Welcome to Panem Private (Clato, Katniss/Peeta)

Chapter Twenty

Cato POV:

I try to swerve but it doesn't work. We go straight into the ditch. Clove flies out of the car. I hear her screaming my name. 'Cato, Cato!'. But I can't do anything to save her. I'm stuck. I listened to her last words. I couldn't do anything. Why can't I fucking move? I feel like I'm paralyzed. I feel tears streaming down my face, knowing I just lost the one thing that I couldn't live without. Without Clove, I'm nothing. Nothing.

"Mr. Hadley?" I hear someone call.

Where is this coming from? I look around in the back of the car, no one is here.

"Mr. Hadley!" My eyes suddenly open to see a white room. I'm laying in a bed and it looks like a doctor and two nurses are looking over me. I try to get up, but the doctor puts his hands on my shoulders and lays me back down. I am struck by a sudden pain in my head.

"Hello Mr. Hadley. I'm Doctor-"

"Where's Clove? She's not dead, right? Please tell me she's not dead!" I yell frantically, trying to get up again but the doctor lays me back down once again.

"Calm down please. You've been out for about a day. We need to run some tests." The doctor tells me.

I grab his collar and pull myself up.

"How is Clove? Answer me!" I scream into his face.

"Ms. Sevina is in critical condition at this point. She has a broken leg and ankle. We stopped the internal bleeding before it got too bad. Actually, she is just getting out of surgery. I will be back in a little bit, Mr. Hadley. If you need anything just ask the nurses." He says before scurrying off.

Critical condition? No. It's better that she's not dead, but that could mean she could be dead. I need to see her!

"Could you please take me to see Clove. Please?" I frantically ask the nurses.

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that. Would you like to see your parents?" One of the lady's ask.

"Yeah."

They rush off to get my parents and about one minute later they burst through the door.

"Cato, baby, are you okay?" My mom runs toward me with my dad lagging behind.

"Yeah I'm fine. Have you seen Clove?" I ask her quickly.

"Yes, but she's not awake yet." She tells me.

I really fucked up. I would do anything for her to wake up and be in my arms. In the back of my head, I feared she would hate me for being so stupid. How could I drink and drive? I'm so much smarter than that yet, I put not only my life but her life in danger too.

"I need to see her." I tell them.

"Cato, I know you probably don't want to talk about this right now but you're potentially in a lot of trouble." My dad tells me.

"Wait what do you mean?" I ask. Trouble?

"I guess it all depends on if Clove's parents press charges but you're looking at prison time. Also, your license is suspended for one year. I'm sorry." He says, shaking his head.

"No! I can't go to prison! Shit, I wasn't even supposed to be talking to Clove. Her dad forbid us to be together!" I panic. This can't be happening.

"Honey, you should have thought of that before you were drinking and driving. We'll help you as much as possible but we can't promise anything." My mom sighs. I can see tears forming in her eyes.

"Mom I'm so sorry." I tell her as I feel tears start to form in my eyes also. She brings me close in a hug. "I love you guys."

"We love you too, son." My dad tries to smile.