As she walked nearer to the bakery, Peeta scrambled out the door to meet Prim on her daily rounds, after school, giving out medicine. Rushing up, beaming and looking like a long conversation was about to spring, Primrose saw this as an opportunity for a rest from her chores.
"Hey Prim how are you?"
"Alright, just on my rounds, you?"
"I'm okay, - rushing on he asks – how's your sister, isn't she with you?"
"No she never comes with me, she always runs off after school … I don't know where to though. Somewhere with Gale I think, you know that guy a few years older than you, that almost every girl in District 12 fantasises over"
"Oh yeah, I know who he is" Peeta says whilst laughing, as he tries to look focused his mind starts to wander on where Gale and Katniss venture to after school.
Prim drops her head and lets out a sigh.
Alarmingly Peeta asks "Are you alright Prim?"
"No, not really, I haven't eaten since breakfast, this morning."
Suddenly Peeta springs into action,
"Here have a slice" As he offers the bread,
"Really … I can have a bit … wont you get in trouble - "
"No no, you let me worry about that"
- Peeta`s older bother Ash walks in -
"Aha!"
"What do you want Ash!"
"I caught you red handed giving bread to that orphan and now I am telling mom"
"Hey I'm no orphan!"
"How about I make the Icing for you today, so you don't tell mom"
- With a flash Ash agreed -