Author's note: I am back! Summer is the perfect time to write! This is short and sweet, kind of getting my feet wet again. Anyway, here is my latest chapter, Enjoy!
Chapter 8
I wake up in a room that is not my own. I feel an arm around me so I turn my head slightly. Katniss is still asleep, but Peeta is gone. I ease out of bed so I won't wake Katniss. I leave the room and go in search of Peeta. I wander down the hall and find the door to the roof open. I walk up the stairs and open another door. I step onto the roof, the sun has begun to rise and it is absolutely beautiful. I see Peeta and Rory standing beside the rail looking at the city below. I walk over to the rail and stand beside Peeta.
"Hey Prim." Peeta says. He looks down at me and smiles.
I return the smile and reply, "Morning Peeta." I look to Rory who doesn't look like he's even noticed us. "Hi Rory." I saw.
He looks at me, "Hi Prim." And then turns his gaze back to the city below. Nothing else is said and we just watch the city come to life. Once the sun is up Rory turns to leave. I'm getting hungry so I start to leave. Peeta comes too but stops me before we get to the door. I look at him and he pulls me into a hug. I hug him back and I shed a few tears. The reality of what's about to happen must have begun to sink in for him. We part and he puts an arm around me. We walk back to our floor and he stops me again.
"Peeta we will never get anywhere if you keep stopping." I tell him. He smiles at me and bends down. Now I am looking down at him.
"Do you want a ride." He asks.
I smile wide and nod enthusiastically. He laughs and I climb on his back. My arms go around him and my legs cross his chest. He holds onto me so I won't fall and we start moving again. We are laughing as we come into the dining room. Katniss sees and laughs. She takes out a camera that she bought last year when she and Peeta had come to the Capital and snaps several photos of us. Even uptight Effie is smiling. She offers to take a picture with Katniss in it. She hands the camera to Effie and we stand together as a family.
