Moments after Gale strapped the bomb to the train fuel tanks and set it to explode in 15 minutes, just as I predicted, the attendants started running towards us.

"Come on! We need to get Samantha!" I shout, rushing for my life and leading Gale to where I put Samantha.

"Finnick, we need to go now!" He hollers angrily, not understanding the need to retrieve Samantha. I jump from isle to isle, cart to cart and reach the place where I've left her.

"Finnick!"I hear Samantha scream out hoarsely repeatedly. This worried me deaply. She was hurt, terribly hurt. I could hear the agony in her voice. "Finnick! Finnick thank god I thought you'd never come back-" She runs towards me limping on her left leg, grabbing me in a hug but I stopped her short and picked her up off the ground so we could keep on moving. "What's happening?" She struggles slightly but I keep her still and stride across with purpose, dodging obstacles and meet back up with Gale.

"Finnick what are you doing!" She asks with a choked voice and that's when I notice just how damaged she really is. Her hair is all knotted up, tangled with blood and dirt. Her face, scarred up, bloody and bruised is also caked with dirt. Her limbs are hanging lifelessly as I'm carrying her weak body.

"What happened to you?" I ask frantically, the world freezing for a moment, as Gale looks at me telling me with his eyes only that if we didn't get off this train now, we were going to die. "Never mind," I tell her, shaking my head. We would discuss this later. "We're going to jump off now. Brace yourself."

"It hurts." She cries out, her weak body suddenly going tense but she groans and whimpers as she tries to brace herself.

"It's gonna be okay. Shh shh." I try to comfort her as I steady and position myself on the edge on the back of the train. The harsh wind whipped around me and Gale, causing us to sway more to the right side. I put my arm out and hold on to one of the cold silver, metallic bars attached to the train.

"On the count of three we go." Gale shouts over the sounds of the train and wind. "One…" Gale pauses as he glances behind us. His eyes widen in shock and fear.

"Gale what-"

"Three!" He shouts and I hesitate for a split second then take in a deep breath as I jump off the back of the train holding Samantha and alongside Gale.

It feels as if I am in slow motion for a brief moment then, I am thrusted brutally towards the ground at a hurtling speed. My arms tighten around Samantha as to ensure her protection, but as soon as I my back strikes against the ground, I let her go so. The wind is knocked out of me and I can't breathe for what feels like an eternity. My body rolls out further away from the train for a couple moments and my face was hitting rocks and weeds, my arms were getting sliced by random pieces in the course ground. I begin cursing under my breath profusely and I hear gale doing the same. It's been since I jumped off the train and I can't seem to grasp any air. I open my mouth and begin to gasp.

"Come on Finnick!" Gale groans at me as he rises from the earth. But then all is silent when we hear the cries of our female ally. Despite my recent injuries and lack of oxygen, I get up immediately and scurry to Samantha's side as she lies on the ground on her side, weeping and in pain.

"What hurts?" Gale asks.

"Everything!" Samantha wails. I get up from beside her and look around for anything that could help us. Maybe some plants would be here or possibly some scrapped material, if need be for a sling or to wrap up gashes.

"No stop!" I hear a choked off scream from Samantha and grunts from Gale. My eyes widen in fear as my back is turned facing where the scream from. I get a disgusting feeling in the pit of my stomach. I know exactly what is happening. We just defeated all the bad guys in this game, so now it's the 'boss level.' I turn around slowly as I hear my heart beating faster and the sweat drip from my forehead and down my back, making my shirt stick to my hot, battered skin.

"President Snow." I utter out as I turn around. I knew this would happen. It was never going to leave me. He was never going to leave me alone and I was stupid to think he would, even for a split second. I've put so many people in danger for my recklessness. It was all over now. All of this was for nothing.

"I'm proud of you, I didn't think you'd make it this far. But clearly, I've under-estimated you." The president speaks as I see him smirk devilishly.

"Clearly." I spit out to him bluntly and without emotion and looking at the ground incase my eyes give me away.

"Don't worry, this won't happen again." He says, then when I do look, my whole façade is blown to smithereens. There are about 20 peacekeepers and 5 of them are around both Gale and Samantha, holding them down on the ground with very technical guns pointed to their heads.

"You're right," I gulp down the rising lump in my throat. "It won't happen. I quit." Snow bellows out a roaring laugh that thunders off the trees in the distance.

"I don't think so. Unless you're willing to give up Annie, or Finlee, or maybe Ariel? They both are old enough now, they could take your place. Give the Capitol twice what you're giving them. Or possibly your newest unborn child." He says, pausing for affect with a smile plastered on that ugly face. My eyes practically fall out of my head as Samantha gasps again. Newest unborn child. Annie is pregnant. How is this possible? This isn't possible. Could it be? Another child? A happy surge pulses through me for a moment but it's quickly replaced with a terrible feeling, eating at my insides and taking no prisoners.

"Yes that's right, Daddio. Another kid. Too bad, because you just whined yourself out of ever seeing it." President laughs again, holding his stomach. This is malicious and sickening. How could he do this to someone and still be laughing? Well duh, Finnick. He's President Snow; he does this stuff to little children. He has no problem doing it to you.

"Please, please" I fall on my knees in front of him, completely vulnerable and useless. Either way, I'm a terrible human being. I married Annie, had 2 beautiful kids and ran off. Now another one is on the way and she's going to have to mother them all while I'm away all the time. This is quite mess I've made. "Is there any way to possibly have you reconsider your decision? Any price please." I beg him, looking like a pathetic loser. But I don't care. I'm going to do whatever it takes to get back to my family.

"Get me another Finnick and I'll let you go." He says with that smirk still there, he knows how to play this game and I'm never going to get out of this. I couldn't make anyone else to go through this life-time punishment. I don't want to enforce this on anyone.

"I have an idea!" I hear Gale speak up. Snow's head snaps around to look at him forced onto the ground with weapons pointed at him in case he moves.

"Weapons away" Snow demands. "What is your idea, boy?" My eyes light up with hope. Maybe Gale could save me from this disaster. Gale opens his mouth but then Snow stops him. "Somewhere where others cannot hear you." I watch as Gale is walked away with President Snow. What is he going to say? Is Snow going to listen? Is it going to work? I shift my gaze back to poor Samantha. She was brutally injured because of me. I was trouble and a difficulty for everyone. I shouldn't have ever been brought into this world. Then my thoughts take a new trail Annie's pregnant. We're having another child! Is it a boy? Or maybe a girl? What is she going to name it? When is it due?

"You're free." President Snow's dreadful voice creeps in and detaches me from my thoughts. Wait, what?

"What?" My voice raises an octave, and possibilities flow through me. I'm free? I look at Gale as he winks at me as if to say he's got it covered.

"Don't make me repeat it Odair, get out and take your cohorts with you." He spits annoyingly. The peacekeepers back away and they crowd the President and they disappear.