in the belly of the beast.
the opening ceremony of the 68th hunger games
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The Opening Ceremony was approaching quickly and Freyja was pacing back and forth in the dressing room, her hands shaking. The door opened at the nervous girl whipped around, sighing in relief when she saw Finnick entering the room.
The older boy smiled down at her, "You look beautiful." Finnick told her, bringing Freyja into a warm hug, placing a gentle kiss on her head.
Breaking away from the hug, Freyja smiled sheepishly, "Thanks." She then pointed to the bottom of her dress, "Look. It's a bird."
Finnick put his hands on her shoulders, making her look him in the eyes, "And not at all broken."
"I'm scared, Fin." Freyja breathed out.
"I know." He nodded, "And I won't lie. You should be. And I know it's easier said than done, but you can't show it to them."
"So I need to make them think that I'm confident?" Freyja asked.
"No." Finnick shook his head, chuckling when he saw the confused look on the girl's face, "Don't show them you're scared, and don't let them think that you're confident. Just be you."
"But 'being me' is being so terrified that I feel as though I'm going to throw up." Freyja frowned.
"Okay, well maybe don't do that during the ceremony." Finnick said, making the girl let out a small chuckle, "There's that smile," He grinned, "That's what you're gonna show them out there. You and Nolan are going to show them your friendship. Your humanity."
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