Katnisses pov:
"Come on Peeta, shes been off for ages." I say.
"Yeah, which is why I think shes bunking." Peeta says kicking a stone as we walk up Madges driveway. I ring the door bell. The door opens. Madge had been off all week now. It was now the weekend.
"Hello darling, is it Madge you want? Shes in her room, you'll be glad to know shes feeling better." Madges mum said before moving to let us through.
"Madge" I called into her door before walking in.
"Hey Katniss, Peeta" Madge said. She didn't seem like her normal self.
"Wassup sister" I said walking over to Madges bed.
"Katniss I need to talk." Madge said. We both look awkwardly over at Peeta who sighs and walks out the room.
"What?" I ask her.
"Can I read your Science homework?" Madge asks.
"What my pregnancy one?" I ask confused. She nods. I fish it out my bag. She read it aloud.
"Month 1: Tender breasts, morning sickness, cramp, tiredness and missing period are the main ones. Month 2: need a wee a lot, tender, larger breasts, tiredness, headaches and morning sickness are the main ones… Oh gosh Katniss, what I've been thinking is right, I'm bloody two months pregnant!" Madge says, her tears drop on to my homework. I don't know what to say.
"I have been randomly sick for around two months, but I've been able to hide it, but the other day I didn't know it was coming so… yeah… and basically ive had most of them symptoms." She said collapsing on the bad. If I thought about it she hadn't seemed right recently, she was always very tired and less boisterous and she would have terrible mood swings and go to the toilet more, and also moan if anyone went near her boobs, even if by accident. Was I a bad best friend not to notice?
"And look" Madge said jumping up and lifting her top. I knew what she meant so I searched for a bump.
"Madge I cant see anything!" I said, but I wasn't looking properly as I didn't want to believe it as much as she didn't want to believe it.
"No Katniss, look close, its only tiny, but you can see it!" Madge insisted. She was right, I could see it.
"Have you tried a pregnancy test?" I ask.
"That what I was wanting to do with you." She said, dropping her top and walking over to her desk. I was scared, what can I do to be a good best friend during this time? My thoughts were intrupted by banging on the door.
"Hey, am I aloud in yet? You haven't forgotten about me have you?" Peetas voice called. I looked at Madge.
"Yeah come in then Peeta." Madge called to him. Peeta walked in.
"So you've finished your conversation on girl only stuff? What where you talking about then? Periods?" Peeta asked, sitting on Madges bed.
"Yeah, more like missing periods." Madge mumbled at the floor.
"Who missed their period?" Peeta asked. I looked at Madge.
"What does it mean if you miss your period?" Peeta asked flicking some fluff onto the floor.
"That your pregnant." I answered. Peeta gasped.
"Madge are you really pregnant?" Peeta asked. She nodded.
"What are you going to do?" Peeta asked.
"Get an abortion I guess, hopefully without my parents finding out." Madge said.
"Madge, you cant have an abortion without your parents finding out!" I said. Madge sighed.
"I didn't really want an abortion, I kind of hope the baby's a girl. And we can all live happily and me and Gale will be together forever and raise our own little family. And our first child will be called Effie, Effie Hawthorne." Madge said stroking her bump. Me and Peeta exchanged a look. Gale had been hanging around Glimmer a lot lately. Me and Peeta had even seen them kissing, and we were pretty sure they'd had sex. I just hadn't plucked up the courage to tell Madge about her outrageous boyfriend. I looked at her rubbing her tiny bump, talking to it. She really had thought it though. She loved Gale but we all knew he didn't give a shit about her, and I knew he wouldn't want a thing to do with this baby. I looked at Peeta. 'tell her' he mouthed. I shook my head. So he took matters into his own hands.
"Look, Madge?"- Madge looked up –"Gales kind of falling out of love with you, hes kind of falling for Glimmer." Peeta explained awkwardly. I could see Peeta really didn't want to hurt her feelings, and was trying to make it sound like Gale actually loved her once. I watched as Madges face fell and tears exploded out of her eyes as she crumpled onto the floor. I ran over and put my arms around her. We sat there for ages, me with my arms around Madge, Peeta holding her hand, the other hand was wiping away the constant tears. When she calmed down at bit, I led her to the bed and sat her down. That's when she first said something.
"He never loved me did he? I built up my own little fantasy and it led me to believe that he loved me back. I automatically blocked out the thoughts of wondering why he never really replied when I told him I loved him, in my mind, I heard him saying it back… I was stupid." Madge cried, Peeta opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it. There was no point lying to her. She was right, he never truly loved her. I watched as Madge laid back on the bed and sobbed. I looked outside as the sky got darker and darker. And eventually Madge cried herself to sleep, I just stood there as Peeta tucked her in. Peeta turned to leave.
"Peeta! We can't just leave her, what will she do when she wakes up." I said in an angry whisper. Peeta frowned.
