A True Pearl
Rating: T
Summary-Set a year before the 65th Hunger Games, right before Finnick went in. The story is in Annie's POV. It is how I believe how her life and she was before she went 'crazy'. Critic taking but no flames please.
Author's Note- This is my first story on FF. I have been on here reading stories for a while but I have always been a little hesitant to when it came to putting my own works on here. One of my good friends (grimace) finally made me put this up and also she gave me the idea for this story, If you are reading this I love You Girl (searches frantically around) Anyway I'm sorry I'm rambling, I'm a wee bit nervous =). I will take advice, lovingly will take it actually.
Disclaimer-I do not own the Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins does and if I did I would be rick and not live in George County.
"I do." I was staring at a familiar bush of gorgeous bronzed colored hair and sea green eyes. I looked around the room and nothing seemed familiar. I saw a girl with olive colored skin looking at me and instantly felt like I should know her. I looked and the familiar man and I was trying to figure out who he was.
"Annie Cresta." The priest said, trying to get my attention.
"Annie….. Annie" the familiar man murmured.
I looked at the priest and his faced morphed into the face of my history teacher.
"Annie Cresta are you here" my history teacher yelled at me.
"Yes sir."
My name is Annie Cresta. I am thirteen years old and I live in district four. I am the type of person that likes to stay in the crowd and out of trouble. I hate attention.
The bell rang for lunch and everybody jumped up to leave, except for me. There was just something about that dream. It just seemed too real. All these questions were going through my head. Where was I? Who was that girl? And most importantly, who was that man? I slowly left the room and while I was waiting for my friends I saw him.
Finnick odair.
The one with all the looks. The one with all the moves. Also, the one every girl wanted to be with. I loathed him. He was an obnoxious prick.
But your in love with him.
'Shut Up!' I told myself.
But look at those muscles and those beautiful bronze locks. Don't you just want to run your fingers through them? And his sea green eyes, just like the ocean on the clearest of days.
'Shut Up!' The voice didn't return. I admit I have played around with the idea of me and Finnick together, but I always stop myself. It would never work we live on different sides of the universe. I'm too simple and plus I tend to stay away from attention. That…
"Hey Annie" Harper interrupted my thinking.
"Hey guys. I looked at my friends that were giving me a worried look. "What's wrong?"
"You keep spacing out" said Delaney.
"Yeah, they're becoming worse" piped in Mya.
We started on our way toward the cafeteria. Abruptly I told them I needed water. They started to follow me, but I told them to go on.
" You sure" said Delaney
"Yeah, I'm sure." I started to walk and I ran into something hard, then I fell back and hit my head hard.
"Hey lady you okay?" someone said.
I shook my head trying to see straight. When my vision came into focus I saw who I ran into. It was Finnick. Yaa….
"Yeah, I'm fine." Letting him know he could leave me alone. I really didn't have time for this.
"Well I'm sorry about that, I should have been watching." It seems he couldn't take a hint.
"No, it's mine I wasn't paying attention." I told him.
"Still…this wasn't like me," He rattled on." I'm Finnick. Finnick Odair." He said with that cocky smile.
"Annie Cresta" I said with a weak smile.
"Have I seen you before?"
I thought about the younger days when all the kids hung out. We were like best friends and hung out almost every day. Then, his mom died and he had to help around the house more. He would miss school to go on fishing trips with his dad, hence why he is always tan. Finnick started to change and he became part of the in crowd. He completely forgot about me.
"No," I told him." We have never met before."
He gave me a skeptical look, but he nodded and didn't press on about the subject. Thank you I mentally said to myself.
"Well it was nice meeting you." I hastily replied.
"But..." He tried to continue this conversation.
"Sorry, but my friends are waiting for me." I quickly told him. I turned on my heel and ran away like person I am.
When I got to the cafeteria I saw they had a lot of questions, but the look on my face told them to keep them to themselves.
Not a minute later I saw Finnick come in. He was scanning the crowd for me but I hid. I didn't want or need him in my life. When he couldn't find me he went to his friends and went on with his life.
When I walked into math class I noticed we had a sub. I sat down in my seat and right away I slipped away into my dreams.
*Flashback*
"Hey Annie, hey Annie." A cute little boy says.
"Yes, Finny." I smile sweetly, knowing how much he hates me calling him that.
"Hey that isn't cool." He squeaked.
"Get over it," I stuck my tongue out. "What do you want Finny."
"Come down here and play with me. Mom said she has lunch ready for us when we want to eat."
"Fine, fine, fine." I grumbled. I ran down the sand hill and plowed right into him.
"Ow, watch it you klutz." He laughed.
For the rest of the day we ran down the beach and just played to our hearts content. His dad finally came to get us to eat dinner. He told me that he called my mom and asked if I could stay over since it was so late. Soon, it was time to go to bed.
"Night Finnick." I told him.
"Night Annie," He whispered. "Hey Annie?"
"Yeah Finnick?" I whispered back.
"You're my greatest friends and I don't ever want you to forget it."
"Same here Finny, same her." And I slipped off into a deep sleep.
*Flashback ends*
"Ms. Annie Cresta." The sub shook me.
"Yes mam?" I said waking up.
"School is over you can go home now."
"Okay, thank you." I told her.
I walked out of the room and there was Delaney, Harper, and Mya waiting on me.
"Sorry." I mumbled
"Annie, you really have to stop zoning out on us like that." Said Mya.
"I don't mean to, I'm sorry with all that's going on and everything else..." I replied.
"Whatever, let's go home." Said Delaney.
Once they dropped me off I went straight to the beach to think about everything that has been going on. The sun was just setting over the ocean; it reminded me of his eyes. Everything was perfect; I could hear nothing but the sound of the crashing waves. Perfect.
"Gorgeous." A gruff voice said.
I turned around swiftly and saw him. Damn. Can't he just leave me alone?
I turned back towards the ocean and stayed quiet. Hoping he would get the hint that I didn't want to talk and he would go away. It didn't help any. He sat down right beside me.
"You going to talk to me?"He asked
You can guess what I did. C'mon take a guess.
"Why can't you just say something? Am I a disease to you?" He yelled at me.
I jumped at that sound and looked at him a little scared; I have never seen this side of him.
"I'm sorry I just want to talk to you." He said softly.
"Why do you care so much?" I asked him sharply.
"You're different than the others." He said shrugging his shoulders.
"Huh," I shot at him hotly." What's that suppose to mean? Just because I don't bow down at your feet and kiss your feet like all those other sluts."
"That isn't what I meant." He said trying to calm me down. "I actually hate all that attention."
"Doesn't seem like it to me." I grumbled.
"Ooh...So you do watch me." He smiled a cocky grin.
"But...oh…no…you see." I stuttered.
"But you see you don't understand me. You have no idea who I am and all that I have to go through every single day. So don't you go around judging me." He started to get up and leave.
"Whatever you say Finny." I said distractly.
"What did you just call me?" he said.
I stiffened. How could I have let that name slip. I stood up and replied "Nothing". I turned around and left leaving a very confused Finnick behind.
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