Simon was built like a tank, and no matter how hard Katniss tried to shake him off, it was like trying to move a mountain.


    "Simon, what the hell are you doing? Let go of me!" Katniss''s voice was all fire and steel.


    Simon''s eyes shed with disdain as he snapped, "Katniss! You''d rather give the speech slot to some rando than to ra? That''s cold, even for you!" Katniss rolled her eyes, "I earned that slot fair and square. If ra wants to speak, she should earn it herself."


    Simon stomped his foot like a toddler, yelling, "You''re asking for it!"


    Katniss and Simon were twins, practically mirror images, but their rtionship was a dumpster fire.


    Everyone knew Simon couldn''t stand Katniss. Every time he saw her, he made it his mission to stir up trouble and embarrass her.


    Katniss shot Simon a look of pure contempt, "Simon, are you seriously standing up for ra?"


    Simon puffed out his chest, eyes zing, "Damn right I am! You disgrace, how dare you even show your face here!"


    Katniss snorted, "Standing up for ra? How noble of you, but you''re seriouslycking in the skills department."


    The cafeteria crowd started to gather, the air thick with tension.


    Out of nowhere, ra walked over with two tes of food. She handed one to Simon, saying, "Simon, chill out. I got you a fresh te." Simon red at Katniss, his voice dripping with disgust. "Katniss, you actually think ra can calm me down? That''s a joke." Katniss was floored by his twisted logic. "Are you nuts? You should definitely get your brain checked!"


    Simon took the food, his eyes softening as he looked at ra, "Thanks, ra."


    ra, all innocent, said, "Simon, Katniss is actually working really hard."


    Simon sneered, "Hard work? She just takes other people''s stuff and calls it her own. And she has the nerve to talk about hard work!" Juniper had enough. She mmed her utensils on the table, ready to tear into Simon, but Katniss held her back.


    When it came to the Manners family, Katniss preferred to handle things herself to avoid unnecessary drama.


    Even though the Davis family had money and wasn''t scared of the Manners'' crap, they still found it annoying. Katniss didn''t want Juniper getting dragged into her mess with the Manners.


    Katniss shot Juniper a look that said, "Let''s bounce."


    Juniper picked up on it right away and followed Katniss. They walked out with purpose, heading straight for the exit.


    "Why''d we leave? I wanted to give him a piece of my mind," Juniper asked, a bit miffed.


    Katniss gritted her teeth, after a moment, she said, "Seeing that jerk makes me wanna puke. I can''t stand the sight of him."


    Juniper thought about the Manners family and felt a wave of nausea herself. She grumbled as they walked, "Katniss, are you really twins with Simon? How can he be so obsessed with ra? He''s totally blind." Katniss found a new spot, ordered two meals, handed one to Juniper, and mumbled, "This chicken leg is pretty good. Give it a try."


    Juniper watched Katniss chow down but had no appetite herself. She wondered if Katniss was so pissed she was taking it out on the chicken leg like it was a Manners.


    Juniper pushed her meal over to Katniss. "You can have mine too."


    Katniss looked up and shed a sweet smile.


    After they finished eating and said their goodbyes, Katniss decided it was time to find a part-time job.