Time Means Nothing

Chapter 6 "Revelations of the Flame."

Chapter 6 "Revelations of the flame"

Lexa's POV

      Clarke still hasn't woken up, it's been almost two days now. I keep wondering what happens if she doesn't wake up. I keep forcing water down her throat, just hoping some gets in her. I don't know what else to do. Nyko says that some people never wake up from a head injury like Clarke's.

      Raven told me only one person would know what to do. I have sent her to the dropship with Anya. Raven said the radios that they carry can't contact the Ark, but the dropship has a radio with that range. Hopefully she can learn what we need to know to help Clarke by talking to her mom.

      I grab a rag from the bowl of water next to the bed and clean Clarke's face. When I finish I reach up and pull the hair out of her eyes, "Come on Clarke, it's time to wake up. You didn't come all this way for things to end like this."

      Anya and Raven come in at this time and I ask, "What did Clarke's mom say? Will she be alright, Raven?"

     Raven looks at me and says, "Abby says that some concussions can be really bad. She says she has had it take four or five days for many people to wake up from something like this. A few never wake up. Though with Clarke having nightblood and the flame, she should heal faster than most. When she wakes up, she should take it easy for a few days, maybe even a week."

      "So that means she should wake up on her own and soon?" I ask.

      "That's what Abby says and I have never known her to be wrong, at least when it has anything to do with medicine and injuries." Raven says.

      "Is Clarke always like this? Does she always jump into danger?" I ask Raven.

      "Clarke will do just about anything to help people, especially those she really cares about. She was never going to let the Pauna live, just to hurt and kill other people. If she could, she would save everyone, unless they were dangerous to others. How many people had this Pauna killed?" Raven asks.

      "The Pauna has killed more people than we can count and those are just the ones we know about." I say.

      "Clarke tries to do things more safely most of the time, but sometimes she doesn't see any other options. The Pauna hurt a child and that is something Clarke will do anything to try and prevent from happening again." Raven says.

      "Sounds like someone else I know. She will do anything to protect her people, especially any children. It doesn't matter if it puts herself in danger." Anya says,  while pointing at me.

      "So there hasn't been any change yet? Abby said that with Clarke her dreams would more than likely be really bad not long before she wakes up. There was a small accident on the Ark last year, one of the cryopods malfunctioned. The room filled with radiation, almost thirty times the amount a human can withstand before death. Clarke insisted on going in and saving the child in the pod, if it was possible." Raven says.

      "The only reason she was able to is because of the nightblood. However, it made her sick for a few days. Half of that she wouldn't wake up. It's like her body was repairing itself. A few hours before she did wake up, her nightmares started up. They had been getting much better, but this was like the ones she had for months after Madi died. They were really bad. She would wake up in a panic attack, just screaming. I mean I get it, Madi's death was brutal and what happened afterwards was even worse." Raven says.

     "I don't know what a cryopod is. What happened to the child she went in to save? What happened with Madi's death?" I ask.

      "I will have to show you what a cryopod is. Abby was just barely able to save the child. It wasn't easy and it took months for her to recover. As for Madi's death and what came after, Clarke will have to tell you. I just thought she might have already done so. I only even said anything because the dreams will probably be bad again. The whole village will hear it. How will the Trikru take it? Will they see her as weak?" Raven asks.