My Aurora

Ch.1

Octavia P.O.V.

Its only been about 2 months since we were locked in this hell hole we call salvation. I try my best to lead my people but it's hard keeping a secret that u have a tiny life bursting with energy inside of you. I haven't told anyone except Abby. I feel that if I tell the others they will look at me different. I know that if I tell Lincoln, he won't let me fight or lead ,even months after the little bitch is born. I don't want to be pregnant. I want an abortion, but Abby doesn't have the medical supplies for that. If I tell my people I will be breaking the law that got me down here in the first place. It still haunts me thinking about being under the floor. We set a law that no woman is allowed to bare a child until we find a way to make sure we all survive, even if that means killing each other. I have a check up with Abby today. It's hard hiding this from Lincoln and he is always asking why I have weekly check ups and I just say it's for maintenance. I walk out of my room and see Lincoln talking to Gia and Kane about population control. I turn the other way to avoid them as I turn a few corners and I'm in the medical bay. I'm three months pregnant and it shows. I'm so tiny I look like I'm ready to pop. You can't really see my belly under all the armor I wear though. "Hello Octavia " says Abby. I greet her back as I lay on a table pushed up against the wall. "Have you told Lincoln?" She asked as she puts on her glove. I don't say anything. "I'll take that as a no". I lift up my shirt as she puts this jelly like substance on my torso. She puts wires in a screen and before I know it I'm looking at my baby. I can't believe that's inside of me and all of a sudden I don't want an abortion. "Wow" I whisper holding back tears. "Would u like to hear the heart beat?" She asked. I nod my head in response. She flips a switch and I hear rhythmic thumping and right then and there I knew I needed this child in my life.

For meals I don't eat in the mess hall. I eat in a meeting room with Lincoln. I was sitting and thinking about the life inside me and how when it's born it will change the ways of living. Once our baby is born, there will be more war to come. I can feel it. I guess I didn't realize I wasn't eating until Lincoln said something. "Octavia, what's wrong?" He asked. I looked up from my plate and into his brown eyes then looked at my belly. "You know how I have been telling you that all those checkups with Abby were for maintenance, right?". "Yes" Lincoln replied.
"Well there is a reason, I'm pregnant " I say. I saw his face drop and I got so scared he was mad or sad but then he started smiling and hugging me. He took off my armor and lifted my shirt up. He started caressing my baby bump and kissed it. "What are we going to do about the law?" I asked. "In the morning we tell Indra and Gia then move on to Abby, Kane and so on" he said. He could tell I was scared." Hey look at me". He lifts my chin up. "Nobody is hurting that baby, ok?" He says in a soft voice. "Ok".

The only person I loved was Lincoln but now that I have this thing inside me I can really understand what love is. When I found out I was pregnant I was ok with it until I become heda. I tried everything I could to kill the baby so that Abby would be forced to take it out. I would drink, under eat, take drugs and I even tried sticking a clothing hanger up myself to get it out. But my child is strong and could withstand it's mothers awful behavior. When night falls Lincoln is already asleep and I'm not tired so I decide to have a walk around the halls. I see familiar faces such as Monty and Harper. But never Bellamy, I miss him so much but we did what we had to do to survive. I decide to walk back to my room due to the fact that everyone was drinking and I didn't fell comfortable. As I walk down the silent halls I here foot steps on the other end. I didn't think anything about it until I heard them right behind me. I turn to see the rebels. People who don't agree with my ways. Before I could say anything they picked me up and carried me to the pit. This got people's attention as they stood up from there seats and ran over. "You're heda has been lying to you" one of the traitors said. One of the girls lifted up my shirt as one held back my arms. I was so weak from pregnancy that I wasn't able to fight back. Everyone gasped and whispered as they saw my growing belly. One pulled out a knife and said "This is what happens to people who break the law!". She was about to stab my baby, just then Indra came and fought them off. They rushed me out as fast as they could. Indra opened the door to my room and standing there was Lincoln. He scooped me up as Indra closed the door. "They know" I whispered. "They will try and kill the baby when it's born" I say as I black out.