The Symbolic Hunger Games

Chapter 8 - Hospital, the individual assesments

I woke up this morning in a hospital bed. I see water replacement pushed into my arm. I take a moment to look over my surroundings.
It's white everywhere.
I get a little panicked because it feels like I'm locked in and can't come out. And the second thing is that mother worked here before...
I start crying.

Peeta opens the door quickly and runs into the room.
>> You're awake!<< he says happily.
>> Yeah.<< I mumble.
>> How long was I asleep?<< I ask him.
>> You were asleep since five yesterday when I carried you into the taxi, until now, it's 1 PM.<< he says and runs his hand nervously through his hair.
>> Okay.<< I mumble.
>> How are you feeling?<< Peeta asks.
>> I'm feeling much better than yesterday.<< I tell him, honestly.
>> Okay. When do you wanna go home?<< Peeta asks,
>> Home, home or to the penthouse?<< I ask him.
He laughs a little.
>> To the penthouse, if we hurry, we can advice Rock and Pearl before they will head down to their individual assesments.<< Peeta says.
I nod.

A doctor comes into the room with a writing pad.
>> Good, you're awake.<< the doctor says.
>> How are you feeling today?<< he continues.
>> Well, my headache is gone and I think I can walk again.<< I tell him.
He nods and makes a face that I think is his thinking face.

He starts writing on the pad he's holding in his hand.
>> I'm gonna give you pain killers if your headache if it comes back, and I'm gonna give you some medicin that will stimulate if you get too dizzy again.<< the doctor says.
>> You can go down to the reception with this paper and they will give you the medicins down there.<< he says and pulls off a paper from his pad.
He hands me the paper and pulls out the needle from my arm.

Peeta helps me out from the hospital bed and helps me up on my feet.
It became too much for my legs so I fell down a little but Peeta catches me and helps me up again.
He basically carries me, but I help a little with my own feet.
We make our way down to the reception and Peeta puts me down on a chair.
He goes to the reception and gets my medicin.

Peeta calls for a taxi that can drive us to the training center again.
>> I think you should rest, I can coach them for their individual assesments.<< Peeta says and looks down on me.
>> No, I can manage I really wanna help them too.<< I tell him.
>> Are you sure? Because I can handle it by myself.<< Peeta says.
>> Yeah.<< I say.
He leans down and kisses me.
Then I remember that we actually haven't kissed for a pretty long while.

We make our way back to the penthouse.
I see Effie the first thing I see when I open the door. Her hair is blood red today. It's kind of creepy.
>> You're back! Good, because Haymitch couldn't coach them, his tributes got in fight with Rock.<< she says.
>> What did you say?<< I ask her.
>> His tribute Diana and Trex got in fight with Rock.<< Effie says once more.
>> Okay...<< I say slowly.
>> I'm gonna go talk to Rock then.<< Peeta says and follows me to the living room and helps me to sit down.
He goes away to search for Rock.

Peeta comes back twenty minutes later with a red mark on his left jaw.
I raise up quickly and walks as fast as I can without getting dizzy to Peeta.
>> Omg, Peeta what happened?<< I ask and takes a loom on his left jaw.
>> It's fine.<< he says and pulls my hand away from his jaw.
>> No it's not, tell me what happened.<< I say to him.
>> I went up to the roof, where Rock were. I asked him simply what happened and he said that he didn't wanna talk about it so I kept on asking him and then he slapped me and kicked me on my leg. And he screamed that all this with the games was my fault.<< he says wile going over to the kitchen to get some ice.
>> Oh...<< is all I can get out of me.
>> Just forget it, this hasn't happened.<< Peeta says.
>> Okay..<< I say.
>> So we shouldn't talk to him?<< I ask.
>> He's going to the games, this is his last problem right now.<< Peeta says.
I nod.