New chap. Foot doesn't hurt so much, so there's a new chap. Still don't know what's wrong though
AVP doesn't belong to me, characters do, except for one, in chapter 5 and 8, that character belongs to Oracle Dragon. Idea of the story is mine too, but Weyland Yutiniti doesn't, so don't go thinkin' that. Name Zera doesn't either, but her character and personality does belong to me.
Enjoy, and as a precaution, future chaps will have swears in them, because of our most loved character Flora XD enjoy.
Chapter 9
Ark entered his tent, carrying all his baggage and tools, and he looked around the tent. It was fairly big, the size of a room. Everyone's tents were this big, one room tents, enough room to fit everything they'd need on their expedition.
Ark looked at the mattress on the ground that would be his bed. He scoffed, and laid his baggage right beside it. They'd be starting their work tomorrow, so he had enough time to unpack everything, seeing it was only 3 P.M.
Ark stretched his arms in the air. He was happy to get out of that crammed plane. He yawned, and rolled his shoulders. Suzy was in the tent next to him, so he would be able to see her when he wanted to. That was good; he didn't want his daughter sharing a tent with some stranger that they both didn't know.
He bent down to his bags and started to take everything out. Already he was hot, seeing as they were now in Mexico, near jungle and the pyramids. He heard a knock from the outside of his tent, a wooden board attached to the tent for that very purpose.
"Come in!" he hollered, getting his bed neatly made. He turned to look who had entered. It was Thomas.
"Hey," he said with a warm smile and a small wave.
"Hi." Ark said, smiling back. He used his legs to stand up. "What's up?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just seeing how you're doing." Thomas replied. Ark nodded, turning back to unpack his things.
"Look," Thomas said. Ark turned back to him. "I know it can be hard to be a single parent, and sometimes you just need to talk about it, so that's why I'm here."
"Huh?" Ark asked.
"You said in the plane that your wife died, and by the way you said it, you're still getting over the pain." He put a hand on Ark's shoulder, gripping it tightly. "So just tell me what happened, okay? I'm just here to help."
Ark was confused at first, but he nodded. "I've never really told everyone about it…so here it goes…" he sighed. "My wife, Elli and I met when we were teenagers, just fifteen years old." Ark began.
"We were kids, just meeting each other for the first time. So, we started dating. After the first date, we dated more, and we eventually became girlfriend and boyfriend." He started to sit on the ground, and Thomas did too.
"Then, a year later, we were still dating, when Elli told me she was pregnant with my kid. I took full responsibility, and helped her through the pregnancy. That's how Suzy was born." He paused to take a deep breathe.
"When we were old enough, we got married. Suzy was three years old. I finally was able to work as an archeologist, and Elli started being a lawyer. We bought a house, and income was good. Life was great." Thomas nodded.
"Then…it was three years later, six years ago…Elli was called to a case in Toronto, Canada. She left in a plane, and me and Susan waved bye from the airport. It was the last time we ever saw her happy and well.
"Two days later, I got a phone call saying Elli had been killed in a car accident, on a highway. A transport truck had rammed into her, head of her car. She was killed instantly by the force of the hit. Then things started to get bad. I wasn't able to make enough money. We started moving to apartments, to where we are today." He took a deep breathe as he finished.
Thomas nodded, and both started to get off from the ground. "See, it's good to talk about it, because then people can help you." He said.
Ark thought about it for a minute, and then nodded. "You're right. Thanks."
Thomas waved a hand. "Look, it's no problem. I'm a friendly guy, I help everyone." He leaned closer to Ark and whispered. "It's a catholic thing." Both men laughed.
"Born into your veins?" Ark joked.
"Exactly!" Thomas joked back. They laughed together again. "Well, what I can say to you is that you should move on, find another gal ya like. Start dating again, go to bars an' stuff. But don't pick up any hookers." Ark laughed at the last statement.
"You need to forget about the past for a moment or two, not completely, but enough so you can find someone else to love. Losing someone is never fun or happy, but the best thing you can do is be happy and move on. Think about it, would Elli be happy that you've been depressed for six years, and Suzy has no one there to be her mom?"
Ark thought about his words. "You know, you're right. I guess…I guess I've been a real dick…"
"Nah, you haven't been, just blocked out from the light." Thomas said. "Hey, when this expedition's over, we'll go on our own expedition and look for some hot babes for us to meet, okay?" he said with a wide smile.
Ark smirked. "That's in weeks at most you know."
"Ah, but do you know that I always keep my promises?" Thomas asked, raising his index finger. Both men laughed again. "I'll see ya later Ark. Remember, we start tomorrow, and dinner's at five, main tent!" He walked back to the tent entrance and walked out.
Ark smiled. "First friend in years." He said. He got back to unpacking his bags. Things were changing for him, after so many years, things were starting to brighten up.
Right, short chap I know, but if I added something, it would mess it all up. Besides, some stories' chapters are real short at times, while at other times they're HUUUUUUUUGE and LENGTHY. Sorry it took awhile to post. Next one will be longer and better see ya all later! I think my foot's starting to heal! Still don't know what's wrong
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