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"My father--" he began

The woman’s expression softened She kneho he was--and who he was asking about "I’ like a punch in the gut She hesitated, as if unsure how much to share "He was still in a coma e launched There were no one, and the ship--well, the ship was… it was breaking apart There were five or six hours left, at ed up in Wells, but he held it in If he let hiht of his loss at once, he would surely break into pieces His whole body began to shake The iasp for air, as if the Earthborn’s hands were still wrapped around his neck

Wells staggered and almost lost his balance, then felt so him It was Bellamy

"Wells," Bellamy said "I’ else… pain?

Wells nodded In his own grief, he had forgotten that Bellamy had lost his father too--lost hile Colonist on the planet had lost sohbors, and friends they’d left behind had already perished, destined to sleep forever in a giant, silent ship orbiting Earth The Colony had turned into a toot to know hih he’d tried to prepare for the worst, he’d never been quite able to accept the fact that he’d never see his father step off a dropship, his face a ht as he saw the wonders of Earth, and how much his son had acco to the happy chatter, and tell Wells that he was proud of him

A curious look cah? I think I kind of did get to know him"

"What are you talking about?" Wells asked, racking his brain for a memory of when his father would’ve been able to spend real time with Bellamy

"Fro, and deeply co others… kind of like someone else I know"

Wells stared at hi aboutlike my father"

"That’s not what Clarke told me She said that you have all your father’s best qualities--his strength, his honor--but that you have your htful "I’ve never heard you say anything funny, of course, but I figured I’d take Clarke’s word for it"

To his surprise, Wells let out a sain "Listen, I know you’ve suffered in ways I can’t really understand No one should have to go through anything like this But you’re not alone, okay? Not only do you have a hundred people who think you’re a hero, maybe more than that actually, but whatever, we’ll count later What I mean is that you don’t just have friends, you have a faht The pain of losing Sasha and his father and countless friends on the battlefield today would never go away, but Earth was still his hoed The sorrow in his heart seeed and slapped each other on the back

Earth here his family lived

CHAPTER 28

Bellamy

Bellamy paused in front of the door to the hospital cabin Apparently, the Vice Chancellor wanted to talk to him, but Bellamy wasn’t exactly in the mood for a chat He was exhausted frorisly aftermath He and Wells had already buried several Earthborns, then set about collecting the blood-stained weapons they’d left behind The ca a burial ceremony for the Colonists and kids who had died in the attacks, later that day Thank god, Octavia was okay, but not all of the hundred had been so lucky

Yet despite the terrifying attack and the devastating losses of several of their people, the hter than it’d been when Bellahts earlier People were laughing again, and the new Colonists were asking the hundred for help and advice, no longer wary of angering Rhodes

Part of Bellaaer kids It was hard to let her out of his sight after everything they’d just gone through But, after a ot the better of him, and he stepped inside

The cabin was full of injured Colonists and kids, but Clarke’s usual efficiency and rapport with her patients kept the ri to make quick recoveries

Bella white sheet had been nailed into the ceiling and hung down to the floor like a curtain, giving the Vice Chancellor a tiny bit of privacy In his head, he ran through everything Rhodes could possibly say to hi his response If thewhat he’d do to him He didn’t care if he was injured and helpless in a hospital bed

Bellauard positioned in front of the divider, then stepped around and stared at thein the bed behind it