A/N: I actually can't believe how early I managed to update this chapter and it's my longest yet (over 2,500 words:0). I really am getting into this fanfic and I love writing it so please please please keep reviewing/favouriting/following, it really means a lot to me. Also thank you to the people that followed from the last chapter. Anyway enough of my rambling on with chapter 7! xx
Clove POV
I still can't get my head around it. Why would Glimmer do something like this, I thought she was my friend! I would never do something like that. I shake my head, unwilling to believe it as I knock on Katniss' door crossing my arms afterwards. It may be February but it is still freezing at night-time. I pull the thin-fabric cardigan tighter around me wishing that I had picked up my leather jacket that is hung on the back of the door, which I debated about bringing in the first place. It feels like I've been stood there an eternity before Katniss opens the door and I practically jump in trying to rapidly increase my body temperature before I freeze to death.
I kick off my scuffed shoes in the hall and slouch down in the rocking chair by the fire. "Make yourself at home..." She says sarcastically.
"Oh I should have brought my duvet then, my bad." I say innocently. She just rolls her eyes and chucks a cream blanket in my direction. She's had this blanket for as long as I can remember. She used to take it everywhere with her but now she leaves it at home and we usually use when watching movies.
"So then..." she says pulling up a chair, "care to explain what today was all about?" I sigh and pull my legs up onto the chair, rocking it gently which is very soothing.
"Do I really have to explain e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g...?" I plead.
"Yes" she says simply.
"Well it all started when I was walking to P.E with Marvel and Cato completely blanked me, which I told you about-"
"Yes I remember carry on." She says her eyes fixed on me.
"Well after you went home I saw Cato and Glimmer kissing and he tried to explain but I didn't listen. Later that night I texted Marvel asking if I could go to his for a bit and he said I could but I tripped somehow and hit my head so I ended up going to the hospital. Finally Cato thought that me and Marvel were together and that's why he hit him."
"But how did you hit your head?" she asks still puzzled.
"I can't really remember..."I trail off at the end and I can't quite meet her eye since it's a complete and utter lie. I can remember everything. Clear as day. The pictures, the hate, the anger...
"At least you're okay." She says pulling me in for a hug, "you really worried me clove!"
"I know I did, I'm sorry."
"So..." she says on a more serious note, "what's going on with Cato then?"
"I don't even know." I say carelessly.
"Well what did he say to you?"
"That he wants us to go back to how we were...but what were we? I mean technically it was never official that we were even together." I say.
"Well you like him don't you? And he's made it perfectly clear that he wants you and only you." She states, making her point that she thinks I should forgive him. But can I? I know I'll have to make a decision eventually.
As soon as it reaches ten I decide to head home since it's been a 'busy busy day' as Miss Trinket would put it. I say goodbye to Katniss and promise her that we will do something together soon. I gasp as soon as I'm outside. It feels like its -50°c and I am violently shivering by the time I reach my room. I throw myself onto the bed, not bothering to get changed and slowly fall into a deep and dreamless sleep.
Marvel POV
I don't blame Cato for hitting me I would of deserved it if it was true...but it isn't. I just wish he would have asked me about it first instead of causing a full blown argument in front of everyone! Of course I wouldn't hit Clove; I don't know how he could even think that! She's such a lovely, sweet and caring girl, and she's absolutely beautiful. I would never hurt her. Ever. This is one messed up situation. Am I making it worse? Am I falling for a girl I shouldn't?
Clove POV
I pull open the velvet curtains and let the pale yellow light flood the room. I rub my eyes drowsily and head over to the bathroom and climb into the shower. Twenty minutes later I'm dressed and examining my eye in the mirror. It's improved a lot. The stitches have dissolved and the cut has almost healed, all that's really left is a yellowish bruise, which I easily manage to cover with a light coat of foundation. I then apply a few strokes of mascara and some pale pink lip gloss before heading downstairs.
The first thing I do is go straight to Cato's house. I can't leave this any longer; it's unfair on both of us. Much to my relief its Cato himself that answers the door, I can't really be dealing with any of his family at the moment as harsh as it sounds.
"Clove...hey, come on in." He says slightly surprised to see me.
"No its okay, this won't take long, I just want to sort this out once and for all." I say preparing myself for his reaction of what I have to say next.
"Oh okay, me too!" He smiles, "I just want to forget all this and for things to go back to how they used to be!" This instantly makes me feel guilty.
"That's the problem...I'm not sure that they can. I'm sorry but I think that we shouldn't see each other, spend some time apart until after the holidays, and think about what we both really want. If we both feel the same way in about a week or so then maybe we can give it another go. I know it isn't what you want but I think it's for the best. Sound fair?" His face falls and I'm on the verge of tears but I manage to hold them back. I will not lose control again I tell myself.
"Whatever you want Clove, I'll do anything to be with you..." I can see the pain in his eyes and all I want to do is tell him to forget everything I said and we can be together but there's a part of me that just can't do it and I hate that part of myself.
He closes the door and I trudge back down his garden path while I try to process what I just did. It was for the best. I think...
I end up in front of Marvels house and when he opens the door I don't even recognise him. His face is a mess! His left eye is so swollen that his eyelid is forced shut and there is a very vivid ring of blue and purple around his entire eye. He looks worse than I did.
"Bu-but, he only hit you once!" I stammer.
"He has a hard punch," Marvel shrugs, "trust me it's not as bad as it looks..."
I stare at him in absolute horror of what he just said but he just laughs, "Are you coming in then or what?"
