The b✰y with the bread

Chapter 2

         

                                                                    Chapter 2

Katniss being that caring person, willing to give her life, for her sister in a heartbeat ; obviously she was going to do volunteer. Gale says something to her, can't quite make it out, she climbed up to the steps.

"Well bravo!" Effie gushed. Effie is exicted by the fact that something interesting is going on."What is your name?" she asked.

"Katniss Everdeen" Katniss said, swallowing hard, but looking stern.

"I bet my buttons, that was your sister. Don't want her to steal all the glory, do we? Come on everybody, lets give a big round of applause to our newest tribute!" she exclaimed.

One by one, people in the crowd put three fingers to their lips, and holds it out to Katniss. It doesn't take me long to join the crowd. This is an old, and hardly ever used, tradition in our district. It means, admiration, or saying goodbye to loved ones. Her facial expression looked like she was about to cry. At this moment, Haymitch decides to stagger along the stage to congratulate her. " Look at her! Look at this one!" he howeled as he threw his drunken arms around her. "I like her" he states. "Lots of..." he tries to think of a word. "Spunk!" he says proudly. He relases Katniss and shouted directly to the camera "More than you!" Haymitch is so disgusting. Was he actually making fun of the audience. Or was he actually making a mockery of the Capitol. This could end horribly for him. He opens his mouth and as he is about to say something, but he falls of the stage, and therefore knocking himself out, he was unconcious. Lying there, drunk. Everyone is staring at Haymitch, wondering what the hell is going on in that mind. Me, on the other hand, couldn't care less what that idiot was doing, my eyes were fixed on Katniss. Her eyes were staring into the distance, what was she thinking? Probably about her sister, her family and probably- Gale. 

Haymitch was quietly, whisked away. Effie attempted to get our attention again "What an exciting day!' She fixes her wig "But more excitement is to come, its time to choose our boy tribute!"

Dipping her hand into the glass bowl, she pulled out a slip. Carefully unfolding it she read out "Peeta Mellark!" It was me. I looked around and everyone was staring at me. This was it, my life is truly over. A path was made out for me. I kept looking at my family, nothing but the wind to volunteer for me. Effie, I think the odds are certainly not in my favor today.

I walked on to the stage, trying to be strong, but I felt like jelly, and my face looked startled, I struggled to hold back my tears.I was really glad to be this close to her, the down side was I was going to have to kill her. Or die.

I think Katniss recognised me, she had a bewildered  expression on her face. She still looked displeased, like she remebered something or hated me. I was starting to get the impression she hated me. Mayor Undersee started to recite the dreary Treaty of Treason. I was not listening. I was trying to read Katniss's expression. He finally finished reading, and motioned me and Katniss to shake hands. I had a nervous spasm, I grabbed her cold hand, squeezing it. First impressions? Hope they don't count, because this wasn't a great one. This wasn't my first interaction with her though.I think she may have forgotten, but I will never forget this.

It was a grim January, rain was falling, restlessly. Most of the district went starving. Starvation, thats common in District 12 especially in the Seam. I was working at the bakery that day. Mother went outside to the back. Thats were she found Katniss, searching the bins. Mother truly can be a witch sometimes, but the things she said to Katniss, were unexceptable. If I was older, maybe I would of said something. But I was only eleven years old, I just stood behind mother letting her say cruel, terrible things to her. My heart was tearing. Katniss put the lid back and mother walked back into the bakery.Mother hates Seam 'brats' (as she calls them). She doesn't let anyone in our family even mix with any of the Seam kids. Even in school, it feels like mother has chosen my friends. I only get the chance to socialise with the Merchant kids.I felt guilty about letting mother speak to her like that. I burnt two loaves of bread on porpouse. "You stupid creature! No decent person will buy burnt bread! Feed it to the pigs boy!" mother harshly ordered. She hit me with a rolling pin, I tried to remain strong, and mask the great amount of pain. I saw it coming though. I went and fed some of it to the pigs, but the second mother went inside, I threw some bread in Katniss's direction. I scurried back inside and watched her, she took the bread ran. I will never forget that day.

I just knew I was going to die. If I want to die I want it to be because of Katniss. But no matter what I will never hurt her. Never.