I don't own The Hunger Games!
Ch 6
I walk up the stairs like the rest of the tributes. The chairs are comfterble, and I'm actually not to nervous for the interview itself, I'm nervous for what I'm about to admit to all of Panem. Haymitch payed off Ceaser, the interviewer, to bring something up that would lead to the subject of me being in love with Katniss. The interview will take place in a few minutes. My interview will be the last off all because I am the bay from district 12. I'm nervous, but what's really the worst that could happen. The interview's take about an hour and a half. The only one I really pay attention to is Katniss. You can tell she is playing nice trying to get the audience to love her, what she doesn't know is they already do. They are calling her the girl on fire, and already I've heard much talk about how stunning she looked. Finally it's my turn. I am called up to the stage and Ceaser shakes my hand and tells me to sit down.
"So Peeta…." And then the playful banter starts. I start to relax until he says. "So a handsome boy like you, there's got to be some girl back home, waiting for you." Here it is, this is my intro, I'm nervous, my breathing gets quick and my palms get sweaty. But I put on a happy smile and laugh.
"Well there is this one girl…. But I don't even think she knows I exist." I say, trying to keep my confidence.
"So here's what you do, win The Hunger Games, go home a hero, and sweep her off her feet." He says. Here it comes.
"I don't think that will do me much good." I see him smile; the words go out like they are from a script.
"Why not?" please let her be okay with this. I take a deep breath.
"Because she came here with me." All of Panem gasps and the cameras shift to Katniss. She blushes and looks down at her feet. I go through the rest of the interview in a kind of haze. I feel numb, and I have a feeling I'll feel this way until I talk to Katniss. After the interview I feel almost as nervous as I did before. As the elevator doors open to our sleeping courters I see Katniss waiting for me.
I walk up to her. Her lips are in a hard line. I can tell she can barely contain her anger. Uh oh. She runs over to me and pushes me into a potted plant. I break it and gasp as I feel a sharp pain, and see a stream of blood trickle down my arm.
"How could you?" she screams at me. "How could you make me look weak in front of all of Panem?"She stops waiting for an answer. Does she not see that this will get us both sponsors? I would have never told if I thought she would react like this.
"I … um…" is all I manage to spit out before Haymitch and Effie come running down the hall.
"What are you doing? What's happened to Peeta?" asks Effie trying to keep her temper.
"She pushed me." I say
"What did you think you were doing?" Haymitch shouts at Katniss.
"He made me look weak, in front of everyone!" she says on the verge of tears.
"No he got you sponsors. Katniss do you ever stop and think. ?" he stops then turns to Effie. "Will you go get his arm bound, while me and katniss talk." She nods and then leads me down the hall.
"Are you sure you love her? Even after all that she just did." I nod.
'Love isn't something that just goes away, I would love her even if she killed me in the games." I say. And she smiles.