Panem High

Chapter Fourteen

Cato's Pov

When Lucille came the first thing she did was push me in my bed and started kissing me. She was a speck compared to my Clover, but I guess I was caught up in the moment, so I kissed back. I sighed as she depend the kiss and she wrapped her arms around me. She was hot, but the only thing on my mind was Clove. I missed her. Her kisses were softer and better.

I hope her boyfriend was good to her.

I was about to pull off when the door opened and a shriek came.

Clove's Pov

The girls had told me that when they visited Cato he was crying. They had said I should talk to him because he seemed like he wanted me back as well. So I put on black tights, a lacy purple shirt, and my usual chunky ankle boots. I put on a purple jacket even though it was warm. I tugged it over my arms, to cover the cuts from Brady.

My parents had left me home because they were on a trip, to the Capitol.

I was a little jumpy. How would I speak? Would I go comfort Cato and apologize for everything? Would he wrap me in his embrace and stroke my hair? I was so curious.

I skateboarded down a few blocks, since he lived in District Two Street as well. But his father told me he was at Finnick's, so I skateboarded down all the way to District Four Street. It was tiring, but imagine how far it was for Katniss and Peeta, on District Twelve Street. Oh well they drive anyways.

An unfamiliar car was parked there, but I shrugged that off. I was ready to get my CatoBear back. I heard noises from the second floor so I carefully walked up. I slowly opened the door and I accidentally let a shriek come.

I saw Cato and Lucille all over each other. I felt tears pour down like a river. "Bastard!" I screamed. "You filthy, despicable bastard!" I had no idea who I was talking about, Lucille or Cato, but I still screamed at them. My mascara was dripping but I didn't care. I grabbed a lamp and hurled it at them.

It shattered and I slammed the door

and ran down all the stairs, down to the living room. The door burst open and the guys were panting, like they were in a rush. "Oh..you saw..?" Marvel's voice was really quiet. I wiped my eyes. "You knew?" I asked in a deadly whisper. They gave each other glances and the moment of silence gave me the answer. I screamed in frustration and pushed my way through. "Whoa," Finnick said, steading me with his arms. "Calm down." I started to cry and laugh together. "Calm down?" I laughed. "You want me to calm down?" Tears were all over my face now, and my mascara fell on the carpet. "You're the one who set him up. You're the one that invited her. You're the one that ruined my life!" I sobbed. "I hate you guys!" They seemed shocked and I ran crying to the front door. Cato's heavy feet ran down the stairs. "Clove, wait!" he cried. I opened the door and slammed it behind me. I grabbed my board and skated away, ignoring the boys' desperate calls.

Madge's Pov

We were in Clove's living room, waiting for her. The door burst open and Clove came in sobbing. She collapsed next to Katniss and sobbed. Katniss rubbed her back as she told the whole story. "Oh, Clove!" Annie cried. Katniss shook her head. "Hopefully he made a mistake. Like Peeta," she said, patting Clove's hair. "I saw him today at the park and Delly was all over him. But he told me it was all Delly, not him. We ended up making up and kissing."

Clove wiped her tears with a wipe Glimmer handed her. Johanna got a bag of chips and strawberries and Finch put in a movie. I rubbed her back as Katniss printed a picture of Cato and covered it on top of the Delly-punching-bag. Clove sniffed and while the rest of us watched the movie she punched the Cato bag. The paper was now in shreds so Katniss and I printed another picture and went to Lucille's Panemgram and printed another picture. We taped Cato in the front and Lucille in the back as Clove strapped the gloves on and punched away. Lucille's PanemBook was checked in 'taken' and Clove burst into a new wave of tears as Annie patted her. We decided not to let her feel to bad so we went to the mall. We got mani pedis and styled our hair.

We went to the candy shop and filled our bags. Then we went to YogurtHouse and spooned a large cup.

By the time we got home we were so full, said bye and left. Katniss and I carpooled to District Twelve Street, then went our seperated ways into the moonlight.

Cato's Pov

After the guys told me why Clove really cheated on me I burst into tears of anger. I drove home, skipped dinner and called Clove. Ten times. She didn't answer once, but I slipped the knife back in her mailbox.

The next morning I rang her doorbell. She must've thought I was Katniss or Johanna because she opened the door. She was wearing her usual shoes, blue shorts, and a black tank. Her eyes were red and puffy and when she opened the door she slammed it immediately.

"Clove!" I called, knocking on her door. I was there early, so I spent my extra five minutes banging. But a few minutes later I saw her leave through the back door, into Madge's car, leaving me grumpy. I took my board and rode to school, and went to homeroom. I sat behind her, but every time I tried to talk to her I got in trouble by Miss Trinket.

At lunch we all sat together. But the girls sat next to her and gave me glares as she picked at her food. Even at gym when she beat me at basketball she didn't stick her tongue or do a victory dance. How was I going to get her to talk to me?