Always ☼ Bellamy Blake [1]

Chapter 48: I love you

Night had fallen and everyone was preparing to hold the grounder death ritual for Lincoln. Sawyer placed the last log in the pyre where they would put his body

Sawyer gulped as she stepped out of the small ditch, Bellamy walked into Arkadia holding a wrapped body. She walked over to the group 

Bellamy placed Lincoln's body down and everyone gathered around. Octavia dropped to the ground and tears filled Sawyer's eyes as the girl's hand was shaking. Octavia hesitated before pulling back the tarp revealing Lincoln's face

Sawyer's breath hitched as she saw his face. Octavia started sobbing over his body and Sawyer choked on her tears 

The memory of the bullet shooting through Lincoln's brain filled Sawyer's mind, the girl dropped down next to a screaming Octavia. Sawyer pulled the girl into her arms and Octavia sobbed breaking down in the blonde's lap

Sawyer cried holding a shaking Octavia. Everyone watched heart broken as the 2 girls mourned the fallen grounder 

Octavia leaned forward and kissed Lincoln's forehead. Octavia lifted her head and looked at Bellamy while Sawyer leaned forward and caressed Lincoln's face. She covered him back up with the tarp not wanting to be haunted 

The group gathered around the pyre, Octavia held a burning torch. Sawyer took a step to Lincoln's body that was set up on a platform of fire wood 

"Mebi oso na hit choda op nodotaim (May we meet again)" the girl said 

Sawyer took a step back and nodded at Octavia who brought the torch forward lighting up the pyre 

"Yu gonplei ste odon!" Octavia said loudly 

"Yu gonplei ste odon!" everyone repeated 

Sawyer grabbed the girl's hand and the 2 stepped up the small ditch 

"Do you wanna say something?" Sawyer asked looking to Octavia. The girl shook her head and Sawyer turned to the group that watched the burning flames

"Lincoln was different! He protected me more times then I can count, Lincoln didn't deserve this" Sawyer yelled so the group could hear her over the fire. The group watched the crying girl as she mourned someone who had become her best friend 

"It's time to go! I'll get the map" Octavia yelled her voice broken. Octavia walked away and Sawyer took a deep breath

While everyone parted ways packing up the rover to leave Sawyer sat down on the ground and watched the fire as it burned 

Sawyer felt someone sit down next to her

"How you holding up?" Sawyer heard Atlas's recognizable voice ask

"He didn't deserve this" Sawyer said shaking her head as her stare remained frozen on the fire 

"Lincoln saved me so many times, in Tondc in Mount Weather. He taught me how fight, how to speak Trig. He was an amazing person" Sawyer cried