Welcome to Arkadia {3}

Chapter 5

"Get away from me!" I heard Jasper exclaim. 

"Hey!" Octavia called ,jogging over to them. I ran over to them as well.

"Jasper, what's wrong?" I asked him. 

"He's not going to the memorial." Monty told us. 

"It's a little late for a Mount Weather memorial ,don't you think?" Jasper commented. 

"All unstationed security personnel report to the main gate." A voice came over the speakers. 

"What now?" Octavia asked. 

The voice on the speaker repeated his order. Guards were going to the main gate. We walked towards the gate too ,to see what was going on. The gate was opening to reveal what got them worked up. There was a small group of grounders. Among the grounders was Nyko. 

"Nyko." Octavia realized. 

Octavia glanced back at Monty and Jasper before walking ahead. I matched her pace ,sticking to her side. The guards we being rough with the grounders. 

"Leave them alone. They're sick." Nyko said as Octavia and I were running up.

"Hey, hey, hey. That's enough!" Octavia said. They ignored her. 

"Stop it!" I exclaimed. The guard looked over at me. I looked to Octavia. 

"The chancellor told Nyko that we would help." Octavia told him. 

"You're one of 'em, you take 'em in." The guard told her. 

Octavia walked back and started helping a sick person. I followed her lead. We led the grounders further into camp. 

"I heard about Mount Weather. I'm very sorry." Nyko looked between Octavia and I. 

We led the grounders to medical. Abby took them in and quickly got to work. I sighed as I looked around at the sick grounders. They all looked miserable. Hopefully Abby can help them. 

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"All that's certain is that we die. How we die is up to us. Who will speak for Iris Jones?" Pike said at the front of the room. 

Bryan ,Miller's boyfriend, stood up. He slowly walked to the front. He stood facing us yet looking down at the ground. 

"Iris was strong. Good with a knife. She saved my life. I'm just sorry I couldn't do the same for her." Bryan said ,looking ready to cry. He took out a pocket knife ,opening it, before setting it on the table that's set up to put things for the people that died. Bryan went and sat back down ,next to Miller. 

"We will miss Iris. May we meet again." Pike said ,taking the front again.

"May we meet again." Everyone repeated.

"Who will speak for Gina Martin?" Pike asked. 

Bellamy hesitated before standing up. He walked to the front with a book in his hands. It was a book Gina liked. I knew the two were close friends. I'm just sorry I didn't get to get to know her ,I've been busy with Octavia lately. 

"Gina was real. She always saw the light ,even here. She deserved better." Bellamy walked to the table and put the book on it. "May we meet again." 

I looked over at the sound of the door opening. A group of guards came in and walked up to Pike. Everyone seemed to tense up as soon as they saw the guards. Lincoln came in as well. He made his way to the back. The guards were talking to Pike in hushed voices. 

I got up and walked over to my dad with my baby in my arms. I sat in the seat beside Abby. I sent them confused looks. Abby just shrugged. After the guards were done, Pike went over to us.