Panem high

Chapter 15

Clove

I walk into the room. Somehow I felt it was my fault even though everyone told me multiple times it wasn't. I was scared. But why? It's not like I have feelings for him. No. Of course I don't! I mean I know he's hot and dreamy and amazing and smart and perfect and smells good but I can't like him. Right?

The doctor let's one of us come in. Everyone decided I should go now because Marvel already went. They probably shipped us. No. Not Marvel and I, Cato and I.

I come in. He's eating a bar of chocolate and has some Sprite. Lucky.
"Hi." I say shyly.
"Oh. It's you." He said sounding disappointed.
"Why so disappointed. I'd be thrilled to see me the second face you see after surgery after your best friend and not including doctors."
"Well at least it's not him."
"Who?"
"Your ex."
"How do you know I have an ex."
"I have my ways."
"Anywho why don't you like him."
"Do you like him?"
"No."
"Than why are you asking me?"
"Because your bother Jerks."
"Rude. Well he did bully me."
"About what?"
"Well... Well.. you see.. umm.. how do I put it? Well when we were about 7. Now this is the hard bit."
"What's hard about it?" I ask
"Well I had a crush on you. I don't anymore of course well I don't think so anyway. So he bullied me by kicking, punching and all that saying stuff like 'Back of my girl'. Than one day you dropped a pencil. The pencil I used in the project about our districts. Anyway. At the time I was at the back of the class. You never noticed me. I'd be last for sports. No one wanted to be my partner. As for you. Well you didn't notice me. Except if I called you short." He blushed during most of what he said.
"Wow" I said shocked. I did not expect that. "Anyway you will get to go home tomorrow. Caoi."
"Adios Amiga." He said.

Cato

Wow. She's cute. Wait. What the hell am I talking about!!! She's to well strong, beautiful no georgeous, smart and has dreamy emerald green eyes and is perfect. But. I can't like her. Can I? No I don't. Do I? Damn you Clove Kentwell. Now I'm gonna be up all night thinking if I will ever get with you.

I'm up the next morning at 7. Great. Too early. I lie in the bed thinking about Clove. No. Get her out of your mind. I have an idea...
I take my phone and dial some numbers.
They pick up.

"Hi Cato. How are you boy." My dad says.
"Hi Dad. I'm doi-"
"Wait is that a hospital?!" My mom asks.
"We I sorta blacked out in the middle of dinner."
"What dinner? Was there a dinner for parents that I didn't know about?"
"No mom, I was out with dinner with my friends."
"Wait was one of them a girl?"they asked at the same time.
"Yes half of us were boys half of us were girls.
"Do you have a girlfriend than?" My mom asked.
"What!!! No."
"Yeah yeah. Invite her over. I have to head for work. Bye!!"
"Bye Mom."
She hung up. Even if I did have a girlfriend who would it be. Well it can't be Katniss because she's dating Peeta. Glimmer and Marvel were made for each other witch leaves Clove and I. WHAT?!! I mean she is cute but still.
Some doctors came in with breakfast. A fry in bed. I haven't had that for ever. It. Is. AMAZING. I come out side to see Marv, Peeta, Katniss, Glimmer and... Clove are waiting outside.
"We've been waiting here for the last day, only Marvel and Clove got to see you." Says Glimmer.
"Oh, I totally didn't know." I say sarcasticly.
"Anywho how are you feeling" asks Peeta.
"Great. I got to talk to my mom and dad for the first time since I got here."
"That's amazing." Peeta exclaimed.
"What did they say?" Clove asks.
"Well they asked me why I'm in hospital and I told them I blacked out at dinner with mates. Than they asked if I was hanging out with girls and I said something like "Yeah half of us are" or something. And now for some reason my mom thinks I have a girlfriend."
"So how is that a good thing?" Clove asked.
"Well that wasn't the good thing, the good thing was I just got to chat to chat to my parents."
"That's good . Now let's pay." Katniss said.
We walk past a room and Clove drops on the floor crying. The others are ahead so they don't notice.
"Hey, it's ok what's wrong?" I ask encouragly.
"W...W...well t..this is th...the r..roo..room m..my m..mom..d..died..i..in.."
She said between tears. It is hard to believe that less than 24 hours ago those laughs would have been through laughter
"Hey, it's okay. Come on. You don't want anyone knowing that you've cried do you?" I say holding my hand out to her.
"Yeah, thanks. Maybe your not that much of a jerk after all."
"Is that a compliment?"
"Yea, you can say it is."

We come out and of course im in the back with Clove. Of course.
"Clove when's your birthday?" I ask.
"Oh, 12 days time. Why?"
"Just wondering."

Ok so I have 12 days to buy her a present. Good thing I am rich. I have to get her mind of her mother. Hmm.... I'll ask Glimmer and Marvel if they have any idea what she would like in school tomorrow or we (Clove and I) can go shopping soon or something.
"Cato Handley!"
"Yes!" I say sprung up out of thought.
"I was talking to you and you fell asleep." Clove said. "By the way, we are finally home

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