Waves Breaking Over Rocks Part 1

Chapter 10- Annie's Mistake

Annie's Mistake

**Please note that this chapter is in Finnick's point of view**

I sit in front of the computer screen, where I'm supposed to watch the Games. Mags is sitting beside me, but she looks blurry. Instead of trying to talk to her I concentrate on the Capitol seal appearing on the screen. I hear the horrible anthem and then I see Caesar Flickerman and Claudius Templesmith. They talk for I while but I don't listen because I'm too concentrated of the oncoming event.

Finally, I get my first glimpse of her. She looks worried, on her metal plate. But she's probable as worried as I am. The countdown begins and all I think about is that the only girl who understands me, the only one who just wants to be friends, can die in ten seconds.

"Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven..." I know she's too weak, she won't make it. "Three! Two! One! Go!" I hear the boom of the cannon and see everyone charge at the Cornucopia. Everyone but Annie.

She's still on her plate. Not moving, just staring ahead. I yell at her to run, uncaring of the other mentors in the room.

I know she can't hear me.

I know it's to late.

The camera fixes on her because she's the only one that looks paralyzed. Then something silver emerges from her heart and she crumples to the ground. Tyson is looming over her when I hear the boom of the cannon.

She's dead, I tell myself. She's dead...

And I wake up screaming.