"You know, there's something about love…
When you love someone, the last thing you want to do,
Is hurt them with what hurt you, too."

"Annie?" Finnick knocked on Annie's bedroom door. "Please. Open the door."

The door opened, revealing Annie, red as a tomato. "What?"

Finnick tried his best not to sigh. An angry/embarrassed/humiliated (or all of the above) Annie was not what he wanted to deal with at that moment. "There's something we need to talk about. It's really… important. Capitol-related." All the color drained from Annie's face.

"Capitol-related…?" she whispered. Her hands began to tremble. "F-Finnick… I…"

Suddenly, Finnick heard light footsteps. Tap. Tap. Tap. Finnick turned and saw the small shadow of Elle coming up the stairs."Hi, Finnick," Elle said. "Why are you here today?"

"I was getting to that. President Snow has a message for you, Annie." He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and slipped it into Annie's trembling hands. A blood-red rose was stuck to it; Finnick nearly gagged at the sickly sweet stench that emanated from it.

Annie nodded slowly. Finnick could see her eyes growing wider and wider as she read the letter. "Annie?" Elle said. "Are you all right? You're looking pale. What does he want from you?" When Annie ignored her, she tried to grab the letter and nearly ended up ripping it. "Hey, give me that!"

"Finnick… I…" Annie muttered, handing it to Elle. "I don't think I can…" Handle it, Finnick thought, finishing the sentence for her. He held Annie by the arm and brought her to her bed, where she passed out.

"I hope she's okay," Elle said upon Finnick's return.

"I hope so too. So what does it say?" Finnick asked.

"…Dear Ms. Cresta," Elle read aloud. "I'll get to the point," Elle said after reading some pointless paragraphs. "The citizens of the Capitol as well as the citizens of other districts are not aware of your… condition. So crazy or not, Ms. Cresta, the show must go on." Elle gulped. "What does this mean?"

"It means that… whether she likes it or not, Annie will have her Victory Tour," Finnick replied grimly.