Chapter 2
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"Huh?"
Mr Taylor taps the white board again with the ruler, more harshly than last time.
"Been zoning out again Miss Everdeen? Is my lesson too boring for you and your friends?"He says sarcastically.
"Actually, yes. Can we spend the lesson somewhere else?" I'm shocked to hear not my voice, but Cloves retorting back at him. I should have known. God help you if you insult Clove. Or just mention her really.
"Miss Blade?" Oh my, he seems to be in shock. But then, most are when they see the true version of Clove. She always acts sweet and innocent, but underneath she likes to pretend to stab the people she hates repeatedly with a dagger. It's quite funny really, and if we were in someone else's class everyone would be laughing their head of at the supposedly stern Mr Taylor pushing his glasses up his nose in shock. But this is Mr Taylor, and he is known throughout the school for being severe, strict and extremely harsh. The only person he does like is Annie, who is always quiet and timid in his lessons. She isn't exactly good at Maths, but this is set 4 and she is the best. Although, she is also very scared of him and always does exactly what he asks her to do.
"Yes sir, so, as I was saying, this lesson is extremely boring and me and Katniss have much better things to do." She says matter-of-factly.
"Clove, Katniss, go see the head mistress. Now!" He screams the last bit right in my face, and I try my best not to flinch. Thanks Clove, I mouth at her guilty face.
"But-" She objects.
"NOW!"
"But Katniss didn't do anything! You should sent just me!" She screams, matching his own yells.
"I said both of you, so GO!"
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"Clove, Katniss, what have you done this time," Muss Trinket sighs, her usual bubbly manner somewhat exasperated.
"Its my fault" Clove interrupts quickly.
"No it's not, you were just being a good friend and defending me!" I say back at her.
"And got you in trouble for it!" She shoots back.
"Sorry" We say at the same time.
"Girls, girls. Now tell me what happened?!" She says, smiling slightly.
As clove recounts what happened, I stare blatantly out the window. Ive been in this room so many times for reasons I can't really remember, that there is nothing new to look at in the room. I'm not normally really naughty or anything, I mean, I like to think I try my best in lessons. Most, anyway. It's just other people normally get me in trouble, and I don't really mind as long as my grades aren't affected. You see, me, Clove and Johanna have quick tempers that we can't seem to control.
Most teachers, like Mr Taylor, get used to us and just send us here to stop any other disruptions in class. It's great, because they all think we will have something like a weeks worth of detentions but Miss Trinket - or Effie as she wants us to call us - just finds it amusing before recovering her composure and lecturing us on manners. Once though, she forced me and Johanna to audition for the school play, which was fine because I got into the choir and Jo didn't get through. It was quite fun really, me and Annie (who got a small part to help with her confidence) had a right laugh at the costumed and got paid a little too.
"Well girls, please remember the importance of manners! Mr Taylor may not be the nicest man, but he still deserves your respect as your teacher. And also, you are better than him, and losing your manners is only lowering yourself to his level. But I think I may let you of this time, seeing as you are punished enough by simply having him as a teacher!" She laughs at her own joke while I let out a weak smile. It's the same speech everytime; shes always so scripted.
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"... Draw a portrait of your partner. Pencils and paper are in the draws over there, of you go!" Miss McFuflie orders and claps her hands, motioning us to get to work. In a moment of scraping chairs, excited gossiping and the sounds of pencils bouncing of the table, before I know it Annie's sat across from me and handing me some paper and a pencil.
"You do know what your doing, right?"
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"I heard you got sent to the heads office - again." Peeta smiles warmly at me, completely unaware that my heart skips a beat every time he speaks.
"Umm, er, yeah," I stutter, not knowing what's gotten into me. What happened to the no-relationship rule?
"Cat got your tongue? So, you got of right?"
"Yeah, she did the same manner speech then let us go thankfully. I'm so glad she hates Mr Taylor, otherwise I think we might not have been so lucky."
"No, she likes you for some reason!" He teases.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence Peet" I say dryly before walking of. I'm really not in the mood for his over-bright smiles and laughs, not when he's with Glimmer. How can he not see what he does with me? How can he even look at her in that light?
I know that's really selfish of me, but seriously? She has other people, and she's probably already cheated on with around five people. I don't what he sees in her...
Actually, it's so obvious, how could I be so stupid? Why would he choose sullen, boring old me when he can have beautiful, always-looking-perfect Glimmer? She's sweet, pretty, fashionable, popular, smart - ish, but who am I to judge? - trendy, cute... everything I'm not.
I don't have a chance if he likes girls like her.
Oooooh, Katniss depressed and stroppy much? Please R&R, I will send you a nonexistent chocolate cupcake made by Peeta!