Prisoner 138; Till the End of the Earth {The 100} [5]

Chapter 7: Tension

Entry number 431

It's been a grim week on the Ring for many of us. Monty and Harper ended things in front of everyone. Monty had been on edge over something all day and when Harper tried to help he just snapped, I guess. It wasn't anyone's fault especially not Harpers but when Monty came to me asking for advice late last night I had no idea what to tell him. I couldn't tell you why an 18-year-old boy was asking advice on winning the love of his life back from 16-year-old who hasn't seen the guy she has feelings for in over a year.

Maybe it was because of how close we used to be when we first got to the ground, how me him and Jasper were stuck in Mount Weather together, or maybe it was because I was there when he was most vulnerable after he had to kill his mother in order to save me. I don't know the exact reason he felt most comfortable talking to me but I was glad, at first.

We spent the whole night talking, walking around the Ring and at one point we ended up laying in my bed staring out a window at Earth as it passed by us, pouring out all our feelings to each other. "Do you think I'll ever get Harper back?" Monty had asked me.

I turned my head to look at him, the best I could for still laying down. "Of course, Monty you and Harper are meant to be together. You are going to be together forever." His eyes found mine, listening as I talked. "Trust me, Monty, she loves you. You just need to tell her how big of a jerk you are and beg for her back." He nodded. I laid my hand over my stomach, smiling at the boy lying next to me and we didn't move from the position.

His arm was folded behind his head and he continued to stare me in the eyes, only when the breath in my chest hitched in my throat did I realize how close we were. I sat up quickly in order to separate us. He cleared his throat also sitting up.

"Look, Ari, I really love Harper and I want her back so bad, do you really think this will work?" I nodded, giving him a smile before he left my room. The next day, Monty made Harper a sign and explained how big of an ass he was and he, of course, won her back and they were as happy as ever. I, on the other hand, couldn't feel more jealous. Not of Harper being with Monty but of what they had. At this moment there wasn't anything I missed more than Caleb's forest green eyes and his gentle touch.

Making our way out of the bunker, Caleb and I were quick to find the ones looking for us. Bellamy and Echo were talking to Octavia clearly having a disagreement. I gave Caleb a quick look and before I knew it he was rushing over to stand behind Octavia.

"I just wanted to say thank you for saving my people," Echo spoke as I stood next to her and Bell.

Octavia sent a glare my way once she saw me with Caleb. "They're not your people. Azgeda is a memory. There is only Wonkru, and there is no place in it for you."

"I know you two have history," Bellamy began stepping between the two women he cared about most in the world at the moment, "but she proved herself dozens of times on the Ring."

"This isn't the Ring." The younger Blake's brows knitted together as she stared at her brother as if he was stupid as if he how couldn't see that things were different down here. Octavia turned to her people. "Wonkru, I banished this murderer from the bunker six years ago. My judgment still stands."

"O-"

"She has 24 hours," she interrupted her brother, "if she's still here by then, she fights in the arena."

We didn't understand why but when Octavia said those words, a sudden chill ran up our spines and the hairs on the back of our necks stood up. What the hell was the arena? This was a side to her we had never seen before, not even when she was Skairipa did she seem this harsh. Caleb had told me about Blodreina, the 'Red Queen' but never did we expect for her to change this much. She pushed past us followed by her guards, followed by Caleb who refused to look me in the eyes.