Finding Finnick

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

I woke up go the sound of an alarm. Nope it was just Lorain.

"Rise and Shine! Wait...Lillian why are you on the couch? Did you two not make peace yesterday?!" Lorain sounds pissed.

"Well....what are we having for breakfast?" I get up and see Odair, finally with a top on siting at the table with Maggs and Lorain. "Thanks, Smiles." I say when she puts my plate down. "Smiles...? What did I tell you about talkin with the Avox?!" Lorain says. "Apparently, to Lillian's point of view, her name is Smiles and she is her friend." Lorain gasps and almost faints. "What..........?" I ask

"It's ok. But, for now, we talk about training today. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find you're skills. Now good luck and have fun. Be careful on the allies you make." Maggs reassures me and Finnick. "Don't worry, Maggs. I'll be sure to find my skill and be very careful." I reassure her and head for the training center.

The lady, Atala, our trainer talks all bout hpw many of is can die. But I don't pay attention to that. I look around and see so many stations. Archery, knives, swords, etc. I go over to the knives station first. That's where Clove is, and she gives me a nasty look on her face, as throws her knives smack dab in the middle of every target. "Next." I hear. Oh boy....but I can't kill someone...that's just not right. "Next!" I hear again and step up. I grab the knife with a very firm grip and throw it. It's close to the center, but not exactly. "Try again. This time, aim more lower, and to the right." Te trainer instructs me. I hear Clove, Cato and some others laugh from the right side of me. Finnick? "I bet you she can't even kill an animal." Glimmer says. They all chuckle.

Excuse me.

That's taken a bit to far. Ever since Austin died I've been going out on the beach, trying not to get caught and throwing some sort of sharp figure at the fish I see, so my family won't go hungry. I'm pretty sure I can kill an animal...ya a human is different... I guess not in this case. I grab a couple more knives in my other hand and throw at the target. The first one is perfect. Straight in the center. And so are the others. I look over to the trainer who definently seems startled, and then I take a good glance at the others. Glimmer looks a bit frightened, and Finnick seems to be very pleased with my work. "Hmm...Not bad...." Cato says and walks away with the rest of them. I walk away to find another station I could be good at. I try shooting. Bow and arrow, easy. I make the first shot. Miss. Completely off. I try again, and again. Not too horrible but still off. I keep on trying until I get it straight. "Here..let me help you. Just raise your bow, make sure you're head isn't hunched over." A girl comes over to me. She seems about only 14, still young. "Look." The little girl does an example and shoots perfectly. Perfectly. Literally. "Wow..that was perfect." I say. "Thanks." She says. "You must be Lily." She tells me.

"Yes. District 4, fishing. And you are..?"

"Sakhaia. (Sac-eye-ra) district 11." She says. "Lovely to meet you." I say. She gives me a warm smile. She reminds me of Pam. Responsible, brave, with much strength.

"Like...this..?" I say. And shoot. Wow. I made it. Perfectly. "Ya, like that." Sakhaia says. I can see some tributes crowd around me and her and see us talking. I shoot a couple more to make sure I really have it. I'm pretty good, but mostly at knives. I walk over to Finnick after a while when he's alone by the trap area. "Well...I see you've made some allies." He says. ".Sakhaia...14, district 11. She taught me how to be good with a bow, and I can trust her. I believe you've made some allies."

"Yea, I guess. Glimmer, Marvel, Cato and Clove. Districts 1 and 2. The careers. It's better to be friends than enemies with them, right?"

"I wouldn't trust them if I were you....you never know when one of them could kill you when you're sleeping..."

"Don't be too foolish, Lily Pad." Finnick smirks at me knowing the fact I hate when he calls me that.

"Odair..." I say and walk away. He is such an ass.