Heaven Can't Wait - Chapter 16

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Chapter Sixteen - We Need You

Little noises break through the fog of sleep. A bang here. A knock there. Drilling? Bellamy groans when his head starts pounding in time to the racket. He stretches his arms over his head, regretting it a second later when the movement pulls at his stitches. The little girl wakes, too, looking around blearily for the source of the noise. Suddenly, the crate to their right screeches across the steel floor. The girl squeaks in surprise and starts crying.

"Sorry," someone says. "Didn't see you there."

Bellamy wearily gets to his feet, rubbing the girl’s back as she clings to him in confusion, fingers twisting painfully in his hair again. They seem to wake up like this more often than not. "What's going on?"

"Repairs. We're trying to patch this section up before the big one hits." The guy shifts from one foot to the other, eyes darting nervously to the girl. "It's going to get pretty loud in here."

“Got it.” They navigate through the labyrinth of boxes and junk until Bellamy finds an airlock open to the outside. Sun spills in forcing him to squint as they step outside. Almost instantly, he feels relief. The cool air soothes his tingling skin, and the sun warms his aching muscles. The sky is a crystal clear blue and not a cloud in site—stormy or otherwise.

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