''Katniss?!'' I spoke, holding my phone against my ear.

''Yeah?'' She responded.

''Peeta just texted me, he's still alive I guess.''

''Why would he text you instead of me? Ah, not that it matters, what did he say?''

''Help.'' I answered. Actually Katniss was right, why would Peeta text me instead of Katniss, his girlfriend?

''We have to help him!'' She said.

''I know, but how?''

''Call everyone, in a quarter we meet at the square close to my house, okay?''

''Okay. Bye!''

She hung up quickly, and I immediately called Annie. It rang three times before she picked up.

''We might have a sign from Peeta, can you meet in a quarter at the square close to Kat's house?''

''That children playground square?'' She grinned.

''Yep. Can you call Finnick too?''

''I will, see you later.''

I hung up, then called Cato. I was sure that my friends didn't really like him, but he could help us with this thing. Instead of letting it ring a few times, Cato actually did pick up fast.

''Can you meet close to Katniss' house?'' I asked him.

''I just got home. What's wrong?'' I heard his voice through the phone.

''Nothing, just come as fast as you can. Okay?''

''Don't act that creepy, Clover. I'm on my way.''

''Okay, love you.''

I was the one who hung up again.

That was like speed-calling. It was necessary to, we couldn't lose time. Not when a friend was in need, well actually not only in need, in danger. That was even worse. I put on my jacket, because it actually was colder than I thought. Plus it was still raining a bit. I grabbed a pair of black sneakers, and put them on. Still I didn't felt like going upstairs to put on long jeans instead of shorts, so I just headed out the door.

I always thought that it was a long distance between mine and Katniss' house, but it wasn't that far, actually. I walked quickly over a shorter road, through a lot of little streets and alleys which did creep me out, but I would be there quicker this way. It was only 6 now, but because of the layer of clouds above, it was getting dark. Or there was just going to be a storm or something, that was possible too. Looking around myself the only thing I could see were walls of big buildings, words and quotes were painted on them with graffiti. Things like ''The odds are never in our favor.''

I didn't know what I should think of it, which odds did they meant? It didn't make sense, actually. There were no odds for us, teenagers. The government had odds, we didn't. Here on the walls it said that they just weren't in our favor, but it was worse; we didn't have odds at all.

After a small 10 minutes of walking through these creepy alleys, I finally arrived at the square close to Katniss' house. Like Annie said, it was actually a playground where children used to play, but we used it as a place to hang. According to all the used cigarettes on the ground, we weren't the only ones who came here to hang.

Katniss, Annie, Gale and Cato were already sitting there. That Gale was here did actually surprise me, the fact that he and Cato were here surprised me even more. Gale and Katniss were sitting at the swings, while Cato and Annie choose the roof of a little playhouse to sit on. It was childish, this place, though a great place to hang.

'Clove,' Cato said, patting on the roof. ' I swear to god you scared me.'

'I'm the devil in disguise, of course I scare people.' I grinned, then climbed up the little house too, sitting in between of them.

'I still can't get over the fact that you two are a couple now.' Katniss shook her head.

'Take the time to get over it, because this is going to last long.' He said.

'Hear who's saying that.' She laughed.

I tried to cut them off. 'What about Peeta? I mean, where the hell can he be?'

'Anywhere in the district.' Jackie, who just arrived at the place, said.

'He texted you, right?' Cato asked me.

I nodded.

'Give me your phone.'

'Getting jealous?' I grinned.

'No, just give me it.' He rolled his eyes. So I handled him my phone.

I looked over the square, and saw Thresh arriving too, so I waved. Only Finnick wasn't here yet. I glanced over Cato, still busy with my phone. 'What the fuck are you doing?' I frowned, looking over his shoulder.

'I thought that I could like find his location or something, but I'm not that smart I guess.' He answered, giving me the phone back.

'Why don't we just ask him where he is?' Jackie said.

'If it was that easy..' Katniss sighed.

'We can try it?' Thresh shrugged.

'Okay?' Jackie said, grabbed her phone and typed something. So I decided to text Peeta too.

18:26: Peeta? Do you have any idea where you are? Every single sign is useful.

'Do you guys have an idea, where he could be?' Annie asked us all.

'I think he's kidnapped.' I said.

'I'm with Clove,' Katniss said. 'I tried to think positive, but I can't afford to think like that while he's more than 30 hours missed.'

'Maybe he's just with friends there or something.' Gale said. 'Why are we even spending time to these discussions?'

'Gale, for fucks sake help us or just leave.' Cato said.

'Kat's boyfriend is missed, don't you have feelings?' I told him.

'Of course I have feelings.' Gale said. 'Just not for Peeta, I'm not gay you know.'

I rolled my eyes and didn't even get further in this conversation. Gale annoyed me to hell and back, he couldn't do this to Katniss. I didn't knew their relationship, not that that mattered to me, but this was just rude from him.

I felt like slipping away from the roof of the playhouse, so I tried to set my feet on something to not fall from it. But there was nothing to stand on. The others continued talking about the Gale and Peeta problems, but I didn't listen to them. Cato quickly grabbed my arm once he realised that I was slipping, not that I would die if I fell, it was maybe 6 or 7 feet high. I hopped next to them again, this time a bit closer to him. 'Thanks.' I mumbled.

