Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott

Author:Victoria Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

I scrabble off Madox’s back to rush to Levi, but my Pandora blocks my way. I’ve never been angry with him, but right now I’m so furious, my vision blurs.

“Move, Madox,” I scream. “That’s an order. Get out of my way.”

He either doesn’t understand or isn’t listening, because he continues to ensure I stay put. Moments later, I see Guy and M-4 race past the torches. He turns around to look behind him and gasps for air. Then he sees me.

“Are they here, too?” he asks. “Are the men inside the camp?”

I shake my head, but not because I know one way or another. But because I can’t speak, thinking about what happened.

“Tella, are you okay?” he asks, moving toward me. “Are you hurt?”

I shake my head again and begin to cry.

Over Guy’s shoulder, I see Harper, Caroline, and Dink cross into base camp. Minutes later, Titus arrives. Through my tears, I watch them catch their breaths and gather around Guy and me.

“Is she hurt?” Harper places a hand to her chest and rubs, like she’s willing her lungs to fill with air.

“I don’t know,” Guy answers.

I’m so relieved to see Caroline okay, but it does nothing to stop the things I feel after seeing Levi fall.

“Where are Levi and Ransom?” Harper asks, glancing around.

Everyone stops and looks for them. Everyone but me.

“They got him.” My voice breaks. “This man threw a —”

I can’t finish my sentence. It’s too hard. Especially when I see Ransom approaching base camp. His cheeks are streaked with tears, and his chest and arms are coated with blood that I know isn’t his own.

I rush forward to help him, but the others beat me there. Harper puts her arm around him, holding him up as best she can. Caroline gets the other side. Titus just stares at us. He doesn’t help, and he doesn’t say anything. He just watches.

Guy looks away from Ransom and back at me. His eyes run over my face, but he speaks to both of us. “You couldn’t have saved him.”

I cover my eyes and press them, but a sob still pours from my body. I feel someone’s arms around me. They lift me up and carry me somewhere warm. They lay me down and tuck a heavy blanket around my shoulders. I only know for sure that it’s him when he tells me to sleep, that he’ll be right here when I wake up.

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