Hunger Games High: An Everlark Story

Do it All Over Again

Peeta's POV

I can't believe he told Katniss I liked her. She can't know. It's impossible for her to like me back. A baker? No. That would never happen. Now I don't even know if I can look at her without feeling shame. I don't know why but I feel shame when I look at her.

I am currently at the bakery doing... Well, bakery stuff, when I see Katniss's little sister walk in. I haven't seen a lot of her lately, or heard a lot of her. Teenager stuff, I guess.

"What's up kiddo?"

"I am not a kiddo, and I have something to tell you," she says firmly.

"What?" I say but then I get a text. It's from Katniss:

KitKat😍💞: is prim with u

"No! I am not here," Prim shouts. I raise my eyebrows but tell Katniss no.

"So what's so important that your sister can't even know you're here?"

"You like Katniss, right?"

"No." I lie.

"Oh. I thought- oh never mind. But... She likes you, so, don't do anything foolish," she tells me.

"Yes ma'am," I say and earn a laugh from her as she runs out the door.

I don't know why I lied. Perhaps it was the fact that she was going to tell Katniss and I would be made fun of... Wait! Did she say Katniss likes me? Oh my God. She was probably joking though, she probably got paid by Finnick to make a fool out of me. Either way, she can't know.

A few days later...

"Guys, I've got something to tell you all," Finnick announces. The room goes quiet. He swallows hard and then begins. "Here's a fact: you are going to die. I'm not saying this to depress you, I'm saying this to prepare you. I'm just telling you that you can die whenever and wherever. You never know what's going to happen. Some die young, some die older, but it's pure luck I guess.

I have cancer. I am going to die. Soon, perhaps.

You may think I am unlucky. But, truth is, I'm the luckiest person in the world. I have all of you guys, and Annie, and you can't even begin to imagine how much you all have changed my life. You have given me a forever within these numbered days and I don't know how to thank you for that."

I run up and start sobbing into his shirt. I'm soaking him in tears but I can't stop crying. My best friend is going to die soon. I don't know how I'm going to be able to move on from this.

Some people were saying that the last chapter didn't upload. Some people could see it and some couldn't. I'm trying to figure out what's wrong so I decided to unpublish and then publish again. I hope it works😬