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PAYING FOR OUR MISTAKES

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what do we do

with all the things

we need to say

to someone

we'll never see

again?

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"Bring the girl out, Bellamy!"

Murphy's angry shouts were heard from the tent where, Althea,Bellamy,Charlotte, Finn and Clarke were standing, trying to figure out what the hell to do.

Althea still couldn't believe it every time her eyes met the little girl's that she killed Wells.That she plunged a knife into his throat and cut off his fingers.

She thought she was just an innocent little girl with nightmares.But Althea guessed nobody was innocent.

"Why, Charlotte?"Althea asked Charlotte in a desperate tone.

"I was trying to slay my demons like Bellamy told me!"Charlotte defended herself making Althea glare at Bellamy who was standing next to her.

"He didn't mean it like that!It meant more like being strong and don't let your demons get to you.Your demon weren't Wells Jaha!"Althea rented angry at Charlotte who had tears in her eyes, the ginger turned to Bellamy and glared at him.

"Happy, you philosophical bitch?"Althea muttered to Bellamy who rolled his eyes and pinched his eyebrows tightly.

"What the hell is she talking about?"Clarke spat at the three.

"She misunderstood me.Charlotte, like Althea said that is not what I meant!"Bellamy explained.

"God, they told me kids are difficult but I never imagined this!"Althea muttered as she ran her hands through her hair.

"Bring the girl out now!"Murphy shouted more than angry.

"Please, don't let them hurt me!"Charlotte cried.

"If you guys have any bright ideas, speak up."Bellamy said to Althea, Clarke and Finn who stood quiet not knowing what to do.

"Now you stay quiet?!"Bellamy scoffed.

"Those are your boys out there!"Finn snapped.

"This is not my fault!If she'd listened to me, those idiots would still be building the wall!"Bellamy shouted, referring to Clarke who pressed a hand to her forehead.

"Bellamy this is not the time for your inner Trump to show up."Althea snapped at Bellamy, her sassy side getting the best of her.

"You wanna build a society, princess?Let's bring a society, bring her out!"Murphy continued making Althea even more stressed.

"No!Please, Bellamy, Althea!"Charlotte begged but Althea couldn't even look at her anymore.All she saw was Wells' murderer.

"Look, Charlotte, hey, it's gonna be okay.Just stay with them."Bellamy calmed her as he gripped her shoulders.He glanced at Clarke and Finn, his look desperate for them to keep her safe.

"Care to help, Ginger?"Bellamy asked Althea as he got up.

"Murphy's your dog but fine."Althea sighed and faked a smile to Charlotte as they walked out of the tent.

After they would calm down Murphy, they could help Charlotte make her redeem herself.Althea sighed and hoped that they would be able to do that

"Well, look who decided to join us."Murphy smirked with his face covered in dirt and dried blood, he seemed even more terrifying like that.

"Dial it down and back off."Bellamy said with Althea next to him.

"Or what?"Murphy asked getting closer to Bellamy."What are you gonna do Bellamy, hang me?"

"I was just giving the people what they wanted."Bellamy sighed.

"Yeah,yeah.That's a good idea.Why don't we do that right now?"Murphy asked with another smirk."So who here wants to see the real murderer hung up?All in favor?"

Murphy and embarrassingly for him only other three boys raised their hands.

"I see.So it's okay to string me up for nothing but when this little bitch confesses you let her walk?!Cowards!All of you-"

"Murphy!Calm down!You don't have enough people by your side.It's over.Charlotte will get a punishment.Not like yours, but consequences will exist."Althea explained to Murphy with Bellamy behind her.

"It's over, Murphy."Bellamy said with a stern look.

"Whatever you two say, bosses."Murphy said making Althea raise her eyebrows in confusion.He gave up that easily?Bellamy must scare him.

As Althea and Bellamy walked away Murphy grabbed a log and smashed into Althea's head.The pain was excruciating as Althea stumbled to the ground.Her head was pounding she was seeing black spots.Every sound was an echo.

"What the hell, Murphy?!"Althea heard Bellamy shout but then another sound was heard and Bellamy was next to Althea passed out.

And as Althea heard other shouts she closed her eyes and darkness overcame her.

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Her eyes fluttered open as spots of black still covered her view, she pressed her palm against her skull as she slowly got up and looked around, she was in one of the tents right next to an unconscious Bellamy.

"Bellamy."she called her voice hoarse, surprising even herself.Bellamy groaned and then opened his eyes.For a second he didn't realize what was happening but then frantically got up.He of course regretted that action as his hand flew to his head.

Octavia and Jasper walked in and Althea gasped at Jasper's face.He looked like his nose was almost broken.

"Where's Murphy?"Bellamy asked more like a demand.

"Him and his friends went to look after Charlotte."Octavia said making Althea curse under her breathe as she got up.

"We need to go look after him before he finds Charlotte."Althea said patting Bellamy's arm as a sign to to.

"You both look like crap, you're not going anywhere-"Jasper started but Althea cut him off.

"She is a kid, Jasper.A kid that made a huge mistake and is now hunted by a vicious Murphy.She needs all the help she can get!"Althea snapped and walked past Octavia and Jasper with Bellamy behind her.

"It's dark outside, shit."Bellamy cursed wanting to get a torch but Althea's hand went on his.

"No, they'll see us."she said and Bellamy nodded as they started running in the woods, hoping they will find Charlotte.

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Charlotte screamed as Bellamy grabbed her before stumbling across Murphy and his crew.

"Crap, they're coming."Althea said and dragged the two behind a tree hoping the slight fog would help them take better cover.

