I don't own the hunger games!
This is just chapter 2 of through Peeta's eyes
Ch 2
I glance at katniss, she is very pale and she starts to fall. I reach over to catch her. She seems completely unaware of the world around her; her eyes are focused on prim (her sister). I expected her pass out but instead she sands and in the dead silence of time square yells "I volunteer, I volunteer as a tribute!"
I can't breathe. i love her and now she will never know, now I will never even get to speak to her. I watch her as she walks up to the stage. Prim is screaming and crying and clinging to her legs as she walks up the last few stairs, gale peels prim away from katniss and carries her back to Mrs. Everdeen. Katniss is standing on the stage with a clod expression on her face as Effie asks her "what's your name?"
"Katniss Everdeen." She replies curtly.
"I'll bet my buttons that was you sister, don't want her to get all the glory do we." Effie chuckles, but katniss just glares at her. This is not ok. Someone needs to do something, and apparently I'm not alone in this feeling. Because an old man lifts the three middle fingers of his left hand to his lips and extends them out to katniss. The rest of district 12 does the same.
"Well now to pick the boy tribute."Effie reaches in the boy's bowl and picks up one slip. I hold my breath. It's not going to be me; it's never been me before why would it be me now. Effie unfolds the paper.
"Peeta Melark." No, this isn't happening, it's a bad dream and I'll wake up in a few hours and everything will be back to normal. I look at my mother; she is motioning for me to go up to the stage. Hesitantly I begin to walk up to the stairs. I glance at the people around me they all give me this sad pitiful look. All except Katniss as I get to the stage and stand next to her she doesn't give me a sad look her gives me a look of pure hate.
"Your 74th hunger game tributes." And a few people clap. Katniss and I are told to shake hands, her hand is warm and I give it a reassuring squeeze. Then the peace keepers come and take us to the justice building where our friends and family will come visit us.
I sit in my room at the justice building. It's a fancy room the couch is velvet and it is full of expensive furniture. My thoughts are interrupted by a knock at my door followed by my mother and father. My mother is full out bawling and my father has a few tears streaming down his cheeks. They come sit on the couch with me both are hugging me.
"Peeta we love you so much, always remember that, no matter what we love you." Say's my mother. "Who knows maybe district 12 will have a winner this year, she's a fighter that one." Did she just say she? I know she expects me not to come back, but to plain out tell me is just rude. But I suppose its ok because I have decided I will make sure it is Katniss who goes home, after all if I really love her I'll protect her right? The peace keeper comes and tells them they have to go, they both hug me and tell me they love me. My father hands me a bag of cookies, I take them and thank him. Wondering why he has an extra bag with him.
The next to come is porter and Bennett.
"I'm so sorry Peeta, but maybe you can win this. You're strong and you can play that to your advantage." Bennett keeps going on like this for a while and eventually begin to sound hysterical "just don't die Peeta please don't die" he begins to cry, and so do I. Porter comes over and hugs me.
"I love you and you are going to win this and so is she." He has known about my obsession with katniss since it started. I smile at him and try to stop my tears. The peace keepers come and Wisk away my brothers. I sit on the couch not expecting anyone else, when I am surprised by the door opening to revile gale. He is crying and I can tell he has just gone to see katniss. He comes and sits by me on the couch it's silent for a few moments.
"Please Peeta I'm begging you, help her come home." He is begging and it is clear that it hurts his pride to come and beg me.
"I'll do everything, including die to make sure she comes back. More tears stream down his face and he hugs me.
"I'll never forget this Peeta, thank you, thank you so much." And with that the peace keepers make him leave and I am taken to the hovercraft with katniss. I look out the window at all of district 12 saying goodbye as I start a journey I don't intended to return from.