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Troubles + Trials = Happy in the End
Chapter One
Honk! Crash!
Peeta ran out from behind the cash register to look out the window of Weis, the grocery store were he worked, to see a Kia Sorento smashed into the phone-pole. There was a big dent in the side of the car, and an obviously drunk driver speeding away from the scene. He tried to see the license plate number but with the heavy sheets of rain it was a lost cause. Peeta ran out of the store not bothering with the customers waiting at the checkout.
When he ran to the car he could see a young woman lying on the steering wheel and a man in the passenger seat only half conscious mumbling unintelligible words. Peeta tried to open the door but it was locked the glass had shattered so all he had to do was reach around the jagged shards. When Peeta got the door open he remembered to call 911. He carefully slipped the driver out, then when he slipped the passenger out Peeta noticed he was unconscious. Just as he covered them in a blanket he found between their seats the ambulance pulled up. By this time he was completely soaked. They loaded the wounded into the back and Peeta jumped in right before the doors closed because the girl looked faintly familiar. Also he wanted to make sure they got there safely.
During the ambulance ride at first it was very hectic but then the excitement died down and one EMT found the man and womans wallets with their licenses. The man was Abraham Everdeen and the woman was Katniss Everdeen. They looked even more familiar after that but he didn't know why.
As soon as they got to the hospital the two were rushed into the emergency room. Peeta couldn't leave them there without at least contacting some sort of family or friend. He also really wanted to know who that girl was. He started looking for their name in the phone-book laying on a nearby coffee table. There were three selections so he chose one and called them. He was relieved that he had picked the right one! The relatives thanked him many times and told him they would be there as soon as possible. While he waited he read various magazines, he was so happy he carried his phone around with him. Peeta made sure to call his parents and his boss to smooth out every problem. Five minutes after he had hung up Abraham and Katniss' relatives showed up.
They went up to the desk to try and get any kind of update they could. Unfortunately there wasn't anything
"Hello young man" said a lady who looked like she was either in her late 40's or early 50's.
"Uh...Hello ma'am" He replied confused.
"Oh! I'm so sorry my name is Rachel Everdeen and this is Prim" she quickly explains pointing to the girl behind her.
"I'm Peeta Mellark"
"Mellark? Are you perhaps related to Jonathan and Tanya Mellark?"
"Yes they're my parents" when she said that all the information came rushing back to him "Y-your the family who helped me and my mom at the bakery when I was little aren't you?"
Mrs. Everdeen smiled a sad smile "Yes, yes we were. But I guess you just repaid the favor huh?"
Peeta sat down on one of the chairs slightly stunned by this new information he just got.
Peeta Mellark had just finished his first semester of his last year at Crown College of the Bible he was going to be an Auto/Diesel Technician in a matter of months. His father was a pastor at a nearby church and his mother ran a bakery. They weren't his real parents but they felt like it, he had been adopted when he was 5. His parents were killed in a car accident and both his brothers abandoned him and went to live with there uncle in Kentucky, while he was sent to an orphanage. He lived with his adoptive parents and their other two kids in District 12, Pennsylvania.
Thirteen years ago in early December Peeta had gone with his mom to the bakery since he was on Christmas break from elementary school. They opened at 5:30 every morning to get the bread and pastries ready for the day. Peeta had been so excited because he had never been allowed to come to the bakery this early. The day went on as normal until about 10:30. An extremely kind and regular family of customers came in right before a crazy unusual looking man walked in.
He had walked right in front of the nice family who had just walked in and pointed a gun at Mrs. Mellark. Tanya had been turned around getting the family some cheese buns. Mr. Everdeen's quick reflexes caused him to knock the gun down, but not before a bullet had found its way to the back of the her leg. Peeta had started crying and ran over to his mom were she had sunk to the ground. Mrs. Everdeen was a doctor so she ran over to Mrs. Mellark while her husband wrestled with the mysterious shooter.
Abraham yelled to his daughters to grab Peeta and hide in the kitchen. Katniss and Prim tried to get Peeta to think about something else. And for a while Peeta didn't think of his mom because Prim was only four and she did all kinds of funny stuff. It worked till they heard sirens then Peeta desperately wanted to go out to his mom. But Katniss had to hold him back like her father and mother told her to. Finally after lots of tears had been shed Rachel came in to the kitchen to get the kids. Abraham had gone in the ambulance to get his various scrapes and bruises tended to.
Later Mr. Mellark and Peeta had gone to the hospital to see Mrs. Mellark. They found out that with a little physical therapy Tanya would be fine. Jonathan was relieved, Peeta was still a little shaken up. But they were over all delighted that Mrs. Mellark would be fine.
If your reading this I guess you decided to give my first fanfic a chance and I thank you for that. I hope you will stick around for the next chapter. I'm sorry for any errors that I might make. Bye!=)