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" ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐ผ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐ผ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ"
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It's been a few weeks since I came back to District four. Mags has helped me settle in my new house that's right next to finnicks. That being said we'd often spend the night at each other's houses. The nightmares we don't wanna face alone. Finnick and I would often star watch, go to the beach and go into town helping people around.

I gave it more thought in being the hope of Panem. I wanted it. I wanted the future of Panem to be okay. A world without a Hunger Games.

With these racing thoughts, through my mind as always.

The creaking of the stairs below me are a bit loud as I walk to the kitchen of my house, walking in I see Finnick trying his best at a recipe. He seems so focused I can't help but laugh softly. This causes his attention to change towards me.

His smile gleamed, "goodmorning beauty" he says as I remember Gage saying that to me and I quickly change thoughts.
"Why hello there handsome"

I go behind him and wrap my arms around his waist as he works. I'm happy. I think. Finnick and I aren't really officially together. But we surely act like it others say. We're still only kids though so it can't be anything serious. Right.

"I've thought about it Finnick..I want to be the hope." I say softly and that causes Finnick to turn around towards me

"Really?...that's great but you know the dangers." He says worriedly

I take his hand in mine looking up at those sea green eyes, "I do. I want the best future for Panem as possible. They deserve it. No one deserves the scars we have."

He sighs and nods as he cups my face in his hands, "I'll be there along side you the whole time." He says as he leans down and gives me a soft kiss on the lips.

I kiss him back and mess with his hair, "promise me" I stick my pinky out towards him as he takes it in his own pinky

"Pinky Promise" we both smile at each other and kiss again but this time more passionate as the phone rings in the distance.

We both look at it and then at each other.
I shrug it off thinking it'll be Johanna as she always bugs me and I answer it across the room from Finnick as he finishes, "hello? Grace residents"

"Miss Grace." Right away I could feel shivers down my spine as I heard snows voice on the end of the phone.. my expression going blank as I turn away from Finnick

"What do you want." I make out as I hear a chuckle from the other end

"I think you know, You're the hope Grace. The new thing that Panem is ready to fight for. But that won't be happening now. Will it."

I huff, "what if it does" I say threatening him.

"Well you wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Finnick during his visits. Would you"

No.. not Finnick. I glance back over to him as he smiles at me and I smile softly back as he finishes his bread. Anything but Finnick. He's the only one left. The only one I can't lose. I have no one else.

"No." I simply say as snow sighs

"I think then we're good correct. No more hope Grace. Or the first thing. Will be Finnick." He says as the phone goes dead silent.

I put the phone away and walk over to Finnick as I hug him tightly, "woah who was that?"

I look up at him and shrug, "Johanna, she wanted to ask about the settle in the new house" I say with a fake smile, I knew Finnick could see through that but he didn't question as he nodded and held me even tighter. I nudged my head in his chest as I sigh deeply listening to his heartbeat. I made the mistake once saying it before it was too late. I won't again.

"I love you Finnick"

I could feel his heart skip a beat, "I love you most Vic."

~

It's been a few years since then. Being young Mags didn't want me to mentor for a few years until I was grown enough to be able to. Even when I became 18 Finnick didn't want me to either.

He and I both grew up together more. He became more and more handsome as the days went by. I've been told myself I became a woman but the same nightmares haunt me. Finnick and I still hold each other every night. As they flood back to us.

I have to go to the capital once a year though. For the victors party, I see Johanna there and she and I surely stir trouble around. I meet the other Victors and always check up on them even if I barley know them. It's hard id understand. I go to every district and send baskets and well cards to them. All the victors meet together once a year and I join along too and I've become quite fond of many and made friendships through the years.

They did watch me and Finnick grow up as well, so they were like our parents in ways.

The thoughts of Gage would flow through my mind. Occasionally but Finnick always helped reassure me that it's okay. To move on.

~

This was the 75th hunger games we were going into already. How time flies by. All the victors around me were chatting away. Bruce and Enobaria, nuts and volts, Johanna was drunk as hell talking to Haymitch.

Finnick comes to me and sits down next to me. His shirt was tight exposing his muscles and broad shoulders. He turns to me, "this year will be interesting won't it, I wonder what snow will give us."

I glance over at his sea green eyes, his freckles kinda popped cause of the lightening, "I don't know, but what I do know is that I can't bare watching it."

He laughs a bit and sighs, "whatever it is we'll face it together"

I lean my head against his shoulder as I swirl the bourbon I had in my hand around in the glass, "like always."

Moments later snow appears on the screen. How I hate that man. More than anyone would care to know. But we all did. The victors that were once loud were now focused on the screen. All of us shooting daggers at the man before us.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this year is a courter quell. In honor that even the strongest cannot defy the capital it is that the existing pool of victors will be rereaped-" after that sentence the world around me went blank.

๐‘…๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘.

No.

I could hear muffled cries from someone else in the room, but that wasn't my focus. I had to get fresh air. Pushing my way past I walk out the door in a daze. I head to the rooftop as the cold air brushes against my skin. I try to catch my breathe but I can't. How. Why.

Finnick.. he can't go back in. No. It's like my games all over again.. losing another best friend, partner.. living it over again.

As my thoughts wonder as such I felt a strong grip pull me into their chest. I knew it was Finnick as the familiar heartbeat sound echoed in my ear. My eyes blurred as I look up at Finnick who had tears running down his face. I cupped his face in my hands as the winds roared around us.

"I love you. I love you so much" I barley choke out as my voice cracks.

"I love you. So much." He says as his voice does too and we press into each other tightly. No space left between us as I stare off in the distance. The wind blowing my hair and the tears streaming down my face.

My mind doesn't race with me staying alive, or the fact I'll go in the arena with friends of mine. For once my thoughts aren't even on snow and how much I hate him. But with Finnick.

I can't make the mistake I did with Gage. I have to truly keep him alive. I'm not a little kid anymore. I've had experience. Maybe there is hope. Hope in keeping the last person I truly love with all my heart. Alive in that arena. No matter who I have to face. He'll be the Victor. He has to be. I'll die in that arena and just as my brother once told me many years ago.

๐ผ๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘š๐‘’.

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