Finnick's question caught me completely off guard.
For a moment, I just stared at him. Then I answered slowly, "I didn't really think about it at the time. I just wanted to stop that man. I didn't expect him to go that crazy and attack me too."
Finnick's gaze shifted slightly, but he didn't say anything.
I lowered my eyes and thought about it again.
"But… it's actually a good thing that I saved Fabian this time."
A faint, complicated glimmer appeared in my eyes as the thought settled in my mind.
"At least now I don't feel like I still owe him anything."
Only then did Finnick look back at me.
"Owe him something?" he asked quietly.
"Yes." I nodded.
"When I was studying, my family had serious financial problems. I worked constantly and applied for scholarships whenever I could. During that time… Fabian secretly helped me a lot."
My mother, Rachel, had raised me alone. Her health had never been very strong.
