Chapter 21: It's Going to be a Long Way Back

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"I'm just so tired to share my nights
I wanna cry and I wanna love
But all my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up"

"I'm just so tired to share my nightsI wanna cry and I wanna loveBut all my tears have been used upOn another love, another loveAll my tears have been used up"

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Clara led them through a demolished city. She looked around her as she held one of her pistols in her hand. She looked slightly at some of the group members behind her. They all looked like lost puppies. She let out a small laugh at the thought of them being puppies.

"What the hell happened to this place?" Fry asked.

"I don't know. But it looks like no one has been here for a long time." Newt said from behind him.

"That's because no one has." Clara said as she stopped walking, looking at the group who stopped as well. "Well, except for the survivors that scavenge around." Everyone looked at her as she spoke.

"I hope the whole world is not like this." Aris said and Clara grinned slightly.

"I think it is." She shrugged before she started to walk again. She looked around some more before she felt a presence walk beside her.

"I'm not talking to you." Clara said as she knew it was Minho.

"Why not?" Minho asked and Clara looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Right. Sorry, stupid question." Minho grumbled. "I'm just glad you're alive." Minho told her and Clara gave him another look, scoffing as she shook her head before picking up her pace, walking away from him.

"I know sorry doesn't cut it. And there's nothing that I or Newt or Fry can say that makes it right." Minho continued to talk as he caught back up to her.

"Got that right." Clara mumbled.

"Ever since that day we've lived with the guilt of what we've done-"

"Good."

Minho sighed when she cut him off and stopped when she did.  Clara stared at Minho with a blank look.

"What is it?" Minho asked and she gave him a fake smile.

"Shut up".  She told him seriously before continuing to walk.  She didn't get too far though when Thomas' voice broke out.

"Everyone get down!  Everyone hide!  Here!  Here.  Here."  Thomas pointed as they all scattered then came together underneath a fallen concrete piece as the aircraft got louder.

The group watched as they saw the aircrafts go by them, staying hidden in sight.  "They'll never stop looking for us."  Winston said.

"Huh."  Clara looked at the aircrafts go out of sight while the others looked at her.  "I'm quite jealous honestly.  They never sent out a search group when Carter and I escaped."  Clara told them as she stood back up.

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