𝘼𝙉 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙄𝙉 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙂𝙐𝙄𝙎𝙀¹ ➣ 𝐵. 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑘𝑒✔

15 | Mount Weather

This place gives me bad vibes and I don't like it. They 'cleared' me from quarantine which doesn't make any sense. I don't understand why we were in quarantine in the first place. They had also stitched up my leg, which is healing pretty nicely. It's still a bit hard to move around, but I'm managing. I've also learned, there are only 49 of us here, which means we're missing three people. I looked at the map on the first page in my binder. As I looked at it, I noticed something, causing my eyebrows to furrow in confusion; there aren't any exits. The sound of our tour guide's voice brought me back to reality. "Your packet contains everything you need to know about Mount Weather. Which, I promise, is not as confusing as the map on page one makes it out to look. You came from level three, which houses our medical facility, including quarantine--"

"Clarke," Monty interrupted, running through the group.

I turned my head to see Monty hugging Clarke. I walked over to her, pulling her into a hug after Jasper. "Hey."

"Hi." She smiled and when she pulled away, her face fell slightly. "Finn and Bellamy?"

I pursed my lips, feeling a sharp pang in my heart at the thought of them not being with us.

"Clarke, they, uh... They didn't make it," Jasper stuttered.

Clarke shook her head. "We don't know that... What about Raven?"

No one said anything. Our tour guide stepped forward, handing Clarke a binder. "Welcome, Clarke. If you have any questions, I'm Keenan."

°°°

I took a bite of the piece of pie on my plate. It's really good. I heard Jasper moan, causing me to look at him.

"You have to try this pie," he said to Monty, who was sat to my left. I watched as Monty took a small piece of Jasper's pie, looking quite pleased as he put it in his mouth. I stifled a laugh.

"Oh, my God," Monty said. "What is that?"

Jasper shrugged. "I don't know, but it's great. Mmm. My turn."

Monty's head shot up as he looked at Jasper. "What? This? Ah. You won't like it. Your pie's way better."

I rolled my eyes as Monty took a bite of his chocolate cake. When Jasper held out his fork to take a piece, Monty pulled his plate away.

"Really?" Jasper asked with a smirk. Monty nodded, also smirking. I covered my face with my hand as they both stood up. This is embarrassing. Just then, Clarke came into my peripheral vision and I let out a quiet sigh of relief; perfect timing, Clarke. Oh, hey, Clarke."

"Sit down and pretend you're happy to see me," she muttered as she sat across from me. I furrowed my eyebrows together in confusion.

"We are happy to see you," Monty stated. "You have to try the chocolate cake."

"Oh, it is so on," Jasper whispered.

"I'm not eating their food," Clarke said.

I looked at her confused. "Clarke, what's going on?"

"Look." She held out her binder, on the first page with the map. "They gave us a map with no exits. I need you to tell me everything you've seen. Every room. Every hallway. Every way out."

I pursed my lips. It looks like I'm not the only one that noticed.. "I noticed that, too."

Clarke nodded.

"'Way out,'" Jasper said. "Look around you, Clarke. There's no one hunting us here. First time in our lives we're not hungry. Why would we wanna leave?"