Not Supposed To Be

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Take a deep breath for me please." The doctor said holding the device to my chest over my heart.

Annie sat next me holding my hand and smiling. Finnick stood by the bedroom door with his arms crossed over his chest, nervousness apparent on his face. I took a deep breath and the doctor smiled as he took the device off my chest and put in the bag neck to his foot.

"Her heart sounds fine, no dizziness or blurred vision. Has been able to keep food down for the past two months. She's fine. It's all over now." He said squeezing my shoulder.

Annie started to clap and Finnick gave a relieved sigh and unattached himself from the wall and shook the doctor's hand. I smiled as Annie gave me a hug.

The doctor left the room and Finnick picked my up and gave me a huge hug. 'I promise you will get better.' I got sick at the age of six two months before Finnick was reaped at the age of fourteen to participate in the 65th Hunger Games. When I went to say goodbye to him he said those words to me. He kept his promise and won the games, became rich, and spent the next nine years using his wealth to buy and pay the best doctors to save me.

"Fin, your crushing her. She so small be careful."

She was right. The sickness caused me to be behind on my growth. I was never able to keep any food down. I'm so small for my age. Being from District 4, the fishing district, I should be really well and healthy. Finnick and Annie were both healthy at this age, at fifteen.

Finnick put me down and assured Annie that he did not hurt me. He kissed her cheek then pulled us out of the room and down the stairs. Once outside I stopped on the sidewalk and turned my face towards the sun. It felt so good to be outside.

I was happy. Finnick saved me even after going through the games, being plagued by nightmares, and what President Snow did to him and is still doing. Being stuck in the house with Finnick all the time and knowing my brother like I do I figured out what he was hiding from me.

"Come on let's celebrate. Let's get cake and sugar cubes." Finnick said grabbing my arm.

"Fin, you always want sugar cubes."

Only I didn't figure out the whole extent of the truth till the next day. When my happiness ended. And no it wasn't because I lapsed back into the sickness.