CHAPTER 7
I'll try to make my chapters longer; it's just they look a lot bigger in Microsoft Word. Lol
PEETA POV
Why would my little Farah be dreaming about her parents be splitting up, and her mom running off with someone else? What kid dreams about that?
"Umm…" Katniss begins.
"Honey," I begin, "that would never happen."
Would it? Could it?
"What your father said. It would never happen, sweetie." Katniss says. You could never be sure. It's happened before. Some of my friend's parents did that. No reason for it at all. Or at least they were too young to understand the reasons back then.
"But how can you know?" she asks. Wow, my daughter and me have synchronized thoughts!
"Your mother and I love each other very much. It would never happen. Trust me." I say.
"Exactly." Katniss says.
"Ok…" Farah moans.
"Here baby, let me sing you a lullaby." Katniss says, pulling Farah on her lap.
Katniss shortly begins:
"Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes
And when again they open, the sun will rise."
Katniss has an amazing voice and it's starting to take a toll on Farah. Her eyes begin to flutter.
"Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daises guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you."
Farah has closed her eyes, but I can tell she isn't asleep yet.
"Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away."
Farah has officially fallen asleep now, but Katniss finishes the song.
"Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet And tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you."
Farah is asleep and Katniss carries her up to her room. She must pretty strong if she can carry Farah up the stairs. I follow her up and we each kiss her forehead when we tuck her in. She is so beautiful and calm when she's asleep. We walk out of her room and back into the living room.
"That was weird" I say.
"It was a nightmare. I'm sure you can sympathize." She says. "What scared me was what she had a nightmare about." She says.
"Me too…" I begin.
"But it will never happen. We could never do that to Farah, or each other." She says.
Whew…
"Exactly. Let's turn out the lights and go to bed" I say.
After all the lights are turned off, we change and go to bed. Tonight Katniss is a lot closer to me than usual. I put my arms around her and we fall asleep.
"I love you…" she says.
"I love you too."
