" uh oh, again?" I ask as I see Gale slumped against the and Johanna must have had another fight. It's like the third time this week.
"she's gone. It's over`` Gale whines, totally defeated. He buries his head in his hands.
`` ok, stop crying for fuck sake's!`` I shake his shoulder. `` it's always like that! You fight, you cry, you apologizes and she comes back!`` I say, throwing my arms in the air.
``so you think I should not apologize?`` he looks at me. I back up.
``hum, that's not what I said...`` I start, but he gets up quickly, and hugs me.
``thanks Catnip for making me see the thruth. Either this bitch apologizes, or we're done. `` he retreats back to his room, shutting the door. Oh shit, what have I done?
My phone vibrates, and I can only grunt when I see the ID caller.
`` jesus, it's like 3 AM. Why are you calling me?`` I groan into the phone.
`` i prefer to be called Jo. So, I'm kinda drunk right now... and, I can't find my car. ``
Johanna slurps, and giggles. Johanna never giggles.
``where are you?`` I ask her, looking for my car keys.
``yeah... I dunno`` and she starts giggling again like crazy.
``I hate you`` I say, even though I know she already hung up.
I knock on Gale's door. He eagerly opens it, probably hoping for Jo.
`` you're not jo`` he pouts.
``fortunately, no. `` I yawn. `` C'mon, get dressed, we have to find her.`` I enter his bedroom, grabbing a t-shirt on the floor and throwing it at him. He doesn't ask any questions. He just follows me to my car, and we start driving around every bar in the city.
The first bar we stop to is an old Irish Pub we like to come to sometimes. I speak to the bartender, a hot guy wearing an apron.
`` hey, have you seen a woman, possibly drinking and/or humping in here ?`` I ask him.
`` look around, you just described every girl in here, dollface.`` the guy answers.
``oh, thank you, dude. I suppose you think you're funny`` I tell him. I turn to Gale. `` let's go, she's not here. ``
The second bar doesn't give us more information. Gale speaks to the barmaid, a pretty blonde girl wearing a t-shirt too small. Speaking is a big word, because from where I
see it, I'd call it flirting.
``hey, oh. `` I slap his arm.`` this,`` I gesture to him and the blonde chick.`` is why we're doing this`` I gesture to the both of us and the car. We drive around and another block.
The third bar we enter is located in the middle of the city. The bartender is a men, in his late twenties, wearing a black shirt making his muscles pop.
``hi, have you seen a women, about this tall`` I gesture jo's height,`` short black hair, with Purple highlights?`` I ask him. He smirks, leaning over the counter.
`` she was here around two AM, drinking shots like crazy. `` he laughs, before continuing`` you know she's pretty strong for a drunk woman. Damn chick slapped me`` he chuckles.
``yeah, we're working on that, sorry.`` I apologize, leaving the bar.
``oh, and Miss? `` he calls out for me. I turn around. `` I saw her enter the drugstore`` he says.
As we enter the drugstore, Gale Speaks.`` why'd you think she'd go to a drugstore?`` he wonders.
`` there's the word Drug in it? Maybe she was so wasted she tought...`` I joke, but he doesn't even smile. I stop walking, and take his hand. `` hey, don't worry. She always comes back. In fact, she's kinda like that old fucking buttercup cat. No matter how much you don't want it, it always comes back. `` this time, his mouth twists into a crooked smile.
As we search into the aisles, my phone vibrates again. I answer it, hearing Peeta's voice on the other side.
`` hey, hum... your roommate is puking in my bathroom right now`` he says, and I immediately feel relieved.
``oh thank God. We're on our way`` I hang up. `` she's at Peeta`s.`` I Tell Gale, and though he doesn't show it, I know he's Glad.
I open the bathroom door, finding a very sick Johanna and a patient Peeta. He holds her hair, while she buries her head into the toilet bowl.
``oh, jo`` I sigh, getting down on my knees next to her.
``party's over`` she pouts when she finally looks at me. Her eyes travel to the door, where Gale is leaning.`` hey, what's he doing here?`` she angrily whispers.
`` you ungrateful little shit`` he says. `` we've been looking for you everywhere!`` he says, his grey eyes angry. `` Come here`` he instructs her. She gets up, shaking slightly. He opens his arms, engulfing her. She buries her nose into his chest, and they stand like this for a few minutes. Peeta and I decide to give them some privacy. We go to his room where I lay, exhausted.
``okay, tell me everything`` I demand, yawning.
`` she asked me if she could use my bathroom. `` he says. `` she looked fine, really. And then, I heard sobbing, followed by vomiting.`` He makes a sound of disgust.
``so sorry. Thank you though`` I kiss him, when the door opens.`` well, she should probably go now.`` I smile tiredly. ``thanks again.``
As we get ready to leave, I scold Johanna for running away. I force her to apologize.
`` what do you say to Peeta?`` I Scold her.
``sorry, Peeta`` she drunkily says, looking at the floor.
``and?``
`` I won't do it again`` she manages to say, slurping.
``goodnight, `` I tell Peeta, before leaving into the small morning.
``so, everything good between you?`` I ask Gale as we Drive home.
`` we're good, but we broke up. For real. `` he sighs. `` it wasn't working. I didn't want to apologize and she didn't either. That's it.`` He looks out the window.
