Katniss POV

Life sucks. My father's dead, my mother won't talk to anyone, and I'm treated like absolute shit at school. I think there's is only one thing that keeps me sane. My best friend Peeta Mellark. We've been best friends since we were five. i remember it like it was just yesterday.

*FlashBack 11 years ago*

I hide behind my mother on the first day of school,"Mommy do I have to go?" She laughs loudly and says,"Yes sweetheart. You do." I groan and hug my mothers legs for dear life. I hear a deep laugh near us that I don't recognize.

"Ah Lilia is this the daughter?" Mother smiles at the man."Yes, it is Peter," She looks at me and I finally get introduced,"Katniss this is Mr. Mellark ." Oh so it's the famous Mr. Mellark I've heard absolutely nothing about. " Hello Mr. Mellark.I'm Katniss." He smiles at me. Glad to know he isn't like the rest of the merchants.

"Honey?" I hear my mother say," How about you go over to the field while me and talk?" I nod and go to the field where all the pretty flowers grow. I'm picking a Primrose when I sense someones presence.

I look up and see a boy about two years older than me. I stand up,"Hello I'm-" He cuts me off by saying," I don't care who you are Seam Trash." I feel my eyes start to tear up,"Aww little baby gonna start crying. Why don't you run off to your trash of a mo-" He's cut off by a boy my age with blue eyes and blonde hair.

"Stop it Cato!" I look up at him with tears streaming down my face," Stop being so mean to her! Go away!" Cato then runs away and the boy kneels down in front of me,"Shhh please stop crying he won't be mean to you again." I look in to his eyes,"Promise?" He smiles and says,"Promise. I'm Peeta Mellark by the way." I smile,"I'm Katniss Everdeen.I just met your father he's talking to my mom." We talk for awhile longer until the bell rings.

We're just walking in when he says,"Hey, Katniss wanna be Bestfriends?" I smile I never had a best friend before."Peeta I would love to be your best friend."

*Present day*

He is and always will be my best-friend. He sticks up for me when I need it most. Boys stopped bullying me when I was 13 I don't know why though. Once the guys stopped bullying the girls started doing it more than usual. Peeta says its because they're jealous of me. I don't believe him. Who would be jealous of Seam Trash like me?

I'm brought out of my thoughts by an older boy with the Seam Look. He smiles a wicked grin and shoves me in to a wall. I try to scream but he puts his rough hand over my mouth to stifle it. He speaks in a low deadly whisper,"You will either cooperate, or you can be," he leans in close to my ear,"punished."

I bravely shake my head "No." He laughs an evil laugh."You asked for it bitch." with that he brings the butt of a gun to my temple.

The last thing I think before the world goes black is,"I hope Peeta doesn't find out."