I'm basically naked on the table at the doctor's office as the stitches that once pieced my broken skin together are removed. I was already X Rayed for both evidence against my mother and her husband, and to make sure my hands were no longer brittle and riddled with fractures.

"Everything appears to be healing nicely, how's your head? Any headaches, hallucinations," Yeah… I was seeing a dead girl in my dreams who told me the night before to break into her house and steal her journals from under the floor boards.

"Nope," I shivered a little as the last thread was pulled from my back. There was only one way to find out whether or not this wasn't all in my head… I was going to break into the Everdeen's home.

"I can drop you off at school," Lisa offered as I strapped my bag to my back. I shook my head.

"Nah, it's nice out I think I want to walk," she smiled, it was about 11:30, I would be in lunch now.

"Here's your note, I'll see you at dinner," I stuff the note in my backpack and head outside, I'm not sure how I know my way to the Everdeen's, it's on the way to school… And a few streets over but before I know it I'm in front of a mailbox stuffed animals and burned out candles surrounding it. This had to be the one. The street was empty, no one in their yards, no one walking, I walked around back, up onto their deck and opened the small door in the side of the grill where a key was resting just under the tank.

The door opened silently and I was in.

Hisssss

A scraggly looking cat perched on the kitchen island warned, I was an intruder in his home, "Shut up!" I snap making my way upstairs.

First door.

Her room is almost empty, the only thing in the room a brass bed, and a photo on her nightstand, her and Prim on the beach. The floor boards creaked a little just emphasizing how old the Everdeen's home is. Her room smells faintly of lavender and vanilla but there is no remnant of the girl who slept her once before, it's void of life, only the two grinning faces watching me pull up a floorboard to reveal a shoe box.

Inside were four marble composition books, Katniss Everdeen's journals…

My heart skipped a beat, the ones she wanted me to find in my dream. The ones I had to find for her to "remember" whatever that meant.

I was almost shocked at how easy this was to get in and out of this house. It only took me five minutes to get in and out, lock the door and return the key before I was on my way to school.

Sixth period, I stumbled into English, taking my seat next to Peeta, "Hey there, barely recognize you without all the stitches in your forehead," I blush a little pushing my bangs over my forehead, "Finnick and Annie have swim meets tonight at East… or is it South," he scratched the back of his head, "Either way, want to go?"

"Well… Seeing as it's Friday and I don't really have any other plans… Sure…"

Central Bucks East was a short drive outside of town, surrounded by lush green trees… Only East didn't have a stadium… According to Peeta this lead to a lot of grief since East and West, rival schools) had to share a stadium for Football games.

"I think I have to come here for track tomorrow…" I dug through my backpack sitting in the passenger seat of Peeta's seldom used Jeep, my fingers brushing over the journals, the journals Peeta could never find out about. No one could ever know I broke into the Everdeen's, they'd send me to juvie in a heartbeat, "Yeah… There it is, my first track meet, eight am tomorrow morning," I furrowed my brow, Saturday was sleep in day, "Do you mind… Erm, driving me?"

Peeta smiles as he parks the car next to Johanna, Gale and Madge, "My parents already claimed that honor," my jaw dropped, "What? You didn't think they'd be there? Please Katrina… besides, they're driving you to see your dad after…" I nod, my mouth forming an oh.

The stands sat above the pool filled with red white and blue clad teenagers with C.B. East Patriots on their shirts, naturally we weren't welcome. Unfortunately there were three familiar faces, Cato, Glimmer and Marvel. Thankfully they don't say anything.

I'm not sure how someone wins a swim meet, I assume it's a lot like track where the best time wins. As the boys get in position Johanna leans over the railing, "Show'em who's boss you stupid squid!" she shouts, as Finnick pulls down his goggles, he looks up at her, giving her the finger before crouching down.

It was humid in the room, hot and muggy forcing me to pull my button up over my head so I didn't soak it with sweat. I felt his eyes on me, not Peeta's, but Cato's, burning with either anger or desire. I shivered, feeling disgusting under his gaze.

Instead I leaned into Peeta, staking a claim I couldn't, but hopefully it would put Cato off enough to leave me be. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders, cheering for Finnick with Gale, Johanna, and Madge. In the end Finnick barely managed first, but it was a win for his school, our school.

I could barely focus on the meet with Cato's eyes burning a hole into my back, "Hey… I'm going to go to the bathroom, I'll be back…" I told Peeta heading out of the viewing deck, away from the humidity into the chilly school air.

"Well well well," a hand on my shoulder pushed me into the dark red lockers. One hand pinned me to the locker the other rested above my head so Cato's massive body could trap me here, "You're looking… less like a character from a Tim Burton movie today," I cocked an eyebrow.

"Who?"

"There's a lot I could teach you…" his hand leaves my shoulder and strokes my cheek, they're callus and forceful, like my step-father's. I begin panting in fear which he mistakes as arousal.

