I will always stay with you

Chapter 4

Katniss POV
2 days had gone by and I still couldn't see a thing. I was getting worried and from what Peeta told me Delly only got suspended and not expelled which is surprising to me but i'm OK with it I'm not going to throw a fit about it.

Peeta comes over every day after school to give me the homework and then he stays and works on the stuff we both have until dinner. He has been a big help because for some reason, being beat up isn't a good enough excuse to not do your school work for a couple of days. He does all of the writing while I just tell him what to do.

Tonight I think I will ask him if he wants to sleepover. My mom is basically no where to be found but Im not too worried. Prim is at her new friend Rue's house tonight and she will  be sleeping over there. Its the perfect opportunity to get to know Peeta some more.

He is a super nice guy from what I can tell and even though I have only known him for a couple of days I am really starting to like him. He is a good friend and super helpful.

I am upstairs finishing a drink and I hear him call from downstairs "Katniss, do you want popcorn?"

"Sure" I shout back. I lay down on my bed cause I'm feeling a little bit dizzy and lightheaded. Suddenly I cant really hear anything or see, which I will tell you, not fun. I start screaming hysterically and then all of a sudden I'm seeing white spots.

Im SEEING white spots. Then i can hear Peeta trying to calm me down. I start laughing because now I can see his face, even though it is still blurry but it doesn't matter. I take his face in my hands and I can tell he is really freaked out. For a good reason too. I was just screaming my head off and now I am cracking up.

"Peeta" I shout "Peeta, its OK. Its OK. I can see."

"What" he shouts a smile spreading across his face. A smile that I can see. "You can see? Really! I can't believe it!!" We start jumping up and down together.

"Oh I have to call prim!" I say and run down to grab my phone.

When that is done I go back upstairs to Peeta, who says "we have to do something to celebrate, what should we do"

"I don't know, whatever you want" I reply, just happy that I can see

"Oh! I have an idea" he shouts.

I just reply "OK, " give him a big smile then walk out the door. I get into the passenger seat of his car, and he gets in and starts the car. I lay my head back on the seat and give a big, happy sigh. We stop at the pizza place and he tells me to just wait in the car. About 10 minuets later he comes out with a big steaming pizza.

I thought we were driving home after that but instead, Peeta turns the wrong way. "Um my house is that way." I say with a gentle laugh.

"I know" he says. "We aren't going to your house. We have one more stop."

"OK" I say and go back to staring blankly out of the window. Another 10 minuets go by then we finally pull into a bakery. "Oh!" I say. For some reason I never made the connection between his last name and the name of the bakery I love, The Mellark Bakery. "How come I have never seen you here?" I ask. "I come her all the time"

"Oh I only work in the back" he says. "My father does all the selling and I do all of the baking with my mother"

"I thought you said she hits you, why do you work with her if she does such horrible things to you" I say, worried. Peeta is such a nice guy, and its not like anyone deserves to be beaten regularly but he deserves it the least.

"I just always have. Its always been this way." He states plainly. "Oh and don't worry, she is out shopping right now."

I just nod my head and he gets out of the car and runs inside. A couple minuets later he comes out with a small box which I am assuming is a cake. He sets it on my lap as he gets in and we drive over to my house.

When we get there we set up our food on the dining room table and dig in. It is a night of great fun. We laugh together and watch movies and eat tons of junk food from my pantry. We stay up practically all night and at about 4 am I give a big yawn. Peeta notices and says "we should probably go to bed some time soon"

"Yeah you are probably right" I get him set up in the extra bed room we both say goodnight and then I go climb into my bed.

It was a really good day and I had a lot of fun with Peeta. He is such a nice guy and it makes me wonder how someone could hit him. Once he told me what was happening to him I noticed a few small bruises in unnoticeable spots. They were all dark greens and purples and looked really really painful.

I will have to remember to thank him profusely for all of his help with the school work and just everything. I've never really had a crush on a guy before so I don't know what it feels like.

I think I might know now.