AN I know I already published today but i feel like i need to get this story. enjoy, and of course, reviews would be AWESOME.
I pick up the receiver of the phone and take a breath. I don't know why this is so hard for me. Most of district 12 already knows about my engagement;it shouldn't be so hard to tell my own mother.I take another breath, dial, and wait to be answered. I am.
"Hello?'
"Mom! It's Katniss. How are you?" My mother and I speak occasionally, but it's been a while since we last talked.
"Things could be better, but tell me, why did you call? Good news, I hope?"
I'm slightly worried about what might be going on with my mom but I ignore it and make myself stay cheerful.
"I just called to say, Peeta and I are engaged!"
"That's wonderful, dear! Who would have thought?"
"Yeah, I know, right?So, the wedding is tentatively set for May." It is currently February. " I would love it if you could attend!"
"I think that could be possible. See, since I've moved to district 2, thing have been slowing down at the hospital. Since the rebellion is over and people are healing,not so many hospitals are needed, so the one I work at is being closed. We have far more hospitals than a healthy population could ever need. I was hoping for another hospital job here, but word is, 12 is low on specialized doctors. Perhaps this new start you have with Peeta is just what i need to start again there."
This is unexpected,but I haven't actually seen my mom since the rebellion five years ago, but I agree this is a perfect opportunity for her to 's true that hospitals here are short staffed.
"Of course you're welcome to stay with me, Mother, until we find you an apartment."
"That would be lovely, Katniss." She sounds genuinely happy.
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I walk slowly down the stairs, managing to keep my tears at bay. I plop down glumly in the armchair and select a book randomly from the coffee table. I'm hardly noticing what it's even about as I sit there in my despondent sits down next to me.
"Good book?"
"Maybe. I don;t really know."
He raises his eyebrows and I can see he doesn't see what I mean, so I say,
"I'm not really paying attention. I kind of have a headache."This is beginning to be true.
"I'll go for a walk. Maybe some fresh air will help." He agrees, kisses my head, and goes back to cooking.
As soon as I'm out the door, I know I'm going to buy pregnancy tests. I walk as quickly as I can, arrive at the drug store, and select two tests. I pay for them as inconspicuously as possible and hide them in my purse. I'm thinking maybe I can get to the bathroom in my basement to avoid detection.
I curl up on the concrete floor, my knees tucked up to my chin. Thats it, then. There's no question now. I'm pregnant, but i can't tell Peeta. If I have a miscarriage, if the child is damaged, he will be crushed. There is no certainty in pregnancy and I know that anything could go wrong.I quickly hide the tests under some other garbage in the bucket,push open the door, and set out to the only place i can go: my mother's.
When i knock, she opens the door and sees me standing there.
"Katniss?" I open my mouth to reply but instead throw up on my mother's carpet. She looks a little confused, but pulls me inside, and feel I might cry.
"What on earth happened?" She demands as she collects a towel and some bottle of cleaner.
"I...Im...pregnant..."I choke through the stupid frowns slightly.
"Well, alright, then. Try to calm down, dear, breathe. Go sit down and I'll bring some tea."
She gives me a handkerchief and leaves to the kitchen. 15 minutes later, I'm sipping my tea and my mother sits across from me.
"Alright, I'm going to call Peeta-"I panic.
"NO! He can't find out-please-I told him I was just going on a walk, why would I come here?" I rant on as I continue to cry.
" Calm down. I'll tell him you came here for some headache pills. But you know, you have to tell him eventually. It's his child too."