Chapter 28: Bellamy
The fire surrounding the people from the Ark spreads further across the dry grass with every second that we run.
"Mom!" Clarke shouts, pain in her voice.
"Clarke!" Abby shouts back, a nervous smile on her face.
"Finn, Jasper," I say to the two guys. "Go round the back of the ship and try to stamp out the fire. There isn't much but it'll spread quickly."
They both give a curt nod and run off.
"Monty, Barnes, Clarke." I turn to face them. "We'll all go to the people; Clarke, get your mom out safe."
They all nod as well, Clarke's more desperate than the others'.
We run together, and then go our separate ways. Monty goes around the side, to where the most people are; Barnes goes straight down the middle; Clarke just focuses on her mom.
I decide to go past Finn and Jasper, right into the back of the ship. I can hear groaning inside, which could could be machinery. Or people.
"Is anyone in there?" I shout, banging my hand firmly on the door.
There's not much noise for a moment, and then I hear another groan.
"Who is it?" I call.
Another groan.
I try pushing the door open, but it doesn't give. After several kicks, the dented metal door rips off its hinges.
Inside, lie Chancellor Jaha and Marcus Kane. Their mortified faces remind me of the day I shot Jaha, how his mouth opened in shock and the colour drained from his face. He looks like that now.
I run inside, helping them both up. Their clothes are stained with stale blood and they smell of rocket fuel.
Jaha gives me a questioning look. "Bellamy Blake," he says quietly. "The infamous Bellamy Blake."
"Shut up, I'm saving you, okay?" I say.
I pull him out of the pod and then go back for Kane. He gives me the same look, a pitying one that's also filled with anger.
I pull them both onto the ground, sputtering.
"Is there anyone else in there?" I ask.
The Chancellor shakes his head, breathing heavily.
"Get to the tree over there." I point into the distance. "We're rounding up the rest of you guys, and others will follow if they see you up there."
"Come on," Kane says to Jaha with the breath he has. "Let's go." He swings his arm around him and they walk off slowly.
I turn to look at Finn and Jasper, who have almost stamped out all the fire. Finn makes eye contact with me, silently saying I should go and help the others.
Upon running over to Clarke, Monty and Barnes, I realise the casualties are worse than I thought. Dead bodies lie around me by the thousands, blood splattered on the ground; the leaves look more crimson than autumn had intended.
"M-my..." Clarke starts, but she can't continue.
"Your what?" I ask desperately.
"It's her mom," Monty says, glancing at a body lying facedown.
Barnes turns the body over with his foot and I see Abby's mutilated face. Skin has been torn off her, probably by metal judging from the marks; her clothes are a mess, too.
"The others said she fell out of a window just as they were landing," Clarke says, tears running down her face. "I'm guessing she boarded one of the older parts."
Finn and Jasper run over.
"What happened?" Finn asks.
Clarke motions to Abby and he gasps.
"Oh my, God," he says, running over to her and hugging her tight.
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