Waters Edge

Chapter 1

Peeta POV
I'm up early to go out to hunt for game hoping it will be enough food for Prim and our mother. Since mine and Prim's father died I became the man of the house. I'm the only male role model in Prim's life now since dad died. A piece of our mom died that day and slipped into depression. I'd been taking care of Prim and myself our mother doesn't.

I hear Prim scream and I run into her room I  sit on her bed & wrap my arms hold her close to me her big brother & her protector. I get her to lay down to sleep she does and Prim asks me Peeta will you sing to me?, I say yes always for you my beautiful little sister.

I love you Peeta she says

I love you too Prim

I sing Deep In The Meadow whenever she has a nightmare after I'm finished singing she's fallen asleep once again

Deep in the meadow under the willow a bed of grass a soft green pillow lay your head down and let your troubles lay close your sleepy eyes when again they open they'll wash away here it's safe here it's warm here the daisies you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you

I pushed those thoughts out of my mind & go downstairs to put on my boots & my father's hunting jacket. I see a deer & follow it as it stops to eat
I raise my bow & arrow I go to shoot.
The deer's startled running off I miss the noise is from my best friend Gale. of What are you going to do with a deer he asks sarcastically we laugh.

We hear a hovercraft from the capitol overhead & duck down behind some bushes. As we make our way back to the fence Gale tares a slice of bread in half cause he gives me a one half & he has the other cause Gale said that we'd eat something from home before we go to the reaping because one of us might not come back home alive if one of us could picked to be the male tribute for District 12 in The 74th Hunger Games.

Gale asked how many times my name is in the tesserae cause I'm 17 I'm in it 60 I ask Gale how many time's your name in  for cause I'm 18 & my last year 85.

Before I go home I walk through the hob I don't see anything interesting I'm about to leave when I see a pin with a bird on it I ask the woman who works one of the sales stands I ask her what
is it cause she says it's Mockingjay I go to pay for it she shakes her head no & says "you keep it it's yours" I thank her I go home to clean up and to get ready for The 74th Hunger Games reaping.

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter I will do my best to write a good book
if you have any ideas yourself of what you want to happen feel free to leave your ideas in the comments section I'll update as often as I can thanks again

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