**Here comes chapter two!
Chapter 2 – Katniss's POV
I heard the first bell ring. That gave me five minutes to clean up and get to class. I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked like a raccoon. After splashing water on my face, I saw myself again. There you are! I smiled. Yeah, I can make new friends. That'll show Gale. I ran off to class, determined to make friends with the first person I sat next to. Unless they were goth, or a druggy, or hard to look at for that matter.
I made it into my first class, which luckily was study hall. The bell rang as I ran through the doorway. Safe. There was only one seat open and it was in the back of the class room. Everyone was talking, thankfully not paying any attention to me. I had seen everyone before, but one person. The seat next to him was open. I sat down and remembered my pledge to myself. I will be friends with the first person I sit next to. It's a new kid, so he won't know anything about the school or me. I could show him around. That could be a good start. I opened my mouth to speak, but he beat me to it. "Hey."
"Hey, I don't recognize you from last year." That was such a dumb thing to say.
"Well, I'm new here so that would make sense." Hey dude, thanks for making me sound smart! I just stood there looking at him. He had blond hair and the bluest eyes ever. I felt myself sink into them, going deeper and deeper. "You gonna sit?"
"Oh, uh, yeah." I pulled back the chair and set down my back pack. "So, what's your name?" I asked.
"Peeta. May I ask for yours?"
"Katniss."
"Isn't that a plant or something?"
"Yeah, my dad named me after it."
"Any father who could name his baby after a plant has to be really cool. Sounds like a nice person to be around."
"He was." I felt my eyes start to water and I quickly buried my face into my hands. It had been years and I still cry like a little baby. Pathetic.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't-I didn't mean to make you cry!" He sounded very apologetic. "I know we just met, but what happened?"
"Drunk driver." Is all I could say. I felt arms around me. They were strong, yet comforting. "If I weren't crying I would probably punch you."
Peeta took his arms off me and apologized. "I'm sorry, we've only been here for three minutes. I'm sorry."
"Hey, I really appreciate it though. You actually care."
"And who wouldn't care?" I immediately thought of Gale. He never asked about my father. He didn't seem like that kind of person, which was another reason I didn't love him that way. I couldn't talk about it to my sister, but for some reason, I wanted to talk to Peeta.
"My boyfriend-ex boyfriend actually." It felt good to say that. "I never really loved him anyway, not like he did." His eyes said it all; you don't have to talk anymore if you don't want to, but I am still listening to you if you want to talk. But my eyes were red and puffy. "He, well, I don't want to talk about this anymore. I'm sorry."
"No worries, Katniss." He said. I lay down on my desk and closed my eyes.
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