"Mr. Finnick Odair! Back in the hospital wing again, I am," Johanna says with a sigh. She's lying on the hospital bed still wet from what happened on the Block.

"I heard," I tell her. I'm not really sure what else to say.

"I guess you're headed to the Capitol. Gonna shoot some Peacekeepers and such," she says, picking at the threads on her blanket.

"We'll miss you."

"No you won't. Quit lying."

"You are alive though. I'm putting my life back on the line," I protest.

"You get the opportunity to make a difference. To fight. To change the way things are. To do what I've wanted since I was ten and first heard the stupid concept of the Games. All of this while I sit in the hospital wing, moping around." She pauses. I'm about to step in but she keeps speaking. "The worst part is that I thought I could do this. I was given the chance, did all sorts of training, but little did I know that my one failure would be caused by the Capitol. That stupid place brings me more problems that I thought imaginable."

"Johanna, I'll fight. I promise."

"Even if it means never seeing this place again?" Johanna asks. It is the most edgy question and almost pushes me entirely over the edge.

"Would you?"

"Of course. But I don't have family or friends."

"I'm your friend."

"It's different. Now, would you?" I think about it for a while. Would I?

"No. I wouldn't."

"Was that your weakness? Annie?" She asks. I slowly nod.

"And it still is." I nod at that too.

"Good seeing you. Have fun," she says. I'm confused by that, but I leave because she wanted me too. I feel like I've left our relationship at a weird spot. Hopefully, I'll get to see her before I leave.

These plans don't work too well. We spend lots of time at training. When I'm done, I almost pass out of sleep exhaustion. Finally, it's the morning before we sleep out.

"I'll be back. I promise," I tell Annie, holding her close.

"Please," she whimpers. She's been crying all day. I've been avoiding the topic until now. That was probably a bad decision.

"I love you."

"I love you too." I give her a long kiss and then we sit holding each other in silence.

"I need to go," I tell her. As I pull away, she places some rock candies into my hand. The same thing I had when we first met. I smile a little. Without another word, I leave our room. We haven't even spoken about the thought that I won't come back. Maybe if I don't think about it, it won't happen. I only have one more spot to go before we leave. It's so early in the morning that no one is in the hallways.

"Johanna, can we talk?" I ask, poking my head into her room.

"Sure," she says.

"I just want you to know that I will miss you so much. You're my best friend that I've ever had, more than Daniel and Noah because we bond on a totally different level than anyone else-"

"Shut up, Finn," Johanna says.

"I know. I get it. Our relationship mostly consists of our banter and I have recognized the hidden meanings beneath it. You don't need to tell me. I get your decisions. I just wish I had the opportunity to make them. That's it," she explains. "Now, go get in your plane and kick some Capitol butt for me!"

"Of course," I tell her. I pull her into a hug, which I know she hates, but she actually does hug me back this time. We don't say goodbye. Never said it before, not going to now.

"See you later," she says as I close the door.

"See you too," I tell her.

Then, I head up to the top floor/ground level. We board on the helicopter and start our take off to the Capitol. I sit between Katniss and the window. No one on board says anything, but I know what we are all thinking.

This is it. The Star Squad is going into the Capitol.

And we all hope that we will all make it out alive.

But that won't happen.

AHHHH! Poor Finnick. It's getting really hard to write these chapters. Three more chapters :( Please review both in today's mini marathon!