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Chapter Thirty-Six

Finn Mellark's POV

"What are we supposed to do now?" Liam asks me. It's clear he's terrified about our situation. I am, too. This was the last thing I ever expected to happen.

"We should . . . we should go through the ship and see if there's anything we can salvage to use." I say, not even sure if that's a good idea or not. There must be something Liam and I could use to aid us in whatever we decide to do next.

"How do we know what to salvage if we don't know what we're doing next?" Liam asks me. Oh, I hadn't thought of that. That does actually make a lot of sense.

"Well, what do you think we should do?" I ask Liam.

"I don't know!" He huffs in frustration.

"Well, I don't think we should stay with the ship. Just since I've regained consciousness, it has sunk at least two or more feet. If we stay here, we're going to end up dead at the bottom of the ocean." I say.

"We could salvage parts of the ship to make a sort of raft that we could live on until someone comes to rescue us. Someone must know that we were attacked. There has to be someone looking for us." Liam replies.

"Exactly," I exclaim. "So, we should see if we can pry off any sheets of metal from the ship to use as the base of our raft. If it's good and strong, it'll be able to support us and our supplies with no problem. Or if the lifeboat is still in good shape, we could use that. Either would serve our purpose."

"Right," Liam replies. So, together we head search the communication room for any items of value. We only find a few brooms that we might be able to use as a mast for a sail. We move on from the communication room and down the hallway. As we move through the ship, we find useful things like two emergency flotation devices, a two tarps, a bundle of rope nylon rope, and a few other odds and ends. We had found a few flare guns and some matches, but they were both soaked beyond use.

Next, Liam and I head into the cafeteria, hoping we can find some food that isn't too badly soaked or just plain disgusting. We only find a few boxes of crackers and a small pouch of dried fruit. I guess we were in need of a supplies shipment.

Lastly, Liam and I head out in hunt of the life boat that we hope will be our new home for however long it takes us to be rescued. We're going to really have to search for it. God only knows where it ended up after the attack. It could be anywhere and in any condition.

"Hey, hey, I think this is it!" Liam exclaims as he starts running towards what he thinks is the lifeboat, well, running as well as one can in waist high water. I join him there and it is most definitely the life boat. Together, we turn it over onto its back so that we can load our stuff with it. Together, we lead the life boat out of the ship and onto some open water.

"Are you ready?" Liam asks me as we hold onto the ship with one hand and onto the life boat with the other.

"Ready as I'll ever be," I tell him. We nod at each other and hop into the life boat, pushing off of the ship to propel ourselves forward.

The first thing we do is set up our life boat. We put one of the tarps in a corner, tied to the sides with some of the rope. This way we'll be able to collect fresh water when it rains. It's a good thing that my Swiss army knife was still clipped onto my pants or everything would be so much harder. We use the other tarp and the brooms we saved from the communication room to build a small shelter. We set the flotation devices in our shelter to use as pillows.

In the life boat, we found a first aid kit, more rope, matches, a blanket that has fleece on the inside and nylon on the outside, and a working flashlight. Liam and I both know that it is going to be scorching hot during the day and freezing cold at night. We're going to have to use our body heat to generate warmth.

Together, we watch as our naval ship continues to sink. I find myself having to choke back tears that threaten to fall from my eyes. I never imagined something like this happening to us. I never thought we would be able to be conquered. I thought it would be us doing the conquering. I thought I was going to be able to return to Panem as a hero. Now, I don't even know if I'm going to be able to ever return to Panem.

Liam and I sit in silence for a long time. Liam ends up getting a little seasick and spends about ten minutes with his head over the side of the life boat. The heat forces us both to sweat, which I know will become a problem. In only a few days, we'll be dehydrated and possibly experiencing symptoms of heatstroke. It'll take about a month before we start becoming, in the literal form of the word, starving. We have a little bit of food, at least. That's better than nothing. I can only hope that we'll be rescued before we reach the brink of death.

Alexander Abernathy's POV

"I can't believe we get to find out the sexes of our babies today!" Ivy cheers as we get dressed for our doctor's appointment today. I smile as I listen to my wife's happy rants about all things baby related.

Two weeks ago, right after the holidays, my parents moved in with us. This week, dad has a few appointments with a few doctors and surgeons at the hospital that Ivy and I both work at. We know he'll get the best care there. Mom and dad have been really great these last two weeks. They've helped with the cooking and the cleaning. I know they're afraid they're imposing on our lives, but I'm actually enjoying having them here.

"What do you want?" Ivy asks me, wrapping her arms around my neck and resting her head on my chest.

"I'll be happy with anything, as long as they're healthy." I respond, kissing the top of Ivy's head.

"I know you'll be happy with anything, but what do you want to have?" Ivy persists. I chuckle at her stubbornness.

"Well, I would like to have at least one boy or one girl. I think it would be nice to have a mix of the two genders. But I wouldn't mind having three boys or three girls." I tell her.

"I think that sounds good. I can't wait to find out for sure!" Ivy exclaims.

An hour later, Ivy and I are in Dr. Styles' office once again. Really, we've been here so often lately that it's like as second home to us. We've been having more frequent visits with Dr. Styles because having triplets is so dangerous, to both the mother and the babies, if anything should go wrong. So far, everything has been going incredibly smoothly.

"Are you ready to find out the sexes of your babies?" Dr. Styles asks us as he turns the ultrasound machine on.

"Ivy's been cheering all morning," I chuckle. Ivy is clutching my hand tightly out of excitement. We've both been waiting for this for four long months. Dr. Styles studies the image on the screen for a moment.

"Well, Baby A is a little boy," He says. I feel a huge grin break out on my face. I have a son.

"We have a son!" Ivy says. I can already tell she is getting misty eyes. I have no doubt there will be tears of happiness before this visit is over.

"Baby B is a little girl," Dr. Styles tells us after studying the next image thoroughly.

"Oh, Alex, a baby girl!" Ivy says, leaning into me. I just nod, too choked up to say anything.

"And, last but not least, Baby C is another little boy," Dr. Styles informs us. This breaks my dam and tears of happiness flow down my cheeks. Two baby boys and a baby girl! What could be more perfect?

"We did it! We're going to get our miracle babies," Ivy says. I nod and out lips meet in a kiss full of pure love.

1) Sorry if some of my facts are inaccurate. I had to Google somethings for this chapter. I hope that it was okay

2) AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Do you guys like what I did with the genders? I hope you do! Soon to come will be names and not far behind that and you'll get to meet the Abernathy Triplets! Oh, Ivy and Alex will have their hands full for sure!

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