and may the odds be ever in your favor.
peeta
( dandelion blaze )
disclaimer: not mine.
dreaming, pt. two
...
It's raining. Again. You look out the window as you slide another batch of bread into the oven.
Your mother's head shoots up suddenly. There's a faint clanging noise coming from outside. "Seam brats are pawing through our trash again..." she grumbles as she walks to the door and throws it open. All you can hear is your mother yelling and then a clattering of the trash bin lid. You creep up behind your mother and look out to find... you try to refrain from gasping with horror.
Katniss.
You watch as she backs away slowly. It's then that you realize how horribly skinny she looks. The rain is causing her clothes to stick to her body. Her hair hangs in her face in dripping, stringy strands, and her lips are an icy blue. She looks scared.
Your mother goes back inside, leaving you to stand in the doorway alone. You watch as Katniss goes to the back of your yard. She leans against your old apple tree before her knees buckle and she falls to the ground.
You hope that you're dreaming. You can't believe this is happening. Your fists clench and you know what you need to do.
You go back inside and get the wooden bread paddle out, sticking it into the oven. You pretend to be taking out the bread. As you slide the paddle under the warm loaves, you tip the end ever so slightly. Both of the loaves fall into the fire with a crunch.
Your mother spins around and gasps. She runs over and whisks the bread out if the fire. She grabs the spatula sitting on the counter and smacks you with it. She yells, using the ugliest of ugly words, but you don't let it get to you. She drops the loaves in your arms, shoves you out the door and screams, "Feed it to the pig, you stupid creature! Why not? No one decent will buy burned bread!"
You begin to tear off burned chunks and throw them into the trough. The bell rings and your mother runs back inside. You take one look over your shoulder to make sure she's really gone, then you toss the loaves over in Katniss' direction and run back inside without a second glance.
You've accomplished your mission.