'So,' Thresh suddenly said. 'Not that we know where Peeta is, but what are we going to do about it?'

'Wait till he replies someone I guess.' Cato shrugged.

'Can't we just go to the police? They'll find him.' Annie said.

'Oh no, not the police. We can figure this out on our own.' Cato answered.

'Uh okay?' Annie responded. 'What's wrong with the police?'

'A lot, trust me.' I nodded.

'Okay.' She said, skittish looking around herself.

'Is it going to rain?' Jackie asked, looking up to the pretty dark shaded sky.

A raindrop fell on my knee, followed by another. 'Yup.' I said. 'If it's not a thunderstorm.'

'The weather sucks.' Katniss interpreted.

'Isn't that a tornado?' Gale pointed somewhere.

I shut my eyes. 'Really funny, Gale.'

'I'm serious, it's a small one I guess.'

'There can't be tornado's here.' I said before someone would creep out.

'There can be some tornado's here, hundred years ago they would talk about global warming. It's a bit too late now to stop it all.' He told me.

I glanced over the mini-tornado which was crossing the square by now. 'It's weird, such a small thing.' Katniss chuckled. I watched the thing twirling around, reaching Thresh' bike. 'Uh, wow?' My eyes widened when the bike got picked up by the wind, and landed a few steps further.

'Shouldn't we get away from here?' Annie bit her lip.

'Nah, it's not going to kill you or something.' Cato said, while he lit up a cigarette.

'But that is.' Annie looked at the cigarette.

He held one out for me too, I doubted a little, because now my friends would see me smoking, but after a while I did grab it.

'Seriously Cato? Now you are going to get her smoking?' Jackie frowned.

I looked at her. 'Don't tell my parents, please.'

'I won't,' She said. 'I'm not that type of person.'

'Though it's funny how you all think that this is really killing.' Cato said. 'Especially while a friend is like in life danger now.'

'He's right, for the very first time.' Katniss rolled her eyes. 'We should make a plan or something?'

'We can't make a plan when we don't know anything about his location.' I told them. 'We just have to wait.' Cato patted me on my shoulder. 'Waiting is hard when you're running out of time.' I sighed. 'I know, but do you have a better idea?' 'Nope.' He shrugged.

'Maybe we all should go home.' Katniss said, while lighting lit up the sky, I was right; there was going to be a thunderstorm.

I threw the used cigarette on the ground, where all the others were laying too. Then I went sliding from the roof myself, landing on my feet.

'Need a ride?' Cato asked me.

'I don't feel like walking in this storm thing, so yeah.' I nodded.

'Shall I make a group chat or something like that?' Thresh said. 'If someone knows anything, just tell it in the group.'

'That's okay.' Annie told him.

'Well, we see each other tomorrow then.' Jackie said.

'Yup, see y'all' Gale said, rolling his eyes.

'Bye.' I looked after them, then turned around to walk with Cato towards his car.

I opened the door of my side, and quickly got in. The rain fell a splattered on the front window, leaving a ticking noise at every drop. Cato got in too, and started the car. He drove backwards, almost hitting Gale who was standing there. I looked behind the car, and laughed because of his reaction. He almost fell from his bike when he saw the car getting near. He drove towards my house, over several roads I didn't really know yet. But he knew where he was going I guess.

'I don't know how Katniss does this all, without crying.' I said.

'Peeta is going to be okay.' Cato told me. 'Probably we're all just acting like drama queens here. Probably his situation not that bad.'

'Seriously, if you were gone I would drown in my own fucking tears.'

'I won't leave you.' He grinned. 'I wouldn't get kidnapped either.'

'Maybe Peeta is just an easier victim.' I shrugged.

Once the car stopped at my house, which I still couldn't call a 'home'. It was just a building where we lived in, but it didn't felt right. Not that I had a choice to leave or something. I opened the door of the car.

'I'll call you later, okay?' He told me before I left the car.

'Okay,' I said, then stepped out. 'Bye.'

I ran towards the door to not get sodden on this little way, then quickly pushed the door open and walked inside. I kicked out my sneakers.

'Clove? Where have you been?' My mom asked me from the table, they were already eating dinner.

'Just let her.' Dad said.

I sat down on the chair in between of Shane and Lotus, my usual place during any time we would eat.

'You smell like smoke.' Mom noticed.

I sighed. 'Yeah, someone was smoking there.'

'You don't, right?' She asked me quickly. I just shook my head, and looked down on my plate. I pricked my fork in the sausage, and cut it.

After dinner, watching tv to avoid making homework, I went to my room. It was 11:30 pm by now, ''bed time'' as my mother would call it. I went through my usual night routine; taking a shower, brush my hair and teeth, and then go to bed. I sighed when I finally lay down under the sheets. Why couldn't everything just be normal, without school's which were murdering kids every year, without friends being kidnapped?

Then my phone vibrated, first I thought it was just a message, but it kept doing it. I sat up to look at the screen and almost got a heart attack when I saw who it was. I quickly picked up.

''Hello?'' I heard a cracking voice on the other side.

''Oh my god, Peeta are you okay?''

''I'm fine, actually.'' He said.

''Where are you? I swear to god everything is useful.'' I asked him.

''Oh, I'm on train rails.'' He sighed.

Peetaaaa :O

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