Katniss' POV
2 weeks later...

I hate Mondays.
Especially now.
Everyone has been acting strange; Rue won't tell us why she and Rory are disappearing every other day, Johanna and her hiding, Madge, Annie, and Finnick not talking to Gale or Johanna as much, oh and what else...
... Oh yeah. Apparently Cato decided to stop bullying me for some reason?

It's not that I miss it, quite the opposite. I don't want to get used to the freedom of being able to walk down the hallway and not have anyone stop and call me names. The careers have kept their distance, and I've kept mine. It's an unspoken agreement that hasn't been broken yet, I hope it never will be.

But back to the strangeness, the only person acting semi-normal is Peeta. The only thing that makes me question his normality is that he's showing up to school each day with a new bruise. "Oh, I fell out of bed this morning" "I tripped in the doorway" "It's nothing". Seriously? If we're that good of friends, aren't we supposed to be honest with each other? They get bigger each day, I'm starting to get worried...

But anyways, Annie and Finnick are still in their honeymoon phase. They're attached at the hip all the time. Johanna calls them annoying. Madge calls them cute. Gale tells them to get a room. I still have that feeling in my stomach, almost like I don't want them to be together. Not that they're a bad couple, it's more that I want what they have. Pretty sure that doesn't make sense, oh well.

Other than that nothing exciting has happened. There have been no other baseball games, hang outs, or even walks home with Peeta. That's partly because the house is in chaos right now, since Prim is coming in a week Effie is a mess, "manners!" "My mahogany table!" "Rory stop daydreaming and do your chores!". If you didn't know the situation, you would say that she was a crazy neat freak.

Prim. I can't believe it's been a month since the SEAM worker called and asked me to host Prim. I don't know why she offered now and not a while ago, but I really don't care. My little duck is safe, and she is coming for a week. She will know everything about my life, and hopefully the social worker will finally see...
... You don't need to know about that.

My alarm finally goes off when I go back to sleep, telling me that another week has started. The morning rushes by (with more than ten people in the house it always passes quickly,) and I'm on the school bus before I know it.

Glimmer startles me when she sits down and pulls my earplugs out. "So, your friend Johanna..." Shit. How did Glimmer find out?! I know she is the gossip queen, but seriously she had to have known about the same time I did! What do I say, that I don't know what she's talking about? Wait, Glimmer is still talking, "I heard from some very reliable sources that Johanna is knocked up. I also heard that it was your older bro who did it..." I stopped listening to her there. Could it be possible that Johanna is pregnant with Gale's child? And why didn't I know this, they're my closest friends! Did they think-
"Hey Everfat! Pay attention!"
This brings me out of my thoughts quickly. Not only has the bus crowded, but Cato stood beside us. The whole bus went silent, with the exception of muted music or the occasional video game. This did not put me in a good situation, Cato and Glimmer are good at getting what they want, and with everyone watching me I might cave in. I'm pretty sure that everyone already knows Johanna's secret, but no one needs to know what she told me.

But what does it matter what she told me, I don't even know who the fucking father is.

I open my mouth to respond when the bus comes to a sudden halt, shoving Cato forward three rows and everyone who wasn't wearing a seatbelt to hit their head against the back of the seat. The bus driver had told Cato to get back in his seat, but he didn't listen. Stumbling back towards me, he had received a cut on the side of his face and a wild look in his eyes. "Listen Katpiss, I've heard stories about your slut of a friend. I will find out one way or another, and you have been warned." The intercom shouted his name, but it was all muted to me. What did Cato mean that he would find out? The only two people that know are me and Gale and...
...wait. He wouldn't go after Johanna, would he?

I panic at the thought, he wouldn't go after her right? He has to have some limits, like bullying a pregnant woman? That would be low... Even for him...

When I got to school I warned Johanna, she brushed it off and replied "I can take those bastards. My kid ain't gonna be a wimp." I wanted to tell her more, but when the bell rang for home room I had to hold my train of thought.

Clove avoided me in homeroom today, which isn't unusual (social suicide, remember?) but is still strange. Our final project is due in three weeks, and we still have a lot of filming to do. Peeta joins me moments later, asking why I didn't meet him where we usually do. "I was a loner for the first part of the day, not a good start to a week."

"Sorry Pete, I had to talk to Johanna about feminine stuff. But I could make it up to you at lunch, I have half of a sandwich with your name in it?" This brings a smile onto his face as he politely declines nd says that Jo would probably enjoy it more.

"Oh, by the way. Andi wanted me to give this to you with the specific instructions, 'don't let anyone else read it, don't ask what it's about, Katniss is to read it and respond immediately, this is private so do not open it.'" He pulls out an envelope from his inside pocket and holds it out for me. When I take it, I see that it has very nice cursive written on the front that says my name. When I opened it there was a small letter inside, but it gave me a lot of hope.

Katniss,
Let's say that I help you out while you help me.
You want to be thinner, right? And I want my brother's sight back. There's a charity run in July for this specific kind of fundraiser. If you sponsor Peeta, then you'll train and through the process become thinner. If you come in first then we get an extra one-thousand dollars to our donations! We have the opportunity to get the money for Peeta!
Think about it?
-Andi
PS tell Rory that my phone died. I'm not avoiding him.

I look over at Peeta, he's audio recording the lesson that's started. I'm not paying attention. All I know is that he could get his sight back, and in the process then he'll be able to see the me that I've warned to see.

Prim's coming back, I'll become thinner, Peeta will get his sight back, want could go wrong?

Oh, a lot of things.

Wow. This took longer than expected...
I'm really sorry for not updating, but I haven't given up on this story! See, I've got an outline and a plan. It just takes me a while to get my homework done enough to update this. Thank you for being loyal and not giving up on me :)
This chapter will most likely have a lot of mistakes, I'm getting on a plane tomorrow and didn't have time to proofread this. I promised someone I would have this up by Thursday and I will have this up by Thursday.

Thank you for reading, please leave your thoughts :)