Epilogue

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I sit on a blanket in a grass field, smiling as I watch Flynn play with our two twins

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I sit on a blanket in a grass field, smiling as I watch Flynn play with our two twins. Our little boy, Finnick. And our little girl, Camilla. Until my little girl in my arms starts to cry.
"Shh shh shh" I comfort her softly rubbing her face and she quickly stops crying
"Did you have a nightmare? It's ok, mommy has nightmares too. Someday I'll explain it to you. Why they came, why they won't ever go away, but I'll tell you how I survive them, I make a list in my head, of all the good things I've seen someone do, every little thing I can remember. It's like a game, I do it over and over again, it gets a little cheesy after all these years but they help it all go away. Then after I list it all I sing, it takes every last little bad thought out of my head, and someday I'll teach you the song just like my mom did." I smile as I look up at Flynn, Camilla, and Finnick playing

"It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war"
I sing as Flynn Camilla and Finnick all come join my side, finnick laying his head on my leg as Camilla sits in Flynn's lap

"Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say goodbye
You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say goodbye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget"
I sing and smile at Flynn

"Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye" Flynn and I both sing together smiling at our three beautiful children.
"Beautiful mommy!" Camilla cheers
"Thank you sweetie" I smile

"Now who's ready to go see auntie Kat and Peeta" I smile
"Me! Me!" Camilla and Finnick both jump up cheering
"Alright let's go" Flynn smiles as we all stand up
And Camilla and Finnick take off running. Flynn starts to go after them before he turns back around
"You coming princess?" Flynn asks me
"Go catch the runaways I'm coming" I smile as he takes off running to catch Camilla and Finnick

I look down at my beautiful baby in my hands, the one that was named after one of the only reason all of this started in the first place. The reason London was inspired for me to be the rebirth of the rebellion, the reason I had the necklace, the reason my mother had the necklace.
My grandmother.....



























Lucy Gray.

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