Heaven Can't Wait - Chapter 17

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Chapter Seventeen - They're So Cute At That Age

Bellamy ignores Kane’s shouted orders to come back. He really doesn’t care and has more important things on his mind. Let him fire me. Solves my problem. There’s nothing wrong with being a tailor.

The voice laughs because he knows Bellamy could never give up the responsibility.

It takes a good twenty minutes of walking before he starts to calm down. He finds himself among the makeshift homes families have built out of whatever scraps they could find. Arkadia is becoming a village.

Was becoming

People are packing up the last of their belongings or dismantling the structures for useful materials. Despite the urgency of their entire situation, they’re calm. Almost happy even. They chat from their porches and watch a group of children kick around a ball.

The girl perks up a little at the sound of their laughter. She stops sucking her thumb, eyes tracking the children with curiosity. As if she’d never seen such creatures before. One of the boys kicks the ball, sending it sailing in their direction. Her eyes widen, but she’s not afraid. It lands with a bounce a few feet away, rolling towards them. Bellamy stops it then gives is a kick. The kids continue to chase after it.

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