i will only say this once i can not be held responsible for my poor spelling and grammar blame the teachers that after 3rd grade decided spelling and grammar werent important enough except for in french so its not my fault i have terrible spelling and grammar. AND I OWN NOTHING!

clove's pov

a cheery come in is said from behind the door. i hesatantly turn the knob then look at cato for reassurence before pushing it open. miss trinket is sitting at her desk looking as strange as ever. blue wig ,green lips and a dress that resembles a fish. i silently wonder where she finds this stuff. the halloween store? cato squizes my reassuringly as i freeze under miss trinket's intense glare. i take a shaky breath ive spoken to her many times . normaly to get out of trouble but still. "ahhh clove hows my favorite trouble maker? youve had another infraction i assume or are you finally taking prevention messures and coming to talk it out before you get in trouble?" she asks. i shake my head."i have a question" i reply looking at my feet trying to figure out how to phrase it properly. "then shoot" i nod but nothing comes out .i still havnt figured out what exactly i want to ask. i look to cato for help."clove was wondering if theres anyway she can graduate this year" he fills in for me, miss trinket looks ready to laugh till she sees we are being serious. she puts o her serious face that really just makes her look like a clown with fat lips. "no" she relies. "what?" cato asks but i stand there in devistation. i understand. no there is no way i can be with cato."im sorry but clove can not graduate this year." she clarifies. i finally find my voice."please miss trinket i take half my classes are senior classes ill take the ones i still need this summer or after hours please miss trinket ill behave please please please ill do anything" i plead.a twinkle of relization in her eyes ."your doing this because of him" she whispers eyeing our hands. cato puts a protective arm around me pulling me close seemingly afraid that miss trinket will forbid us from being together. "well thats just adorable . young love" she says in a sing songy voice. "is it possible?" i ask again."you bet you buttons ill make it happen itll be alot of work you need 14 more credits and 6 more senior classes but we'll figure something out ok?" i nod and i cant help myself i spring forward and hug her. she seems suprised but hugs me back. then me and cato leave. once in the hall cato pushes me against the wall and kisses me. i kiss him back putting all the happiness ive just been filled with into it. when he brings his tongue acrossed my bottom li asking for entrance i give it to him . and im suprised by how much passion he has. he has never kissed me like this before. he cus my face in his hands drawing me closer. i fling my arms around his neck lacing my fingers together as i attempt to pull him even closer. its a queit sob that makes me pull back. cato looks confussed seemingly having not heard it. i look around and thats when i see rues little head peering around the corner just slightly. i run over to her cato close on my heel. when i round the corner im not prepared for what i see. rues face is tear stained the tears still flowing . "oh rue whats wrong?" i ask enveloping her in a hug. she shakes her head giving a pointed look at cato. i turn to cato."sweety go back to our floor ill be up in a little bit ok?" he seems reluctant to leave and just ever so slightly ticked at being interupted. "cato please?" i ask he nods giving me one more kiss and then turns and heads to the elevator. i look at rue. she just holds up her arm where finger print bruises are forming."ricky?" i ask she nods. i give her an even bigger hug as if by hugging her i can protect her from the world. "ill skin him alive" i say been in her spot with brutus although i got more then bruises. im just glad ricky didnt break her. but the tears on her face beg to differ. shes broken even if its just so slightly. rue never deserves that. she is so sweet and innocent and i want to tear ricky to shreds for even laying a finger on her."i-i broke up w-with him"rue whispers. "h-he didnt take it t-t-o w-well." i nod in understanding. she came to me because i understand, ive been there. "it probably wouldve been worse if thresh hadnt showed up." she whispers. i nod having no dout that it wouldve. the flash backs begin.

i was standing there with brutus standing over me. "what did you just say to me!" he bellowed"i-i want to b-break up" i stutter this is the second time ive tried to break up with him. "no you dont" his tone is threatening."y-yes i do" i still stutter. anger flashes in his eyes. "no you dont clove!" he says angrily. he grabs my chin kissing me roughly. i push him with all my strength but i cant move him. as his hand slips slightly up my shirt i freak out kneeing him in the groin. he hisses in pain and anger. his eyes reveal that hes furious. "i warned you clove!" he snaps coming at me and then his hands close around my neck...

i shake myself out of the memories. he cant hurt me anymore. i have cato now. i find there are tears falling down my cheeks now though. "itll be ok rue.." i say stroking her hair." it always is" i say she smiles slightly."me and cato and probably thresh wont let him touch you ever again ok?" she nods the tears still streaming. "your sleeping in my room toight ok?" once again she nods."clove?" she asks "ya?" "i wish i was as lucky as you" she replies. i look at her confussed."in fact i want to be like you" she says now im shocked and completely confussed. me? why me? i was abused by my boyfriend i now have anger issues and parents that are never around and quite frankly i dont think they care anyways. "me?" i ask she nods"your so strong , i wish i was like you." she replies causeing me to smile. "and i wish i had a boyfriend as great as cato"she says smileing in thought. i smile. ya catos pretty great. "dont worry rue youll find him someday" she smiles."you really think so clove?" she asks. "no rue" her face drops."i know so" i finish and her face lights up."thanks clove" i nod."lets go before cato looses it , if we take too long he'll start to worry." she nods."he really is great." and with that we head to the elevator and up to district 2.

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