The News
I hear the door open and breathe deeply. Finnick comes in, his face sincere yet still handsome. After much debate I decided I would tell him about the baby. But the look is concerning, maybe now isn't the time, he looks scared, worried, anxious even. "What's wrong Finnick? You look nervous." I ask.
He bites his lip then sits next to me on the bed, placing his hand in mine. "Nothing's wrong Annie." he says quietly. I look into his eyes and I instantaneously know that he's lying. "Finn, don't lie to me, I know something's up!"
"Well, I'm going away." he sighs looking at me, examining my face.
"Oh." I say frowning slightly, "where, for how long?"
"To the Capitol," he whispers, it's barely audible, "I'm going to fight in the Capitol. I don't know how long for."
"You can't." I say, but it comes out as a croak. I can't lose him, I just can't! He can't go to the Capitol, what am I supposed to do? How will I cope?
"I have to." he replies solemnly and the tears flow down my face. He cups my cheeks in his hand but I move away.
"You said that you'd never let me go. I thought it was real, I thought you loved me but you don't. Everyone adores you; you've got your string of Capitol lovers. I'm just another girl who fell for you." I say to him. I know the words are cruel but I have to say them, they're true, if he loved me he would never leave. I see the tears in his eyes.
"I love you Annie. I've always loved you and I'll never let you go, not really. Whilst I'm there you'll be in here." he says moving my hand to his chest where I can feel his heart beating rapidly, "And before you know it I'll come back. Back to you. I swear after this I'll never leave you again, it's just something I've got to do. Please Annie, tell me you still love me." he pleads and I'm not able to resist putting my arms around him the tears still coming down my face and whispering to him soothingly that I love him because I do.
"But Finnick what if you don't come back." I ask, barely audible. The thought makes my chest ache, what if I never see him again? Especially now I have the baby, our baby.
"Don't say that Annie because I'll come back, you know that. I promise you with all I'm worth that I'll make it back. We'll be together again Annie, I swear it." he tells me and I believe him.
We hold each other tightly for a long time before apprehensively I say, "Finnick, I'm pregnant." He doesn't appear to hear however, maybe its best he doesn't know before he goes. He doesn't need something else to worry about!
