Two worlds (Everlark)

Chapter 20: Manager

Chapter 20

Katniss P.O.V.

I can't believe that journalist. How could she write that? That Peeta and I are dating?! Just because I yelled at her?

Oh well. I've told everyone in school now that Peeta and I are not dating, and I think they believe me. They usually believe what I say, so I hope they believe me now.

But the day doesn't go by without a few people still glancing at me. Maybe because I sat on Peeta's shoulders the whole way to our first class. But I don't care, I liked it, it was fun. And Peeta is really strong, my god.

I feel a bit bad about almost poisoning everyone this morning with the smoke from my burnt pancakes. I never should've tried. I should've known better than that. But I really wanted some pancakes, so I was willing to try. I'm not trying again though. I don't even think they will let me. Gale said that he'll put an Katniss alarm on the cooking items so whenever I touch them an alarm will go off.

I understand him though. Of course I do. I'm a horrible, horrible cook. I could kill myself with my cooking. But I still want to try. Yeah yeah, I'll hire a cook when I get rich when I'm older. Oh yah, it will happen.

But the weirdest thing that happens this day, happens during lunch. We're all sitting by a table, eating lunch. We talk, we laugh, make jokes and suddenly Peeta gets a phone call.

"Peeta speaking", he answers. "Oh hey Haymitch. No I'm at school as you know, you're lucky that I'm in lunch. Have you been drinking? No? Really? Are you sure? Hehe Yeah yeah. What? No I can't just ditch. What why? But she... But I... Haymitch stop, why? Yeah alright, we'll be there after school. Yes! I promise. Okay bye".

And the conversation ends. He sighs and puts down his phone again.

"Your manager?" Finnick asks with a grin.

"Mmmm", Peeta says and looks down at his plate.

"What he say?" Gale asks. "Was he drunk?"

Peeta chuckles and looks up, his eyes lighting up as the smile spreads on his lips. The light in the cafeteria combined with his smile makes his deep blue crystal eyes glisten.

"Noo he said that he's sober and he sounded sober because he sounded pretty upset", he says. "But he called to tell me to come down to his office right away, I told him no".

"But who's she huh?" Finnick asks wiggling his eyebrows and hits Peeta's shoulder playfully.

"Katniss", Peeta mumbles and looks at me. "He told me to bring you along, he wants to talk to you".

I frown. Why would Peeta's manager want to talk to me? I don't get this. I'm not a singer. And this Haymitch is Peeta's manager, why would he be interested in me?

"Why?" I ask and hear how my voice sounds defensive and my body tense.

"Clam down sweet-pea", Finnick says.

"Okay call me that again and I will cut your tongue", I say pointing at Finnick before turning to Peeta again, who's laughing with the biggest smile on his lips. "And what are you laughing at, sweet-pea?"

Okay when I hear how that sound as soon as the words leave my tongue I can't stop myself from laughing out loud.

It was seriously the weirdest thing I've ever said in my life and I'm never saying it again.

"No but seriously, why does he want me to come?" I ask as I calm down.

Peeta chuckles and shrugs his shoulders.