Hopeless love

Chapter 17: Telling

Chapter 17

Katniss P.O.V.

I haven't been able to leave the bed for the whole day.

That call from Peeta and Finnick really made me depressed.

But now I drag myself down to the bakery because I promised Mrs. Mellark that I would stop by. I told her that I had some really important news to tell.

When I arrive I pull the door open and walk inside.

"Hello?!" I shout in my dead voice.

"Katniss? We're in here", Mr. Mellark shouts.

I walk into the office where I don't only find Mr. and Mrs. Mellark, but also Peeta's brother Rye with his daughter Summer, and also Daniel.

"Hey", I say as I enter the room.

"Hey sweetheart", Mr. Mellark says and pulls me into a hug.

"Everyone's here", I state, I feel more nervous now, what if they don't want me in their family? What if they don't approve of me as a future wife to Peeta, their youngest son.

"Yeah you told me that you had very important news to tell, everyone got curious?" Mrs. Mellark says.

Well, here goes nothing. I take a deep calming breath and lift up my hand where the big ring is glistening on my finger.

For a moment it's really quiet.

Mr. and Mrs. Mellark looks at my hand with big eyes, as well as Rye and Daniel.

The first one to break the silence is Mrs. Mellark, who's starts to scream.

She drags me to her in a tight hug and I can feel her tears drop down on my head.

"Oh my god, this is incredible!" She sobs. "Oh Katniss".

So I take it they approve of me?

"When did that happen?!" Rye asks shocked.

"Two days ago at the airport", I say.

"Well, Peeta always knows when to the right thing", Daniel mutters.

And someone who don't know Daniel would think that he was sarcastic. But the thing is that he's not. He's serious.

I laugh a dead laugh. I don't feel like being happy at the moment. Not without Peeta.

"So you're getting married?" Mr. Mellark asks.

"As soon as Peeta comes home", I nod.

"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Mrs. Mellark asks.

"I just couldn't bring myself out of the apartment", I say and that's when I burst into tears.

"Oh Katniss..." Mrs. Mellark start to stroke my hair gently as she kisses my forehead.

"He'll be back", Mr. Mellark says. "You'll see, he will".

It sounds like Mr. Mellark tries to convince himself, when he tells me this.

He's really frightened about this. He's scared to death and knows that the possibility of Peeta never returning back home alive, is pretty big.

I don't want to see Peeta the next time in a casket.

I wouldn't be able to handle that, I just wouldn't. Peeta and Prim are my everything. Without them, I would be an empty shell. They're the reason why I keep going even in the toughest of days. And Peeta can't leave me. He promised me that he wouldn't. And I hope that he keeps his promise to me.

I continue to cry onto Mrs. Mellark's shirt and she just strokes my hair.

I'm not even ashamed of crying in front of the Mellark family. I've known them for so long and I'm going to marry Peeta.

I was ashamed when I pooped in one of their big plants. In the pot. But I was only five so.

"What if he dies?" I whimper.

"Katniss listen, he gave you that ring, and I can assure you that he'll marry you", Rye says. "Peeta always keeps he's promises".

And that's right of course. Peeta always do keep his promises, but I don't know if he can decide that anymore.

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