I can't stop crying.
I cried yesterday and now I'm crying today. Tomorrow is going to be the worst. Peeta lies with me with his fingers running through my hair.
I feel like such a baby. I keep mumbling apologies. Tomorrow is the last day of school. Dad is picking me up and I'm going to his house for like a month and a half and then I'm going home.
"Look," Peeta whispers. "We've got Skype and texting and Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. It's okay. Patience is a virtue. Just be patient and the months will fly past. We'll be back at school in no time and I will be with you and you will be with me. Okay?"
"Okay." I whisper.
We are totally alone. We don't have classes anymore so they don't care what we do. Finn is already gone with Mom and Shane, Johanna and Annie are going to spend the summer together and they asked me to come but I told them I was going with dad. They left. Bryan left too. Peeta was asked to come spend summer at my house but he said no. He said he never gets to see his family and he misses them. I know it's because he just wants to see his sister. I leave tomorrow and so does Peeta.
Lucky for me though, Dad moved out of Florida to Louisiana. I could probably beg him to take me to see Peeta.
If I'm lucky he will say yes.
"Okay." I mumble.
"Okay. What do you want to do to pass time until tomorrow?" He asks.
"Let's just watch a movie or something. Just don't look at the title and out something random in."
"Okay."
...&...
Knocking on Peeta's door rouses us. We didn't do anything rash, we just watched a movie and fell asleep.
I sit down on Peeta's bed and check my phone. He opens the door and Cress flips when she sees me.
"What are you doing for summer?" she demands. "God, you need to come visit! Colby and I need another girl! We're going to be stuck with five boys, Katniss!" My phone dings and I see a message that says 'here at your dorm' and it's from my father.
I laugh. "I'm going to see my father in Louisiana."
"Louisiana? Where? I'll come pick you up!"
"Um...I don't know. My Dad is here now, actually."
"Where? Let me go talk to him!"
"Okay," I laugh. "Let's go."
She holds my hand like how Prim and I used to do and I lead her to my dorm. Dad is waiting and he looks at Cress.
"Dad, this is Cress, Peeta's sister."
"Ah, yes, nice to meet you." The guys followed us. I unlock my door and let dad and Mr. Mellark talk about how divorce sucks and all that. Dad tells Mr. Mellark he lives in Baton Rouge and Mr. Mellark lives in a town an hour and fifteen minutes from there. Then Cress goes on this huge rant about how I'm going to see them every day and how we are going to have tons of sleepovers. I laugh and make sure I have everything.
Dad seems hesitant about me going over there. He's afraid I'm going to have sex.
He doesn't say it directly, but I know.
"Alright squirt, you ready to hit the road?" He asks.
"Um, yeah, okay." I say. Everyone watches me then to Peeta, and they decide to leave us be. I hug him and he hugs me back and I just stand there in his arms for a while. He plants a kiss all over my face.
"I'll see you, okay? Cress will make sure."
I smile. "Okay. I love you."
"I love you too."
I pull away and bite my lip. "No tears, okay honey? You'll love my
"Dad's house by the water and it's on this huge lake and he has a ton of canoes and shit. Rye loves to push them over so be prepared. His house is big too. He has her skis and water skis and a huge boat. You are going to love it there. You won't even want to leave."
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure." He smiles.
"Why do all of your names have something to do with food?"
"That's because my family owns a bakery and we grew up there. You knew that."
"True but I didn't know if that was the reason."
He shrugs and runs his fingers through his hair. "I love you."
"I love you too." I whisper.
He's silent for a moment. "Oh, and another thing about my Dad's house; It's on tons if acres and the lake is like a spring so it's like perfectly clear. You can see right down to the bottom. It doesn't look very deep but with scuba gear it took Rye ten minutes to swim down there. He has a game room and everything."
"I'm going to make sure I get to come over." I kiss him. "I'm going to miss you."
"I'm going to miss you, too." He whispers. "Do you have everything?"
"Yes."
He opens the door, and Dad steps in and helps me get all of my shit.
"Let's go squirt." He says. "There's supposed to be another snowstorm hitting this state. I want to be out of here before it gets anywhere near us."
"A snowstorm?" I laugh. "It's eighty degrees."
"Yeah, I know. It's going to get really stormy here, and then the storm will bring in a cold front."
"It's June."
"I know. We need to get out of here."
If there is one thing Dad hates, it's definitely snow. He says it's stupid and too bright and he can't stand it. He doesn't want to risk the snow. He hates snow.
"Alright, let's go then."
"I'm so totally coming to get you." Cress hugs me. "You don't have a choice, okay?"
"Yeah, maybe you guys can come up for a barbeque." Mr. Mellark suggests. "And we can camp out on that island."
"Oh, maybe I can meet your sister officially." Peeta says.
"Oh, she'll like that." I smile. Rye and Graham hug me and kiss my cheeks. Peeta of course, has to kiss me on the lips to claim his territory.
"I'll see you, okay?" he asks.
"Okay." Cress hugs me again, and then Colby does. "Bye."
Dad practically drags me out of the dorm then. He signs the sign out sheet in the office to tell them I've left, and then we load up the car. He's got a truck.
He doesn't get in the front though. "You've got your permit? You know how to drive?"
"Yes." I narrow my eyes.
He doesn't say another word; he just gets in the passenger seat.
Oh, this is going to be interesting.
