Heaven Can't Wait - Chapter 53
21 Mar 2022 09:37 amChapter Fifty-Three - Anything to Help
Nicole and Jeff look between the faces staring back at them in a tight semi-circle in Abby’s office, brows furrowed as they take in the info. Bellamy sits at the desk, holding Heaven tightly like she might just vanish. He’s afraid to blink. To breathe. He’s that sure everything is going to just fall apart if he moves. Heaven finally fell asleep ten minutes ago, and her little puffs of breath against his neck are the only thing keeping him grounded in this reality.
“What exactly is a Nightblood?” Jeff finally asks. He doesn’t appear very keen on Bellamy’s idea yet.
Clarke launches into a historical account of Becca and the Commanders.
“So she’s a Commander?” asks Nicole.
“She will be,” Indra corrects. “When she’s older and trained.”
“It’s a little complicated,” Clarke adds. “Right now, she’s just a kid with different blood.”
“Super blood,” says Jeff. “That can filter radiation.”
The group nods. Bellamy rubs at his eyes. The pain presses against his forehead, threatening to break free and kill them all if they don’t settle this now.