From the woods we go down to the Hob. The Hob was the black trading market that took over an old coal storage area. There was old Greasy Sae. We had gone over to her stall and traded her some of our meat. I enjoyed the Hob regardless to what people say about it in town. From the Hob we went to the mayor's house. He always bought our strawberries, so we made an effort to pick them everyday that we could. You wouldn't think that the mayor would buy our food, considering it's illegal to go into the woods and to as long as he didn't rat on us I had no problem selling to him.
Katniss and I went to the back door of the vast mansion. The mayor's daughter, Madge, had opened the door. I had complemented on her pretty Reaping Day dress. I don't think Katniss appreciated that much. I remember that she had said that she wanted to look nice just in case she had to go to the Capitol. Now that ticked me off. How could she ever think she would go to the Capitol. You know what, I don't even think she thought she would go. I think she just wanted to make me upset. For her, someone who has never signed up for tessare in her life, to say something like that to Katniss and I who had been signing up for tessare since our first year. Well, that's really just plain out rude. Katniss knew that I was getting upset, so she got me out of there. That was just part of the special connection that we had. I didn't have to say a thing. She just knew how I was feeling.
We headed back to the Seam to get ready for the Reaping. I remember telling Katniss to wear something pretty. She always looked pretty regardless to what she wore. She didn't have to get dressed up to look nice. She had natural beauty. To tell you hte honest truth, I was worried. I was worried that Katniss would get taken away from me. Put in that arena with those twenty-three other kids. I knew that she was tough, but I couldn't bare the thought of her leaving. I didn't act worried though. For Katniss' sake. If I was worried she knew something was wrong because I barley ever showed worry. I look back on that day now and know I should have told her then. How much I loved her.