Katniss pov

I watch as Haymitch exits Peeta's house. He slowly walks over to me and says,"boy wants to talk to ya."

I slowly nod but don't get up. I see Peeta step out of his house and his eyes meet mine. Haymitch stands up and leaves. I watch as Peeta walks over to me, his eyes never waver from mine. I can feel my heart race with each step he takes.

He sits next to me and fumbles with his hands. Knowing Peeta, he's probably coming to say that he's sorry for yelling at me. At first he says nothing. Then he sighs and says,"Katniss,"my name rolls of his tongue like a sad thought,"I think we need a break."

A break?

As in no more us?

This is not what I expected. I feel like running and crying but I somehow manage to hold myself together. "I know what I did was wrong, but Peeta, we need each other..."

"I'm not saying we'll never get back together, you know that I love you, but I just have to think about things and it's best if I do it on my own. I'm sorry, Katniss. We just need some space and time apart."

My heart breaks.

I stand up and run. I run as fast as I can to the forest, away from Peeta. He doesn't come after me this time. When I reach the lake I cry and crumble. I've never felt such pain. It's not like the burns from my first games, or even the poisonous fog. This is like no other pain I've ever felt.

He says he loves me, but if he did would I be feeling this pain? That's when I think of all the pain I inflicted on him. Maybe I deserve this. His words echo in my brain.

I think we need a break.

The world around me turns cold as night comes but I don't move. I can't move. I faintly hear footsteps coming to me and I pray that it's him. But it's not. It's my dad. He asks me what I'm doing out here now, but I don't answer. I just cry.

Years of hauling coal have made him strong, even with his age. He scoops me into his arms and carries me home. They ask me what's wrong but all I can say is,"I deserve this."

"Deserve what Katniss?" My mom asks.

"Deserved to not be loved."

"What happened?"My dad asks.

"We broke up."

My mom's eyes soften as she sits down next to me,"break ups are hard, but everyone goes through them. Believe me when I say that every relationship at least goes through one break up. Your dad and I did, it's just a part of life. It sucks, I know. And it hurts, but you get past it. It may seem like he doesn't love you, but he does Katniss. This is not the end, okay?"

I nod.

"Boys can be stupid too. I know you see Peeta as this perfect guy, but the truth is, he's human. And humans make mistakes. And you both are still young. Do you think your dad was this smart and mature from the start? Believe me, he wasn't." She says smiling at my dad.

Then she pulls me in for a hug and says,"I'm sorry sweetie, it hurts to have your heart broken."

Prim comes downstairs and asks,"what's wrong, Katniss?"

"Peeta and I broke up,"I say silently.

"Oh...I'm sorry, Katniss,"she says and comes over to hug me. Her hug makes me smile a little. My little duck always finds a way to make me feel better. "I have an idea,"she says,"why don't we have a girl's night?"

"I don't know, Prim, I'm-"

"Oh, c'mon we can have smores and hot chocolate. And we can watch a movie or something."

The excitement on her face makes me have to say yes.

"Okay."

"Yay!" She says,"let's go get the things to make smores!"

"Prim, maybe you should let your sister be for a while,"my dad says.

"It's okay, dad,"I say and then turn to Prim,"let's go."

The smile on her face lights up the room. I get up and grab the coin pouch from my room and put it in the pocket of my jacket. My dad made me that for my tenth birthday. It's a little worn but I still use it. Especially since I have money to actually put it to use.

Prim puts on her jacket and follows me to the door. We walk through town and its quite chilly today. Fall is coming which causes some mixed feelings. The beautiful oranges that Peeta loves comes out in the trees which is bittersweet and at the same time that feeling of fear, though I don't have to worry anymore, hits me. Fall use to mean that winter would soon cone, which meant freezing nights and less food. This was the time when my dad and I would hunt as much as we could to stock up on food.

Now we don't have to worry about food or the condition of our house, but the feeling is still present.

The walk through town reminds me of when we would walk from the seam to school. Prim would always ask to see the cakes on display at the bakery. I wonder if he was watching me when we would stop at the window. They were his beautiful creations that caught our eyes after all.

When we get to the store, we look for marshmallows, Graham crackers, and chocolate. I'm walking down an aisle when I see his golden head of hair . I inwardly groan because he's right next to the marshmallows.

I walk back around the corner and ask Prim to get them while I get the chocolate. She happily nods and walks down the aisle. I go around the corner and grab the chocolate which happens to be around the area that they are in. I peek over the top of the aisle and watch as Peeta smiles at Prim.

Polite as ever he asks how she's doing and of course hugs her. It's hard not to love Prim. She replies back to him and then they say their goodbyes and move on. She comes around the corner with the marshmallows and the Graham crackers.

At the checkout, a clip catches my eye. The beautiful yellow flower that matches her name. Evening Primrose. I add it our pile along with some sour gummy worms that I know Prim loves.

After we pay, I pull out the clip and put it in her hair.

"It's beautiful Katniss!" She says and hugs me. I hug her back and from over her head I meet eyes with Peeta, who was watching us from across the store. He looks sad. But he doesn't look away.

I slowly turn my head away from him and walk out of the store with Prim happily by my side, a bag in her hands and we walk home.

A/N let's just take a moment to honor the never ending love and compassion of a little sister, always there to brighten your day, and help get you out of awkward situations. Also thanks to everyone who is reviewing and giving me your support and love, you all are amazing! :)