I dress Prim in a white polo with white denim shorts and tied her hair back with a blue ribbon. I sit her in her room with food, books, and dolls, so there was no possible reason she needed to leave. I barricaded the doors and windows so no one could get in before she escaped through the secret passage way I dug up.
I give myself one last look in the mirror. My hair is tied into two fishtail braids tied with white ribbons. I'm wearing a blood red frilly blouse and denim skinny pants. My knee-high, lace-up, black boots scuffle along the floor as I shift my feet nervously. I'm not wearing any make-up except for some very faint pink lip-gloss because makeup is only a luxury for special occasions. I sigh, wondering how lowly Prince Peeta's going to think of me, before I turn and head for the escape root.
"By Katniss," she says as I grab my bow and arrows for protection and climb down the escape root.
I walk through the woods cautiously also ready to shoot at any approaching danger. I reach the entrance to the woods and there he is waiting for me, dressed in a black hoodie, white jeans, and grey boots. He takes off the hood and smiles at me and I suddenly realize how overly dressed I am.
"Hello," he says.
"Hey," I reply, trying to hide my insecurity. He extends his hand out to me and this time I take it. Unlike me, who is trying to hide my pleasure, Peeta is smiling from ear to ear.
We walk hand-in-hand through the woods and even though I'm blushing, I scowl at the prince.
"I'm going to get you to like me," he says to me.
"We'all see about that," I reply.
Short chapter I know.