She Broke my Heart, Than Stole It

Chapter 23 Cato the Sweet

<pre class="commentbubble reverse" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; margin: 12px 116px 0px 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; border: 1px solid #c2c2c2; padding: 8px; min-height: 40px; color: #333333; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; box-shadow: #cccccc -1px -1px 2px; text-align: start; width: 419px;">Peetas pov

I'm so stupid! I lost the girl who I actually love! Ugh! She runs off and leaves me, yet again. But this time, it's my fault. Amber just laughs. I turn to her.

"YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?!" I scream at her. She suddenly looks scared.

"N-no." She says.

"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO IT?"

"Because I had to."

"NOT AN ANSWER!" She huffs and storms off. Idiot. I kick the tree. Why am I so stupid? Sobs start to wrack my body. I bash my head on a sharp rock several times. Maybe I can end it. Maybe I can end my life. Nothing ever goes well for me. I can end it. I continue bashing until I feel it cut through my head. I collapse onto the ground. Then, blackness overtakes my vision.

Katniss' pov.

"So what brings you here?" Cato asks. He is really nice, more than him.

"My ex invited me."

"Same."

"So when did you break up?"

"A few days ago. I couldn't get a flight back so I just decided to stay. What about you?"

"About a hour ago."

"Where do you normally live?"

"Somewhere called Panem. I doubt you've heard of it." I say sarcastically.

"No I haven't." He says sarcastically back.

"What about you?"

"District two. My ex and I both came here to get a break. Saw her kissing her ex and well, we are no longer together."

"That's weird. My ex was kissing his ex."

"It's a small world." We both laugh. He is kind of hot. Like he is really good looking. Maybe I can get my mind off Peeta by dating him. "So where you staying?" I ask.

"I have no where. I've been sleeping around outside."

"Why don't you come stay with me? I'm sure no one will mind."

"What about your ex?"

"Eh. I'm sure he won't. He'll probably have moved on. He doesn't love me anyway." I let a tear fall. Cato wipes it away.

"Don't cry." He whispers. This just makes my cry even more. Peeta would do that.

"I'm sorry." I sob. "I just thought he was the one." I wipe my tears with a tissue and shake my head. "Anyway, let's go." We both stand up, out of our seats and make our way out of the coffee bar. I lead the way to Carries.<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We are about to cross the roD when a ambulance speeds past. Weird. According to Carrie this is a really quiet town. We cross the road. Cato holds my hand. I am suddenly overwhelmed by this movement but still, happy. We reach Carries. </span></pre>

<pre class="commentbubble reverse" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; margin: 12px 116px 0px 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; border: 1px solid #c2c2c2; padding: 8px; min-height: 40px; color: #333333; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; box-shadow: #cccccc -1px -1px 2px; text-align: start; width: 419px;">"Carrie?" I call out. She comes running down the stairs.

"Oh Katniss! Your here! I was wondering where you were. Where's Peeta?"

"Don't mention him." I let tears fall. She comes up to my side.

"What happened?" She whispers.

"I saw him kissing another girl. Amber." I sob. Carrie hugs me and rubs my back.

"Who's this?" She points at Cato.

"Oh he's an....old friend. He needs somewhere to stay. Can he stay here for a night?"

"Sure! You can have the guest room sweety." She says to Cato.

"Thank you ma'am." He says.

"Please, call me Carrie." She smiles. She then runs back upstairs. Cato turns to face me, I face him. I show him to the guest room and let him settle in. "Umm Cato?" I ask. He looks at me.

"Yeah?"

"Mind if I stay in this room? I don't want to sleep with my ex..." I say, embarrassed.

"Sure." He smiles. That smile. I look at his lips, I almost resist attacking them with my own. Katniss! You just broke up! Not the time to go into another relationship! We both walk downstairs. We sit on the couch and wait for anyone to come in. Suddenly, Delly barges in.

"Delly?" I ask. She runs into the lounge.

"Peeta. He's in hospital, almost dead to be exact." Oh my god. What have I done? I run to the door, without any shoes on. I jump down the stair and run down the road to the hospital. Cato follows me. We reach the hospital but we can't find the entrance. I start crying. Cato hugs me. I cry into his chest.

"Shh...." He coos. "He broke your heart. He's not worth it." That's true. I stop crying and look up at Cato. I then place my lips on his. Not a spark, but his lips still feel good. Maybe this could work. Maybe Cato and I could work. We pull away, foreheads touching.

"Let's go back." I whisper. He nods and we walk back, hand in hand to the <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">house. Right now, I couldn't really care about Peeta. I have Cato with me, right here, right now.

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