Hidden Blessing [Completed]

Chapter One: Two Lines

Two lines.

The two lines that mock me, the two lines that are changing my life... the two lines of the pregnancy test tell me that I am definetly pregnant and I know exactly who the father is, my best friend Peeta Mellark and it all started a month ago on June 13th...

A Month Before

"So Katniss... what do you say? Do you want to be my date to Prom?" My best friend asks, I wasn't planning on going but I can't make my best friend unhappy

"But I don't have a dress..." I trail off

"It's okay, I could lend you money an---"

"No. Peeta, you've already done too much for me... it's okay. I'll find a dress" I reassure him and he nods as we go to our next class.

It's Prom night and I'm sitting in my friend Madge's room, her older sister doing my hair, after I had told my best girl friend then she insisted that I have one of her dresses and let her sister do my hair and makeup, the dress I chose is black and has a high neck, with a white lace pattern around the waist and then it cuts off at mid thigh, then I've got black heels to match my dress, Madge squeals as she sees the finishing touches

"Oh my gosh Gabby! You did amazing!" Madge smiles are her older sister who gives me a mirror and as I look into the mirror I hardly recognise myself... my dark hair in beautiful waves and my make up is unblieveable... smokey eyes with a dark coloured purple lipstick

"Gabby... I love it" I sigh and she chuckles

"It was no problem kid, my pleasure" she replies

Soon after I put on my dress Madge's date and Peeta both arrive, Prom starts off really fun, we drink the spiked punch with cheap alcohol, everyone and even some teachers end up extremely drunk including Peeta and I which has led us here, back at his home, laying on his bed, making out and in my drunken mind I am so glad that his parents are out of town for three days. Our first time was like everyone's, uncomfortable and awkward, it hurt at first and the uncomfortableness of his big friend inside of me, at the time it felt right, it felt good but we didn't think about the consequences that would follow.

Present

He needs to know. I have to tell him but how? I can't just go over there and say 'Oh hey Peeta I haven't talked to you since we've had sex, we should be friends oh and guess what? You're my baby daddy' okay obviously I wouldn't say it like that and so I tell my little sister I'm going out then I head out for the ten minute walk to Peeta's home, nothing but my thoughts to accompany with me, what will my mother think? We can barely keep the house yet alone a baby... I need to have an abortion, I can't care for this baby, I don't have the money and I'm not ready to be a mother.

When I finally reach Peeta's home and knock on the door, sadly Mrs Mellark opens it and immediately gives me the worst evils anyone could ever give

"I need to see Peeta, it's really important" I say in a small voice trying to hide the the pregnancy test in my hands by having them behind my back, I curse silently at wearing shorts with no pockets

"What are you trying to hide poor girl" she spits yanking my arms and the test falls to the ground and I start to panic as she picks it up, her face goes red with anger and yanks me inside after slamming the door

"Peeta James Mellark! Get down here!" She yells and I hear loud footsteps, I try to get out of her grip but it only tightens, Peeta's face is completely confused when he comes down to see me trying to get free

"Katniss? What are you doing here?" Before I could say something his mother let's go and slaps him hard across the face

"You filthy boy! How dare you get a disgusting poor rat pregnant!" She yells and Peeta looks at me with widened eyes as he realises just as I did this afternoon that we didn't use protection that night as we were too drunk then