Finding Finnick

Part 1 - May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Day of the Reaping for the 65th Annual Hunger Games

Dear Finnick,
I can't believe it's the day of the reaping. And I just wanted to kno-

Ok I'm done. I give it up and crumble that piece of paper into a ball and throw it away. I'm stil trying to make peace with him after what happened. Before it's too late. For, today is the day of the reaping. And protecting my younger sisters and brother are hard after my other older brother, Austin died. He was killed in the 62nd hunger games by the winning victor. He could've been able to go home.. Now that haunts me. My family.
Finnick and I were best friends growing up. We'd always escape to a safe place where peacekeepers wouldn't find us on the beach. We always had a special spot there to hang. Just us. We'd always pass notes at school, and make fun of the teachers. Then, well....I don't know. He started hanging out with the cool kids. He kinda left me behind. One day, they took it to far. His friend, Spear, was at the beach the same time I was, and he claimed that the land is his and for me to get off. But I stood my ground. Finnick was back watching amused with the others. Then Spear grabbed my necklace. "NO!" I screamed and jumped out to try and grab it. But it was too late. He threw it in the ocean and I burst into tears as I ran off. Austin gave it to me the day I said goodbye to him. That was the last I ever had of my brother and it was gone right before my eyes. I literally dashed into a sprint with Finnick behind me trying to catch up. But from then on I never encountered him again. Besides the fact he hates me. I hate him. Our usual relationship now. But still...I always wondered what Finnick thought back than....... "Lillian, dear will you please get some fish from the hob? I'll give you this." Mother says and hands me two birds. I always hated the thought of killing somethig but it's life. I pick it up and say "Ofcourse, I'll be right back."
Waiting in line for the Hob in trading was actually taking a while. I was thinking about what's going to happen today. I mean, what happens if my younger brother, Jed, with one arm, and only 12 gets picked? He lost his arm from a bad infection. We had to cut it off before it got a chance to kill him. Thank God Louisa and Pam are still 7 and 9. I'm 16. Waiting in line I hear a girls voice giggle and laugh. Annie. Cresta. She's the most stuck up girl around I know of. Every boy tried to go after her, especially Finnick. Who's right behind me. Soon enough, someone shouts Annie's name to leave the hob. Thank The Lord. "Hello, Lily pad." Finnick says right behind me. "Don't call me that." I snap back at him. He used to call me Lily Pad like the actual thing.
"Why not?" He smirks. Knowing this pisses me off I smirk back at him and say,
"So, I see you're going after Annie. How's that working out for ya?" I ask.
"Very well, thanks for asking." he replies. I can tell he's really pissed. "So, Mrs. Trescott. Excited for the reaping?"
"Excited?" I grimace. "Who would be? It's a show where were all forced to watch kids killing eachother until someone so call 'wins' the games."
"'Wins?'"
"Yes.....I mean, no one 'wins' the games.....They're just the last one to survive and make it out alive... So what about you, Odair?" I ask. I haven't called him that since we were little.
"Just another year of hoping to not get reaped. Although I'm very good at killing things."
"Good for you." I say a bit to fast. The next thing I know is I'm up and I trade my things and go. "Good day, Finnick." I say. "Good day, Lillian." He says. God I hate him.. But I shouldn't be focusing on this Finnick Odair, who many women fall for. I have a family to take care of.