My Summer loving at Camp HG

Chapter one

My alarm clock rang, I opened my eyes then remembered today was the day me and my sister Prim went to camp for the summer. The camp was called Camp HG, kids between the age of 12 and 18 were accepted for this camp. Me and Prim were going as my mother was no longer around to look after us, since our dad had died we felt we had also lost her so I spent many years looking after my little sister.

I loved Prim and I would die for her, me nor Prim had many friends as we have spent most of our lives looking after each other, the only person I could really look up too was Gale , he has been like a rock to us, to be quite honest me and Gale have been like a mother and father to Prim, but there is nothing romantic between us and they never will be, I don't see Gale in that way only like a brother. When it comes to romance I have never really been in love, there has never been that someone I have been with and thought you are the one, then again I have been so busy for the past few years I have never really had time for a relationship.

"Katniss, I am all ready" Prim shouted excitedly, she was really looking forward to Camp as she knew she would find new friends, the only problem is we wouldn't be in the same Dorm with prim being only 12 she would be with the kids her age, me and Gale on the other hand are sixteen to eighteen so we would be with the more older ones. Me, Prim and Gale were all traveling together by train, the camp was situated in the middle of nowhere, the capitol decided a summer camp would be a good idea as it would keep youngsters out of trouble throughout the summer.

The train was leaving at 10.00, Gale was coming over, mum was sat at the table, "do you think she is going to be okay?" Prim asked, I looked over at mum she was just sat staring at a picture of dad, "well she is going to be looked after, there is just nothing we can do little duck, we have lost her" I replied to her, she cuddled into me, "she really loved dad, I never want to fall in love Katniss" Prim replied, "me either, because if I did and anything ever happened to him, I don't want to end up like mum" I said back to her, I don't know what love feels like but I don't think I ever want to know if this is what happens when you lose that person you love, there was a knock at the door, Prim pulled away and I opened the door, it was Gale, "hey Katnip" he said he gave me a hug, "hey Gale, me and Katniss are all ready to go" Prim said as she picked up her bag, "so I see little duck, wow I am surprised to see Katniss is all ready, usually she takes ages" Gale replied, he then started laughing, I smacked him on the arm, "don't be cheeky, I was all packed and ready last night" I replied, Gale put his arm around me and kissed the top of my head, "now Katniss Everdeen you should know me by now, we have been friends for years now" he replied, I smiled, we began preparing to leave, I went over to mum, "now you take care of yourself, please mum come back to us, Prim needs you when she gets back, we both need you" I said to her, she just nodded, she made me so angry, "MUM!" I said angrily, she looked at me, tears ran down her face, "don't start with the tears, you forget you have two daughters here, it's not so much me but it's Prim mum" I replied, she just blanked me, I give up on her, I turn around and walk out, the last time I will see my mum for 3 months.

"Everything okay katnip?" Gale asked, he noticed I was a bit red faced, he knew this was when I was angry about something, "fine Gale, everything is fine" I replied, but it wasn't I couldn't take this anymore , I was starting to believe that mum was never going to come back to us, it was prim I felt sorry for. We arrived at the train station, it was quite busy, kids from prims age to eighteen were all saying goodbye to their parents, some I had never ever seen before, we lived at the North end of district 12 the most poorest part, then there was the south were the town was, that is where all the nice food came from, if you were lucky once in a while a baker named Mr Mellark would drop off bread that he had left over, but this was very rare as most of the time the bread was bought by the more wealthy people. Mr Mellark usually gave me and Prim first choice, as he used to be in love with our mother but she chose dad over him, he impressed her with a song or something.

The train arrived, "so Gale, how is your family, bet they are going to miss you, least you don't have to come next year, this is your last year you are eligible" I said as we boarded the train, "yeah, why did the capitol bring this in, we had fun last summer in the woods, hunting" Gale replied to me, I nodded and laughed, we found a free cabin on the train, I sat down near the window and Gale sat opposite me, Prim took a seat next to me, "I am so excited, can I go and get some sweets from the sweet trolley down the corridor, "course you can Prim just please come straight back" I replied, I was that used to looking out for her I hated her being out of my sight but guess I was going to have to get used to it since we probably wouldn't see much of each other during our time at camp, "you have done a good job you know katnip, bringing Prim up" Gale said to me, "no Gale, we have" I corrected him, we hugged each other suddenly we heard a girls voice, "what do we have to do to get a seat around here Peeta" , the door opened , a blonde girl stood there she was wearing a flowery dress, standing next to her was a boy with dark blonde hair and blue eyes, no they were the most amazing beautiful eyes I had ever , I couldn't stop looking at him, "hey, I am sorry could we by any chance sit in here with you both, we can't find a free seat anywhere" the girl asked, "of course, be my guest" I said, they both walked over, gale moved next to me while the girl and the boy sat opposite us, "I am Madge undersee and this is Peeta Mellark" she said, she shook our hands and then I shook hands with Peeta, when he touched me I felt this feeling in my stomach, again I was drawn to his eyes, he was so handsome, " I am Katniss Everdeen and this is Gale Hawthorne" I said, "nice to meet you both, I don't think I have ever seen either of you around are you from the North end?" Madge asked, "yeah, and you are from South, so you are quite wealthy?" Gale asked, "yeah, I am the mayor's daughter and Peeta here is the Baker's son" Madge replied, I actually really liked Madge she was sweet and really nice to talk too, "whoa, you are Mr Mellark's son, the guy who brings us bread from time to time" I asked, he gave me a smile, "yeah, I just thought you are an Everdeen, my dad talks about your mum, how he was in love with her" Peeta said, I smiled back at him, the door opened and Prim came walking back in, "hey, I got you and Gale some sweet's" she said, she then noticed Madge and Peeta, "oh hello, I am Prim Everdeen" she said, "nice to meet you Prim, I am Madge Undersee and this is Peeta Mellark" Madge replied, Prim sat back down next to me, it was more squashed now, "so Katniss is Gale your boyfriend?" Peeta asked, "no, he is my best friend, well more like my brother" I replied, Peeta gave a smile, I smiled back, seemed like our communication was through smiling, we hardly talked, suddenly the train came to an emergency stop, me, Gale and Prim went flying forward, I ended up falling onto peeta, I had him pinned against the chair, "hi" he said beginning to blush, my nose was practically touching his, his aftershave smelt amazing, I swallowed hard, "sorry" I said my voice shaky, "Katnip, you okay, Prim?" Gale asked, "sure, Peeta broke my fall" I replied, I moved up from Peeta, he looked into my eyes, his cheeks were red, Prim got up off the floor, " I am okay" Prim replied, suddenly there was an announcement over the intercom, " apologies for that boys and girls, somebody thought it was appropriate to pull the emergency stop brake, we will be on our way now, thank you" the intercom voice said, we all laughed, "well that would have been fun to do" Gale said laughing still, "hey Katniss you almost kissed Peeta then" Madge said, my cheeks felt like they were on fire, I felt like the girl on fire right now.