Training for the Games
Peeta and I are sitting on his sofa again this morning. We decided we would watch the games together because we technically were the ones who put our siblings in danger of going to the games. The training section for the tributes have not started yet so they keep on just replaying the Reaping. I start to get hungry but I don't want to say anything because I don't want to be rude and I don't want Peeta's hand to let go of mine. 5 minutes pass and he lets go of my hand and starts to get up, when he's starting to stand up he says.
"I don't know about you but I'm quiet hungry. Care to join me in the kitchen?"
"I though you would never ask," I say jokingly but partly true too.
He grabs my hand and helps me off the sofa. We walk hand in hand down to the kitchen.
"I have some muffins that I baked a couple of days ago. Would you care for one?" He hands me a muffin which has a variety of many fruits inside, and a dried peach slice on top. I take the muffin.
"Thank you."
He grabs his own muffin and we walk to the sofa and eat our muffins. When we are finished our muffins I scoot over to him, and lay my head on his lap. He starts to fiddle with my hair.
"Peeta?"
"Yes?"
"Why do you think your bother does not like you?"
"I guess that I don't really have a reason. I guess maybe because we never really built a relationship. He moved out into his own house when I was 8."
"But what about Rye? Did you have a better relationship with him?"
"I didn't really know Rye as much as I like too. I felt more like an only child for most of my life." He says sounding like he has regret. "What about you Katniss? Do you miss your sister?"
"Yes, I miss Prim and I know that it's only been a day, but I would not know how to live without Prim, she's my whole life. She's the reason that I go hunting with Gale, so I could take care of her." Tears are rolling down my cheeks.
"Do you think that Prim could win?"
"Yeah, she could win. She is a smart girl. She's very clever."
Before I have to say anything more the T.V turns to the training centre. It looks much different than the one we learned to train in. It looks so much more new, like it's a whole new centre. Maybe it is. They show all of the tributes before they are allowed to train. The first thing that I notice is that Prim is the youngest one of all the tributes. It worries me. 10 minutes into the training centre they finally show Prim training with Bannock. I hope they stay on the same team or she makes a team at least.
We watch the training for most if not all of the day, just Peeta and I. After it started to repeat we decided we should go get something to eat because it is soon to be dinner. We walk down to The Hob while holding each other's hands. I start to smile, I really do love Peeta but he does not need to know that yet. Instead I look at him and I also see he's smiling. When we get to The Hob we go straight to Greasy Sae, She sells stew that has the animal's meat we hunt, and every time it's delicious.
"2 of your stews, please" Peeta asks.
"Of course!" Greasy Sae saying while smiling.
Peeta places down the money, which is triple the amount of the regular price because he's always so giving to everyone. Also anyone who works at The Hob needs the money more than we do. We walk and find a table, when we do find a place, we put our soups down we start eating. When I am about to take another bite, someone taps me on my shoulder not only did I jump but I threw my hot bowl of stew at them. It of course was Gale.
"What was that for Catnip?" Gale says picking pieces of stew off his shirt.
"What do you think it was for Gale?"
"The arena really makes you that aware of your settings?"
"Yes because it's be aware or prepare to die."
"Huh, maybe I should have volunteered instead of this guy, right?" Gale says pocking his thumb into Peeta's arm.
Peeta looked at Gale with a disappointing look. Gale notices and instead sits down right beside me. He starts to talk about working in the mines.