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IT WAS TIME FOR THE ARGUABLY MOST IMPORTANT PART — THE INTERVIEWS
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for being here tonight on the eve of the 75th Hunger Games!" Caesar Flickerman announced to the cheering crowd. "We have never seen anything like this. And we will never see anything like it again. Because tonight, on this stage, 24 of Panem's brightest stars will vie for the ultimate crown. Tonight will be their final opportunity to express their thoughts. Our final opportunity to express our love. And heartbreakingly to say goodbye to all but one."
The first Tributes seemed to fly by, but Leia's breath hitched in her throat when Finnick walked on stage. She was standing backstage, watching the screen intently as Caesar greeted him. "Finnick. I understand that you have a message to somebody out there. A special somebody. Let me hear it." The Odair man just nodded and turned to look at the camera.
"My love. You have my heart. For all eternity. If... If I die in that arena. My last thought would be of your lips. I love you," he told her, and Leia couldn't take her eyes off of him and the camera. Tears were beginning to form in the corners of her eyes, and she had to take a few deep breaths as he moved to stand with the rest of the Tributes on the stage.
She wanted to bang her head against the wall. She loved that man so damn much, and she couldn't protect him. Her hand automatically moved to her stomach, rubbing the area up and down and thinking about her unborn child who had a chance of growing up without a father.
