I sit and stare and hope one day she will fly into my arms begging for my hand in marriage. The girl from the Seam with gorgeous silver eyes I've never seen before and brown hair that's always in one braid. I picture her in a white dress walking out the Justice Building and into my arms. I picture the I do's and the kiss that confirms everything I've been waiting for, her to be mine. I hear a loud clash and snap back into reality, I run inside curious on what that disrupting sound was, to just notice that my brother dropped a pan in our family bakery. "Startled Peeta?" Of course I was startled why would my brother even ask that?

I nod my head and walk back out to process that everything that just happened was in my head. That thought brings on a frown and when I see Katniss with Gale I close my eyes and hold back the pain escaping the mask I wear. I should most definitely be used to this, every Sunday Katniss and Gale go on a hunting trip outside of the electric fence that hasn't been on in years. She always brings my dad squirrels in exchange for bread. It scares me how extremely close they are. They grew up in the Seam together and united to provide for their families after their dads died in the mine explosion.

I run inside the bakery and knead some dough hoping she didn't notice me cautiously watching them walk into town I take a deep breath as I hear the bell to the bakery door go off its Katniss and... wait what! It is just Katniss, no Gale, no interruption I take a deep breath and when I notice my dad went to buy more flower and my brothers obviously aren't going to help her I make my way over to the counter. I keep my head down and avoid eye contact with her gorgeous eyes.

"I assume your here to trade?" Wow! What where you thinking that came off so rude! Great I finally get to talk to her and sound like a complete jerk!

"Yes, Is here?"

"No, but I'll make the trade." I still refuse to make eye contact I'm sure she's waiting for.

"Um.. OK." She sounds hesitant about this and it make me feel kind of down and untrustworthy but I brush it off.

I count her squirrels and go back to get a couple loafs of bread. "Would you please look up?" She sounds demanding so I do but slowly, what seems like an eternity later I met her Seam eyes the gorgeous color of grey they are take my breath away. We stare into each other eyes for many seconds and finally I have to look away.

"Thanks for the trade." She nods her head and walks out the door my heart races and I can hear it in my ears then I notice she meets Gale and he must have said something to tick her off because she screamed and yelled and he returned the favor, then she ran off. I hate seeing sadness form in her eyes!

I was walking past the electric fence delivering some bread somebody requested, when I heard it. The most beautiful voice in the world.

"Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes
And when again they open, the sun will rise.

Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
Cloak of leaves, a moon beam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.

Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you."

That's were I remember the first day of school I saw Katniss, my dad pointed her out and said "See that girl right there I wanted to marry her mother."

I noticed her eyes from a mile away and I saw her hair was always in two braids instead of one, even at the age of five I knew I was in love! In class the teacher asked if anybody knew the valley song and her hand shot up like a rocket! She stood up in front of the whole class and sang her heart out and I noticed the mockingjays fell silent. I look over to find her looking at me intently, why was she staring at me and then I noticed I was staring at her. Her face turned red and she ran into the woods.

At night the song played over and over in my head, in Katniss's voice of course I couldn't have it any other way. I dream of her covered in blood surrounded by the Careers, I scream and run and fight but can't save the precious girl from the Seam. I let her slip right out of my fingers again. Again...