After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 27

Micah had a thing for Anouk, but she was already dating his second brother, Dylan. Katniss was responsible for this, as she had helped set them up. Instead of kicking her out, Micah just gave her the cold shoulder. That was pretty chill of him. 'I gotta figure something out,' Katniss thought to herself, dead set on stealing Anouk back from Dylan before they tied the knot.

Seeing Katniss all quiet, Saskia thought Micah's words had bummed her out. She quickly tried to cheer her up, "Katniss, don't be sad. Micah's just in a funk. He'd totally love for you to move in, right, Micah?" Saskia whispered, "Micah's in a bad mood 'cause his crush has a boyfriend."

Saskia didn't know the whole story, but Katniss was in the loop.

The table was loaded with all her favorite dishes. Katniss felt touched; even after three years, Wesley still remembered what she liked.

Anna frowned and scolded Wesley, giving him a hard time for making too much food. She didn't get why these young folks were so wasteful.

Wesley nodded like crazy, explaining, "Mom, I made extra 'cause Katniss is here, and it's not easy for Saskia and Micah to come back. It won't go to waste."

Even with his explanation, Anna still looked ticked off. All that yummy food, how much did it cost?

One more person meant more expenses, and Katniss was gonna be here for a while. She had to chip in for the living costs; she couldn't just freeload. Daphne handed Katniss a bowl of chicken soup, saying with concern, "Careful, it's hot. You're so skinny; you need to drink more chicken soup."

a sip and praised, "This

food, heard Katniss's compliment and

Daphne glared

coldly, "She does need to eat better,

of pain crossed Micah's eyes, like

Micah in shock, his harsh words leaving them

and she mustered the courage to look at

up. I'll fix things," Katniss

Micah sneered, "No need."

independent and tough since he was a kid, not needing much interference.

Katniss is still young. If she made a mistake, teach her properly.

words, and said, "I'm

"Don't be mad. I'll make him apologize when he gets back." Katniss forced a smile, feeling Daphne's bias towards her, but she didn't dare to make Micah apologize.

wash the dishes, but Daphne suddenly said, "You two don't need to wash the dishes. I'll do it. You go watch TV." Katniss looked at Daphne, saying, "You shouldn't tire yourself out.

patting their shoulders, "It's okay. Let me do it. You two

they walked to the living room,