Fears on Fire

Chapter Three

(Flashback: Third Person View):

The lights in the Griffin household were bright as Y/N, Clarke, Charlotte and Cass sat at the kitchen table. Playing cards and food sat on the table. The four girls played a game of UNO to spend their Friday night. Clarke looked up at her sister, smiling slyly. Cass, Charlotte and Y/N shared a look of worry as they saw Clarke's expression. "Sorry Lara," Clarke chuckled, setting down a draw four card onto the marble table. Y/N looked at her sister with disgust. "No! Clarke!" Y/N yelled, groaning in frustration.

"Sorry."

The four girls laughed as they continued to play their card game. With the help of Abby, Mary Orion carefully walked into the living room. The girls turned around and smiled at the adults. Mary sat down on the chair beside Cass. Mrs. Griffin set the IV stand next to Cass' mother.

"How're you feeling?" Charlotte asked, setting a hand on top of Mary's. "Better now that I'm here," the mother said, smiling down at Charlotte. "Is there anything that I can get for you, Ms. Orion?" Y/N asked. "I'm afraid not," Mary replied, "I'll live."

"Mom, isn't being here dangerous for her?" Clarke questioned. Jake Griffin walked over to the counter and grabbed a glass of water for his wife and family friend. Abby looked at her husband, kissing him on the cheek. "I got permission from the Chancellor to see her family," Abby reassured, "Her real family." Mary looked at Abby and gave her a hug.

(End flashback)

I sat beside Clarke, helping her with Jasper. Our friend moaned in pain as I held his hand. I passed fathers watch to Clarke to check Jasper's pulse. "His pulse is three eighty," Clarke noted. Jasper continued to moan in pain as we helped him. The kids down below yelled at Jasper to keep it down. I looked down at my friend, grasping his hand. "It's okay," I said, "Don't listen to them, you'll get through this." He gave me a slow nod. I looked to Clarke who was still focused on how to help Monty's best friend.

"Just die already!" A boy yelled from down below.

"Clarke, I can stay with him if you want to get some clean water," I said. Clarke nodded, thanking me. She climbed down the ladder to fetch what we needed. I looked back at Jasper and noticed that he was struggling. He slowly moved as he groaned. I continued to hold his hand, keeping him still. "Hey Jasp," I said, "I'm going to tell you a story, okay? You just need to listen to me, alright?" I got a slight nod as a response. I sighed, sitting back.

"So..." I trailed and cleared my throat, "When I would get sick my father would always tell me something. Would you like to hear it?" There was no response.

"Jasper," I said, "Jasper?"

"Clarke! Hurry!" I yelled. My sister soon ran into the drop ship and climbed up the ladder. She ushered me to dip a cloth into the water bucket and dab Jaspers forehead. He sighed as the cool water touched his skin. "I can take it from here," Clarke said, "You've been a big help, thank you." I gave her a quick hug before making my way down to the lower level. I grabbed a cloth from the counter and wiped my hands. I sighed, walking over to my tent to settle in for the night.

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I helped some kids clean up after lunch from earlier this afternoon. Some of the kids kept asking me questions about the jaguar along with the knife throwing. However, I had no idea on how to explain the animal incident but I did explain the moment with the knife. Charlotte and I wiped down the small little table. I handed her the towel and she threw it into the little bin beside it. Clarke ran out of the drop ship, yelling my name. I told the kids around me to finish cleaning up so I could help my sister. "Clarke, what's wrong?" I asked, setting a hand on her shoulder.