``maybe it's for the best`` I try to convince myself.
Well, it's going to be awkward at breakfast this morning.
I don't even go back to bed. When we get home, it's almost 6 o'clock.
Johanna doesn't even make it to her room. She just lays on the floor, snoring slightly. I consider for a moment getting breakfast for everyone, since it's jo's turn and the poor girl will probably be hungover. But I decide to let her suffer. After all, she's the one who wanted to drink tequila shots at two in the morning.
Gale is in the kitchen, pouring us two hot mugs of steamy coffee. He gets back, and we watch together the sunrise.
``you know, I think coffee's not going to do it`` I say, after taking a sip. I put my mug down, and make my way to the kitchen. I come back with a can of Redbull. I open it, and pour it into our coffees.
``that's the stuff`` Gale mutters as he takes a sip. Quickly, we are both really awake and Ready to face the day.
It's hours later when Johanna Finally emerges from her coma.
`` fuck, what year is it?`` she mumbles, her voice raspy. I just chuckle, watching her struggle to get up.
``Good morning !`` I sing song`` the sun is up, and the sky is awake!`` I say, and she shushes me.
``why are you so happy`` she whispers.
``Redbull baby`` I say, before handing her a glass of water.`` drink this. And drink it fast because we're hungry and it's your turn to get breakfast. `` I go back to the kitchen, where the boys are sitting at the table.
Jo enters, a gummy bear bag in the hand, and the biggest pair of sunglasses I've ever seen on her head. She throws the bag of candy on the table, before ripping it open.
`` here, you hungry hippos eat.`` she whispers, crawling on a chair.
I grab a handful of candy, which is probably the last thing I should eat considering the sugar I already have pumping in my veins.
Late in the afternoon, Peeta calls me.
" hi, katniss." He seems nervous. " I have a very weird question for you" he says.
" hum, okay. I'm listening." I hear him breathe deeply.
" is there a chance you're..." He trails.
" I'm what?" I ask, confused.
" are you pregnant?" He asks, and I can't answer. I'm shocked. Wow!
" me? Preg-?me-? having a b-? what?" I ask, not able to form a sentence.
" katniss? Talk to me?" He asks, and I suddenly start laughing.
" what? Why would I be pregnant?" I ask.
" well, I found a pregnancy test in my trashcan" he chuckles visibly relieved. " and since you're the only woman in my apartment..." He trails
" and that pregnancy test, is it positive?" I ask, getting worried.
" uh... Two lines" he says." Why are you asking me this?" He wonders.
" I'm not the only woman in your apartment Peeta. " I say. " two lines mean a positive and..." I can feel he's trying to understand, but he doesn't get it.
" Holy shit, Johanna's pregnant!" He yells, finally getting it.
" well, took you long enough" I say" anyway, I gotta fix this, call you later" I hang up.
I wait until everybody's asleep to knock on Jo's door.
" don't come in" I can hear her voice muffled by something. I enter her room, sitting on the corner of her bed. She's lying on her stomach, her face buried in her pillow.
" you're not crying are you?" I ask her, and she shakes her head not," liar" I say when I hear her sob.
" what do you want? " she asks me, still buried.
" Peeta thinks I'm pregnant" I say, lying down on the bed next to her. " he found a pregnancy test in his bathroom."I say. She turns around to face me.
" you'd make really pretty babies. " she says, sobbing again.
" Johanna... Stop it. " I hug her, and she let me comfort her. " we both know who was in his bathroom last night." I mutter.
" I didn't mean it!" She cries harder" I don't wanna have a baby!" She keeps on sobbing, and sobbing.
" I know sweetie, I know" I rock her. " but, you hurt Gale by breaking up with him. " I say, caressing her hair. " you should talk to him. He's the baby's fa- wait, it's his baby, right?" I ask, suddenly concerned.
" yes, of course it's Gale's!" She snaps. " I can't be with him! We already have trouble when it's just the two of us! Can you imagine a baby? " she goes back to crying and I almost laugh at the idea of a mini her.
" it's going to be okay" I say, rubbing her back gently.
" no it's not, because I'm pregnant" saying it out loud really makes things worse, I found out.
" you're pregnant!?" Another voice joins us, and we look like deers caught in headlights.
Gale's mouth opens, then closes, and opens again. Johanna stands up, and mutters an apologize.
" I am" she whispers, tears threatening to fall out again.
" oh, baby" he hugs her, wiping her face." Don't cry" he soothes her.
" I really hate you right now" she says.
" no you don't" he replies.
" you're right I don't" she smiles.
" I can do this" he looks at her. " after all I'm the fa- wait, it's mine right?" He asks, suddenly nervous. He's right, I mean, what's worse than raising a kid? Raising someone else's kid.
" what, do I look like a slut?" Johanna asks. There might still be tears on her face, but she definitely got her attitude back.
" I got my period! " Johanna yells in the apartment.
" you got your period?! She got her period!" Gale hugs her.
" you're not having a baby?!" I jump out of bed" OMG! It was close!" I say.
" who cares, I'm not pregnant!" Johanna happily jumps on my bed, and Gale joins her. They start jumping up and down, and I looks at them.
My home, where we go on roomate hunt at 3 am. My home, where we dance when people get their period. My home, my roomates, my family.