51. Reunited

                                    

                                          
"It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you."- David Levithan.
                          


                          
"Val, you need to come with me, now!" Bellamy hissed as he was  shaking her arm. Valery woke up and pushed him off. "Why?" She asked  irritated. "There is a sandstorm coming, and we need to get out of the  camp." Bellamy replied seriously.
                          
"I'd rather stay in my tent if  there's a sandstorm coming." Valery replied. "Jesus, Val, don't be such  a..." Bellamy paused and sighed, "we are under attack. Please, just  come." He said calm. Valery sighed and turned to Jackie to wake her up.  "I'll get her, don't worry." Bellamy said as he bend over to pick Jackie  up. "Put this on." He said as he gave Valery a thick coat.
                          
Without  question, she put it on and they walked out. The sandstorm was already  approaching. We walked out of the camp. Everyone had gathered around  something, in a big circle. Bellamy disappeared between them and came  out without Jackie. "Val, get in there." Bellamy yelled. Confused Valery  stepped into the circle and saw Octavia laying on the ground, Jackie  sleepily sitting next to her. Octavia's arm was bound and bloodied.
                          
"What  the f-fu-fudge happened to you, why didn't you call me?" Valery asked  panicky. "Thing from Okiba tried to get me, they cut it out." Octavia  mumbled. "I am gone for 5 minutes and you are already getting yourself  into trouble?" Valery joked. Octavia smiled and grabbed Valery's hand.
                          
"It  is coming, prepare!" Someone yelled as they fully closed the circle.  Valery bend over and took off the coat. "Go lie down next to your auntie  O," Valery commanded Jackie. Jackie laid down close against Octavia and  Valery put the coat over them.
Valery looked up to look for Izmer, but he was on the outside. "Stay down, Val." Bellamy shouted.
Valery shook her head and squeezed herself in between Mimi and Bellamy. 
                          
The  sandstorm had arrived. You could hear the glass and sand cutting into  the men. "Hold!" Indra yelled. Valery could feel the cuts on her back,  getting through her clothes. She clenched her teeth and tried to hold  back her tears. "Hold!" Indra yelled again. Clarke was also in the  middle, taking care of Octavia and Jackie.
                          
Just when Valery  couldn't hold it anymore, it seemed to be clearing up. The sun came out  and the men fell down in the sand, exhausted. A lot of them were  bleeding, some of them even bleeding out. Valery looked for Jackie, who  was sitting with Mimi, facing away from the men. Valery went to look for  some tweezers and walked up to Clarke. "Do you mind?" Valery asked and  gave it to Clarke. Valery took of her top, she didn't care at the moment  who was looking or not and laid down on a blanket.
                          
"Val..." Clarke said slowly. "Just pull it out, please." Valery mumbled and she closed her eyes.
Clarke  held a twig in front of Valery. Valery pushed her hand away and laid  down again. Clarke was slowly pulling out the pieces of glass. With  every pull a shot of pain went right through Valery's body.
                          
I went though labor, I went through labor. This is nothing. I gave birth, this is nothing. 
                          
And finally.... "Okay, that was the last one," Clarke said relieved, "but maybe you do want that twig now."
Valery  snatched it out of her hands and bit on it. Valery's scream went  through marrow and bone as Clarke poured the alcohol over her back  before graciously passing out.
                          
When Valery woke up she was tightly bound around her whole torso. It felt sore and it burned, but it felt better than before.
                          
Jackie  was sitting next to her, anxiously looking at her mother. She felt an  arm around her who pulled her up, it was Mimi. She had tears in her  eyes. "What is it?" Valery asked worriedly. "We lost a lot of men..."  Mimi said hoarsely, "Twelve to be exact, including Okiba and..." Mimi  took a break and cried a little, "including Izmer."