Peeta and I had adjoining cells in the Capitol. We're very familiar with each other's screams.” Annie, who's on Johanna's other side, does that thing where she covers her ears and exits reality. Finnick shoots Johanna an angry look as his arm encircles Annie. “What? My head doctor says I'm not supposed to censor my thoughts. It's part of my therapy,” replies Johanna.

If I'm going to die, I want to still be me

I'm going to be the Mockingjay.

They erase my face with a layer of pale makeup and draw my features back out.

I'm sure they didn't notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often," he says. "They suit you.

Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.

They don't own me. If I'm gonna die, I wanna still be me.