Carolina Rodriguez

"How are you getting along though? Are you getting the hang of hunting or trapping? I don't mean to sound like you can't do it. I just know you may not have much experience."

"I have... zero experience actually," I said and smiled a little. "I have no idea what I'm doing out there. I don't even really... know how to cook that well. Pathetic huh?"

I smiled and chuckled "I wouldn't say pathetic but you do have a lot to learn."

"I lived in District 1, need I say more? I never had to do anything for myself. Not at all growing up, then I married Blake.... I feel pretty hopeless."

"Then it's a good thing my Dad sent me out to help, right?"

I smiled. "A very good thing. Are you going to show me the ropes? Or try anyway?"

"There's no try to it. I'll show you the ropes and you'll have it all down in no time."

I smiled. "If you say so," I said and called for Logan. He came running in the room with his toy car in his hand and I smiled as I picked him up. "I'm ready when you are," I said to Mason.

"Alright, let's go. Is he going to play with the others while I show you a few things?"
 

"He's still really shy around the other kids. He won't leave my side. You don't mind him tagging along do you?"

"Of course not, it won't hurt for him to learn to."

"That's true. What are we starting with?"

"We'll go out and I'll show you how snares are made first. Seems like the easiest thing to start with for now."

"That works for me. Whatever you want to start with," I said and we left.

I took them out into the woods and was showing her how to make snares and what to use "I'm not going too fast, right?"

"No, you're alright. You're a good teacher Mason," I said and smiled at him.

"Thanks. You're a good student too." I smiled and winker at her.

I smiled. "Thank you. Who would've thought."

"You don't give yourself enough credit."

"What do you mean?"

"Just because you aren't familiar with this kind of stuff doesn't mean you can't learn it."

"I hope you're right. I want to be good at all this stuff. I don't want to feel so helpless anymore."

"You've got me so I'll teach you everything there is to know. I can't have you feeling helpless, my Dad wouldn't be happy with me."

I smiled. "We can't have that now. Thank you for taking the time to teach me. I'm sure there's plenty of things you'd rather be doing."

"Not really. Ethan is good at building things and all of that jazz. Asher is good at reproducing, fighting, and leading people. Me? I need to get good at something."