Promise chapter 10

Annie felt trapped. She was in a plain room. The walls were grey, the floor was grey and there were no windows what so ever. She didn't feel trapped because of the size of the room, she felt trapped due to the fact that there was no way out. Just outside the door were two peace keepers making sure Annie couldn't escape. The only way out was a glass tube shaped lift right in front of her that would take her one step closer to her death. Annie and Finnick were sat at a small coffee table. "Do you want anything to eat?" Finnick asked

"No I'm not hungry" Annie said quietly

"Drink?"

"I'm not thirsty"

"You will be sooner or later, have some water"

Finnick pressed a button on the coffee table, the table flipped over and there sat a glass of water. It amazed Annie how the water didn't spill, not even a droplet flew out. Annie was very fiddly, she couldn't sit still, she was too nervous. Annie took a sip of her water and then looked at Finnick "How did you feel being in my predicament?" Annie asked

"To be honest I can't remember, I only remember a little, I remember telling Mags that I was confident and ready to go. But I was scared, really scared"

"Did Mags believe you?"

"I don't think so. Even the careers are scared Annie, I wouldn't worry too much about them being confident"

"I'm scared Finnick"

"I know Annie, I know"

It wasn't long before Annie noticed that she had bitten all of her nails off. She stared down at the floor for a while not knowing what else to do, she wasn't in the mood to talk. Finnick closed his eyes and exhaled deeply, he didn't know what to do, and he couldn't save Annie now. Once she was in that arena he wouldn't be able to comfort her when she was sad or hurt. "Annie do you have a token from home?"

"N-no" Annie was so scared that she began to stutter

"Take this" Finnick removed a necklace from his chest that was tucked under his shirt. It was a chain of shells "I made it myself. I collected the shells from the beach and then made it while I was watching you and your sisters"

Annie began to smile "Thank you" Finnick clipped the necklace around her neck and tucked it under her shirt. "Take good care of it" Finnick smiled

"I will"

"60 seconds" Claudius Templesmith's voice boomed. For a weedy looking man he had a pretty deep voice. Annie gasped a little. Finnick pulled Annie into his embrace "Try your hardest to come back to me" Finnick said. His voice seemed a little shaky

"I promise"

"I love you Annie Cresta"

Annie paused for a little while before she replied, that was the first time he had ever told her that he loved her "I love you too Finnick Odair"

"30 seconds" Claudius came again. Annie began to shake a little more now. Finnick brought Annie's face up to his and kissed her. She didn't want to let go of him but she knew she had to "20 seconds" Annie walked slowly over to the lift with tears in her eyes. Then two peace keepers came in to check that Annie was in the lift. The glass doors began to close, parting her from Finnick. Finnick began to cry, she had never seen him cry before. Annie began to cry too, she placed her dainty hand on the glass and mouthed I love you Finnick smiled and mouthed the same words back, and before she knew it the lift was pushing her up to the surface of the arena.

The sun light blinded her; she had been in a dim lit room for quite some time. Annie's eyes began to adjust and she noticed the other tributes standing, waiting for the games to begin. She was stood in what seemed to be a meadow, or what Finnick would call open field. The cornucopia was right there in front of them. Annie could see mountains ahead; maybe she should run straight there. No the forest, she would run to the forest, Finnick said the forest was to the east. Then the countdown began. Claudius's voice echoed around the arena. Annie looked right towards to where the woodland area was supposed to be, getting ready to run. "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, let the games begin!" Claudius probably adored saying those words. Annie ran as fast as she could, not looking at the cornucopia once. None of the other tributes seemed to be following her. Back at the cornucopia it was bedlam. Annie couldn't quite make out who was dead she just saw people getting stabbed to death. She kept running, her legs were beginning to lose balance with the speed she was going at. The wind was whipping Annie's hair about ferociously which was making it harder for her to concentrate on where her feet were going. Soon she saw trees, lots of trees, she had found the forest. She began to slow her pace a little and her head began to spin. She slammed against a tree and grabbed it for support, the floor began to spin. How long had she been running? It was quite dark now; she must have gone fairly deep into the forest. She slid down against the tree; she was too tired to run anymore. The spinning began to stop; she was coming back to her senses. It was silent; the only thing she could hear was the Mockingjays in the trees. There must have been Jabberjays as well because Annie was sure she could hear the screams of other tributes dyeing. She had to cover her ears because the screams were going right through her. She sat there for a while. Her head buried in her knees, her hands over her ears. Soon the screaming stopped and Annie lifted her head. She inhaled the fresh air deeply; she hadn't smelt fresh air in a while what with all the polluted air of the Capitol. She missed the smell of the sea. She missed the feel of sand against her feet. She missed the sound of seagulls hovering around her father's fishing boat. Oh her father she missed her father, her mother, her sisters. She missed her family. She missed Finnick. Annie could feel the tears coming again, she had only been in the arena for 10 seconds and she already felt dead. Then she heard them, the cannons. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Eight dead fifteen to go, she would find out who they were tonight, if she made it through till night that was. She decided that she should get back on her feet. The careers would have left the cornucopia by now and would be searching for more kills. She walked deeper into the forest. She had no supplies, she had nothing. Maybe she should go back to the cornucopia, maybe the careers had left. She couldn't risk going into the open unarmed. No she had to move and she had to move now. She started making her way back to the cornucopia, shaking like crazy. It was starting to become lighter again; she was getting closer to the edge of the forest. She was back in the meadow, open and venerable. She suddenly felt peaceful; she ran her hands through the long grass. The grass tickling against her palms relaxed her a little. But she couldn't get too lost in the meadow; the meadow was the most beautiful but the most dangerous part of the arena. The cornucopia came into sight, it seemed deserted. The cornucopia was full of supplies but the weaponry seemed a little short. The careers must have grabbed as many as they could. There was a backpack right at Annie's feet; she was quick to snatch it up. She slung it over her back and made her way closer to the cornucopia. Knifes, she needed those; they were the only things she knew how to handle. She took what was left, six. She slipped them into her backpack and sprinted back towards the woodland. Half way there it began to get dark. It couldn't be late yet, she felt like she had only been in the arena for at least an hour. She found a spot in the forest, sheltered by lots of foliage that should keep her well camouflaged. She began to rummaging through her backpack. There was a sleeping bag, dried nuts and fruit and an empty water bottle. She would have thought that they would have had the decency to fill it, and the six knifes she had taken. She laid down, her head rested on her backpack, the blanket keeping her warm. She started up to see the Capitol's seal projected against the night sky. The boy's from district 8, 6, 12 and 5, the girl's from 11, 5, 3 and 9. She closed her eyes wondering if she would make it through tomorrow.

Ok this chapter was slightly longer and I hope you liked it. The next chapter will be on Finnick in the Capitol, then Annie in the arena and so on. You'll get the gist. Ok so my mum thinks I'm spending too much time writing so you may have to wait a little longer for the next chapters to come. RRRREEEVVVIIIIEEEW! Thank you xoxoxox