A/n: This one came from The-Bowler-Hat-Ladies request, one chapter with the song "Lights". I heard the song one time and wrote the first idea that came to my mind, what ended up being an Annie-centric chapter. It was just later that I realized that your two ideas could be mixed together. Oh, well. I will need to find another song for the other idea.
I always ask myself how Annie managed after the war. If Katniss was already a mess, imagine Annie without Finnick.

About this chapter: Future fic, Finnick & Annie, spoilers for Mockingjay.

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone / You shine It when I'm alone / And so I tell myself that I'll be strong / And dreaming when they're gone
Lights – Ellie Goulding

25. Far from home

I know where I am, but it cannot be.

I push the door open, hearing laughs.

Oh, my.

How long has it been since I saw my brother and sister? Too long to remember.

The hut is backlit, and they motion for me to enter. Before I can do so, I feel a hand on my shoulder.

"Not your time yet, darling." The voice says - Finnick.

I wake up in my room. My eight-year-old is sleeping peacefully, his head against my stomach.

I want so badly to go home. But, for him, I need to be strong.