After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 23

The constant buzz of the coffee shop made two hours feel like minutes. Working in a place that smells like coffee all the time? Not too shabby; at least you always smell good. After wrapping up, Katniss turned to Amara and said, "Hey, Amara, I've got classes this afternoon, so I might not make it tonight."

Amara just smiled and nodded. "No worries, girl. You do you. Young folks gotta live their lives."

As soon as Katniss stepped out of the coffee shop, she spotted a familiar face sitting on her bike. It was her cousin, Saskia Manners. Hearing her name, Katniss stopped in her tracks, "Saskia?"

Oliver had three siblings; he was the oldest, with two younger brothers and a sister. Saskia's dad was the youngest. Because of some old drama, the brothers hadn't talked in ages.

Besides Aurora, Katniss was especially close to her third uncle, Wesley Manners. When she was a kid, she lived with Aurora, and Wesley was always super nice to both of them.

Saskia walked up to Katniss, gently touching the scar on her forehead, her eyes full of concern, "Were you planning to keep this from us forever? This is big news, and you didn't tell us? Do you even consider us family?"

Even though she was scolding her, you could hear the worry in her voice.

was kinda wrong not to tell them about the move. Katniss had planned to get

awkward, especially since it had been a while since

was planning to visit

they treated Katniss and Aurora like gold. They lived

away, Katniss went back to the Manners family and lost

real sister, always looking out for

years older, was gentle and kind, and already married. After college, she married some company exec, so her family was better

with all that, Saskia had

only heard that Saskia had it bad. Her husband was

Saskia now, Katniss's eyes filled with tears, and a wave of pain

say something, but seeing

moved out? Why haven't you come by? My dad told me about your situation. If I hadn't

Saskia showed concern, the worse