Just a Dream

Chapter 16: I'm Lost

It has been two hours and Katniss still isn't up. Some how someone got me out of the room, because I'm on the couch downstairs. I wasn't easy getting me downstairs. I know because Finnick, Lucka, Gale, Cinna, and Haymich tried to pull me out. I kind of fought back saying that I can't leave her. Somehow though they got me downstairs. Everyone left expect Katniss's mother. They told me everything was going to be fine and to call if something happens. I'm facing the wall with the fire place built into it and the staircase behind me. Just in case I hear Katniss. I'm staring at a picture we hung up a few weeks ago. It is a picture of her on my back and we are both laughing. It is my favorite picture of the two of us. I think about how happy we were that day, and I let a tear come down my face thinking of that day. It was all happy until those Capital people came. At least there locked up so it will not happen again.

"Peeta come here," Katniss's mom says from were she is sits in the I same couch as me. I move closer to her and she puts an arm around me. I then put my head on her shoulder. I wish my mom was like this, but she had to beat me." Let it out," she says. She must be crying to because her voice sounds scratchy.

I don't keep it in and just cry on her shoulder. She draws circles on my back to calm me. It doesn't seem it is working." She shouldn't be like this. It's my fault if she dies. I should of gotten up to help her, but my body was to weak. I'm and awful person," I say between sobs.

"Peeta look at me," she tells me and I do as told. I wipe my tears away so I can see Katniss's mom." You aren't and awful person. You couldn't move because the hurt you. So it's not your fault. Katniss is so lucky to have you, because you are a wonderful person. Sometimes she will call me during my break time at the hospital, and tell me the wonderful things you do for her and how much she loves you. Peeta you make Katniss really happy. I haven't seen her this happy in a long time."

"She seriously does that?" I ask.

"Yes! She loves the stuff you do because you love her and she loves you. Even if it is cuddling on the couch. She always ask me of things to do for you, because you do so much for her." Wendy, Katniss's mom, says.

"She doesn't need to do anything for me. Just seeing her happy and with me means everything to me," I say with tears still coming down my face.

"She loves you a lot. Thank you for making her so happy. I better be going. It has been a long day. Call me if something happens or you need anything."

I nod my head and lead her to the door. I give her a hug, and with that she leaves. Now what do I do? I should go wait with Katniss even try to sleep in one of the chairs in the room, so I'm close to her if she wakes up. I walk into the room and she is still like how I left her. But the one thing different is she's breathing slower than before. Which means I'm losing her. I don't want to lose her. She never deserved any of this. She shouldn't be in this condition. It should be me.

I walk in more and I can't hold it in. I reach the side of the bed and fall to my knees crying. I put my arms crisscross on the bed and put my head in my arms. All the sudden someone touches my head. I don't look I just think that Wendy forgot something and saw me like this. Then I hear someone whisper in a scratchy voice,"Peeta?"

I look up to see Katniss looking at me and breathing somewhat normally.

"You're ok! You're alive!" I say with happy tears coming down my face now.

"Yes I'm fine. I heard you speaking earlier and I knew I couldn't leave you." She says. She tries to move, but she shrieks in pain.

"Katniss don't move. It will not hurt then." I tell her and all she does is nod .

"Peeta?"

"Yes Katniss?"

I don't feel to well and I'm really cold," she says shivering.