We got to school before the Roll call bell went. Peeta has always been a great friend, but he didn't hold a candle to Gale. I don't even remember meeting Gale. He's lived in Hunger Heights all his life and I don't remember a day where I didn't see him. But when I moved to the Capitol with my parents, we slowly fell apart. He stopped calling. I stopped writing, it was such a bother and I didn't have enough time to keep up with it all. The Capitol was a mess. A big one. I told my parents we never should have moved there. They were much like Effie. Oblivious idiots.
"Katnip!" I heard behind me, I turned around and saw Gale running up to me, he grabbed me tight and lifted me up in a big bear hug, I was so excited. He looked the same but more manly. Bigger muscles, hadn't shaved in a while. But he was still my Gale. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, Gale." And I did. I missed him so much. I turned to Peeta and he looked at Gale strange. Like this was a new toy that he wasn't fond of. "Sorry, Peeta this is Gale, my bestfriend. I met Peeta in the Capitol." They extended hands and shaked in a tight grip, smiling warmly at each other.
Once the bell went, Gale did his best to describe where everything was to Peeta and I and where our rollcall classes were. We departed and I was alone. I didn't go to school in the Capitol, all I was doing there was trying to win my way to survival. Before my parents were killed. Through the game I was forced to play was where I met Peeta, Haymitch and Effie. They done their best to keep my safe but after my parents, we all had to leave the Capitol and come here. Effie and Haymitch took over me and Peeta went back to his family.
I eventually found my way to Room 23. The door was closed. So I knew I had to knock, bring attention to myself and have a bunch of unfamiliar faces staring at me. I held my breath and knocked quickly and opened up the door, the first thing I saw was how small the desks were and how small the number of students in the room were, only six or seven. I looked immediately at the teacher. Searching for some guidance. He looked me up and down and gestured at me to take a seat. I sat as far away from all the students as possible. In the nearest back corner. The rude teacher sat down and began calling out different names. Rue, Thresh, Glimmer, Clove, Cato, Angie, Marvel. I correctly matched everyone to their names, All such strange names. The small, dark-skinned girl, Rue turned around and smiled at me. I didn't know what to do and I strained an ultimately creepy smile back.
"Ka-Katni-Katniss? Katniss Everdeen?" The teacher struggled to get out my name and raised his eyebrows and looked in my direction. I forced a smile and nodded. "Oh, you must be new to our school. I'm ." He mumbled. Cato, the boy with blond spiky hair looked in my direction and smirked.
"She's not new. She was on tv, Sir. 'The girl on fire' they called her" He chuckled. Like he pitied me or thought my fight for my life was amusing. I didn't know who this boy was but he already infuriated me.
A second bell went and everyone jumped up and slung their bags over their shoulders and walked out the room. I started to do the same when the small girl approached me.
"Hello." She said. She looked down at the ground but smiles were all over her face. Was she happy to meet me?
"Hi? I'm Katniss. Your name is Rue." I said and stood up. I towered over her. I thought it was appropriate to step back so I didn't look so scary. "Do you know where I'm suppose to go now?" I asked wishing Gale would walk through the door and I could just follow him around all day.
"Yes. Juniors always have History first on Mondays. Do you know where the Junior History room is?" She said. It sounded as though she was whispering but it was obvious she just had a very small, high voice.
"Yes. Gale showed me earlier. My friend. Thankyou." I said and tried to smile my friendliest smile. I walked out of the room and tried to remember every step I took to get there so I remember tomorrow. I was late to history. I took me a whole damn time to try and find the right class. I walked into the Senior class. Then the Freshman class and after a lot of consulting with the teachers I walked into the right class.
"Katniss Everdeen!" A teacher with blue hair screamed out when I walked through the door. "My name is Mr. Flickerman. Though you may call me whatever you like" He smiled. I looked around the classroom. I could see Peeta sitting in the back. In front of him was Cato. Next to Cato was Clove, Glimmer, who was stroking hand up and down Cato's arm, and Marval. Other faces I didn't recognise. I quickly ran to the back and sat down next to Peeta. He was much happier to see me and not be stuck in a class with no friends.
"Hey" I whispered and grabbed out my books. "How the hell did you find this class before me?"
"I'm in the Rollcall next door." He said and scribbled down some notes on the board. Cato turned around to face Peeta and I. He glared at us. But when he looked at me in the eye. I felt a shiver run down me. Like he was taking something. Taking a part of me. His glare left his eyes and it was more than that. He was staring at something. Something inside. I didn't want to look away but I felt I should. I felt like this was inappropriate. I knew Peeta could see what was happening. I could feel his gaze, questioning while me and Cato looking at each other. It was more like we were just searching for something inside. Cause it wasn't just staring. I felt something. I felt a connection. Something pulled inside me. It was pulling me towards Cato. I turned away. Smiled at Peeta and pulled out a pen. When I came back up ready to write down some notes, Clove and Glimmer were staring at me with Cato.