Finnick's Story - By Aaliyah McLean

Reminder of You

Finnick's POV.

Sometime throughout the night, I manage to get a little bit of sleep. I don't know when but when I wake there is a human shadow looming over me. I jump up quickly grab the nearest weapon before I realize its Ivy. "You know, in a place like this, it would be nice for you to refrain from scaring me half to death if we're going to be Allies. It's only going to get you killed." I say groggily.

"Yeah right. And I'm sorry I was just going to wake you-" Then she is cut off by the coughing fit that consumes her. She starts coughing loudly and continuously. I'm afraid she is inviting unwelcome guests by coughing like this.

"Ivy! IVY! Shut up! Ivy!" I whisper loudly so she gets the idea. She keeps coughing though. She looks like she's trying to do it quietly, so I just slap her back the way the District Four doctor always does when someone's choking or coughing. She finally stops but occasionally starts gagging like she's going to start coughing again. "Are you okay now?" I asked resting my hand back on my lap. At some point I'd forgotten we were so high up in this tree and when I look down, I start, grabbing onto Ivy for a brief second to regain my steadiness.

"No, every few minutes I start coughing frantically, I tried to wake you so you could see what was wrong with me but I'm sorry for scaring you awake." Her voice sounds extremely coarse as she says this, I realize that her voice was coarse before, but I only really think about it now.

"It's fine," I say. Then I hear a rustling in the trees about one hundred meters away. I duck down instinctively. "We need to move; your coughing fit woke up the entire three-hundred-meter radius," I whisper angrily at her. She grimaces at my icy tone but obliges and starts to descend the tree hastily. I followed closely behind her, my weapon always at the ready. She looked back at me and copied by putting her sharpest knife out in front of her.

The moment I can't see the tree anymore, I relax, moving my rigid shoulders from an uncomfortable nights sleep. Behind me, Ivy sighs and looks up at me sharply. Her eyes suddenly flash dead when she starts coughing again. She holds her hands over her mouth to muffle the loud and obvious sound. She actually looks scared as she hacks up a lung. I slap her back again and she seems to stop coughing quickly. She looks at me as if to say sorry, I lift my head in acknowledgment when she looks sharply to her right. I quickly follow her gaze, I hear a rustling behind the almost frozen bush in front of us, she inhales quickly, and I ready my Trident in front of me. Ivy stands behind me and holds her knife at the ready.

I hear the rustling again and quickly see a rush of red hair. The first thing I think of is Annie with her gorgeous red hair, but I know it isn't her. I do know who it is though. I don't know her name, but I know what district she's from. District Three. I quickly steal a glance at Ivy and see that she looks just as confused as I feel. Why hasn't the District Three Girl attacked yet? We've stayed here for a solid minute and yet no-one dares to move. I'm honestly getting bored.

I am about to spring forward and stab her when Ivy starts coughing again. I hear the girl stiffen behind the bush and I take this as my chance to kill the girl. Whilst Ivy is still having a coughing fit behind me, I sprint to the bush. I spot the same red hair and grab her by the neck. I swiftly take note of any weapons she has on her. She holds a sharp metal sword in her left hand and on her shoulder lies a bag. I take them from her, throwing them to the ground with a loud clang as the sword hits a rock. I hear her choke in my hand and I look up at her sharply taking in her features for the first time.

I gasp as I see who I am holding by the neck. This girl has bright red hair exactly like Annie, Bright deep ocean blue eyes exactly like Annie, she even has the same little freckles dotting over her small nose and cheeks exactly like Annie. I stare at her face before she speaks to me softly. "What are you waiting for, Finnick?"