Rose on Fire

Chapter 72

( Katniss POV)
I wake up Peeta and I sharing breath, our faces and bodies mashed together to stay on the small mattress. I slowly get up trying not to wake him, I get up and walk over to  get an early breakfast, only a few people are awake, but you can only hear their quiet whispers. I grab two of the cereal boxes they have set up on the table. I walk back to where Peeta is and open up my small box of cereal. I sit down on the floor with my back against the bed. I eat the cereal quickly, and have a strange craving for frosted cookies. I ignore it, and try to focus more on staying sane, the schedule is always the same, the food plain and boring, I haven't gotten to take a shower in 4 days and  the only thing that keeps me entertained is all the weird animals. Gale is doing better, but just about had a stroke when he found out Johanna was missing. Finnick and  Annie couldn't be happier, they've stayed calm, and the fact that Finnick is back has made Annie as happy as can be. Finn has only cried a few times, and is starting walk now. With a little help from Annie of coarse. I lay back down in bed with Peeta hoping to catch a few more minutes of sleep before waking up for the long boring day of small talk, and games. My stomach starts to turn and I can tell that cereal is not going to stay down. I speed walk to the bathroom and spill by insides into the toilet. It wasn't to uncommon to throw up in district twelve it was usually due to undercooked meat, or a sickness, and sometimes poisonous berries mistaken for edible ones. I go back to were Peeta is, to find him looking like a tired teddy bear, his hair a mess, and looking confused by the commotion. "Food poisoning," I tell him he nods his head understanding the situation. I look at the wall clock to see its 6:00. I lay back down still feeling oddly tired. I lay with my back to Peeta, he puts his arm over me, and rubs my stomach, trying to comfort me. I stare at the cracks in the floor and try to bore myself to sleep, but nothing works. I hear the whispers around be start to grow louder, and look at the clock to see I've made it to 7.