"I suppose. Are we going to stay here over night then?" He whispered back. I nodded, and went to madges walk in wardrobe, in there is where she kept her sleeping bag, I knew from when I slept round. I dragged it back and unrolled it, me and Peeta could just about squeeze it together. We got in and Peeta began texting his mum. I guess I'd better text my mum. What would I put?
Hey mum, sleeping round Madges house, shes going through a very hard time. Love you x ill text when im coming home xoxoxox
There we go. I looked over at Peeta. Our bodies were pressed together and I was getting rather hot. We had kept our clothes on of course.
"Is it okay if I turn the light off Peeta?" I whispered.
"Yeah." Peeta said rolling over. I slid out and made my way over to Madge's bed. I turned off her dim bedside light, I catch a sight of her face, black mascara and eye pencil was all down her face and all over her bed. Her tears had dried on her face. I should wipe over her face but I don't want to wake her. I switch the light off. I head back to the sleeping bag and climb inside.
"Night Katniss." Peeta says.
"Night." I say back. Peetas lucky, he can't see Madge. I blocking. But I can see her perfectly in the moonlight. Maybe I should pull her curtains, but I don't want to leave the warm sleeping bag. I sniff, holding back tears. Poor Madge. This was probley the worst day of her life so far. Gale meant so much to her. In some ways I felt her pain. A tear escapes my eye and runs down my cheek before dripping onto the sleeping bag. It was so uncomfortable sleeping on the floor, I feel Peetas arm slide around me as he realises im crying. It feels better to have him.
Peeta fell asleep almost immediately but I couldn't sleep. Peetas light snores were soothing but I kept looking at Madge and soon I needed the toilet. I slipped out the sleeping bag and made my way to Madges ensuite. The shelves were lined with loads of make-up and the bin was overflowing with make-up wipes. I sat on the toilet. My own period was due tomorrow. I eventually go back to the sleeping back and snuggle into Peeta and fall asleep.
I wake up before everyone else and I just lay there, waiting. At one point Peeta rolls over and pulls me closer and really hugs me, I try to get out but his grip is too tight. I just lay in Peetas arms awkwardly and then his hand moves and rests on my boob. I groan to myself. I reach over to get my phone. I have some messages. From Gale. I go to look at them. He sent them at six am. I scroll through.
Hey sexy! That was some great sex last night! How about you come over for somemore, like, right now! I wanna hear you scream again, it makes me so hard. OOOh my, just thinking about it. Sending you some pics so you get in the mood on the way. 8== 0..
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7am Saturday
Hey babe, why haven't you come over?
I stare at the screen confused then open attachment one. I gasp. It was Gale standing one his bed naked, with his hair scruffed up and 'me after last nights fun' written at the bottom. I come off it quick. I look beside me at Peeta. He was still asleep. I open attachment two. This ones worse. My Iphone freezes on the picture as I desperately whack the screen trying to get off the picture. Fab. Now I was stuck on this picture. It was Gales erect penis and him in the middle of rubbing it, at the bottom it says 'Thiis is most likely the biggest penis in the whole of europe'. I face the phone down.
"Oh god help me." I whisper as I scramble at the lock button, trying to turn my phone off. Peeta rolled over, but kept his one hand on my boob.
"What up, Kat?" Peeta grumbled opening his eyes.
"Nothing." I say sliding my phone onto the floor face down. Peeta stretches and as he does he grops my boob and squeezes it. I bite my lip. He has no idea that hes groping me, hes still half asleep. He frowns as I look down at his hand and his eyes follow mine. He gasps and pulls his hand back.
"Im so sorry Katniss." He says. I look around at Madge. Still asleep. I take his hand and slide it under my top and rest it on my boob.
"I like it there." I say and start kissing him. He doesn't kiss me back.
"Come on Peeta! I want you." I say hungrily and start kissing him urgently. He doesn't resist this time and I let him roll on top of me and we kiss. Peetas hand is still on my boob. I slide my hand downwards towards his pants and slide it in. I then realise what im doing. What has come over me? That picture of Gale sparked something deep down. Something to do with being a teenager. I slide my hand out of his pants before I touch anything and stop kissing.
"What is it Katniss?" Peeta says. He nibbles at my bottom lip. What do I say? I want him now. Badly. I shake my head and carry on kissing him. Peeta was hungry. I wonder how long he'd been holding up this sudden need. But by the feel of it, he was letting it all out.
"Can I go inside you?" Peeta asks between kisses. I consider it.
"Fine." I say. I roll down my trousers in the sleeping bag, as far as they need to go. Peeta looks at me. Theres hunger in his eyes. He looks out of control… But who cares. For once I feel like a teenager instead of my normal, in control self. My boring self. I don't expect it. And I gasp loud as he enters me.