Chapter 17- Peeta
I have Willow in my arms hugging her. She's alive. "Daddy, your okay. Mommy was worried about you." She says crying. "I know. I'm fine now. Where's Rye?" I ask her. "Daddy, they hijacked you, they hurt you." She says. It stings to hear her say the word, hijacked. Katniss told them about the book, so there's no explaining I really have to do. "I know. I'm fine now. Willow, you were very brave to get on that train by yourself. Where's Rye?" "He's still sleeping." She replies. "I'll wake him up." I say. Willow sits down at the dinning table and I see Katniss cooking breakfast.
I open Rye's bedroom door. He's sleeping. I go next to his bed. He starts to wake up. "Hey, Rye." I say to him. "Daddy, is that you?" He says yawning. "Yes. I came back. Good morning." "Oh Daddy, why you had to leave? You lied to me when you left." I did lie to him before I left. I said I was going on some business trip. "I know. I didn't want to tell you about Willow. I'm… sorry." "Why?" He asks. I gulp. Why? Why did I lie to him? The guilt rises into me. "I didn't want to scare you, Rye. I'm sorry." I say. "Are you okay, Daddy? After you know?" He asks crying. "I'm fine, now. It's over with, Rye. For all I know. We're safe now." I say hugging him in my arms.
Downstairs we have a good breakfast that Katniss and I made. Willow looks pretty this morning with the sun shinning out of the window. Rye's eyes are still red from when he was crying while he eats his bacon. I sit by Katniss who is pouring orange juice into her glass. Katniss speaks up and asks, "Willow, Rye, do you like your bacon and eggs?" "I love the bacon." Rye says with a mouthful of bacon. Katniss laughs. "Thank you Mommy." Willow says. "Your very welcome. Daddy made the biscuits." Katniss says looking at me. It feels kind of awkward sitting here. It feels like it's been months since I've been with my family. It feels like I can barely remember them. "Oh, yes. Um, Katniss what do you think you want to do later… as a family?" I ask her nervously. "Sure why not? You got any ideas where we could go?" There's a long silence between everybody. "Daddy, we could go to the park." Willow speaks out loud. "Or the meadow." Katniss says. Not the meadow. That's where Willow got…. "Ya. Why not?" Rye asks. I think for a moment. I can't let my family down. I think going to the meadow will bring back the bad memories and more bad dreams. No, I'm with my family. I'm safe now. "Daddy?" Willow asks. "Peeta, it's okay. We don't have to go there if we want. Do have anywhere you think we could go?" Katniss asks in a warm voice. "Well, I do need help in the bakery. I haven't been in business for about two months. I don't know…. She interrupts me, "Okay then we'll go to the bakery. We can help get things done there, as a family." After breakfast we all head to Mellark's bakery.
"Pass over the wheat, Katniss." I say to her. She hands me the big sack of wheat and I put it by the oven furnace. Katniss goes over to Willow and Rye who are playing tag outside of the bakery. So far Katniss had been helping with me set things up and with a few customers that came in. Willow and Rye helped a little bit by setting some stuff up. After I put the bread dough, I decide to take a break. I wipe the sweat from my forehead and decide to go outside to see the family. Katniss plays tag with Willow and Rye. Once they see me they stop playing. "Should we come back inside, Daddy?" Willow asks. "No. I thought we should all take a break." I reply. They go back to playing and I sit on the porch watching them. They all look so happy. Even for Katniss. "Come on, Peeta!" Katniss says. "Oh, okay." I say nervously. Should I go over there? Well they are my family. I should.
We play tag for a bit. I have fun running after Rye. Soon I tell everyone to come back inside to work. Suddenly Katniss throws flour into my face. "Hey!" I say. I grab some flour from the sack and throw some at her. Willow and Rye join in the fight and we're all throwing flour at each other. We all have flour on us. I laugh. "I got flour in my hair!" Willow yells smiling. "We all do, sissy!" Rye says. Katniss laughs, "I got flour in my hair the most." "Look at Daddy's hair!" Willow says laughing. I run my fingers through my blonde hair and feel the flour in it. All of us laugh together. I've never felt so happy right now. It's been awhile.
This is my family. What was I so scared about? This is where my happiness came from and I can't let it go away. So what if the capital hurt me or hijacked me. I'm still alive. There's still always hope in our family, always, Hope is stronger than fear. Until then, there is nothing to worry about.
Hey there I hoped you liked my story, this is the last chapter. I promise you there is going to be an epilogue. This story didn't get that popular so I guess I started to end it. The ending was pretty peaceful I think, but leave reviews about how I am as a writer. I learned so much about fan fiction over making this story, on how much detail and effort you have to put. I've always loved the hunger games and I will always will. Thank you for the reviews in the past. Some of you have been so kind in your reviews. This is my first real fan fiction story and will probably be my last, other than the epilogue. The epilogue will be a whole different story. You really don't need to read this story before reading my epilogue. Basically what it is that the family spends the Christmas with each other. I hope you'll like that story. :) -primroseeverdeen12