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𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦

chapter fourteen !

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Juniper went down the darkened, mysterious alley way as she followed after Coriolanus's footsteps.

From a far distance she could hear some people talking but she couldn't understand who it was or what they were saying.

"Coriolanus." She whispered trying to not make it obvious that she was around. "Coryo?" She spoke once again as she now cut a corner.

She stumbled upon Billy Taupe, Mayfair, Sejanus and the one and only, Coriolanus Snow.

"Coryo? What's going on?" She asked him as she looked around, noticing the people with him.

She took a few steps closer towards Coriolanus which made Mayfair laugh.

"What?" June says now annoyed. "Just that you always run along to pretty boy over there." Mayfair grins with her wicked, evil smile that spreads across her lips.

"Hey Mayfair." Juniper reacts. "What?" Mayfair folds her arms with an attitude.

"Why don't you shut the fuck up?" June smirks as it shuts the girl up.

Billy slammed Spruce's weapon down when he pointed it at her. "Don't!" He cried out. "She's gonna snitch!"

"I just might." Juniper retaliated against him. "Oh wouldn't you love to little miss Juniper." Mayfair scrunched her face up as she continued to annoy June.

With a hateful scowl, Juniper looked at her. Mayfair turned around as she began to leave with a giggle.

Not waiting to shoot Mayfair in the back, Coriolanus snatched a weapon from the table.

June gave a startled scream and immediately raised both hands to her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes.

Billy began to sprint towards her and fall to his knees on the ground where Mayfair laid.

Suddenly, it felt like Juniper was back in the arena again. Watching Mayfair lay their lifeless, it reminded her of what happened with Dill and the other tributes.

"Coriolanus." June cried out, covering her mouth. "What did you do?" Her voice started to tremble.

Coriolanus didn't answer — he stood there without reacting to his actions. To how he just killed the girl.

"Well son, you just shot the mayor's daughter." Spruce taunted, "If you weren't a rebel before, you are now."

"You killed her." Billy grew enraged as looked up at Coriolanus with tears in his eyes. "Shut up, Billy." Spruce yelled instantly.

Juniper began to weep violently, and her breathing soon became difficult — she wasn't able to keep up with. She was unable to take her eyes off Mayfair Lipp's limp body.

Coriolanus was responsible for her death. Coriolanus, her Coriolanus, murdered the mayor's daughter. Turning to face her, Coriolanus seized her face.

"Juniper you have to listen to me carefully." He instructed her, grabbing ahold of her tightly but June couldn't take her eyes off of Mayfair's body that laid on the ground.

"Oh, Coryo." Her voice dropped, she couldn't believe that he had killed the girl.

Just days before they were talking about running away together and starting a new life. Everything had changed now that he was a murderer.

"Juniper!" He shouted grasping tightly onto her face, making her stare into his eyes. "You are going to pretend like none of this happened."

"You are gonna go out there and sing your heart out to that crowd. Do you understand?" He talked to her as if he was her leader.

Juniper nodded instead of talking, in that moment she couldn't form any words — when she'd open her mouth to talk it would only be a stutter.

She could a tear slowly trickle down her right cheek. Coriolanus was quick to wipe it away with his hand replace it with a kiss.

"You think your consequence doesn't have actions?" Billy retaliated, he stood up and slowly walked towards the couple.

Billy screamed in rage and lunged at Coriolanus, but Spruce shot him in the back. Juniper gasped as Billy flung to the ground.

She began crying even harder now and her breathing became worse, she couldn't keep up again. "June.." Coriolanus took her into his chest once more.

"You have to do what I told you." He whispered as he stroked her hair, trying his best to comfort her. This felt strange to him, he never had to look after someone like this other than his grandma'm.

"Okay," He removed her head from his chest, "Go June. Run." He shouts as she starts to run away in the direction from where she came from.

She ran as fast as she could, the tears slipping from her eyes and down her cheeks. Her breath continuously going up and down as she kept running.

It was hard to take in the news of Coriolanus Snow being a murder, but then again. Didn't Juniper murder the tributes in the arena? Isn't that the same?

They both did it to survive, they both did it for each other. They did it for love.

LISH SPEAKS !
this chapter literally
made me cry 😿 ❤️‍🩹

fjscjfeklsajfcklsa it's out !!