O Death//Book 2 in the Calliope Kane Series

Chapter 2

"And soon I hope that this wont be a mistake too." 

Callie hurried into med bay to help Abby with Raven. Murphy was sitting on the bed looking a little worse for wear and avoiding her eyes. The redhead walked passed him only to be stopped by Abby as she came over.

"Callie can you patch him up for me so I can look Raven over better?" The older woman asked. Callie nodded as she walked over to grab some bandages and water to clean him up. Cleaning all the blood off his face, Murphy was silent as pale hands worked quickly to heal him.

"Seems like you're always patching me up." He said quietly. Callie looked at him with her brow quirked. He was different than the last time she saw him, almost like there was remorse in his voice.

"Are you going to hang me as a thank you again too?" She said curtly. The girl knew it was a low blow, but the fact that she had almost died at his hands was something to make anyone mad. Murphy grabbed her hand forcing Callie to stop what she was doing and the look of shock that fell over her face was not hidden.

"Look. I'm sorry about what I did. I have no clue what I was thinking." Murphy said slowly. "I know that wont fix anything but I still feel like you need to hear it. I was wrong about you Callie, the fact that you haven't killed me shows that." Callie stood there silent as she took in what he was saying.

"You're right. I do appreciate your apology but I don't accept it." She said quietly. Callie could see the look on his face as his eyes fell and he released her hand. "Yet."

Murphy looked up at that last word with a confused look. "I don't forgive you, yet. But if you really do want to change then i'll let you. And when you do we can try this again." She said finishing with a smile. Murphy returned it as she finished patching him up.

When the guards took him away she headed over to Abby. Hearing gunshots their eyes met as they dropped everything and ran out. Callie's heart was beating when she got to the front gate with a small group formed. A woman was standing next to someone holding a gun and Callie's eyes instantly went to the woodline to see if she could see anything. Octavia was still out there with Lincoln and the girl had hoped that it was them that was shot at.

"Who was there!?" Her dad yelled coming up behind her. Marcus had a worried look on his face as Abby came up next to him looking around.

"I don't know." The man said with a shaky voice. "I know I saw something moving in the woods though."

Abby looked horrified when he said that. "You opened fire?! That could of been the kids." She yelled as she started sprinting forward. Marcus grabbed her arm and held her next to him as she struggled.

"Abby, no. We will sweep the woods." He said as they held a stare down. Callie studied the two as she wondered what had been happening while she was gone. It wouldn't surprise her if something had sparked since they had lived similar lives. Marcus let go of Abby and turned to the man.

"Who issued you that weapon?" He asked him. A blonde woman with a hard face stepped forward with a slightly raised hand.

"I did." She said looking between the men. Marcus nodded and took the gun away handing it to one of the guards.

"Major Bryne, from now on, only members of the guard get guns." He said facing the rest of the crowd. "Any unauthorized use of firearms will be punishable under the Exodus Chapter. Are we clear?" The murmurs of agreeing ran through the crowd as he turned back to Abby and the group.

"Search the damn grounds Marcus." She spit out before stomping off. Callie looked at her dad and shrugged as she followed after the woman.

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