After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 17

After she hung up, she stared at her wrecked place, feeling all kinds of messed up. This was the crib she shared with Aurora, where she had a blast growing up before the Manners family found her. The cops rolled up to Katniss's house pretty quick. In their uniforms, they started poking around with serious looks on their faces.

"Man, this girl's got some bad luck, dealing with this crap so young," a rookie cop muttered.

"Yeah, looking at this mess, whoever did this was quick, but they probably left something behind," an older cop replied.

The cops checked every nook and cranny, snapping pics and bagging evidence. They inspected each trashed item, hunting for clues. "Anything on this note?" a female cop asked, pointing to a piece of paper on the floor.

"Let me see," an older cop bent down, reading it carefully, "Katniss, we won't let you go!' This ain't just some random threat." "Someone's got a serious beef with her," another cop said, frowning.

found some prints and started matching them with

bucket of paint on the screen. Even though she kinda knew, seeing it made

soon and make 'em pay," the lead cop said firmly. They also told Katniss to lay low for a few days before they

their butts helping Katniss scrub the red paint off the walls. The red paint was a total eyesore,

looked at her elderly neighbors gratefully,

We're neighbors; we gotta look out for each other," Owen said with a kind smile, still

don't worry. We'll help you fight for your rights," Isla said, holding Katniss's

wasn't gonna take this lying down anymore. She was ready to make those jerks pay. Just then,

see Felix, carrying a big plastic bag, his eyes full of concern.

any help? Maximilian's got connections; we can talk to