All I wanted

Chapter 4

I'm sitting in a tent with Clarke and we're talking about the Ark and her mother who killed her father, as she learnt yesterday, when suddenly Jasper and Octavia come in and put Wells' fingers on the table with a knife.

Bellamy, who is also standing next to us, watches the whole thing without saying anything. Clarke takes the knife in his hand and examines it closely. "This knife was made of matal from the drop ship."

Jasper's eyes widen. "What do you mean?" "Who else knows about this?" Bellamy interrupts him. "No one. We brought it straight here." Ocatvia shakes her head and looks up at Bellamy briefly.

"The grounders didnt kill Wells. It was one of us." Jasper looks at us all, a little scared. "So there is a murder in the camp?" "There is more than one murder in this camp. This isnt news. Keep it quiet."

Clarke doesn't listen to him and is about to run past him outside when he grabs her by the wrist. "Get out of my way, Bellamy." "Be smart about this. Look at what we've achieved. The wall, the patrols. Thinking the Grounders killed Wells is good for us."

"Good for you, you mean. What, people are scared and working for you? Is that it?"

"Yes, it is. But it's good for all of you. Fear of the Earthlings builds that wall. Besides, what are you going to do, just ask the killer to step forward? You don't even know whose knife it is."

"Oh really?! J.M. John Murphy." I stand in front of her and grab her arm. "He's right, if we tell everyone there will be risky chaos!"

"People have a right to know." She pushes past us and outside.

We all run after her. "Son of a bitch!" She shoves him backwards, which makes him laugh. "What's your problem?" "Do you recognise this?" She holds out the knife to him. "That's my knife. Where did you get that?"

"Where you dropped after you killed Wells!" He gives Clarke a confused look and the others slowly line up around us. "Where I what? The geounders killed Wells, not me."

"I know what you did, and youre gonna pay for it." "Really? Beallmy, you didnt believe this crap?!" Murphy looks confidently at Bellamy, who just looks at him without saying a word as he crosses his arms.

"You thrwatened to kill him. We all heard you. You hated Wells." "Plenty of people hated Wells. His father was the chancellor that locked us up."

"Yes but your the only one who get in a knife fight with him." "Yeah I didnt kill him then, either!" Octavia suddenly calls in. "You tried to kill Jasper too."

"Come on this is ridiculous. I dont have to answer you. I dont have to answer anyone."
Bellamy moves forwards a little and looks at him. "Come again?"

"Bellamy. Look, Im telling you, man, I didnt do this." Murphy's eyes slowly fill with fear and he walks in Bellamy's direction, hoping he believes him.

"They found his finger on teh ground with your knife." Just as Clarke is about to say something, a boy arrives. "I say we float him!"

"That not what im saying." Clarke tries to calm them down, but everyone is already too upset. They scream and start kicking her while me and Clarke try to pull people off him.

They tie him up and put a rope around his neck after dragging him into the forest. "You cant do this!" I still try to stop them, but it's in vain.

I run to Bellamy and punch him lightly in the chest. "You can stop this! They are listening to you!" He ignores me and seems overwhelmed by the situation himself.

"Bellamy, you should do it!" Everyone is chanting at him and shouting his name. "Bellamy I saw you in the woods with Atom your not a killer! Bellamy dont do this!" I try to stop him one last time before he steps forward and kicks the box out from under Murphy.

"How could you?!" Clarke shouts at him and punches him in the chest. "This is on you Princess. You should have kept your mouth shut!"

Finn tries to push his way through the crowd as the boy with the idea of it all holds a knife to his neck.

"Stop! Murphy didn't kill Wells! I did!" All eyes now turn to Charlotte who is standing in the centre of it all. "Oh my God." I grab Bellamy's axe and hit the rope, causing Murphy to fall off.

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We all stand outside the tent while they talk, or rather argue, inside. It takes a while before Bellamy finally comes out of the cell. "Well, look who dicided to join us." Murphy runs towards Bellamy full of sausage. "Dial it down and back off!"

"Or what? What are you gonna do, hang me?" "I was just giving the people what they wanted." Murphy takes a step back and nods. "Yeah, thats a good idea. Why we dont gonna do that right now?! So who here wants to see the real murder hung up?"

Some of the boys, maybe just five or six, stretch up, while the others remain silent. "I see. So its okey to string me up for nothing but when this little bitch confesses you wanna let her walk?! Cowards! All of you!"

"Hey, Murphy! Murphy! Its over!" Bellamy shouts at him, standing so close to him that there's no room for anyone else in between. "Whatever you say, boss." Just as Bellamy turns round to go back into the tent, Murphy picks up a stick and smashes it into Bellamy's head. I run to Bellamy and kneel down by the time Murphy goes into the tent, but Charlotte is already gone.

I scan his head for injuries but find none. My gaze confirms to Ovtavia, who is totally worried that everything is okay.

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