Reborn into the Hunger Games ( Finnick Odair x Male oc)

Chapter 16: Day Before the Reaping

Chapter 16: Day before the Reaping

Rudy POV

As the days went by after Finnick’s and I wedding day and honeymoon. It finally became July the 3rd. A day before the 66th hunger games reapings and the start of a new grueling chapter in my life. I was nervous and anxious about what tomorrow has in store for me.  Anything could go wrong at any moment.

I just don’t want to think of the idea of my possible death and me killing other children between the ages of twelve to eighteen. If I do die during these upcoming games it will ruin Finnick’s and my family’s lives through unbelievable guilt and sorrow. I have a lot at stake and a lot to lose. I don’t want them to feel the burden of my death but I know the people that I love will feel it the most. They will have to go through the pain of seeing their loved one die and fight for their lives. However, everything was for a good cause and the betterment of our future lives.

Even though the compulsion skill that I was given is a minor one and I only have one chance to use. It is our only option to get president snow off of Finnick’s and my own back as well. The end goal of me entering these games will be for Finnick. Finnick will be free of forced prostitution, and if I win these next games I will be free as well. All that matters is that we will be free to live our lives how we want too. We might get our freedom, but Finnick and I agree will still gather secrets of the capitol. We may not be sold through a sex trade. However, we will still be used as escorts with no sexual relations besides our intimate moments. 

At the end of the day, He will still be the capital's darling but it will be on his own terms and bring a different meaning towards that curse nickname. 

Before this day, July the 3rd, Finnick became super clinging and anxious. It was his first time being a mentor with me being his mentee. It is his first time reliving the cursive day of the annual reapings. The next day will not help with Finnick’s mental health and ptsd. Even worse is that I won’t be by his side like the years before. He will be on stage with the other victors. All he will be able to do is stare at the sea of young faces in front of him like livestock. He will probably just look for me for comfort and stare at my face with his mask of lies he created for the capitol people. All you need to do to look past his act is to look deeply into his eyes that will hold unmount of emotions and pain. This will just prove to himself that he has the strength, will power, and the ability to overcome his fears and nightmares. It is a step he has to take to take back his life.

Even my family is supporting us in our goals for the future. That’s all we can ask of them to do. Now, fate is left in our own hands to achieve the reality of freedom and to know our self worth. 

Later on in the day, we spent the day before the reaping with my family. We came to this decision to spend the remaining time with my family because we both knew family and loved ones are the most important and the most precious treasures in this current climate of the world.

We spent all late morning and afternoon into the evening with them. We just talked about many things and our married life so far. We also talked about how work was going for my father and brother; and how my mom’s cooking was so delicious. We played board games that got too competitive, we listened to music, and had a cookout near the beach closest to my parent’s home. When the time came for Finnick and I to leave that was when things got emotional and teary eyed. 

“MOM! DAD!LEON! Finnick and I are about to head out,”I said. 

The first one to come rushing in the living room was Leon, my older brother. 

“So, you were going to leave without saying good-bye, you love birds,”said Leon. 

“There’s a reason that I yelled out for you guys, idiot. You are such a tease and more of a seaweed brain than Finnick,” I said.