supreme.

Looking at the ground, no footprints are left behind in the snow. Even the snow that Teddy has balled into his hands still rests beneath us. But it’s filled with footprints until my journey grew weaker and weaker, yet none of it answers my questions I have. Surely I could just rest in peace not worrying about anything else in the world. But for whatever reason, I’m here lingering in a place before the heavens in the sky.

Searching through all the houses and every building in the world, I finally find the one that’s holding her, and Volcan is by my side again. A devilish grin spreads across his face. "You wouldn't allow me before, so perhaps, I can do it now?" His words send chills up and down my spine as they slice through the bitter cold. Catching a glimpse of myself, I see I’m still wrapped in the hellhound jacket that belonged to the tiny girl who fell from the pillar, and the gloves I received from the beginning of the games.

Raising my hand, I tap on the door gently. "Katelyn Persimmon, I would like a word if you're here." My voice is calm and quiet unlike how it was in the games. Turning towards Volcan and Teddy, I motion for both of them to stand beside me, and I wonder if she can see them like I can, or if I’m still just one in front of her.

Only time will tell.