Chapter 67

                                    

                                          
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Chapter 67
                          
Katniss's POV
                          
As Hannah and I talk about whatever comes into our heads. I take a glimpse in the direction in which Peeta is and I see him pushed up against the other person. The other person pushes him off of him and Peeta steps back holding his side. He looks in the direction I am and his face is full of worry and pain, his knees then give out and he falls to the ground. 
                          
I run out into the crowd ignoring the yelling coming from Hannah. When I reach him the man walking off in the opposite direction with the bag. I fall to my knees and kneel next to Peeta where he holds his side. I press mine against his hands and feel the liquid fall onto my hands. I look down at them and see the blood all over his hands and mine. "Oh my god, Peeta..." I say starting to sob. "He... st... stabbed... me..." He gets out. I start to whimper. "Kat... Katniss... it's... o... okay..."He says. "It's... o... o..." Peeta's eyes then shut. 
                          
"Peeta?" I call out to him. "Peeta?" I say again before his head drops into the nook of my neck. "Peeta, please wake up." I whimper. "Peeta, please!" I start to cry into his shirt. "Peeta, I need you! Willow needs you! Peeta, please!" I feel a hand fall onto my shoulder and Gale's soft voice. "Katniss..." He says quietly. I feel his hand lift off my shoulder and his hands pull my up from the ground. 
                          
"No! I am not leaving him! Not again! Not like in 2..." "Katniss, you are not going to leave him. Alright. I promise." Gale interrupts my screams. "Okay?" He says. "Come here." He offers. I push myself into his embraced arms and they wrap around me. I start to cry into Gale's shirt. Why do these things always happen to us? Why?
                          
Johanna's POV
                          
"Where's Willow? Where's Willow?" I ask putting my hands over my eyes. I take my hands off and gasp. "There she is! There she is!" I say ticking her little stomach. She starts to giggle. "She is so adorable." Effie remarks. "I know. I always hated kids, but Willow is a whole other story." I state. Willow's legs and arms and flying everywhere as she laughs. "So anything going on with you and Gale?" Effie asks. "What about you and Haymitch?" I ask back. "I asked you first." She says. I sigh and tickle Willow's stomach again. 
                          
"We're fine. We are deciding where we want to live at the moment." I answer. "That's a big step." Effie remarks. "Well Gale and I want to do it. We thought that since we always spend time together and we are always at my apartment in 13, we decided that we should move in together. The only problem is- where." I say before kissing Willow's little hand that I grabbed in my hand. "Well where do you want to live?" Effie asks. "I wanted to move back to 7, but after seeing 12 for the first time and the Victor's Village, I kind of want to move here. Gale always wanted too, and I think it would be good because I would be close to this little rascal." I say blowing a raspberry on her hand and then stomach. Effie laughs. 
                          
"So what about you and Haymitch?" I ask. "We are good. He gets angry from not drinking, but he is getting there. So we are doing well." She says. "That's good." I say. "God, what is happening to me? I am becoming so nice." I state. "I think that Gale is good for you, Johanna." Effie answers. "I think that he is too." I smile and we go back to admiring Willow.
                          
Katniss's POV
                          
I have been sitting staring at the white floor of the hospital for what feels like forever, waiting for Peeta to be announced alive and alright. Jason got the man and has put him into custody and Hannah and Jason are going to get him sentenced for life of imprisonment in the Capitol as soon as they can. I am so happy that he is finally getting what he deserves, except Peeta has now paid the price for doing something that I should have done. He is always getting hurt from trying to keep me safe. It's not fair on him. Not at all.