Hijacked - The Hunger Games

Chapter 21|Sickness

2 weeks later

I wake up next to Peeta, and I feel a pain in my stomach. I rush over to the bathroom and puke in the toilet.

Peeta comes rushing into the bathroom, holding my hair back. He didn't have enough time to put on his prosthetic, because it's loose and almost falls of his leg. I lean over the toilet, and I lose all of my dinner from last night.

Once I'm done puking, Peeta gives me a napkin and glass of water.

"Thank you," I say.

"Do I need to take you to the doctor? What's wrong? We need to do something! What if something is terribly wro-"

"Peeta, it's fine! I've thrown up plenty of times in my life. I'm fine." I say.

We don't speak for a moment. Just stand there in silence. But then I realize.

"You don't think it's.."

"What?" He asks.

I start thinking about it. Oh no. No, no, no.

"Peeta, we need to go to the hospital. Now." I say.

"What?! What's wrong?" He starts to ask, but I'm already out the door. I go to the stairs and head up to the hospital. Peeta catches up to me. It took him a while to properly attach his prosthetic.

We get in the hospital, and I go to the receptionist desk. "I would like to make an appointment for Katniss as soon as possible." I say. The man looks up.

"We do not have many people currently attending their appointments. If you would wait right over there, we could have you speak with Doctor Parks in a few moments." He says, pointing to a section filled with chairs.

I nod, muttering a quick thank you, before Peeta and I head over to the chairs.

"So," he says. "Why the frantic appointment?" He asks.

I sigh. "I don't know how else to say this, but, I-I might be p-pregnant." I say.

A smile creeps up onto his face, soon followed by a frown.

"I'm scared, Peeta." I say. He hugs me, stroking my hair.

"It's okay, Katniss. If you are, I'll protect our baby. We both will."

"But it's not a safe world. Anything could happen. Nobody is safe, Peeta." I say.

"You may not even be pregnant. And if you are, it's okay. No one can punish us, because every one thinks we got married in private. And I will never leave you if you are. ." He tries to reassure me.

"But I have all the symptoms. Morning sickness, late periods, stomach pains."

"Katniss Everdeen," a woman says. I follow her down a hallway, into a room.

"So what seems to be the problem, miss Everdeen?" She asks sweetly.

"Well, I have been having symptoms of pregnancy and would like to take a test." I say.

"Oh, yes. Doctor parks will be here in a few moments after I take your blood pressure and temperature." She says as she places a strange device on my arm and pumps it up until it is really tight. I am relieved when she lest the air go, freeing my arms. Then she places a little thing inside my mouth and leaves it there until it beeps.

"Everything looks normal. You can just wait here." She says, leaving the room.

I look at Peeta, and focus on the color of his eyes. They always seem to calm me down when I'm frightened.

"I'm so scared, Peeta. What if I can't protect it? What if I loose it? What if it gets sick and dies?" I ask, hyperventilating.

"Katniss, sweetie, calm down. It will all be fine. I promise. I love you no matter what,"

The doctor walks into the room.

"Hello. My name is Dr. Parks. I see that you have some symptoms of pregnancy. How are you feeling? He asks.

"Okay, I guess." I say, embarrassed.

He nods and hands me a white piece of plastic. It has a little tube in the middle.

"If there are two lines, it means positive. One line means negative. I believe you know how to do this." He says. I nod and head to the bathroom.

I take the test and wait. I close my eyes, afraid to look at the test. I know it already has the answer on it. I pray, I pray that the answer is what is best. Because I don't know which I would rather it be.

I open my eyes, trembling. I almost faint when I see the result.

Because out of all odds, I am pregnant.

Thank you for reading! This really escalated quickly, I know. You should read Midday_Hanging_Tree 's story I Do, I need You! It's great! Please comment your thoughts and ideas!✌🏼️👋🏼