Finnick's POV.
It's like I can't hear anything…
It's like I can't breathe in anymore…
It's like I can't see two feet in front of me…
It's like I don't know what direction I'm facing…
It's like reality has been stripped from my firm grasp…
What am I going to do?
What are my parents going to say?
What is Annie going to say?
Annie's POV.
It's like I can't hear anything…
It's like I can't breathe in anymore…
It's like I can't see two feet in front of me…
It's like I don't know what direction I'm facing…
It's like reality has been stripped from my firm grasp…
What am I going to say to him?
What am I going to do without him?
I can't let him go yet, I just can't!
I fall down to the floor in a heap, bawling my eyes out. This can't be happening! Not to one of my best friends and… well, I don't really know what he is to me, but I know I can't let him go. Not yet…
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Finnick's POV.
My vision is foggy as I open my eyes.
I can smell three things; Fish, Burned wood and fear. The fear is mostly coming from me.
I can hear three things; Breathing, soft crying and fear. The fear is mostly coming from me.
Three seconds ago, I was trying to figure out how to comfort Annie when we left the square. After all, her friend was reaped to be a tribute. But now…
I am the male Tribute!
What is Annie going to say?
I look over into the girl's half of the area and see Annie curled up in a ball on the floor crying. Oh, how I want to comfort her right now! Tell her that everything is going to be alright.
She looks up and sees me looking at her. This time she stands up and sadly smiles at me, she covers her mouth with both hands and cries some more. I take a few steps out of my row and begin walking to the stage. Poppy is standing at the boy's half of the stage, waiting for me to take my place. I walk for what seems like forever, slowly readying myself to climb the steps to my death whilst in my head I say over and over again, someone please volunteer, someone PLEASE volunteer! No-one does. I am about to climb the steps when I hear the fourth thing. "Finnick no. Finnick!" Then the sound of footsteps coming up behind me. I turn just in time for Annie to jump into my arms. I hug her the tightest that I have ever hugged her before. Because this time, I'm not sure if I will ever hug her again.
To my surprise, none of the hundreds of peacekeepers come up to us to peel Annie off of me. We embrace each other forever, or, for what seems like forever. I never want to let her go, and I'm sure that she doesn't want to let me go either.
Annie whispers in my ear so quietly I wasn't even sure I was her until I saw her lips moving. "Finnick, just try to win, please. Try to win for me! Please." She whispers, and even though I've only known this beautiful girl for a few days, I know that I have to win. I know that I have to win for her! She finally lets me go an holds my hand reassuringly as I turn around to climb up to the stage. Poppy waits for me to take her hand as she leads me to my spot on the stage. I look out to the audience, I can only see two people crying for me; Annie and my mother. The rest of the people all respect me, but I wish that more people cared about me. Not even my dad is shedding a tear for me.
I look down at my feet as Poppy finishes off our little gathering, "Here we are, our tributes from district four, shake hands now, my darlings." I shake hands with Ivy and make sure not to smile at her. If I'm going to win for Annie, I can't let her friend get in my way. I'm not saying I'll kill Ivy, I am saying that if she was to die, I wouldn't try to save her. I know, I know, I am so selfish but when It really comes down to it, only one person can survive the Hunger Games.
"Happy Hunger Games everyone, and may the odds be ever in your favour!"
Ivy and I are pushed upstairs by the peacekeepers. I cannot believe that this is happening to me, I never wanted this, I never even thought about this! And what will become of Annie, what if she finds someone new in the time that I'm gone or… what if I never come back?
I settle in a little wooden room with a small table and a dusty old couch in the corner. I sit down on the couch and wait for my first visitor to come. The rules are that only the most important people in your life are allowed to say goodbye and for me, that is my Mother, my Father, and Annie. The first one to come into the room is my Dad.
"Dad!" I shout as he comes through the door and throws my arms around him, it takes about three seconds to realize that its weird, I've never hugged him before, and neither has he. I quickly withdraw my hands from around his waist and nod my head at him in greeting. He nods back.
"I believe in you Finnick, I believe that you can do this. You are stronger than most of the other tributes in that arena." I take a moment to register that he was actually being encouraging. "I got you this from work as an after-reaping present, but since… you know... you are the district four male tribute…" He fumbles, "well, I guess that it's yours anyway." He finishes and holds out a locket, I look inside and see a photo of both of my parents together. They look very young, I would say about 20. It's an old musty photo but it means something, so I love it. In the photo my parents are sitting under a tree, a tree which looks to be a coconut tree, they look like they are laughing at something which makes me smile. In the back of the photo, I see a small little animal about the size of a large piece of bread. It has a greenish, brown shell and it has little flippers in the front and back. I don't know exactly what the creature is, but it is absolutely beautiful. "This photo was taken when we were on holiday. Remember the year that I told you about. We went on a tour of the arena that your great-grandfather died in and we got a-" He stops talking because once again I have thrown myself into his arms, but this time, he embraces me fully. A father and son moment, if you will.
"Thank you, Dad! Thank you so much." I muffled a whisper into his chest.
"You are welcome, and as I said, I truly believe in you!" He replies.
We stay like this for a while before the peacekeeper rushes into the room and grabs my dad by the collar. Within seconds my dad is whisked from the room leaving me with my horrible thoughts, I may never see him again. It is about a minute before my mother rushes into the room.
As soon as she sees me, she wraps her arms around me. "Finnick I am so sorry. I wish right now that I could take back every stale moment that we've had, I wish I could have done more to protect you from the Hunger Games. I don't know what I'll do with myself. I am so sorry!"
"It's fine mum, really. I'll be fine. I know how to hunt at least and there will be trainers as the capitol." I say trying to calm her frantic tears that are streaming down her cheeks.
"Did your dad give you the locket?" She asks. I hold up the shiny gold locket in my hand and she smiles. "I love you so much, Finnick. Please remember that!" she brushes away a stray tear falling from my eyes and kisses me on the cheek. When she is taken from the room, I can hear her yelling and crying at the Peacekeepers, "My baby, no! you can't take him! You can't take him away from me. My little baby!" At this I start crying, the full developed tears trailing their way down my face. I don't want to leave. I just about finish wiping the last tear from my face when the last person storms into my room.
Annie immediately rushes up to me and throws herself at me and I hug her back so tightly I am worried for her ribs. "You can do this, you can win this. I believe it." I hold her face in my hands smoothing out her long red hair.
I look into her sad, teary, ocean blue eyes and say to her, "I really will try to win this for you, I promise!" Then I kiss her. I kiss her like I will never kiss her again, she does the same, her lips are still warm even though today is so very cold. She puts one of her arms around my neck to deepen the kiss and I react immediately putting my hands on her waist. She slows down and savours the last touch of her lips on mine and pulls away reluctantly. I cup her face in my hands. "I love you Annie!" I say, and she smiles her beautiful smile.
She sobs and says, "I love you too, Finnick!"
Then she is rushed out of the room and I am left with the previous statement floating through the air…
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