MADNESS ↠ Bellamy Blake [1]

1 - Second Chance

Letting go is something Blair Parker was all too good at. Maybe part of that reason is because he has nothing to hold on to. Since his childhood, he was a loner. He grew up with little to no friends, and was rarely allowed out his front door. He was outcasted, pushed aside. But who knew that Blair would be tapped inside a cell in the Sky Box? No one. He's a thief, and people like Blair get locked up, and sometimes they even get floated. But his young age keeps him lucky, for now.

     Blair stares up at his ceiling. The skylight window reveals the beautiful sight of the stars. The shimmering starts intrigue Blair, they always have. Plus, being stuck in a symmetrical box on the Ark, that's the only thing he can see, other than the boring grey walls, of course.

Blair's head shifts to the side when he hears a beep from the outside of his door. He sits up, wondering what's going on. He's seventeen, and doesn't turn eighteen for another three months. They aren't coming to review his case. Maybe he has a visitor. A guard steps into his room, holding a metal ring in his hand.

"Blair Parker. Stand up and hold out your right arm." The man demands.

"Why? What's going on?" He requests answers, but the guard only repeats himself. "Stand up and hold out your right wrist." Blair obeys him. The man opens up the technology, and smacks it into Blair's wrist. He feels two needles pinch into his wrist, causing him to wince. The guard grabs Blair by his arm, and drags him out of the room. "Let's go." He demands. Blair attempts to stop the man, but the guard's grip is too strong.

Blair is thrown towards a door open wide. There's a line of people, familiar people. Blair notices Monty Green and Jasper Jordan ahead of him in line, they were in his Earth Skills class. He realizes that everyone in line is below eighteen, from the Sky Box.

"Blair?" He hears the voice from behind, causing him to jump. He quickly turns to see Arden, his old neighbor. His partner in crime. "Arden? Wha- What's going on? Where are they taking us?" Blair asks, but Arden only shrugs, "I wish I could tell you." She sighs.

     "Earth." The teenage girl behind them says. "They're sending us to the ground." She reveals, causing Mason's jaw to drop. He quickly takes one more look at the line.