Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Eighty-Four

Peeta POV- (A week later)

It's been a week and I haven't heard from Katniss one time.

No one has seen her or heard from her.

I've even called her and texted her a hundred times but I don't get a reply.

I'm really starting to get worried too, the doctor's released her about 6 days ago and no one has seen or heard from her.

I just wonder where she went?

I really thought that she would come back or call me but I guess I was wrong.

I just don't know what I'm gonna tell Willow.

I can only tell her that her mom is still hurt for so long and that she doesn't want visitors at the hospital.

Eventually, I'm going to have to tell her the truth.

Mrs. Everdeen hasn't even seen her and I figured she would at least talk to her mother.

I explained everything to Mrs. Everdeen a few days after it happened.

She surprisingly was on my side.

And she wasn't mad at all and thought Katniss was overreacting both before and after the accident.

She promised that she truly thought that Katniss would come back but I guess we were both wrong.

I just miss her so much I can't take it.

I don't know what to do or where she would be and I'm worried sick.

Willow misses her so much too and so does Rye.

Every time my phone rings Willow is convinced that it's Katniss but it never is.

It's usually someone calling back to tell me that they haven't seen her and then I have to lie and tell Willow it was someone from the bakery.

That lie won't slide much longer.

I hate having to lie to her.

Isn't lying what got us here in the first place?

I just can't break my little girl's heart-I just can't.

We've had a lot of fun the last week though.

I've been putting my attention solely on Willow and Rye and they've loved it just as much as I have-just Willow and I agree that it would be better with Katniss here.

Willow and I have been going on lunch dates together while Bristol watched the baby or we've gone to the park with Carter and Carson.

She's really enjoyed it.

We've also been staying up past midnight, playing games, doing art, baking and watching movies.

It's been really nice, really nice.

I get up to go to the bathroom and hear Rye crying a few seconds later.

I rush in there so he doesn't wake Willow and I scoop him up.

"Hey, Rye. You're okay. Daddy's got you." I say softly, rocking him back and forth in the dark.

I walk over and shut the window, sitting in the edge of the bed, trying not to disturb Willow.

He makes that crying noise he makes when he wants Katniss.

He's been doing that an awful lot lately but there's nothing I can do.

I did try putting one of her shirts over his blanket last night, it seemed to help a lot.

But he hasn't been too happy just having me lately, he misses Katniss.

"I know you miss her. I miss her too." I whisper to him, grabbing one of Katniss's clean shirts from the closet.

"I'm gonna try to find her soon. I'll do whatever it takes to bring her home for you and your sister." I promise.

He stares up at me and tears stroll down his cheeks, making me cry too, "I'm sorry. I should've done things differently." I say.

He ends up falling asleep and I end up feeling all alone.

Lonelier than I've ever felt in a long time.

I put Rye back in his bed and I go downstairs.

I stare at the phone for awhile, wishing she'd call me but nothing happens so I call her.

It goes straight to voicemail.

"Katniss, it's Peeta. I know that I should've handled this all differently and I'm sorry. You can make me suffer all you want to but please don't do this to Willow and Rye." I sob into the phone.

I didn't think that she would ever do this to them.

I thought that much.

I didn't think that after what we went through with our mothers that she would do the same to them.

Katniss POV-

"Thank you, Katniss, for everything." She said with tears rolling down her pale cheeks.

I swallow hard, "I'm so sorry." I sobbed into her hand.

"I love you so much. Please, promise me that you'll stay with Peeta forever." She said with tears filling her eyes.

I nodded my head, "I promise."

"Good." She whispered.

"I love you Prim, I'm so sorry." I sobbed.

Peeta patted my back as tears streamed down all of our faces.

"I love you, Momma." She said softly to my mom.

Mom was a mess and she leaned over, giving her a big kiss on the forehead, "I love you too."

"I love you, Peeta." She finally said.

He swallowed hard, "I love you too, Prim." He cried.

"Remember our promise." Prim told him and just like that, she was gone.

Her grip on my hand loosened and went limp.

I completely lost it.

I released her hand and Peeta tried to hold me but I didn't want him to. I began slamming my fist into the drywall of the hospital room repeatedly.

My mother fell to her knees and Peeta just stood there not knowing what to do.

I began to scream and shake violently as the doctors had Peeta drag me out kicking and screaming.

My sister was dead.