"Don't touch me… Get your hands off me…" I whisper, unable to find my voice, his fingers trace my exposed collar bones, "Please, get your hands off me!" I cry, my body remembering the painful touch of my mother's husband.

"I don't think so… You're too… Pretty to let go, I'll make you mine…" his fingers traced from my collar bones to my cleavage.

"Peeta!" I scream, the only person I know will be able to get me out of here, "Peeta! Gale! Someone!" I squeeze my eyes shut hearing footsteps, Cato's hands have since left my breast and framed my body, his massive form towering over me. The weight is away from me and I'm pulled from the lockers to Madge's chest.

"It's ok…" she coo's as my panicked breaths slowed, I look up Peeta has Cato pinned against the locker.

"Doesn't feel so good does it?" he shouts, "She's half your size you piece of shit! If you're going to assert your dominance do it to someone who isn't ten weight classes under you," Cato looks from Peeta, to Gale, then back at Johanna, who's rubbing my back, Madge who's vice like arms are barely letting me breathe, and me, cowering in the blonde girl's embrace.

He shoves Peeta off him, "you're a dead man, Mellark, you two Hawthorne," he goes for the stairs back to the viewing deck, "Don't forget my offer Katrina, especially if you want a real man in your life."

Regrettably I don't pay attention to the rest of the meet, all I can think about is punching Cato's stupid skull in.

Finnick comes upstairs wearing nothing but his speedo and a sweatshirt.

"God damnit Finnick! Maybe some underwear!" Johanna snaps, covering her eyes as Finnick propped one leg up onto the bench and threw down his sweatshirt, standing in the very crowded area in only his speedo.

"Why do you find this…" he strikes a provocative pose, pushing his groin out only slightly, "Distracting?"

I'm eyelevel with his groin, never having been more uncomfortable in my life, well… Never in the last week or so.

"Finnick, please sit down, and put some clothes on," he sits down next to me and throws his arm around me.

I shy away, moving closer to Peeta but still making my body smaller, "I see how it is…"

"Finnick," Peeta's arm is around me, I feel safe, reassured, "Cato just tried to cop a feel, she's clearly uncomfortable. Quit it and watch your girlfriend…" I lean closer into him.

"Safe…" I mumble.

I lock my door and pull the blinds to read the first of the journals, it was from when Katniss was eleven.

August 8

The hurricane ended today and I was finally allowed to go back to the park only if I didn't go near the water. Where's the fun in that? I wish the creek would pick up Buttercup and wash him away, he bit me again but mom says it would break Prim's heart and I should stop trying to pet him.

Katniss

August 10

I found a boy today, his brothers were playing in the creek mom wouldn't let me near and he wandered off, I watched form my window as the tree he was walking on cracked and he fell in. I ran to save him. When I pulled him out of the water he wasn't breathing but I pushed on his chest and breathed into him before he coughed the water up. His name is Peeta Mellark and he's in my class this year. Don't tell but I think I like him.

Katniss

She doesn't write with great detail but I can see these happening, feel them, I can feel the fear she felt when Peeta wasn't breathing, I can feel the bit of that damn cat…

November 15

We're moving to town today. I hate it, I hate town, no park, no forest. I'm closer to Peeta now but I'm not allowed to walk to his house without my mom and dad. They say Main Street is dangerous.

Katniss

Talk about foreshadowing…

I skip a few pages.

December 1

I'm not allowed to work with Peeta on our project. Miss Abernathy says we have to make other friends. I'm paired with the mayor's daughter. She's nice and we played together at recess. She has another friend Annie Cresta who's quiet and has a crush on Finnick Odair. But don't tell her I told you.

Katniss

December 2

We're having dinner with my father's cousins my Aunt Hazelle and Uncle Steve. I've never met them before. They have a boy a few months older than me named Gale, another around Prim's age named Rory and another two years younger than him named Vick. Apparently Hazelle is having another. I wonder why mom stopped at Prim, it would be fun to have so many brothers and sisters.

Katniss

January 5

The creek behind the graveyard froze over and Peeta and I went to play on it. It cracked and I fell in, Peeta pulled me out and walked me to his house to dry off and warm up.

Katniss

I felt it, the frigid water soaking through my clothes, knocking the wind out of me. Page by page Katniss got older and older, the memories became more and more real. Katniss falling off a horse and breaking her arm. Katniss playing soccer. Katniss and Gale going hunting with their fathers. Katniss getting her appendix out, then her tonsils six months later.

I closed the first journal, gulping, "Freaky…" I whisper finally turning off my light after hiding the books and going to sleep, tomorrow was a big day.

I had a headache when I woke up in the morning as if my brain was forcing its way out of my skull. I took a few Motrin and pulled on my track uniform, nothing was going to stop me today.

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