Blackout • NH

Chapter 55

The news Harry had told me had really scared me. He is right. I've noticed that we haven't had as much rain. Especially being in the southern parts of the United States that get a ton of rain and storms usually. Like Louisiana. But when we do get rain, it's dangerous.

"Harry?" I ask.

"Yeah?"

"You said going into those clouds off in the distance and avoiding the Bermuda Triangle can be dangerous." I start.

"Yes?" He looks at me like he knows I'm onto something.

"This may make absolutely no sense. But what if the Bermuda Triangle was changed by the blackout?" I ask.

"That could be possible." He said. Staring back off into the distance.

He stares for a bit and suddenly his eyes brighten and he sits up.

"Jodie, during the time we thought you were missing and were en route to the fire tower. We lost Aiden to some intense sound waves that were so strong, it would knock you onto your feet. It was coming from a power plant down stream. We knew the blackout had caused that." He begins.

"What if these waves and electrical frequencies from all power plants and homes and cities that may have gone off are the cause to the change in the weather. Too many positive and negative charges in the air causing storms and other weather related precipitation along with natural occurrences to malfunction in a way." He said.

"Jodie, I think you may be right about the Bermuda Triangle. Before it was dangerous and deadly. But who's to say now it may be the calmest and safest place to be in the world right now." He smiles.

"Holy shit Harry. We need to tell the others!"

"Everyone is asleep." He and I both look around.

Liam and Louis were asleep in the chairs near the wheel. Gemma and Niall were asleep on the benches.

"Fuck that, wake their asses up." I say.

I get up and grab one of the branches piled up near the engine. I use it and hit the metal railing as hard as I can to wake everyone up.

"What the hell Jodie! It's not daylight yet!" Louis shouts.

"Guys we have a problem." Harry said.

"What's wrong?" Niall gets up and comes over to me sleepily and puts his arm around my waist and yawns.

"Don't freak out but I think we need to change the direction we are going." I say.

"Why?" Liam asks.

"Going towards those clouds can kill us." Harry said.

"It's just a small rain shower." Liam laughs.

"We need to head towards the Bermuda Triangle." I say.

"And have us all killed? You two must be crazy!" Liam shouts.

"Listen to me..." Harry starts.

"Look, Aiden left me and Niall in control of this group. Niall is in charge of us while Aiden wanted me to lead everyone to safety. And that's what I'm going to do." He gets angry.

"Just let me explain..." Harry starts.

"No, I'm not putting anyone's life in jeopardy!" He shouts.

"You actually are." I say.

"What would you know? I'm doing what Aiden asked me to do!" He shouts. His fists balling up.

"Hey mate. Calm down!" Niall says sternly.

"Look, we have been on the run from danger since day one. And ever since Jodie went missing, it's made things hard. Especially now that you knocked her up. And Elliot is obsessed with her." He says, quite furiously.

"Look, I don't know what your problem is. But this is not Jodie's fault." Niall says angrily while he gets closer to him.

"None of this shit should have happened if we never met up with her and Ellen!" He screams.

He moves closer to Niall. His neck veins bulging out. His fists tightened even more.

"If we never met up with her and Ellen and we would have been stuck with that asshole, Elliot and be turned into one of his little puppets!" Niall screams back.

He moves closer to liam. His fists now balling up.

"So what! At least he's out there making it and surviving! We've lost 3 people since Jodie decided to run off and be a big baby about everything!" Liam shouts back.

"Hey calm the fuck down!" Louis shouts at both of the boys.

"Shut he fuck up!" Liam shouts to Louis.

"Hey, don't fucking talk to him like that!" Niall shouts to Liam. Moving closer.

"Get out of my face!" Liam yells.

"Stop being an asshole!" Niall yells back.

Suddenly, Liam knocks Niall right in the face with his fist. Niall jumps at him and they both fall to the floor of the boat. Beating each other. Blood starting to drop in the floor.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Harry shouts.

Harry grabs Liam and Louis grabs Niall and pulls them apart. They still continue to throw punches. Harry receiving one to the face while he tried to pull them away from each other.

"You fucking cunt!" Liam shouts to Niall.

Harry then tackles Liam to the floor and pins him down so he can't move. Niall just stopped fighting and sat down to catch his breath.

"We need to stop fighting so much!" I shout.

Liam goes to open his mouth, but I interrupt him before he could speak.

"Shut the fuck up and listen." I say. Very angrily.

"We are a group surviving together. Yes we've had a few instances where I've ran off or someone gets hurt or whatever. Yes, we have lost three people out of instances we couldn't prevent. The point is, is that we've made it this far. And you don't want to listen to anyone's input and advice on how we should survive when traveling from place to place." I shout.

I pick up Harry's journal and open it to the page he showed me. I explained everything from how the blackout may be causing the weather to change and how dangerous sites on the earth could have been changed to safe ones.

Liam doesn't say anything. He puts his head down and takes a deep breath.

"I'm so sorry." He says. Looking almost defeated.

"Now if you would have listened in the beginning, Gemma wouldn't be cleaning the blood off of your faces." I shake my head.

I give Harry back his journal and walk away from the group and head to the front of the boat.