After The Games

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven:

For 2 weeks now I haven't gone to school, Finnick and Annie went home yesterday after I uncaringly forced them to. I haven't seen him

yet. I can't say his name, it hurts to much. His picture starts to make its way into my mind, oh no, I was gonna try to go to school today.

I try to fight it but I just can't i start to scream. I scream, just scream. Then I cry while my lips form his name into a scream, I can't take

it anymore. I need some kind of distraction, I run down the stares. I stumble and spring forward cutting my forehead. Warm blood

streams down my face. I still think of him. I run into the kitchen and grab a knife, I cut deep into my skin three times on each arm. I

wait for the blood to stop. I wash the blood from my hands and put on a clean t shirt. I am already late, I run out the door and I stumble

but the force causes my forehead to bleed again. When I get into school I put on a brave face, wipe the still flowing blood from my eyes

and walk into science. Everyone stares at me, my braid cannot hide the blood flowing through my face.

"Katniss are you alright"

I cannot find my voice to answer the teacher so I just nod.

"No your not go to the nurse"

"I'm Fine!" I scream.

The bell rings and I get up, jogging to the cafeteria. I sit in an empty table where I can watch Peeta with his friends. I watch him laugh

and talk but all of a sudden he looks over at me.

"Katniss! Are you okay" he yells.

He runs over to me and try's to wipe the blood away, grabbing my arm he sees the cuts.

"What did you do to yourself?"

"Why do you care?"

"Your turning white you need to go to the nurse!"

"No, your not the boss of me!"

He comes closer and picks me up.

"Put me down!"

I start hitting him and screaming. Everyone is staring at us.

I slap him over and over again. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" I burst into tears right as he walks through the nurses office. Peeta

stays with me and just sits there watching the nurse work. Why is he here? He never cared about me! I burst into a new round of tears.

"Does it hurt, dear?"

I nod.

"Where?"

I point to my heart and Peeta looks like he is having a seizure. He gets this look on his face that shows longing, and pain. I reach for

him but he shakes his head gripping the edges if his chair, his knuckles turning white. The nurse stitches me up and treats the wound.

"Mr. Mellark why do t you take Katniss home?"

"Of course" Peeta answers.

He helps me up and we walk from the office into the cool air.

"I can walk myself home"

"Why?" I know he isn't talking about me walking home any more "why would you do this to yourself? Over me"

"Because I love you" I simply state.

I open my front door and he comes in behind me. He closes the door behind him and walks to my front room and closes the window

curtains. He spins around and faces me.

" I love you, too" he takes my face in his hands and presses his lips against mine.

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