Her reason: Bellamy Blake

Chapter 2

Melantha

As we take off into space I find myself wondering what it would be like to float.

If I'm going to die, I might as well have some fun before then. I unstrap myself and start floating. I hear cheers but ignore them as I float on my back, closing my eyes.

Calm before the storm.

The feeling is tranchill and calming. For once my anxiety isn't eating me up and I can just feel satisfied.

Floating through space in time.

That doesn't last long though.

I'm going to die.

The dropship jerks and I'm thrown to the floor roughly feeling my breath taken from me as I groan laying on my back as with a loud thunk I decide not moving is the best answer so I lay there. I notice kids filling out and one kid leans over me.

"Are you dead?"

"Yes "I say and he nods. "Ok, rest in peace"

I find my lips twitching at the comment as I open an eye.

"You're Jasper Jordan" I say and he looks slightly surprised but nods. "Yeah, how did you know that?" "I know everyone" I whisper, closing my eye back to playing dead.

"Are you going to get off?" "Can't, I'm dead"

"Can I keep your jacket since you're dead? It's pretty cool ""No" I say and he sighs.

"Alright see you down there" "Maybe you will, maybe you won't" I whisper and I hear him scurry away fast.

I snort and open my eyes sitting up realizing that I'm all alone.

Always alone.

I press a hand against the thumping of my heart and decide to go down once I hear yelling and cheers.

Why are they happy?

Why are we alive?

I huff and stand to my feet glancing down the ladder I see the floor empty. I climb down the ladder and see kids running around and spinning, laughing, and dancing.

"You're alive!" I turn to Jasper. "Hey Monty" I say and Monty gives me a weird look. "She knows everyone," Jasper explains.

"Not true, I only know the people who are cool" Monty and Jasper smirk at each other before doing a weird high five thing.

"Why aren't we dead?" I ask and Monty snorts. "You sound disappointed" "Maybe I am" I counter by raising an eyebrow as his smile falls.

"That's depressing" "I didn't ask to be here, I asked to be floated"

"Ok um not sure how to respond to that. Want to explore with us?" Jasper asks. "Sure" I decide and Jasper loops his arm through mine.

"You are now our new best friend" I don't respond to that.

We are just about to leave when Jasper and Monty are grabbed which results in Monty grabbing me and the three of us turn around.

"Now there's five, '' Finn Collins says. "Make that six" Octavia Blake says walking over.

"What do you think you're doing?" A boy who I surprisingly don't know says. "Going on a walk" She stands on her tip toes and kisses his cheek.

"Go where?" I ask and Clarke Griffin points to the map. "Mount Weather" "

That's a long hike, I'm out" I say. "Afraid of a little exercise?" Jasper jokes but I give him a very serious look.

"Yes, Don't die"

I turn and start walking to the dropship.

"Bye bestie" Jasper calls and I roll my eyes, shoving my hands in my pockets. I need a distraction.

I eventually ended up on the roof of the dropship. I don't want to go down there because there are people.

People my age! Shocking, I know.

So I decided the roof was the best place to go. So I'm laying on my back listening to the mystery boy scream that we need to take our wristbands off. I raise up my arm staring at the metal bracelet on my wrist. It must be a transmitter or some sort. Let them know that we are alive.

I hate being left with nothing to occupy my mind. It means all the thoughts I wish I wouldn't have shown up. I don't want them. I anxiously start messing with my finger. Biting them, squeezing them. Anything to occupy me. I need a book. I need a book. I need a book. I need my dad.

I squeeze my eyes shut.

You don't need him.

You don't need anyone.

I sit up when I hear Wells start yelling. I look down as he throws his arms. "We need them. Doctors, engineers, the guard. Do you think we survive down here alone?"

"We have Monty, Clarke and we are the guard. We don't need them" I roll my eyes. How kind of him to mention me.

Before I got arrested I worked under my mom and Abby serving as the youngest medic on the ark. It has been a while though. "That's not enough! We won't survive, we are just kids" I snort.

I haven't been a kid in a long time.