A/N: Yay! I have Spring Break. Now I can focus on writing. And OMG this story got 4k views! I was able to update this chapter early (:
Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games. soBs. L
I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Previously on Chapter 7:
Then, Cato got up and walked away without a word. I stood up, wiped the tears off my face and went to the bathroom to clean up. I bet I looked like a mess. As I was walking to the bathroom, the only two questions I asked myself was, What happened to me? How did I become so weak?
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I kept sniffing when I was cleaning up my face in the bathroom. I looked in the mirror. Gosh, I look like a mess. My hair was mangled, my eyes were bloodshot red, and my face was puffy. First, I combed my hair and braided it again. Then I took some paper towels and dabbed my face. Luckily, my makeup was waterproof. After I straightened out my tank top and my jacket, I made one final check and left the bathroom.
Once I arrived at the cafeteria, I tried to avoid as much people as possible. I briskly walked around the cafeteria until I found the lunch line. After I bought my lunch, I scanned the room to look for familiar faces.
"Katniss! Over here!" a voice shouted. I looked in the direction of the voice. The owner of the voice was Rue. I adjusted my backpack and went over to their table. Once I got there, I plopped my backpack down and set my lunch on the table. Rue, Peeta, Madge and two other people that I didn't know sat quietly at the table.
"Hey Rue, sorry I'm late," I panted.
"What took you so long?" Rue asked with a spark of interest in her eyes.
"Uh, I ran into someone when I was at my locker," I simply told her, leaving out most of the details of the incident at my locker.
"Oh. Well anyways, I want you to meet new people!" Rue exclaimed. "Hey everyone! Meet Katniss, she's new," Rue told everyone at the table. "She is Marissa but we all call her Foxface," she pointed to a girl with nice, silky red hair, a slightly pale face, and pretty brown eyes, "and this is Gale," she pointed to a guy that looked like me. He had the same dark brown hair and fiery gray eyes. We all exchanged our greetings and began eating. It was pretty quiet and awkward until a loud commotion began at the table next to us.
"Hey! What the hell was that for!" an annoying voice screeched. I turned around and saw an angry Glimmer with a huge coffee stain over her expensive looking top and a poor girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. The girl's eyes glimmered with fear. Mostly everyone in the lunch room was looking at them.
"I'm so sor-ry-y Glimmer-r, I di-dn't me-ean to spil-l-l you-r co-ffee a-ll over y-y-ou," the blonde girl stuttered, her body trembling.
"You better be! This top was designer!" Glimmer wailed.
"I'll g-et y-ou a ne-w one," the girl mumbled.
"Haha, I don't think so. Look at you! You dress so poorly. That shirt is so ugly. It doesn't even go with your pants. And I bet that you don't even have enough money to buy me the same exact shirt that you just ruined," Glimmer pointed accusingly. The girl shrunk back in fear. Other people around Glimmer started to laugh including a blonde boy with icy blue eyes who was standing next to her.
"Delly is such a loser," I heard some people whisper. This made me angry. How dare Glimmer pick on a poor girl like that! I took my ice cream from my lunch and marched over to where Glimmer was standing.
"Oh, hey Glitter," I spat in front of her face. Her eyes narrowed into slits. "I think I found a perfect thing to match your top. Here let me help make your outfit so much better!" I exclaimed with fake enthusiasm. I took my ice cream and shoved it on Glimmer's head which melted into her silky blonde hair.
"My hair!" she screamed and tried to get the ice cream off of her head but failed. Some people, including me snickered. "HELLOOO? Is anyone going to HELP ME?!" Glimmer fumed when no one came to her assistance. Cato whispered something in her ear and led her out of the cafeteria.
As they were leaving, Cato glared at me and Glimmer shouted, "Catpiss, you better watch your back. I'm going to get you for this!" I ignored her threats. Then, the girl, Delly, I think, approached me.
"Wow, thank you for saving me. You're so brave. No one in this school has the guts to stand up to Glimmer," her eyes sparkled with admiration.
"Oh, that was no biggie, she shouldn't have done that anyways," I told her.
"Well, thank you so much though!" the girl exclaimed. "Oh, where are my manners. I'm Delly," Delly said.
"I'm Katniss," I smiled.
"It was very nice meeting you Katniss but I have to study for my test coming up. We'll chat later!" Delly said.
"Okay, bye Delly!" I shouted as she was walking away. At that same moment, Rue ran up to me.
"That was so cool Katniss! I should have warned you about the Careers though," Rue said.
"The Who?" I asked, confused.
"The popular people, they call themselves The Careers. I don't know why, but you should stay away from them. Glimmer, Cato, Marvel, Cashmere, Gloss, Finnick, and Annie are part of the group. I suggest you only talk to Finnick and Annie. They're the only nice ones out of the Careers," Rue informed.
"Okay thanks," I said.
The bell rang, signaling that lunch was over. Everyone evacuated the lunch room to head to their next class. I sighed, adjusted my backpack, and headed to my next class.
Many of you liked the last chapter! I was surprised. Someone requested if I could write what was going on through Cato's mind when Katniss had that meltdown in the last chapter. Should I do it? If I get enough people to say yes, then I'll write it (: Anyways please review your thoughts or PM them to me. lol, you know the drill c: Until next time! Please review, the reviews I get make me smile (:
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