"one of the most terrible feelings in the world is knowing that someone else doesn't like you. especially when you don't know what you've done to deserve it"
how do you survive heartbreak? easy. you isolate yourself and don't let anyone in ever agai...
I grab my bag and run out of my apartment. I've decided the best place to look for Peeta is his apartment, so hopefully he'll be in.
When the taxi I was in pulls up outside his apartment building, I pay the driver, walk up to the door and buzz his apartment.
No one answers so I take out my key that Peeta gave me about a month and a half ago, unlock the door and go up the stairs to his actual apartment but when I get into it; he's not there.
I look around the place and notice it's cleaner since the last time I was here. I notice that whenever I'm here the place is a mess and I can't help but think that it's me who makes it a mess, I'll need to apologise to Peeta about that later.
I go through to his bedroom and notice something on his bedside table.
As I get closer I notice it's a card, a somewhat invitation.
7/27 CLUB OPENING!
Peeta! So I finally did it! I opened my own club! The opening is tomorrow- 4/6/16! I hope you can come because it would be nothing to me if my best friend wasn't there to share it with me! Love you and I better be able to say that in person tomorrow!
Delly x
The 4th of June? That's today.
I write down the address of the club and put it in my purse. If I'm going to talk to Peeta this club opening seems to be my best opportunity.
LATER ON THAT DAY
The taxi pulls up to the club at about 10pm and I quickly straighten out my outfit before paying the driver and getting out.
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As soon as I get into the club I see that it's in full swing. I notice a DJ is at the very back and what seems like hundreds of people surround it.
I order myself I drink and slowly start to walk around in search for Peeta.
About 10 minutes later I see two blondes standing in mid conversation whilst laughing. I know straight away one of them is Peeta and I'm guessing the other is Delly.
With great difficulty I make my way over there and tap Peeta on the shoulder.
When he turns around the smile on his face vanishes, "Sorry Katniss, I can't really fuck right now" he snaps at me before turning around.
I step in front of him, between him and Delly and take his hand. I try to tell him something but he just looks confused like he can't hear what I'm saying.
I realise that the music is way too loud so I put my lips to his ear and tell him, "I'm not here for that, I'm here to answer your question from the other day"
"Oh you're referring to the date question, it's fine I don't need you to answer that anymore, you kinda already did if you don't remember" Peeta spits.
He takes his hand from mine and I immediately feel colder. I start getting goosebumps by the way he's acting. He's never acted this cold to me before, he's usually always happy to see me and is always kind.
"But don't worry, with that outfit I'm sure you'll be able to find someone else" he says whilst looking me up and down.
"I don't want anyone else, I wore this outfit for you. I want you" I tell him but I don't think he's buying it because he scoffs then walks away from me.
I go to walk after him but I'm stopped by Delly, I think it is.
"I'm Delly, Peeta's best friend" she says, answering my unspoken question whilst extending her hand to me.
"Katniss" I say warily, placing my hand in hers.
"Oh I know, Peeta's not shut up about you! I feel like I know you myself!" Delly laughs.
"Oh haha" I laugh awkwardly.
"But anyway, he told me that you two haven't been speaking recently, in fact, he seemed quite upset about it but when I asked him what was wrong he wouldn't tell me, so I figured when I saw you come over I would ask you"
"How did you know it was me?"
"Oh Peeta's showed me pictures of you, plus his home screen on his phone is a picture of you and him" Delly tells me.
"Really?"
"Yeah, anyway, I don't really know what happened in the past few days, I mean for the past few months, he's been really happy, happier than usual but then these last days he's been quite miserable"
Should I tell her what happened? She is his best friend, maybe she could help me?
So I decide to tell her. I mean she is the best help I'm going to get. I feel like by the way she talks about Peeta she really cares about him and if she says he's been happy these last few months with me, hopefully she'll help me get him back.
"So you didn't want to go on a date because?" Delly asks.
"My last relationship wasn't heathy and I guess I just thought me and Peeta would end up that way but after a lot of thinking, walking back and forth, side to side, I figured out I really care about him and I should at least try" I tell her.
"Well from what I can gather, Peeta really cares about you too"
I smile at that sentence. I've never had anyone who's really cared about me before. Gale certainly didn't. He just cared about himself and other girls. My boyfriend before that wasn't serious, it lasted about 3 months and he turned out to be a dick. Certainly didn't care.
"So what can I do to show him that I care about him back?" I ask.
"Well Peeta's quite a romantic, so maybe do some romantic gesture or something?" Delly suggests.
That's when it hits me.
I thank her, walk away and walk straight to the back of the room.
I talk to the DJ and he agrees with my plan happily, he gives me a microphone and I take a deep breath before standing on top of a little box so I can see over the whole club.
My eyes scan the room and I find Peeta so I tell the DJ to cut the music.
Everyone looks around until I say hi through the mic. Peeta gets a confused look on his face as if to be like, 'what the fuck are you doing'
I look straight at Peeta and smile at him before saying through the mic, so it's projected through all of the club, "Peeta Mellark will you go on a date with me?"
