Sparks

Chapter 24

CHAPTER 24

"Peeta? Where's Peeta Mellark?" I ask the hospital attendant.

"I'm sorry who are you?" the attendant asks.

Is she serious? "I'm Katniss Mellark, his wife." I say.

"He's in room 413." she says.

"Thank you." I say and search the hallways for room 413. Once I find it I walk inside to find Peeta sleeping on a bed. I know its risky, but I walk up and sit in the chair next to his bed. I sit there for a while patiently waiting for him to wake. After about two hours his eyes start to flutter open.

"Hey." I say reaching for his hand. My hand rests on his and after a while he closes his hand with mine.

"Hey Katniss." he tries to smile.

"Peeta, I'm sorry for everything." I say.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. I over reacted." he says.

"No you didn't, it was just an attack." I say.

"I know but-" he starts.

"Peeta, stop. Listen, I don't know how to prove it but I really do love you. Otherwise I wouldn't have married you. And you know me well enough that I hate those kind of things because they aren't such a big deal to me unless it's with someone I really love." I say. "I love you so much Peeta."

He smiles. "I love you too." I lean in and kiss his lips gently.

"Excuse me." I stand up to see a doctor walk in. "Hello Mrs. Mellark. I'm doctor Caverly." he shakes my hand.

"Hi." I say. "When is he able to come home?" I ask.

"Well we are going to transfer him to the twelve hospital next week but an estimated time for him to return home would be about six weeks." he says. "Nothing major, just a false alarm and we need him on full watch until we can be sure its clear. You are welcome to visit anytime, in fact we encourage it. It will help Peeta." he smiles.

"Thank you so much for your help." I say.

"Of course. We are going to run a few tests right now and it might take about an hour, so if you don't mind stepping out into the hall." he says.

"Alright." I walk back to Peeta. "I'll see you later."

"Okay." he says. I lean down and give him a small kiss.

"Love you." I whisper.

"Love you too." he responds.

I leave the room and head for the nearest phone eager to call Haymitch and prove him wrong. I dial his number and wait for the answer. Instead a mans voice comes on. "Hello?" Haymitchs voice says.

"Hey, it's Katniss." I say.

"Why hello. Hows our lover boy doing?" he asks.

"He's just fine actually. The doctor says he can return to twelve in a week but he has to stay in the hospital there for another six weeks." I say.

"Ah, fantastic." he says.

"Katniss?" I hear a female voice behind me. I turn and drop the phone.

"Annie?" I say.

"Katniss!" she runs and hugs me. "Oh it's so nice to see you again!"

"You too." I say. Annie and I aren't really close, but she was loved by Finnick so that makes us friends. She was left with an unborn child that Finnick never knew about. She's had her baby recently, but she never told me the name.

"Oh congradu- ah!" Annie falls to the ground and covers her ears with her hands and screams at the top of her lungs. I forgot she was mad.

"Help! Please!" I call. Some hospital attendants run and put her on a stretcher taking her to another room. The refused to let me go in for my own saftey. So I sit out in the hallway, waiting for my two mad people.