Chapter Seven

Just a reminder that we ended off the last chapter with Katniss trying on her dream dress.

How much does it cost?

The words ring in my ears. I mean I know district twelve might not be the richest district, but at the least, the Hawthorns should be able to pay for a simple wedding dress like this. The dress consultant looks at the price tag and looks back up at Effie.

"Six thousand, seven hundred dollars." I look at Effie, who doesn't look so surprised by the size of that number. I look back at myself in the mirror and can't stop staring.

"So, Katniss. How do you feel about this dress?" Effie asks.

I take a moment again to look at the way this dress hugs my body and how it feels.

"I think I love it," I say.

"Well, we'll buy it." Effie says.

"Alright." the consultant says "I'll take you back to the dressing room to change and we can head back up to the front foyer to pay."

I follow her back to the dressing room and she leaves me to get changed. I take the dress off and hang it up. I walk back to the other room to meet back up with Effie, Annie, and Johanna. I hand the dress back to the consultant and her and Effie go to pay.

"Katniss, that dress was really beautiful on you." Annie tells me.

"You didn't look too bad." says Johanna.

"Thanks guys, this might just make my wedding more tolerable."

"You know Peeta is going to help you right?" Annie says.

"I know, but…" I look around to see if anyone could be listening to us.

"Gale threatened to hurt Peeta and expose photo's of me if he tries to do anything, or if I try to do anything to leave."

I see Johanna curls her hands into fists. Annie pulls me into a hug and I hug her back.

"Why would he do that?" Annie asks concerned.

"Because he knows that he would become the laughing stock of district twelve, and he would lose any and all respect he had from his father." I respond.

Effie comes back into the room and escorts us back to the foyer. She pays for the dress and we head back to the car. The whole car ride home, the thought of how Peeta might be doing clouds my mind….

Peeta's POV

I'm sitting at my desk in my room, staring at a picture of Katniss and me. I look over at my window looking into the empty room next door where my girlfriend used to live. I walk over to the window and shut my curtains. I walk over to my bed and I lay down on my bed and stare at my ceiling trying to come up with a way to get her home, to get her back. Thinking back to the morning she left, that cabin we went to. Maybe I could buy that cabin. But its too close, they would find her. We would never be safe. What if I found a cabin so far in the woods no one would ever find us again. I grab my phone and text Johanna.

P - Hey, I have an idea.

J - Ok, lay it on me.

P - I can't now, we need to meet in person.

J - Ok where?

Hey guys, I hoped you liked this chapter (even if it was a short one). I wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday before I go on my holiday break.

The next chapter will be posted on 16/01/19 in about 4 weeks so see Y'all next year hahahahahahaha