Rye and I start stepping back as the man walks forward.
All of a sudden he laughs making myself jump, why is he laughing?
He continues to laugh "you too both look like your parents"
" how do you know our parents" I say still holding the bow and arrow pointing at his chest.
"they haven't told you about me? How dare they" he laughs again " I was your mothers closest friend when I was younger then the games happened and it all just fell apart" he says but stops laughing
"I still don't know who u are" I say back taking in what he just said. If our parents told us about their past I would know if this guy is dangerous or not.
"I'm Gale, Gale Hawthorne" he says and sticks his hand out
the name rings a bell, I remember Mum talking about him to Dad
i put down the bow and arrow and shake is hand
"Willow Mellark" I say confidently, I then look at Rye waiting for him to speak up
"um... I'm uh Rye" he says not as confidently
"no need to worry kid I'm not here to hurt you" he says with a smile and ruffles Rye's hair
he seems nice enough, I don't know if rye thinks the same. I'm more calm now and relaxed
"why are you here then?" I ask curiously, I know everyone in 12 and they know me so I know who is new and who isn't.
" I decided to see your Mum, I was sitting here deciding weather I should go and knock on your door or not, and then I saw you two coming and I tried to hide" he says while sitting down on a nearby rock, Rye and I join him
"why didn't you just knock?" Rye buts in
"have your parents told you anything about the games" he says I a sort of jokey way and sort of not
"nope" I reply " Dad goes pale and mum changes subject "
"oh" says Gale "I can understand why"
"can you please tell us pleaseeeee" Rye begs
"sorry kiddo, your parents would defiantly kill me this time"
he reminds me a lot of grandpa Hay in the way he talks, I wounder if they knew each other. I decide to invite him back for tea since it's getting late and if Gale shows up maybe Mum and Dad will give me some answers.
"Gale you should come back for dinner, it's getting late and you are going to be hungry" I say sort of in a rush
"oh I don't know if your mother will approve" Gale say uncertain
"We insist" Rye says knowing that I'm not quite sure what to say
we all walk back to my house and have a good talk, he has lots of jokes and really easy to talk to.
i wipe my feet in the mat outside the house and walk in Rye and Gale follow my actions.
"mum we're home" I shout into the house hoping someone will come over to Us.
"just as I remember it" I here Gale tell himself. Has he been here before? I start to wounder how long ago they stopped talking it counldnt have been that long could it?
My thoughts get stopped as I here a glass smash at my feet I look up and I can tell my mum isnt happy
" hi mum" I say as happily as I could "I brought Gale home we all met in the woods he seemed nice and he said he used to know you a while back" I say and I do a big Grin. Just then my Dad walks in and his mouth drops
"hello Peeta" Gale says sheepishly
"just a moment, you can sit down if you like" my father says as calmly as he can, he grabs Rye and I and drag us into another room with my mother following, I have seen my Mum this angry but never My Dad maybe this was t such a good idea.
"what were you guys thinking" my mother says as she starts pacing the room.
"do you even know who he is?" My father says straight after mum so I couldn't answer mums question
"yes he is Gale Hawthrone and he has good jokes and we talked for ages and he was nice" I say happily
Rye just sits there with sorrow all over his face
"He is not a nice person" my Mother says getting very angry at this point.
" maybe if you told us about the games about your past maybe we could have known that and we could have stayed away" I am shouting at them at this point and I have stood up. "Maybe if you let us know even some of your past it could be useful you are hiding it every day all my friends know what you did and how you survived, I don't" I start to feel my self tear up but I push them back and don't let them fall " I don't even know who my parents really are" I sit back down next to Rye who is looking proud of what I just said .
my Mother sits down on a chair and sighs
"your right" she says and my dad puts his hand in her shoulder
"we should have told you earlier" my dad buts in telling that mum is about in tears.
"look let's not talk about it now Gale is sitting alone out there and I said he could have some food." I say as I walk to the door not feeling slightly ashamed of what I just said about my parents.
i walk to the hall way where gale is sitting and I say that he can stay.
throughout the meal there was a few awkward moments but other than that everyone was talking and Gale could never look happier.
the phone rings, remembering grandpa hay said he would phone I jump straight up and go and get the phone
"who is it?" Rye asks with his head peering over
"it's Grandpa hay, is it okay if he can stay here for a while?" I look at my parents who both looked shocked that it is papa hay
"of course" my Mum says with delight
Rye squeals and jumps for joy
"papa hay papa hay papa hay" he chants as he dances round the floor and grabs everyone's plate.
gale has left and I go to my bedroom and collapse on to my bed.
what a day I think to myself as I repeat the events in my head
getting up in a rush
meeting papa hay after three years
Going hunting in the dark
Meeting Gale
Shouting at my parents
Talking to papa hay over the phone
i am just about to fall asleep when my phone rings, I can't be bothered to pick it up and fall asleep lost in my own world