Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Seventy-One

Peeta POV- (On the phone with Willow)

"Dad? Please don't tell Mom, I'm at a party and I need you to come pick me up, please?" Willow cries into the phone.

"Oh my God, Willow. Where are you at? I've been worried sick about you all night." I say into the phone, relieved to hear her voice.

"Daddy, please come and get me?" She begs me, crying hard.

"Where are you at?" I say again.

"I'm at Finn's house. Finnick and Annie are gone and he had a party and Carter and I got into a fight and she left without me. Finn is with his girlfriend. I can't find him anywhere. Then these guys started hitting on me and to get me to do stuff with them and I wouldn't and they yelled at me and I'm scared and I really need you right now." She says.

My heart sinks, "I'll be there in just a minute. Wait for me outside, keep your phone on you." I say sternly.

"I will. I'm so sorry, Daddy. Please don't be mad at me." She begs me.

"We will talk about it when I get there. Just be careful. I'm leaving the house right now." I say and I hang up the phone.

I rush out to the car and speed a few blocks away to Finnick and Annie's house.

It's jam packed full of people and cars outside.

I see Willow outside, standing by herself.

I pull up and I contemplate getting out but I do not want to crash the party.

It'll only embarrass Willow and Finn's parents will find out soon enough-I just hope nothing gets too out of hand but honestly right now, all I care about is making sure Willow is okay.

When she sees my car, she runs over and hops inside.

I drive away before anything is said.

"What were you thinking?" I ask her as I drive home.

"I wasn't."

I shake my head, "You have no clue how worried I was. You were in your bed when we went to bed. Besides, what made you think you could do that? Even if you didn't ask Mom you could've at least asked me and I would've agreed to it probably."

"I just got scared you would say 'no.' And Momma doesn't like me going out to any kinds of parties."

"Yeah because things happen and get out of control. What you just experienced and way way worse, Willow. We don't make up these rules to torture you."

"I know but I just thought maybe I could get away with it."

I shake my head, "Well you didn't. What would you have done if those guys hadn't stopped?"

"I stopped them though. I punched one square in the nose because I told him to leave me alone and he wouldn't."

"I'm glad but you shouldn't have even been in this situation to begin with. And maybe if you would've asked us, it wouldn't have happened."

"I'm sorry, I messed up."

I pull into the driveway and park. I let out a sigh, "Come here." I say, pulling her into a hug.

I can't even be all that mad even though I am. I am more thankful she's alright than anything.

She starts crying again.

"Are you alright?" I ask her.

"I'm fine. I just I'm so sorry."

"Nothing else happened?"