The Sky People [The 100]

Murphy's Law

I groan as I stumble over a tree root, I regain my balance and look around the woods. I've not been walking long but I'm half asleep, I woke up to Anya standing in my hut ready to send me to the Sky people's camp as soon as my eyes opened.

I smile when I see the clearing the Sky People's camp is situated in and climb up my now usual tree. I sit in the tree watching my breath as the heat from it makes mist float through the crisp morning air. I see the people walking around doing their work as they build a wall to secure their camp, about time. "You son of a bitch!" I sit up straighter when I recognise Clarke's voice yelling, I frown as I turn to watch her pushing the boy...Murphy? I think that's his name? "Woah! What's your problem?" Murphy asks regaining his balance and taking a step back from Clarke in surrender.

"Recognise this?" Clarke continues to shout as I reposition myself getting more interested, "yeah that's my knife." Murphy replies continuing to stay calm, "where'd you find it?" He asks reaching out to take it but Clarke pulls it back out of his reach. "Where you dropped it after you killed Wells!" Clarke shouts the hurt evident in her voice, who is Wells?

The camp falls silent as people form a crowd around the two, "where I what?" Murphy asks his tone filled with venom. "The grounders killed Wells not me." Murphy explains looking genuinely confused.

"I know what you did and your going to pay for it." Clarke frowns in anger as she steps closer to Murphy, "really?" Murphy asks nodding his head with sarcasm. "Bellamy! Your really believe this crap?" Murphy shouts over to Bellamy who stands with his arms crossed, "you threatened to kill him, we all heard you. You hated Wells" Clarke continues not allowing Bellamy the chance to speak. "Plenty, of people hated Wells. His father was the one that locked us up!" Murphy's confidence continues, "yeah but your the only one who got in a knife fight with him!" Clarke continues to get in Murphy's face, "yeah, I didn't kill him then either." Murphy replies calmly.

"Tried to kill Jasper to!" Octavia joins in from behind Clarke and I notice Jasper behind her looking scared as he speaks, "what?" Everyone ignores him as Murphy looks around before continuing, "come on this is ridiculous, I don't have to answer to you. I don't have to answer to anyone!" Murphy throws his arms up as he walks past Clarke ready to leave when Bellamy finally speaks, "come again?" Murphy looks at Bellamy when something clicks, "Bellamy..." he speaks as he walks towards him, "look I'm telling you man, I didn't do this." He says shaking his head.

"They found his fingers on the ground with your knife." Bellamy nods his head as he continues to stand with his arms folded. Murphy slumps back as Clarke continues talking.

"Is this the type of society we want? You say that there should be no rules," she turns to Bellamy while speaking, "does that mean we can kill each other without punishment?" Clarke speaks looking at the whole group of people surrounding her. "Look I already told you I didn't kill anyone." Murphy walks with confidence towards Clarke as he talks.

"I say we float him!" A coloured boy with big lips shouts and everyone agrees with him. What to they mean float him? "That's not what I'm saying." Clarke turns to big lips with a stern look on her face, "why not? He deserves to float it's justice." He replies and the people agree with him once more.

"Revenge isn't justice." Clarke speaks getting louder. "Its justice. Float him! Float him!" Big lips begins to chant and the people around him join in.

Murphy is violently grabbed by a group of people and thrown to the ground as they tie his wrists and ankles together and gag his mouth. They begin kicking him in the middle of their circle before sending him rolling down a filthy hill. When he is brought to his feet he is covered in a mixture of blood, sweat and mud. Clarke pleads for everyone to stop but no one listens. Mob mentality is a bitch.