Kingdom Of Heavens - The 100 [1]

Chapter 11

Sweat soaked through my shirt, causing it to cling to my skin. It was uncomfortably hot, and the air was getting thicker and harder to breathe.

"Hey...you still...with me?" Apollon's voice was interrupted by his heavy breathing as everyone's was. The only difference was they all had given up attempting to speak long ago, saving their breath.

"Yeah..." I sat in silence for a bit as I gathered my thoughts. "We're going to die here...aren't we?" There was a few more seconds of quiet before I decided to continue. "The doors are closed...we can't open them...the air-"

"I'm sure...your dad is...on his way...to us...right now..." Apollon's breathing was far worse and deeper than mine was, possibly because of his larger body size and therefore higher oxygen requirement.

Time passed by slowly, grueling minute by grueling minute. There must be something about knowing you're going to die that just makes you forget all your hate. I found myself letting my head flop over and rest on Apollon's shoulder. The comfort of not having to support my own heavy little head was far greater than my dislike for him.

"Hey...don't fall asleep...on me...not yet..." I forced a smile, but even that took some effort as my body had become so weak, and the smile quickly fell away. I ignored his request though, as my eyelids became heavy with the fatigue of the day and my eyes closed. Surely sleep wasn't far behind, and afterwards a quick transition into death as oxygen deprivation would start to cause my organs to shut down.

It felt like I had just shut my eyes when I heard the sound of the doors opening. I quickly opened my eyes with a new found energy, convinced it must be a dream, but I couldn't be happier it wasn't. My father hurried into our little room, and with him a fresh burst of oxygen in the air. I could already feel my strength returning.

My father knelt down in front of me and just stared at me for a few seconds, his face painted with concern. He quickly pulled me into a tight hug, and with my new found oxygen and strength I was able to hug him back. It was surreal. Just a couple of minutes ago I was convinced I was going to die in this strange place without the only family member I had left, and now here we were. I now knew I was going to live, but there was this fear in the back of my mind making me wonder for how long...