𝖙𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 | THE HUNGER GAMES

Twenty five

Twenty-five

Finnick

I was getting worried. We had left the rendezvous spot. We had to before we could meet Kamari. And now Mags was gone and Katniss was passed out next me, as I sat by the shore with a box of ointment in my hand. I had managed to make my way to the ocean and the salt water had burned like hell but now at least I wasn't in pain. I had eaten a raw fish and some water and now I sat there trying to gain enough strength to pull Katniss into the water.

I heard a groan coming before I heard another sound that made me shoot up to my feet. "No, please, it hurts." She whined and that had me racing around the corner. I saw the mob of blonde hair trying to drag the brunet and my hand was on my trident as I had it aimed as Peeta blocked it with my sword. "Hey, hey, hey. I'm just tryna help." He said as I looked down at Kamari to find the similar boils that had covered my skin until a few minutes ago.

I helped Peeta drag Kamari under the water who had then helped me with Katniss. After that all 4 had just floated around in the water until, I felt all the poison leave my body. The other sections of the clock had been going about their days and we were delayed by a few hours on meeting Johanna and the rest. We pulled ourselves out and Peeta and me put the ointment on Kamari and Katniss and let them rest under let them rest under the shade.

I sat there and wondered again, with Kamari asleep just a few feet, what it would be if we had run away. Just us. Far away from all this. Maybe then I could have finally told her how I felt, earlier. The feel of Mags' ring was like lead in my pouch. Maybe I could have married the girl I have loved since I was 15 years old. We would have a small cabin next to a lake. A nice one. Not one full of salt water like the one in front of us. And we would have kids who would never have to worry about fighting to the death. And then maybe.

Maybe we could finally be happy.

And I allowed myself to sit there. My hands clenched around the trident and I wondered until Kamari groaned and my body rushed to her side.