Always by your side | Clexa

Chapter 2

"She's going to be fine, Clarke" Monty tried to reassure me, but I could her the restlessness he was hardly hiding. "She has to be..." Octavia murmured to herself. "They're all going to be fine" Bellamy repeated repressing a sob.

"Turn up the volume!" I ordered Jasper who had the tv remote in his hand. Everyone turned their attention the the screen.

"Do we have any news, Jim?" The new girl asked her coworker. "Still no sign of the 4 girls who went missing earlier today. We're going to diffuse the last message they sent before their helicopter crashed" The guy announced. It took a couple of seconds before the screen changed. My heart shattered when I heard the voice of one of the girl who went missing.

"Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" The calm voice called out. It was a little hard to understand who was saying what because they all spoke at the same time. "What is happening?" "What's wrong?" "I don't want to die!" We could hear. "Guys hold onto something and hold tight!" The authoritarian voice ordered.

Then, it went painfully silent. "After doing researches, I learned that the driver did have her license to fly an helicopter and she apparently was an excellent pilot considering she works for the police. The accident might've been caused by a mechanic problem. Teams have been sent to find the engine and the missing girls. They were on their way back to Washington DC when everything happened. For now, that's all we have. We'll keep you updated on the whole situation. Back to the studio"

"Turn the tv off" Anya pleaded and Jasper did. Murphy suddenly burst into tears. Bellamy urged to comfort him by hugging him. Not the typical 'bro' hug where they just give each other a tap on the back because they have to much ego to show that they care about each other. No, it was a warm and comforting embrace that emitted nothing but tenderness. Just by looking at them you could see that they were best friends, I could've even said brothers. Not by blood, but by heart.

The emotions filled up the room in a split second. Monty aggressively put his glass of water down on the coffee table and buried his face in his hands. Jasper, being Monty's best friend, knew exactly how to reassure him. It was weird and totally not comforting for the majority of us, but it was Monty needed. Multiple pats on the shoulder.

It was good to see that everyone was here. As soon as we heard the news, we all rushed to Lincoln's place. Throughout the years, one of the only conviction I always kept is that we will always be there for each other. No matter if we had a big argument or if we were busy, we would be there. That's what makes us a family.

Earlier that day, Octavia drove Bellamy and Murphy here while Jasper was the one who drove Monty. On my side, Raven had to take me because I was too shock to do anything. Everything happened so fast and I couldn't even understand.

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*Flashback*

"Clarke open the tv to the news channel!" Raven stormed in the living room. "What's happening?" I asked confused. "Just open it!" She repeated.

The first thing I saw when I opened the tv was the big title written in white. '4 girls went missing after their helicopter crashed'. My heart skipped a beat remembering that 4 of our friends were planning to go on an helicopter ride today.

"Tell me this is not true!" I desperately searched Raven's face. I wanted her to burst out laughing and say 'it's a joke! Our friends are fine'. But it didn't happen. "Raven, tell me this is a joke" I gulped. "Clarke... we have to go" she whispered.

My knees felt weak and I couldn't speak anymore. Words were stuck in my throat. Sweat was starting to cover my forehead and my hands were shaking. I uncontrollably shivered. My sight blurred out.