"Oh, no I thought we could go and get some lunch, Katniss and Peeta are spending the day together and I don't want to be a third wheel and Annie and Finnick are...well I don't actually know where they are." I say trying to recall either of them mentioning a trip but nothing comes to mind.
"Yeah, okay just hold on a sec..." I stand in the doorway awkwardly while he fumbles with his shoes, "Okay then, let's go!" He beams. I notice that this is the first time he hasn't put his arm around me since the accident, but I guess it was only just to make sure that I didn't fall. Although I do miss it.
The cafe is absolutely jam packed but we manage to find a small table and quickly sit down before anyone takes it. I scan down the menu for the cheapest thing.
"What are you getting?" Marvel asks peeping over the menu which makes me laugh.
"Just a sandwich I think, I'm a bit short on money..." I say blushing with embarrassment.
"Oh, don't worry I'm paying get what you want."
"No Marvel, it's fine..." he signals for the waitress and she comes tottering over, "and what can I get you both?"
"Two cheeseburgers and large diet cokes please." Marvel smiles.
She removes the menus from our hands and places them under her arms before disappearing into the kitchen. "What if I didn't like cheeseburgers?" I ask sternly.
"Clove you're one of my closest friends, I know for a fact that you love cheeseburgers!" He raises an eyebrow. I just smile throw a serviette at him.
When the food comes my mouth drops. It's huge! By the time I'm three quarters of the way through, I give up. "I'm stuffed!" I sigh.
"Me too!" Marvel says dropping his fork onto the plate, "should we go?"
I nod and we both get up from our seats which are quickly taken by an elderly couple. I tell Marvel that I'll wait for him outside while he pays and I head over to the door. The queue to pay is huge so I sit down on one of the outdoor benches when I hear an oh to familiar high pitch squeal. I look over to where it came from and see Glimmer stood with a group of college boys. I look at the way she acts around them, flicking her hair...patting her eyelashes... giggling constantly which soon beings to annoy me greatly. I wonder how blind I could have been. She also acts this way...around everyone. I should have known that she would try something with Cato. To be honest this is actually all my fault. I should have seen it coming.
Before I know what I'm doing I storm over to her and bitch slap her across the face as hard as I possibly can. She staggers back slightly and looks at me in complete shock.
"Clove, what the hell was that for?"
"For trying to break up me and Cato and for trying to get with him as well! You're a massive slut you know!" I spit at her. The college boys are looking at each other now, slowly backing away from us. Other people are beginning to stare at us too and I get a wave of déjà vu from yesterday's argument.
She shoves me but I manage to grab her hair and yank it forcefully. She screams and twists her head around ending up on top of me. She grabs my hair too with both hands and smacks my head of the pavement. For a minute my vision goes blurry but after blinking a few times I can almost see her clearly. Glimmer may be taller than me but I'm much stronger than her and I tackle her so that she's pinned to the ground. She claws at my arms bringing blood to the surface but I refuse to let go of her hair. Suddenly a pair of arms wrap tightly around my waist and pull me from her. I try to resist by kicking my legs but the more I try the tighter they get. I see Katniss help Glimmer up and tell her to go home, she touches her bloody lip that I successfully managed to bust whilst tackling her and smirk. She deserves it and don't get me wrong I think she's bust the back of my head judging from the incredible throbbing pain.
The crowd begins to quickly fade away but Peeta keeps tight hold of me until Glimmer is out of sight.
"Sorry Clove but you both looked like you were about to kill each other." Peeta says finally releasing me. I glare at him but he just laughs and soon I'm laughing too. It's impossible to stay mad at Peeta.
"Are you alright Clove?" Marvel asks.
"Yes, I'm good!" I smile.
"Clove, I totally get why you did it and I would have done the same thing if I were you but can you leave it now...please I hate worrying that you're going to do something incredibly stupid!" Katniss pleads.
"Yes...I promise, how come you were here anyway?" I say hugging her.
"We were walking by and we heard you both screaming at each other. It was pretty hard to miss it. We didn't realise it was you until we got closer and we knew we needed to intervene!"
"Oh... well thanks. I guess that fighting with her isn't really the way to solve it..."
"It's fine. At least it didn't get out of hand." Peeta says. He always manages to find a positive in everything.
Marvel leaves first as he wants to go and collect some books from the library for some project or something that he's got over the holidays but Katniss and Peeta walk home with me, making excuses that they were on their way home anyway. Which I know is a complete lie.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay, we can come in for a bit if you like?" Katniss says glancing towards Peeta to check that it's okay.
"No, honestly I'm fine, I think I'm going to go and lie down for a bit anyway, you should both go and enjoy the rest of the day."
"Well okay, I'll call you later on then...just to make sure that you're okay."
"That's fine." I manage a smile and then close the door.
I flop down on the couch and turn the television on, flick through some channels and then turn it off realising I'm not in the mood to watch T.V. I'm not in the mood to do anything.
I hear my phone bleeping in the hallway and I reluctantly get up off the sofa, getting ready to decline it. I pick up my phone and look at the caller ID. I can't think of anyone that I want to talk to right now.
Except you.
A/N: Just when you thought all the drama was over! I had to include a cliff-hanger somewhere guys so I guess now's a better time than ever ;) So who's calling? I have already planned who it is, but if any of you have any ideas of who you would like it to be please just review and I will take them into consideration. Also I apologise for amount of long paragraphs in this chapter guys, but hey at least the chapters are getting longer! Again please don't forget to drop a review, your feedback and ideas are very much appreciated! Love you all:* xx
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