My Dark Past [Completed]

Chapter Eighteen: Dress Shopping/Sleepover

"So I was able to convince my parents to have the beach house for the Prom weekend. Each couple get their own rooms" Finnick announces sitting down at our table

"I highly doubt my parents would let me go to a beach house with no supervision" I say

"Oh come on! You're seventeen! You'll be eighteen by then! You're able to make your own choices" Madge replies, out of everyone I would've thought that Madge would be the one to step down as well but I guess not

"So it's just us? Alone at a beach house? That's how like every horror movie starts" I complain

"I'm sure Peeta would protect you. Come onnnn, Peeta can't be there by himself" Finnick whines, I roll my eyes and sigh with defeat

"Fine.... but if my parents ask, the girls all stayed together and not with any boys" I warn and they all smile, Peeta gives me a reassuring smile

"I'll sleep on the floor. I know that by me doing that you'll be more comfortable" Peeta says and I kiss his cheek

"Although your offer is generous and gentlemen like, I don't want you sleeping on the floor, I know how bad your back gets. Besides I sleep better with you next to me" I reply

"Are you sure?" He asks

"I'm sure" I smile and he does too, I guess spending a weekend with my boyfriend and friends wouldn't be too bad would it?

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"Try this on Kat!" Madge squeals extending what feels like the thousandth dress, this one is pale purple with diamonds everywhere on the chest area, it's a long dress which I'm not a big fan of, instead of complaining or disagreeing with her I take it to the change rooms to try it on but when I do it's the most uncomfortable dress ever! It gets caught up under my feet, it makes me itchy and honestly it weighs a lot

"I really don't think that this is a dress for me" I admit

"But you look beautiful!" Madge encourages and so does Annie

"It's just an uncomfortable dress in general" I sigh

"Okay then, you try and find one this time" Madge says as I get changed behind the curtain, I get dressed into my normal clothes then walk out with the huge dress, I walk around the shop in search for a dress but I almost lose hope because my feet are hurting and so is my back but that's until I find the perfect dress! It's not too long but not too short either and it gives me that feeling that this'll work, I take it off the rack and go into the changing stall I was in before, once I've changed into it I look at myself in the mirror with a smile, it looks perfect

"Katniss? You in there?" I hear Annie's voice

"Yeah, I'm just trying on this dress that I chose out" I reply

"Let us see it!" I hear Madge squeal, I pull the curtain away to reveal the dress and they both gasp

"Now that is gorgeous" Madge compliments

"Do you think Peeta will like it?" I doubt

"Of course! You could show up in your pj's and he'd still be speechless" Annie giggles making me roll my eyes but I smile knowing that it's true

"So is that the dress? I think it should be" Madge smiles and I nod, I then again change into my normal clothes, I check the price tag and see that it's $150, lucky I saved up enough money from my job! I have enough to by this dress and a pair of shoes to go with it, maybe Prom might not be that bad after all....

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"I'm planning to lose my virginity to Finnick at the beach house.... we've gotten so close before but we've always been interrupted but the beach house is the perfect time" Annie admits, we've suddenly got onto the subject of boyfriends and the things we've done

"What about you Katniss?" Annie asks

"Ew! Don't forget that she's dating my brother!" Madge points out

"Oh come on! Katniss can't always be the one not to share things" Annie complains, then they both look at me

"What?" I ask

"How far have you and Peeta gone? It's okay to tell us, we won't say a word, we promise" Annie replies and Madge agrees, I take a deep sigh before replying

"I mean we haven't had sex but we've done things.... orally. That's all, we do it mostly when we're alone at either of our houses" by the end I'm so embarrassed and my face feels like it's on fire

"What about you Madge?" Annie smirks, thankfully getting the attention off me

"I mean we've done stuff orally and we've had sex before, nothing quite that new" Madge openly says, how can she be so open about stuff like this? I guess this is why she's my best friend. After hours of talking we all decide to go to bed but that's when I have the worst nightmare of my life....

I'm standing watching Robert touch himself, it's like I'm back t9 being sixteen again but the age I am now, the thing that's changed is Peeta tied up unconscious in chair with bruises all of his face, I sob as Robert forces me to touch myself, when I look at Peeta he's looking at me with defeat and sadness in his eyes but he starts struggling to try and break free

"You could learn a thing or two about pleasure from me Mellark" Robert smirks standing

"Fuck up! Don't you fucking touch her" Peeta growls, Robert walks over to me and I feel myself become small in the inside, Robert starts touching me and it feels even worse from when I was sixteen, suddenly Robert is tackled to the ground, I watch as Peeta fights with him, Peeta yells for me to get dressed and run, I get dressed but when I go to run away I look behind me to see Peeta getting hit repeatedly by Robert, I try to fight Robert off him but I'm too weak, suddenly police sirens are heard from outside but their too late because Robert runs off, I go to Peeta's side and he's been beaten so badly that I can hardly recognise his face....

"I'm sorry.... this is all my fault, I-I dragged you into this" I cry but through the pain he gives me a smile

"No.... you've given me a chance to live an amazing life. I'm biggest achievement was having you as a girlfriend. I love you so much" He weakly replies not soon after his eyes slowly close till they're completely shut, no matter how much I scream for him to come back.... he doesn't, he just lays stiff in my arms, my boy with bread, my baker, gone from my life so quick, how can I survive?

I shoot up in bed and look around my room, I look and see that Madge and Annie are both still asleep. I look at the clock on my phone and it reads 5:30 am.... jeez, I text Peeta and when he doesn't reply straight away I start panicking and continue to spam him with messages, relief floods through me when I get a reply

Peeta: Hey baby, what's wrong? :((

Katniss: I had the worst dream, Robert beat you to death and now I'm scared....😭😭😭😭

Peeta: Look through your window

I open the blinds and I see Peeta by his window, he gives me a smile to comfort me that he's okay and not dead, he starts texting and when I get it, it almost makes me cry

Peeta: I'm always here, you're the love of my life. I promise that I'll never leave you ever, I love you so so much and remember, always💝💝💜💜❤️❤️💚💚💖💖💗💗💙💙💞💞💛💛

Katniss: You're literally the greatest boyfriend ever. I love you more than you know

Peeta: You should try and get some sleep but remember what we talked about? You need to think of something happy before you fall asleep, I love you xxxx

Katniss: Thank you Peeta, you're such a massive help. I will, I love you too xxxxx

At the top is how I picture Annie to look in my head (sorry it's not the original actress)