"Charlotte!Come out!"Murphy screamed as torched lit his path, him and his friends ran, not even noticing them, in another direction.

Charlotte started trashing in Bellamy's arms making Althea very confused.

"Hey, hey, I'm trying to help you."Bellamy growled.

"I'm not your sister.Just stop helping me!"Charlotte snarled making Bellamy's eyes wide open and Althea curse once again under her breath.

Bellamy may have seen Charlotte as a little Octavia but they were trying to help her.As Bellamy's grip loosened on her she ran in the opposite direction before any of them could grab her and started shouting.

"I'm over here!"Althea grabbed her harshly starting to get pissed.

"Charlotte, are you trying to get us into more crap?!"she hissed at her but is seemed to go right past her.

"Just go, okay? I'm the one they want."Charlotte snapped but Bellamy wasn't having it.

"Okay, Charlotte , listen to me.We won't leave you."Bellamy said crouching next to Althea.

"Please."Charlotte said as she tried to snatch out of Althea's grip but Bellamy grabbed her and slung her on his shoulders before the two started running as Charlotte kept screaming after Murphy.

"Come on out, Charlotte!Come on out."

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"Put me down!"Charlotte kept screaming as Althea ran besides Bellamy.

They got out of the woods but stumbled across a cliff.

"Shit."

"Damn it."

"Bellamy!Althea!"Murphy said behind them."You cannot fight all of us.Give her up."

His friends blocked every possibly way Althea saw to run away.

"Maybe not, but I guarantee I'll take a few with me."

"Bellamy, stop!"Clarke shouted making Althea look in her and Finn's way who ran towards them."This has gone too far."Clarke said this time to Murphy who watched Bellamy who's extended arm was over Charlotte.

"She's right, Murphy.Just calm down.We'll discuss everything."Althea said trying to calm him down.

Murphy glanced at the the two then at Charlotte and in a second he grabbed Clarke and held a knife at her throat.

"Clarke!"Althea growled.

"I'm sick of listening you talk."Murphy snarled into Clarke's ear.

"Let her go!"Finn demanded.

"Back off!I will slit her throat."Murphy hissed.

"Murphy don't do this!This is not helping your case!Althea said, trying to reason with him.

"No, please.Please don't hurt her."Charlotte begged.

"Don't hurt her? Okay, I'll make you a deal.You come with me right now, I will let her go."Murphy offered but Althea knew it was a shit offer and she wasn't going to allow it.

"Charlotte don't.Murphy let Clarke go now!"Althea demanded walking in front of Bellamy.

She wanted to walk over to Murphy but Bellamy grabbed her making her only trash once again in his arms, Althea didn't know what to do without anyone getting hurt.

"Murphy, this is not happening, like Althea said this is not helping!"Bellamy said but all Althea could see was Murphy's smirk which made her sick to her stomach.

"I can't let any of you get hurt anymore.Not because of me."Charlotte muttered."Not after what I did.

And then it wall happened in a matter of seconds.Charlotte threw herself over the cliff into the dark fog.

"Charlotte!"

"No!"

Clarke escaped Murphy's grip as her, Bellamy and Althea.watched over the cliff.

"No, no, no!"Clarke cried out as Althea dropped to her knees.

All she could feel was pain, everything hurt, Charlotte was gone, a little girl and they couldn't help her.

Drops of rain started falling on Althea's head as she started sobbing, not hearing anything around her.Not even Finn getting her up and patting her shoulders in a comforting manner.Not even Bellamy slamming Murphy to the ground.His fists slamming into his face.She wanted to see Charlotte wasn't with them, she didn't manage to protect her the way she should have.

"Bellamy!Stop, you'll kill him!"Clarke shouted as Finn got him off an unconscious Murphy.

"He deserves to die!"Bellamy shouted and pointed at Murphy.

"No!We don't decide who lives and who dies!Not down here!"Clarke shouted back.

"She's right."Althea finally spoke making everybody turn to her.She knew she looked like a mess, her hair was wet and sticking to her face and so were her clothes and her face probably swollen from the crying."That is not our right, we aren't God."

Bellamy looked at her and then at Murphy, then at her and Clarke.

"So help me God, if you say the people have a right to decide, I'll-"

"No, no,no!I was wrong before, okay?You and Althea were right !"Clarke said looking at both of them as Althea walked closer to Bellamy."Sometimes it's dangerous to tell people the truth.But if we're gonna survive down here we can't just live by whatever the hell we want."Clarke continued making Bellamy cover his eyes, looking more than tired."We need rules."

"And who makes those rules? Huh? You?"Bellamy asked, annoyed.

"For now, we make the rules.Okay?You, me and Althea."

"Me?"Althea asked quietly but nobody must have heard her so she just went along with it.

"So what, we just take him back and pretend like it never happened?"Bellamy shouted.Althea couldn't even think what they could do with him.She hated him more than she thought she could.

"No!"Clarke growled back."We banish him."

"It could work, he defied us despite us telling him to stand his ground.It's better than what he deserves, Althea said glaring an icy look towards him.

Bellamy looked at Althea and nodded, he grabbed Murphy by the shoulders and took him near the edge of the cliff.He said something to him Althea couldn't understand and then threw him on the ground.

"As for the four of you, you can come back and follow me or go off with him and die.Your choice."Bellamy said to Murphy's friend and then walked away.For a split second Althea wanted to go after him but she knew he needed to be alone.

She threw a look at Murphy's bloodied face that now was looking at the mud.

"May God have mercy on you, Murphy."Althea said and walked away.

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Hi!I will try my best and update when I can.It is also enjoyable to watch the 100 for this book because I get to watch the good old the 100.

Hope you like this chapter.