"My examinations were right, Mrs. Odair," dr. Frakes, who was examining me yesterday, said. "You really are pregnant."
"Sin... Since when, Doctor?" I asked, still couldn't believe the fact that I was really pregnant. I went to see him again this morning, to make sure the information I got was right.
"Two weeks. You've been pregnant for two weeks," he told me. "Congratulations, Ma'am."
Two weeks? My hands immediately touch my stomach. I've been carrying Finnick's child-our child-for two weeks, and I didn't feel a thing from the beginning? Oh my God... Why did You just tell me this now, when Finnick's not around? He must be happy to hear the news! I smiled.
"Alright, Doctor, thank you," I said.
"You're very welcome, Ma'am," he replied.
I got out, holding my stomach happily and softly. I started to feel him inside of me. "Hi there, little baby," I said to him. Finnick would be so happy if he knew I was now pregnant. We've been waiting long for this opportunity.
This baby gave me a new strength, a new hope that I was not alone. I was no longer afraid to sleep. I was no longer afraid to wake up alone. And I've eaten my meal happily again, in a hope that those meals would give my baby health.
Every time I felt lonely, I touched my stomach and that feeling disappeared. Every time I missed Finnick, the baby moved inside me and I suddenly felt better. Every time I woke up crying because of the nightmares I got, I remembered he's growing inside me and I managed to stop crying. Then I would spend my morning talking to him, tell him how I love him.
"Your daddy is coming, baby boy," I told him. Well, I haven't figured out if my baby was a girl or a boy. But every time I pictured him, I saw a boy. "And when that moment comes, we'll be a very happy family." I kissed my stomach. "I love you so much. Thank you for giving me hope. Thank you for giving me the strength I need."
Suddenly I heard a knock on my door. "Annie?" It was Johanna.
I opened the door. "Good morning, Johanna. Come in!"
"No, thank you," she said, smiling. "But I'm here to tell you something you might want to hear."
"What is that, Johanna?" I asked confusedly.
"It's about Finnick and others," she told me.
"What's with them? What's with him, Johanna?" I asked her excitedly. "Have you gotten any news about them?"
"Turn your TV on, Annie," she said. "They are on the news now."
I immediately turned the TV on. Johanna sat next to me. I saw the Capitol logo, then Snow. He was standing on a podium. Near him, there was a big screen showing the photos of Finnick, Katniss, Gale, and others.
"Panem citizens," he started. "As you all know, we got some rebels trespassed since few days ago."
Then a video was shown. I saw Katniss, Gale, Finnick, and the whole 451 team shooting some random targets. But then suddenly, I heard an explosion and they were trapped by some kind of gas. I saw Snow again.
"We were so glad to announce, that those dangerous rebels have all died by that poisonous gas you've all seen," he stated. "No one will survive from the gas. We will soon remove their dead bodies from the area. Thank you." The Capitol logo and then everything went black.
I gasped. They all died? Finnick died? I started to scream and cry at the same time. No, he couldn't be dead! He promised me! I felt my baby's moving inside of me, trying to stop me from crying.
"Annie?" Johanna said, hugging me. "Annie? Are you okay?"
"I'll be back, Annie," I heard Finnick's voice. Then everything went dark.
