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Chapter 3 MPOV (still 8)
I'm sitting by the bed my mother put Katniss on after she fixed her up waiting for her to wake up. I look at her features for the first time up close. She is really pretty. I hope she says yes. She starts to stir then tries to get up so I push her back down.
"I'm sorry you can't get back up until your burns are healed." I say she looks at me in confusion.
"Where is everyone? Who are you and where am I?" She asks.
"Your family is moving into the house next to ours and I am Marvel. I took you to my house so my mom could fix you up. Well your father helped me carry you to my house." I say and look into her dark grey eyes.
"Ok well… what do we do now?" She asks. I shrug.
"Do you want to be my friend?" I ask her nervously. She beams at me and her eyes light up.
"Yes I would love to be your friend Marvel!" She says I beam at her with the same amount of excitement .
"Ok let's get to know about each other." I say. She nods.
"How old are you? I am 8." I say.
"Me too. So can you sing?" She asks. I shake my head and say,
"I have never tried." She gapes at me open mouthed.
"Here lets sing the Valley song. I will sing with you to make it easier." She says and I nod. Then we start to sing. I did my best but I'm sure I just damaged some of my own hearing trying. Katniss is laughing and I join shortly after.
"Hey let's tell each other secrets!" Katniss tells me. I nod in an okay and she starts,
"I don't remember how it happened but when I was 6 some guys took me and carved the word, always, on my finger. A place no one would think to find the word." She says as she shows me her finger. It does have the word always carved into it. I can feel the anger bubble up in the pit of my stomach.
"It's not really a secret…. But I have cancer." I say and pull my hood down. I shut my eyes waiting for her response. It's completely unexpected. She is touching my head, where the hair used to be.
"I am still your friend.. If your wondering. I never had any friends before and I hope this cancer doesn't get in the way." Katniss tells me I open my eyes and hug her. Careful I don't touch the burns.
"Thank you." I tell her she smiles.
"So can we be Best Friends?" She asks. My stomach flutters as I smile the biggest smile possible.
"Absolutely." I tell her.
"So tell me the funniest thing that has ever happened to you." I tell Katniss. She nods then thinks for a moment.
"Oh! I got it! It was when my dad was teaching me how to shoot a bow and arrows and when I shot it the arrow hit Gale in the butt. Gale is my cousin by the way. I don't get to see him very often." She tells me. I laugh and wait for her to ask me a question.
"Ok sooo….. What should we do when I move into the house next to this one? We could have sleepovers and parties! That would be so much fun." Katniss tells me. I nod smiling and thinking of the sleepover.
"Ok when and where should we have our first sleepover?" I ask.
"Ok why don't we wait till I get better so I can actually play. That way the sleepover will be way more fun!" Katniss says. I nod and then my mom walks into the room.
"Ok now that you to had your fun, Katniss you need to go to sleep so you can heal faster." My mom says. Katniss nods and tells my mom goodnight.
"Goodnight Marvel. Thanks for being my friend… and I promise I will always be yours." Katniss tells me.
"Goodnight Katniss. I promise I'll always be your friend too. Sweet dreams. I'll see you in the morning." I say as I walk out of the room to get a sleeping bag so I can sleep on the floor in Katniss's temporary room. I am so glad she said yes.
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