running.

waves splashing up, leaving a salty taste behind

on frozen lips.

laughter,

sparkling in sun-filled air.

sand

swirling under fingertips into intricate designs.

finnick.

a glance,

tossed into the world by the wind.

annie.

dark

and

sea

never wavering.

curls of bronze glinting

in bright sunlight.

hands,

meeting,

dry against damp.

heads turn up to the sky

in search of seagulls.

birds,

everywhere, screeching their presence

to the silent world.

linked

fingers entwined

smiles and happiness.

four pools of green

dancing in the sea-soaked sand.

brown flying wild

untamed

streaming in hot air.

a shot rings out and

there is turning

and falling

and screaming.

gone.

gone.

hands scrabbling

in blood and fabric.

one large

one small.

linked

fingers entwined.

sea rising

pouring from sockets.

light fading.

nothing.

one word left in anything.

annie.