something special {cato}

Vera

Grass tickles her toes with every step she takes, but Vera doesn't stop running. All she wants is to find some flowers for her parents, and nothing will stand in her way, not even the rain, and from the looks of it, the clouds overhead will burst open soon. A gentle breeze floats through the air sending chills down her spine, but the young girl doesn't stop. Wild flowers grow in a field, and she wants to snag a few of them and make something special for her mother and father.

They raise her and put up with her, and many times she's not the best child to them, yet she wants something to show them just how much she loves and appreciates them. Sometimes she's not the best at keeping up with her schoolwork, and she doesn't always do what she's told. It's hard growing up in district eleven. It's hard when her friends are all dirt poor while she lives happily in the victor's village. She considers herself blessed, but she knows it all can be taken away quickly in the blink of an eye.

She takes a breath as she reaches down plucking some flowers from the ground. Some purple and blue and yellows and reds, and she places them all together as a crack of thunder bellows loudly. Vera pauses and turns around and looks at the sky. It's a dark shade of grey, and the clouds look angrier than they ever have before. Every hair stands on end as another clash of thunder echoes through the sky. She picks ever faster, and when she has enough she runs back home.

Rain starts slow at first, and it picks up the closer she gest to her home. Lightning flashes, and she pauses in her tracks. Vera has never been a fan of lightning, yet she keeps running, and she runs through mud puddles splashing mud all over her new outfit. Mom isn't going to be pleased. She runs as fast as she can jumping each time thunder echoes through the sky. And when she's finally through the door, she treks mud all across the nice clean floor. She runs into the kitchen and then she runs to Manwe's room.

"Hey, Manwe, I got some flowers. Let's make something nice for mom and dad."

She doesn't know how he'll answer, but she hopes he's interested in doing something for their parents.