⸻ ( Bellamy Blake )
Jinny Shumway was the epitome of brilliance, the brightest star in their galaxy. But even stars can fall -- burning, crashing, incandescent.
( the 100 ) • 2020
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HOPE WAS AN UNFAMILIAR SENTIMENT and yet it was the only thing Jinny could feel at that moment. Everyone was busy scuttling around the campsite, trying to figure out what they had just seen. Some people thought that the Ark was sending more people down to the ground but it was too small to be another dropship. The pod could possibly be supplies, medicine, maybe even a working radio. She wanted to get her hands on it.
"No, I say we wait until dawn," Bellamy said.
"Well, I say you can screw yourself," she retorted as she started to grab some gear.
"Jin," he lowered his voice as he stopped her from hurrying out of the tent. "If there are Grounders out there, they know the terrain better than we do. They might be setting up an ambush as we speak and getting caught in the dark isn't going to help anyone."
"I'm pretty good in the dark," she told him. "In fact, I'm excellent."
"I can't risk you dying." He turned her around and she looked into his earnest eyes. There was a strange feeling in her chest, but she couldn't discern what it was. Jinny let out a sigh and dropped her things back onto the table.
"Fine." She glanced at Octavia before the both of them left his tent.
They circled the camp in agitation, keeping a lookout for any suspicious behaviour. Most of the delinquents were chattering excitedly, wondering whether the Ark was going to join them soon. Jones put most of the torches out an hour before dawn, when the first tendril of light seeped through the darkened sky.
When the sun finally broke through the horizon, Octavia nudged Jinny's side and cocked her head towards the opposite side of the camp. Bellamy's tall figure slipped out through a gap in the wall and disappeared into the forest.
"Come on," Jinny said, quickly getting up to go after him. Octavia was close by her side as they meandered around the groups of kids and snuck out the same way as Bellamy. Jinny patted her back pocket, making sure that she had her knife close at hand. They broke out into a brisk jog when they saw the man doing the same, making their way deeper through the thicket.
