Daniel.
Julian- I mean Finnick… I guess he was my dad. But do I call him that? But anyways, he shook his head "I-I can't! Annie… I don't want to hurt my Annie."
Sadness washed all over me but my anger won and I pointed a finger at him "No! She hasn't been 'yours' for over seventeen years!" My chest was rising and falling heavily "Did everyone here know who you actually were? And where did the name Julian come from?"
"Everyone from here knew."
And nobody was bothered to tell me?
"And the name Julian is my middle name."
I didn't want to see him anymore, so I spun around and walked back into the room.
"Daniel!" He called. But I kept going.
I will get him to come to 4 to see my mother. And if I don't I swear I will drag mom here.
Anastasia stood where we last stood. "What was that about?"
Do I tell her? "Uh… He…he…"
I swallowed hard. "Julian's name isn't actually Julian. It's Finnick. Finnick Julian Odair."
Her eyes lit up "Are you serious? That's your father! That means he can come back! Come back to 4 with you!"
I shook my head and said sadly "N-no." My eyes started to water again and I felt stupid "He says he can't."
Ana, actually took it as bad as I did.
She saw Finnick and her eyes became icy daggers, Ana marched up to him and started shaking her head and she yelled "You have a son! A son you've neglected for years! His mother and him went on thinking you were dead!"
Her eyes actually started to water too and her voice became surprisingly calm "It's not a good feeling. Growing up and hearing about someone who was related to you that you never met."
Who was she talking about?
The little blonde girl.
Primrose.
The one who Katniss cared so much about. The one who died because of the bombs the rebels set off.
She turned around and grabbed my hand "Come on Daniel. You grew up not knowing who he was. I guess you can do it for a long time."
We started to walk away. But Finnick called "NO! NO! I'll come. I'll go back to 4."
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An hour.
That's how much time was left until I saw my mother.
And that's how long it took until mom saw Finnick. I didn't call mom. Not that I wanted it to be a surprise.
I'm not sure if I should call him Finnick or dad. It almost seemed weird. It was like calling a stranger dad.
Finnick looked completely different. His thick busy beard was no longer there because he shave it. And people were right. I did look like him. Would I look like that when I was older?
We hardly spoke on the way back. The last time I heard him say anything is when I said my goodbyes too Ana, Nick and Sonya; who promised not to tell anyone.
I had no idea how my mom was going to take this. Would she do what the doctors said she would? I couldn't bear to think about that. Mom is strong. For the past seventeen years, she raised me even though l looked like the man she loved (which I guess, was kind of awkward).
Finally, after the brutal hour. It was time to unload. Finnick and I already had our stuff. So all we had to do was leave the train.
I told mom not to come and pick me up because we would be getting back pretty late. Well the teachers were wrong. The sun was just setting, over the ocean. The sky was a colossal of colors; pink, orange, yellow, red. It was beautiful.
Relief washed over me, I was home.
It was a fairly short walk on the way home. Well my home. Would it be his too?
"Do you still live in the victor's village?" He finally said.
I nodded "The one-,"
"With the golden trim?" Finnick finished.
I slowly nodded recalling what my house looked like. It was a blue two-story house with a golden trim it had a large wrap around porch and that ocean was just a few yards away. It was also equipped with creaky floorboards and a leaky faucet. It was home, I grew up there.
Without him.
We finally made our way up the porch steps, my hand was just reaching for the door when it swung open. My mom was standing there with her arms extended and there was a huge smile lit up on her face…
Until she saw Finnick.
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I feel kinda bad… Since Sonya and Nick romance has been not receiving any love. I've just been so focused on putting Finnick into the story.
Do not fear though! Sonya and Nick will have their moments!