Book Four in the Tugsten Series.
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🥇 in theark 17/02/2020
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#24 in bellamyblake 2/11/2019
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"What is your field?"
"I think an easier question is what isn't"
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"Clarke! Avery!" Jorden suddenly bursts forth as soon as we re-enter the tavern. By the wild crazed look in Jordon's eye I can see he's going stir crazy. In all fairness he's only been on a ship his entire life. He's never been on a planet, breathed pure air, witnessed the array of color that could be. He wants to explore and see more but under these circumstances that might be a little tricky to grant just yet. In line with my thoughts, Jordon tells us "I have to get out of here."
As he wanders over, I lean into Clarke clapping her shoulder "Good luck mom."
"Not going to happen Jordon", Clarke dismisses his pleading as I retreat over to Miller and Jackson.
Taking a seat on the barstool beside him, Miller comments "You've been locked inside for twenty-six years. What's one more day?"
"AHHH!" Murphy suddenly shoots up screaming from his unconscious state. My eyes fly wide as he yells in a panic.
"Hey", Emori calmly hums, placing a hand on his sweaty back. Yet this only sends him into a further panic as Murphy leaps from the table, landing uneasily on the floor and scrambling back. "Hey, hey John. You're okay", Emori tries to calmly reassure him as I sit a little straighter on my stool "John, John. The toxin is gone. Everyone's okay." Her hand out, Emori asks "Clarke tell him."
"It's true", Clarke calmly approaches Murphy "We all made it- thanks to you."
He doesn't look up, murmuring "No I didn't. I died didn't I?" At this we all remain quiet, nobody quite sure if we should tell him the truth.
Abby taking the lead, she kneels down and admits "Your heart did stop." His gaze turning to glance at Abby, she adds "But the people here revived you."
He watches Abby as if he's trying to figure something out in his own head. Quietly, Murphy tells Abby after a moment of contemplation "I saw something. I f- I felt something." As he begins to curl in on himself, Emori offers him a comforting hand. Abby and Clarke move away but my gaze lingers for a second longer. I can't help but arch my eyebrow when he quietly confides "I think I'm going to hell."
