Finnick grabbed Annie's arm and held it tight. She winced at his grasp. He loosened the grip, tears started down his cheeks, "Why are you doing this to me?" Annie didn't look at him, but he could see her eyes filled with pain. He stared at them like he was dumbstruck. Her eyes were as beautiful as the sea, then he snapped out of his trance. He gripped Annie tighter, not caring if she gets hurt. "Tell me!" He shouted, voice shaky.
She sighed, unsure of herself, clueless of what to answer. On top of that, Finnick was hurting her. She never should've kissed Gale. "I don't know.." she managed to mumble. Finnick's grip grew tighter. His eyes turned hollow, his smile turned insane. He started laughing. "You.. don't know why you cheated on me?" he whispered, almost inaudible, "Annie, I love you. How could you do this to me?" he tried gazing into her eyes but she just kept looking away. "I don't know."
He started laughing harder. She was growing worried for the man. His grip loosened and she shook free, stepping back a few times. "Finnick, are you alright?" she said. He took out a piece of rope and looped it about. She looked at his ever-busy hands. He slipped the rope between the knot one last time, then he stopped. He started fiddling with the end, mumbling something even he can't understand. He looked at Annie, now a few paces away.
His eyes turned into that of a serial killer's. Fear stirred in her heart. She backed away slowly, he seemed to follow. After a few more steps she bolted to the direction opposite of Finnicks. He started running after her, rope held like a lasso. He threw it at her and caught her by the neck. He pulled hard trying to kill her. "GALE! KATNISS! JOHANNA! ANYBODY!" She managed to shout out a few names before Finnick tightened his rope completely. Her face was turning red.
After a few seconds Peacekeepers with armed guns started surrounding them. Two rushed directly toward Finnick, one at Annie. They pulled him away from her just in time. Any longer she could've just died. They held him by the arms. He was flailing, struggling to get free and strangle her again. "Annie! Annie Cresta I'm not done with you!" she held her neck, the rope now gone. She looked at his crazed eyes and insane smile. He laughed even crazier than before. They took him away, Finnick still flailing.
A Peacekeeper guided her towards the opposite direction. She felt the marks on her neck the rope left. Tears formed in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Finnick," she whispered, "I... I'm sorry."
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