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Chapter 2: The News

Katniss's POV

Well let's just say I'm 60% awake and 40% asleep. But I get more and more awake as each minute would pass by. I think I should give up on trying to remember that dream. There's no chance that I'll know what that boy said to the girl. And who is that girl? I feel like she and I are in some ways, scratch that, many ways alike. Could the girl be me? But who is that boy? And what was that yellow thing around me again? I can feel that's very… significant.

The more I think about it, the more it vanishes from my memory.

I'm 90% awake now but I still force myself to sleep. I want to get back into that dream and figure things out. Mindlessly, I was humming myself to sleep.

Deep in the meadow, under the willow

That song was quite familiar. It brought me different feelings. I suddenly want to laugh and cry at the same time. What is this song? But I kind of lose control of myself. I continue the next line.

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow

I think I may be able to sleep right now. I snuggled happily under the covers and heavily took the scent of the warm sheets. I smiled as I was about to doze off.

But three loud knocks on the door echoed in the room. It interrupted me on my most joyful minute at the moment.

And that's when she started screaming at the top of her lungs.

Peeta's POV

Oh no! I woke her. I didn't mean to. Well, I should really be waking her up though. She's a mutt! No! She's not a mutt! I have to keep on fighting myself. Oh when will these be over? The tracker jacker venom hasn't been completely taken out of me…

She's not opening the door? But she's screaming. I better try it if it's open. I held the silver doorknob as my fingers twitched. Not a mutt. Not a mutt. I felt the coldness of the metal doorknob upon my touch. It made me chill slightly.

I hadn't noticed I've been sweating so badly. I rubbed the back of my neck with my free hand. This is it. On the count of 3. 1, 2, 3.

I opened the door and her scream was definitely louder this time inside. Must comfort her, I thought. I took a step towards her bed but something stopped me. Screaming mutt. No! I fought myself back.

I ran towards her and grabbed her arm. Her face was under a pillow. I brushed her hair lightly with my other hand. Surprisingly, she slowly sat up and leaned her head on my shoulder. I scooted nearer to her and rubbed her shoulders.

"Shh… Shh…"

It was the first time I saw her face. She's crying.

"Hey. Hey. It's gonna be alright." I whispered in her ear. I noticed that my voice shook. I suddenly felt that a tear was running down my cheek. I, too, was crying. This can't be, I thought. I have to show I'm strong. I have to be strong… for her.

She's still screaming. I thought of the only thing that I could say to comfort her.

"I'm here. Always."

Luckily, those words made her stop. I looked at her face for the second time. Her eyes were shut tightly. She hasn't changed since the Games and the revolution. I smiled. Then something occurred to me. The tracker jackers, the wolf mutts, President Snow… Like Katniss, I closed my eyes too, hoping that the flashbacks would go away. I held her more tightly for support. I have to feel she's here with me. Then, the flashbacks changed. The ones before this was very clear but this one is a bit blurry.

I can see myself in a cave… with her. The next thing was kind of funny though. There was a lot of kissing. Some were real kissing, I can say. I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was her dark-colored ones. It was lovely and I felt that I would like to paint it already. I got lost in my thoughts when she asked me something.

"Why are you smiling?" she asked.

It was her voice that made me tingle inside.

"Who's smiling?" I asked her back.

She just shot me a look. I think it meant that it's not time for funny jokes.

"Well, you've been screaming like crazy." I said.

She looked shocked. She moved away from me.

"Since when?"

"Since I knocked on your door. Seriously, you don't know?" I replied and gave her that it's-not-time-for-funny-jokes look.

She glared at me and said something. More like hissed something.

"It was you!"

Then she started screaming again and throwing pillows at me. I get out of the bed and told her what she ought to know.

"You have to wake up, you know. You've been asleep for 3 days! And tomorrow he's coming. Dr. Woods will. He'll be our therapist." All these I said as I edged for the door.

She stopped screaming and throwing things at me.

"What?" she said. "Three days? Dr. Woods?"

"Yeah."

Katniss's POV

Is it true? He doesn't look like he's lying. I know Peeta. He doesn't lie at all. Well, he doesn't lie to me. He looks like the boy at my dream.

I stared at him. He looks scared at me for a minute but since I stopped throwing things at him, he calmed down.

He said I was screaming and I don't even know. Now I remember. Peeta and I are both having problems. And I think mine's getting worse. Dr. Woods might be a help.

Then I thought about what happened the whole morning.

I sat beside him the moment I felt his touch. I tried to look at his blue eyes to give me more comfort. Whenever I look at it, it really cheers me up. But this time his eyes were closed. Then, he smiled. That's when I asked him why he was smiling. I blushed right there. I hope he hadn't noticed.

I shouldn't have thrown pillows at him. But he has taken me away from my sleep. He's right. We both have to be prepared for Dr. Woods tomorrow.

The fresh scent of bread had distracted me from my thoughts. I looked to the table at my right and I saw some cheese buns covered with a plate and 2 glasses, one filled with water, the other with milk. Instantly, I knew who prepared that. He must've been visiting me for days and I do not know because I'm asleep.

I looked at Peeta. He was picking all the pillows scattered on the floor. I stared at him for a moment. His messy blonde hair always looked good on him. Then, I realized I already uttered something.

"Peeta."

I nodded at him as he walked towards me. He gave me a hand as I try to get out of the sheets of my bed. Looking at those sky blue eyes felt so… good.

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