CHAPTER TWO THE RUNAWAY

Katniss walked home swiftly soon running towards the forest crying to herself unsure about how she felt. I love him, I love him, and oh how I love him. Why does he not want me anymore, how could something so pure be so broken by such evil? I never even deserved such a love and I was always so blind to see how he truly felt. The Games have been such a curse but a blessing in disguised. After that first interview with Cesar I knew how Peeta really felt about me, I knew that he wanted me more than I could admit.

It was late, Katniss spent the rest of her day curled up on the forest floor. She did not even flinch when the sky became dark and cloudy. Haymich came through a clearing in between the trees. "Katniss what are you doing to yourself?"

She did not replied instead she stayed curled up in a ball as Haymich carried her home. He stayed with Katniss asking her a variety of questions. Silences. Nothing. Hours went by and Haymich finally left.

Haymich darted quickly over to Peeta's. Haymich kept Peeta updated on what happened between the Games, the uprising and the unruly outcome of the war. Peeta knew who Katniss was, he even knew she was in love with him, but he never wanted to admit he wanted her. Peetas mind got trapped within lies and reality. The Capital had no limitations; they completely brainwashed him.

"Come boy, I need your help" Haymich declared.

"What's wrong, you never ask me for anything" Peeta responded.

"It's Katniss" the conversation became silent.

As Haymich waited for a response he grabbed Peeta by the arm and dragged him to Katniss's home. It was not far only about a five minute walk away. When they entered the house it looked amazing. Bright coloured green wall paint in the main hall and calming green in the living room. There was a giant lsofa with a floral pattern. It seemed calming here almost like nature came alive indoors. Peeta could see himself growing old in this home sitting by the fireplace and watching his children grow up. Than reality set in, "Peeta, Peeta, I do not see her anywhere!"

"What, oh, I'll help you look; we can split up, I'll go upstairs" Peeta finally managed to say.

Peeta went up the long oak staircase he looked in all the bedrooms and found nothing. No noise entered the hall only the sound of his own footsteps. He finally noticed the bathroom door was shut. Peeta knocked and there was no reply, he entered the bathroom to hear quiet sobs behind the shower curtain.

"Katniss, Katniss?" Peeta asked.

No response came; only crying. Peeta moved the shower curtain to one side and saw a drenched Katniss in the tub with all of her clothes on crying. She was holding on to the token Peeta had in the Quarter quell. Peeta lifted Katniss out of the tub into his arms he soon removed some of the damp layers of her clothing. He grabbed the nearby towel and began to wrap it around her.

"Katniss its fine, it's me Peeta".

Ms. Eveerdeen was surprised to hear Peeta's voice never mind him addressing her without wanting to hurt her.

"Why are you being so damn nice to me?" Katniss said.

"What do you mean?" Peeta questioned.

"Well yesterday you looked like you wanted to kill me and now you're rescuing me?"

"Katniss calm down your acting like I'm going to hurt you".

Haymich could hear arguing from the middle level of the house. That's when he found Katniss wrapped in a towel yelling at Peeta.

"Katniss stop he was only trying to help because I asked him to" Haymich declared.

Katniss did not look at either of them and headed downstairs to lay on the couch. Peeta and Haymich followed. Than Peeta lost it.

"Who are you, what am I doing here?" Peeta soon saw Katniss, "I'm going to kill her, look what she's done, and she's dangerous, she took everything away from me".

Haymich restrained Peeta as he started to over react.

" Peeta calm down you're here in Katniss's house, in district twelve, she is not going to hurt you anymore, you are safe where her in district 12 not The Capital". Haymich told Peeta as he started to shake.

"I cannot handle this!" Katniss yelled.

Katniss left the house and started to walk away, she did not even turn around to give Peeta another thought.