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⁽ᶜʰᵃᵖᵗᵉʳ ˢᵉᵛᵉⁿ ⁻ ᵉᵃʳᵗʰ ᵏⁱˡˡˢ⁾
As the trio emerged from the cave, the forest fell into an eerie silence, the only sound being their own footsteps. Suddenly, Bellamy's voice shattered the stillness, calling out, "Anybody out here? Jones?"
"We're here."
They followed the sound of Jones' voice and reunited with the others- one person being missing.
Nova's eyes scanned the group, searching for Atom. With a worried expression, she asked, "Where's Atom?" The others shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
Bellamy questioned, "Lost you in the stew. Where'd you go?"
To which Jones responds with, "Made it to a cave down there." Bellamy hums before saying, "The hell was that?"
"Some sort of acid fog? What else?" Nova furrowed her eyebrows, questioning his words.
Bellamy turned his gaze towards her and responded, "Yeah, I'm aware. But where did it come from?" He then looked around at the group and repeated Nova's earlier question, "Where's Atom?" Jones simply shrugged, and the entire group began scanning the area in search of the missing boy.
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"Hey, Bellamy." Nova began, nervously fidgeting with her hands. "Can you not tell anybody about what we talked about last night? I don't need anyone finding out about the sappy shit I told you." As soon as Nova had opened up the previous night, she immediately regretted it. Opening up wasn't something she usually did, and she couldn't understand why she had felt so comfortable discussing it with him.
"Don't want anyone knowing Nova really does have feelings?" He replied, his gaze locked with hers. "But fine, I won't tell anyone." They continued walking in silence until a sudden scream was heard.
They both hurried over to Charlotte, who was standing over Atom. He lay on the ground, struggling to breathe, his face burned and his eyes looking almost clear. "Son of a bitch, Atom," Bellamy muttered as he looked at the injured boy.
Nova choked back a sob, her hand covering her mouth in shock. "Oh my God," she whispered, taking a few steps back, hesitant to get too close. Meanwhile, Bellamy moved forward, examining Atom's wounds, unsure of how he could help him.
"Kill me. Kill me. Kill me," Atom gasped, his voice filled with pain and desperation as he struggled to breathe. The rest of their hunting group arrived, standing behind Charlotte, who approached Nova and took hold of her hand.
