district high school ♞ everlark

Chapter 17

-Katniss-

Peeta's been in his coma for five days now. I've been singing to him, talking to him, holding his clammy hands, but he won't wake up.

"Do you want something to eat? I'm going down to the café," Finnick says.

"No, I hate that god awful food," I turn up my nose.

"But Katniss, you haven't eaten for five days!" Finnick explains angrily.

"I'll just get something out of the vending machine," I grumble and get my purse. I get out five bucks and take it to the vending room in the hall.

After I come back, I have two bags of chips and some pre-made soup. I gobble up my meal and return to Peeta's side.

"Peeta, please wake up," I beg. But, as usual, I get no reply.
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The whole group has come for visits most days after school. Fortunately, Mom and Plutarch let me stay with him. Peeta's dad is usually here, but sometimes he's at the bakery. His brothers, unless they're in class at college, are here. Prim walks here after school, and on the weekend, Plutarch and Mom came. But only Michael is here with me today.

"He'll wake up, Katniss," Michael assures me.

"It's been five fucking days!" I shout angrily, "He's not gonna wake up! My life is ruined because of that stupid driver!"

"Just calm down, let's go get you some water," he drags me down the hall to the vending room.
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-Delly-

I told them I'd get revenge. If she can't have him, no one can. Yeah, Madge hit him with the car. Now, I'm going to shut off his life support.

"I'm here to visit Peeta Mellark," I fakely smile at the secretary.

"The fifth door on the right," she points down the hall.

"Thanks," I reply and hurry down the hall. I peek into the room to see no one but him. Sneaking in, I set down my purse and fumble with some wires hooked up to him. I pull them out and shut the door to leave.
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-Katniss-

Michael got me a bottle of water, after waiting in a huge line, so now we are coming back to the room.

I step in and set down the half-empty water to see wires on the floor, oozing out stuff. I look up to Peeta's arm to see the wires gone!

"That was his life support!" I gasp before falling to the floor, darkness overtaking me.
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-Michael-

Oh my god! His life support was unhooked! I press the doctor call button, and in three seconds, two doctors are at my door.

"Someone pulled out his life support and she's fainted!" I point to Katniss.

They hurriedly work on Peeta while another set places Katniss in the adjacent bed.

I'm shaking and sweating so hard. There's no chance of him living now. Why would someone so hateful do that?

As I'm looking around the room, my eyes plant themselves on a Coach purse left on the floor.

That's not Katniss's purse. I suspiciously set it on my lap and unzip it. I see a pink wallet, so I pull that out. I look at the driver's license inside to find a girl named Delly Cartwright.

Looking back, I think Peeta mentioned Delly somehow. He said she was evil or something. I bet she was the one who pulled his life support!

After three of the four doctors leave, the other doctor sits down.

"I'm Dr. Madden," he shakes my hand.

"Michael Mellark," I reply.

"Are you Peeta's brother?" He asks.

"Yes," I nod, "And that's his girlfriend, Katniss Everdeen, over there," I point to the girl, still passed out.

"I have some good news and bad news about Peeta," he sighs, "We managed to revive him and return him to life support, but if he doesn't wake up in two days, we will have to stop treatment."

"W-What?" I stutter.

"I'm terribly sorry. There's honestly nothing we can do if he doesn't wake up in time," he shakes his head.

"What about Katniss?"

"Oh, she's fine," Dr. Madden assures me, "She'll probably be awake tomorrow morning."

"Okay, thank you for the info," I sadly sigh, "But there's something very important I have to share with you to tell the police."

"What is it?" He asks.

"I found this purse in here, and it belongs to a girl named Delly Cartwright," I show him the license, "Peeta's said she's evil."

"Do you think she was the one who took him off life support?" He asks.

I nod.

"Is there a phone in there? Or can I check?"

"Go right ahead," I hand him the expensive bag.

He roots around in there to later find and iPhone 5.

"It's not locked," he incredulously gapes. He hands me the phone and I go through her texts. The most recent is from Madge Undersee.

M: I can't believe we hit him with the car! Good job, Dell!

D: Success! I snuck in and got him off life support

M: Nice! Now it's time to kill Everdeen

"Oh, Lord," the doctor sighs, "I'm calling the police."

And that's all he says before he leaves to call.

Katniss is going to be devastated.