Introduction: Born to Swim
It was 7:42 A.M and Annise Elizabeth Cresta was born. She was so still at birth; the nurses thought she was a stillborn. But she wasn't. Her parents looked down at her. They refused to name her a silly sea name, giving her a formal fancy name instead. Even then, she was raised by a proper family.
Seven minutes later, at precisely 7:49 A.M, the time of the high tide, Finnick Andrei Odair was born. The nurses and doctors marveled at the baby's happiness. He didn't come out crying, but he was laughing, so the nurses didn't have to hit him so he would start breathing. Instead he gurgled and pointed his hands at the water lapping the shore outside the window. Even then, he loved the ocean.
His parents, Canna and Sarracenia Odair, laughed and cooed at their baby boy, their only child. They marveled at his beautiful sea green eyes and petted the soft fuzz on his head.
Canna Odair couldn't be any happier. His life was complete. He had a beautiful wife and a wonderful child. He couldn't possibly ask for more.
He was relishing this fact when he suddenly heard a scream. His wife, Sarra was convulsing on the white hospital bed. He could only hold her hand and yell for a nurse before she went still. His breath caught in his throat and he felt himself choking back sobs. Just a minute ago his lovely wife was smiling at him, her face lit up in joy. The next, she was as still as the waters before a hurricane. He buried his head in his hands and didn't come out for a long time.
And in his little crib, Baby Finnick finally began to cry.
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