My name- Peeta Mellark, age 16, I live in district 12 with my mother and father. I've know to bake since I was old enough to turn on the makeshift stove.
Every guy has that special girl though, mine was Katniss Everdeen who lives right in the Seam and trades at the Hob with her illeagal animals. I watched her walk home everyday from school and have just wanted to be near her and want her to be mine.
But with that Gale Hawthorne in the way, I knew I could never call her mine. Of course I knew she would hunt in the woods illeagaly with him, and she even kissed him one time. I know how that feels and it hurts.
I need some sleep I thought but it was too early, still light out here. I think I might go to the Hob where we would trade for food, jewlery, ect..
I walked by Greasy Sae, the soup woman, " how are you today Peeta?", she stuttered, " I'm doing okay, knowing what could happen tomorrow.", I replied, 'Well good luck, it would stink to loose a good baker like you!" I walked away. Pressure... all pressure, all on me I feel scared to death about it though.
I walk through I see Katniss here, I try to work up the neruve to say something my thoughts are inturrupted, "Better door than a window.", she mutterers. "S-s-s-sorry", i stutter, geez why do I have to be such a loser and not even good enough to say hi.
I head for the bakery, oh no, I was supposed to be here earlier today! We're supposed to sell out all our bread because of you know, well, tomorrow.
"Peeta Mellark!!!" I heard someone in the back shout.
"I'm here!!", I shouted back. It was probably my mom.
- smack- ugh my mother has just smacked me, I will probably get a beating later.
-------Flashback----------
There she was, looking so scared and ready to just die, but a will that screamed "Primrose!"
"Ugh! Peeta you've just burnt the bread!!! Go feed it to the pigs, ignore the girl out there." , noticing I was looking at her.
She had nothing but the baby clothes that were Prim's, trying to sell at the hob, no doubt with some squirrels.
Knowing I would regret it, I tossed her the 1 1/2 loaves of bread. They missed and gave me the look of was that for me?
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I need some sleep, tomorrow is," A big big day!", as Effie Trincket would say.
I climb onto the cot and closemy eyes. I start to dream a lovely dream. Katniss was mine, all mine.... but then it happens!
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