But that was before. [Before she came home to find her family slaughtered. Before she tried to kill herself. Before the time she spent in a mental hospital, before returning a disgraced Centurion.
And then there was the merger, there was Finnick. Finnick Odair. Whom Annie had known before, from his days as surfing celebrity. But he was there in the flesh and she'd embarrassed herself in front of him when she finally managed to speak and that was that. They became friends. They started dating.
But there was always that voice at the back of her head.]
I love the way he looks at me. [Her words were coming back to her, slowly.]
Have they stripped you of your rank? [ he asked pointedly. ] No, and that means they still believe you can do your job.
He looks at you like you're all there is. [ Gale snorted. It was almost like a cheesy romance movie, only this was real life, and featuring one of his friends who wasn't perfect like those girls in the movies always were.
Bluntly, he continues, ] No, I didn't. I heard about what they used to do to people before, messing with their heads and breaking hearts. I didn't think Lydia meant it at first, either. But I've kept an eye on Finnick, and he means it. Their Aphrodite cabin isn't like the rumors we heard before. They changed that.
[Annie hung her head, the tips of her hair skimming the water.]
Lydia loves you a lot. [She smiled just slightly.] You two look beautiful together. It's... Funny, isn't it? That they love us, when we don't love ourselves?
And you and Finnick always look happy when you're together. [ He shakes his head, smiling in spite of himself. ] They always say that no one can love you if you don't love yourself, but it's not true. I guess they recognize that better than anyone, with the goddess of love for a mother.
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And then there was the merger, there was Finnick. Finnick Odair. Whom Annie had known before, from his days as surfing celebrity. But he was there in the flesh and she'd embarrassed herself in front of him when she finally managed to speak and that was that. They became friends. They started dating.
But there was always that voice at the back of her head.]
I love the way he looks at me. [Her words were coming back to her, slowly.]
You- you didn't?
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He looks at you like you're all there is. [ Gale snorted. It was almost like a cheesy romance movie, only this was real life, and featuring one of his friends who wasn't perfect like those girls in the movies always were.
Bluntly, he continues, ] No, I didn't. I heard about what they used to do to people before, messing with their heads and breaking hearts. I didn't think Lydia meant it at first, either. But I've kept an eye on Finnick, and he means it. Their Aphrodite cabin isn't like the rumors we heard before. They changed that.
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Lydia loves you a lot. [She smiled just slightly.] You two look beautiful together. It's... Funny, isn't it? That they love us, when we don't love ourselves?
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