I look out across the wasteland. Everyone I love is dead. I am running. Than a rock appears out of nowhere. I trip, then suddenly I am plummeting to my death.
I wake up with a jolt. Just a dream, Peeta. Just a dream. I turn towards my nightstand and at my alarm. It reads 3:30 am. I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.
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The next morning I wake up to the smell of bacon and pancakes. I am curious as to who is cooking it. My dad is at work, and my mother died when I was 4h. I am 18 now, and no one else would be at my house right now. It's Friday, and I graduated highschool the last week. I throw my blanket off and step onto the freezing wooden floor. I shiver and quickly throw on some socks. I go down the stairs and see Katniss Everdeen, my friend from school, is cooking the bacon and pancakes. She turns and looks at me, and smiles.
"It's about time you woke up." She says.
"Huh?" I say stupidly and look at the digital clock on the oven. It reads 11:30 am. How come I didn't wake up sooner? I decide to ignore it.
"How did you get in?" I ask her.
"Your dad let me in this morning." She replies.
"What for?" I ask.
"You mean you don't remember? Today is our first date!" she says.
"OH! Sorry! I completely forgot! Hi!." I say.
She laughs and gives me a hug. "That smells amazing." I say, and snatch a piece of bacon.
"Hey! Wait for the pancakes to get ready!" she says.
We both start laughing, but that is soon interrupted by the sirens of an ambulance. A look of concern flashes across her face. I run to the window and peer out. Out on the street, I see a car that has been flipped over, and one that was smashed in from the side. There is an ambulance there, and paramedics are carrying a man into the ambulance.
"Is everything OK?" Katniss asks, then peers out the window and gasps. "Oh, no."
"There will be all kinds of traffic. Guess we won't be going anywhere today." I say.
She lets out a sigh of exasperation. "C'mon, the pancakes are ready." She says.
I guess we have to hang out here, I think to myself. Oh, well. I walk into the kitchen and find Katniss serving the pancakes and bacon. We eat and have basic conversation. I clean up our plates and plop on the couch.
"So, what do you want to do today?" Katniss asks as she plops down next to me.
"You want to play some PS3?" I ask her.
"Yeah! Let's play!" she replies.
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Later that day, my cousin, and also highschool science teacher, Haymitch Abernathy, calls.
"Hey Peeta how are you?" he asks.
"Good. Katniss and I are hanging out." I reply.
"Thought you guys were goin' to the movies?" He asks.
"No, there was a wreck on our street and there is a lot of traffic." I say.
"Oh. Tell you what, I'll try and come over." He tells me.
"Are you sure?" I ask him.
"Yes, Peeta. Don't worry so much, it's not like I'll get in an accident.
So we end our conversation and Katniss and I hang out. I tell her about him coming over. A couple of hours later, someone knocks on the door, and it's Haymitch. We hang out and laugh and play PS3.