Survivor

chapter seventeen

octavia's pov .

i couldn't stay here, not when my friends needed me the most. even if this man was trying to help, my friends were more important. especially lizzie. it was my fault she was gone in the first place so i had to be the one who got her back.

it had been mere hours since the man had left me here, alone. well i assumed it had been anyway. time was pretty hard to tell when you were kept locked up in a dark cave. i had continuous tried to pull my hands free since then. they were raw by now but i hadn't given up yet. i kept tugging my arms, hoping it would somehow slip free, but it hadn't yet and they hurt like hell.

"shit. shit. shit." i muttered to myself, "this is getting me no where.."

i glanced around the room, looking for something. anything that could help me free. but there was nothing. the man had to have the keys on him to free me, but i had no clue how to get them. there had to be another way to break free..right?

then it hit me. the rock.

a few feet from me lye the stone that could be the key to my freedom. the only problem was it was beyond my reach. i dragged myself as closely to the rock that i could, but my hands could still not reach it. i even reached my leg, it just barley touched the stone with the tip of my shoe. i stretched my leg once more, this time i could actually place half of my foot on the rock. i carefully dragged the rock back to myself with my leg.

soon enough it was back in my hands. i quickly picked it up with one hand before i began banging it against one of my handcuffs. it could take a while, but the chain was bound to break.

i kept hitting my handcuffs, this time getting faster and faster as if it would help. but i was going too fast. my hand slipped and i missed. the stone barely touched my handcuffs, instead i hit my wrist with the stone. i immediately dropped the stone on the floor, screaming in pain. my wrist were so raw that the spot it hit was already bleeding out.

"oww—fuck!" i yelled in pain as i wrapped my hand around the wound, hoping to stop the bleeding.

immediately, i could hear footsteps getting louder and louder as they echoed through the cave walls. the light appeared again, getting closer and closer. and just as before the man, lincoln's, shadow got closer and closer before he appeared. he turned the corner and quickly placed his torch in the stand before running over to me and dropping to his knees. i kept my hand over my wound, staring up at him.

"let me see." he said softly.

i got distracted as i took in his appearance. i saw the keys on his belt. i had to get them.

i cautiously removed my hand from over the wound, "it's..it's nothing" i mumbled.

he took my hands in his own as he looked at my wrists. then he cautiously took his keys off his belt. then he unlocked my handcuffs as they fell to the floor with a loud echoing sound. i ran my hand over the bleeding cut on my wrist, wincing. lincoln looked worried as he stared at my wound, but he shouldn't have been worried, it was just a small cut.

"stay still here..i'm going to bring you some medicine ok?" he explained.

"mhm." i responded with a nod. but i wasn't staying, i had to get out of here and this was my chance.

lincoln smiled warmly at me, it almost made my heart flutter. i felt a pang of guilt in the pit of my stomach. he cared about me. he was just doing this to help, and here i was leaving. i shook the thought away as he turned the corner and disappeared. no octavia, you're friends needed you. lincoln would have to wait.

i tore a strip of my shirt off, barley exposing my stomach before i wrapped the thick fabric over my cut. that would hold, for now. i used my good—well..better hand—to push myself off the floor and to my feet. i grabbed the torch off the wall before turning and heading the opposite way lincoln had left, heading down the mysterious tunnel.

hopefully it'd lead out of here.

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raven's pov .

i felt a tap on my arm. i lifted my head off of the controls infront of me. my head was pounding, i could see the blood that trickled down from my forehead from the impact. the only thought in my mind being that i had to find lizzie, sure i was sent to help them contact the ark and i wanted to see finn with all my heart..but lizzie? she was my family. even if it wasn't by blood, and she was the most important thing in my life, and nothing could change that. not even finn.

"your from the ark, right? they finally sent help?"

i turned my head to the left, the door of my pod was opened. standing there was a blonde, i could easily see her features were similar to abby's.

i smiled "so you must be clarke?"

she looked confused, "how did y—"

"abby told me. she was suppose to.." i trailed off, looking at the floor as i remembered we were both suppose to be on this pod, but she stayed back to distract kane and his men so i could get away. "..she was suppose to come with me. she wanted to see you, she was worried." i said in a soft tone, knowing that abby would probably be floated when they found out she helped me escape.

"what happened to h—"

"raven?" a familiar voice suddenly said, cutting clarke off.

no..it couldn't be..was it?

"finn?" i felt a smile i couldn't hide form on my face as i pushed past clarke to reach his side.

"i missed you..so much" i found myself saying as his arms wrapped around me. he pecked a kiss on my lips, it lingered for a long moment before i pulled away.

"lizzie..where is she?" i asked him more seriously.

he shook his head and frowned.

no..she had to be okay..right?

i felt my heart pounding as i spoke my next words, "what happened to her?...i-is she dead?"

"no.." finn hesitated, "well..we don't really know..she was captured."

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[06/19/19]
i'm sorry it's so short and there's no lizzie this chapter but i didn't wanna give away too much. i hope you enjoyed raven's arrival, and i can't wait for you to see the next few chapters, they're gonna be great;).
xox, wizzywarrior