Chapter 3
"Katniss!" I turn around and Johanna's calling me. "Why don't you invite your boyfriend?" She grins slyly. "Ugh!" I roll my eyes.
We were at this Café' in the airport and Johanna would not stop talking about Peeta. It was getting annoying.
"Katniss, will you re-braid my hair?" Prim asks. I nod and undo her messy braid. As I'm doing a side French braid, Peeta walks by. Johanna grins and I decide what would be best would be to call out to him. It'll shut her up for at least another five minutes.
"Hey, Peeta!" I call out. He turns around. "Hi, Katniss," he says. "Where you flying to?" I ask. "Here, just here," he says. He smiles. "You?"
"This is home," I say. "Right, Jo?" Johanna grins but nods. Her phone starts ringing and she picks it up. "Hey, Finnick," she says into the phone. "Her boyfriend?" Peeta whispers. I laugh. "No, she's single, so you can go on hitting on her," I say. Peeta blushes. "I've already got someone in mind," he says. Just then, Johanna turns back to me. "Gale and Finnick and Annie are picking us up," she says. "Poor Annie, I know Finnick and Gale act crazy a bunch of times," I say. "She'll have us again," she says. "Yeah, well, I'll see you guys," Peeta smiles brightly before walking away.
"He's into you," Johanna smirks. "No, he asked if Finnick was your boyfriend," I grin. Johanna doesn't say anything. "Speechless now, aren't you?" I tease. "What else did he say?" she asks. "I told him that you're totally free but he said he's got someone else in mind," I say. "Probably his girlfriend," I say when she starts smirking again. Her smirk disappears and is replaced by a frown. "He doesn't have one," she says. "How'd you know?" I ask. "I asked him," she says. "What? He probably thinks you're in love with him or something!" My eyes grow wide. "A concern?" Johanna grins. When I don't say anything, she adds, "I told him I had a friend who liked him and I just wanted to know."
"At least it's not specifically me," I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
I finish braiding Prim's hair and we drink our tea and walk out.
Why does Johanna care who I date? And why is she trying to make me date someone I don't like? I'll never know. She's Johanna.