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After the Infection spread and Earth was deemed uninhabitable, Amari- along with everyone else who lived on Earth- relocated to Mars. But with aliens and oxygen to deal with, how will the humans survive on Mars? (I'll most likely only update this o...

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Almost There (Chapter 20)

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by princefirestorm

by princefirestorm

-Aya's POV-
As we headed off to find the house, I couldn't help but notice that something seemed to be bothering Sapphire.

"Hey, is something wrong?" I asked.

"No, it's fine." Sapphire replied.

"Tell me what's wrong." I rephrased what I had said. I didn't need to ask- I already knew something was wrong, I just didn't know what.

"Don't worry about it." She told me.

"Come on, tell me!" I pressed.

"Ugh, fine. I guess I kinda wish I could stay with you guys, too. You're all so nice..." Sapphire finally answered me.

"Well, feel free." I hadn't realized Amari had been listening. Judging by the look on her face, Sapphire hadn't noticed this either. Amari continued what she was saying, either oblivious to our surprise or just ignoring it. "Dad won't mind as long as there's room. But to convince Mom, you might need to buy your own food once the shops get set up." Amari and Carmen chuckled at the last part.

"Deal." Sapphire replied. Her bright smile spread to me, then to Amari, and finally to even Carmen. I just hoped we could all get along- it seemed like there was some tension earlier between Carmen and Sapphire.

"Come on, pick up the pace, girls! We're almost there!" Amari told us. Carmen was half-jogging to keep up with her sister at this point, and Sapphire had broken into a run to catch up. After a couple more seconds, I ended up running, too.

I was a bit surprised with how Amari seemed to be adjusted so easily to the gravity. We hadn't been here very long, and already, there were people like Amari who ran around like professionals.

"How... do you... do that?" I asked Amari through my breaths.

"It's easy, once you get used to the place." Amari replied. Carmen looked over her shoulder and nodded in agreement with Amari's words. Then, when we all turned back, I saw where we were heading.