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CHAPTER FIVE ━━ framed

— thriving on chaos »»———

Audrey had stayed with jasper all night since she got back and since he woke up. Her and Octavia both had fallen asleep, leaning on each other as they sat beside jasper. Monty had stayed awake, sitting beside jasper also.

What Audrey didn't expect was to be woken up by a frantic Clarke saying that wells was dead. That a grounder had killed him whilst he was on watch.

Now everyone was building the fences and and building the wall as monty focused on trying to find a signal.

But Audrey sat with harper as she helped build the wall once again, the girls finding conversation as they worked. "Hey!" The two girls looked up to see Murphy yelling at Connor, who had fallen from tiredness. "You think the Grounders are just gonna sit around, and wait for us to finish the wall? Maybe we should let the little girl do the lifting for you, huh?" Murphy pointed to Charlotte making Audrey roll her eyes as she got up from her spot, standing beside Charlotte and Looking at Murphy with a raised eyebrow.

"And the little girl is doing more work than you, murph?" She shrugged as she brought Charlotte into a side hug. Murphy sighed as he stepped back slightly, away from Connor.

"I just need some water, okay? Then I'll be fine." Connor told them as Audrey nodded her head, looking up at Murphy.

"I'll go get him some water and you just continue to stand there and be useless Murph." Audrey sighed as she let go of Charlotte. "You need some water char?" The young girl shook her head with a smile making Audrey nod, walking past Murphy and towards the drop ship. She smiled as she saw monty working on the wristbands. "How's it going m?" Audrey questioned as she grabbed a cup.

"Nothing. Every time I get a new wristband it dies straight away." Monty sighed as he sat up, turning to the girl, who was pouring some water.

"Well I believe in you. You just need the right wrist band." She simply hummed, giving him a pat on the shoulder.

Before monty could reply, they both heard yelling, making Audrey frown as she exited the drop ship to see Connor and Murphy on the verge of fighting. "For fucks sake." She muttered as she placed the water down, making her way towards the boys.

"You wanted a water break." Murphy grinned before he was grabbed back by Audrey.

"I leave you for five minutes." She groaned as she turned to Murphy. "Your water is up there, go have a break." She told connor, "will you let go of him?" She told the two boys who held connor, making them let go of him, connor sending her a great full smile.

"Everyone back to work!" Murphy yelled as Audrey pushed him back.

"I swear to god I'm going to end up killing you." She whisper hissed at him. "Can't you take a day without starting a fight or an argument? The poor kid was tired. And I have no clue what you did or said to rile him up but you need to grow up John. Because one day, you're gonna get into deep shit and I ain't going to babysit you any longer." She simply told him.

"I can protect myself dre." Murphy shook her off as she groaned, smacking her hand in her head.

"That is not the- you know what, fine." She breathed out, walking away from him to only be stopped by Octavia. "You okay tavia?" Audrey sighed as she ran a hand through her hair.

"You need to come with me." Octavia grabbed the girls arm, pulling her into a tent where jasper, Clarke, Bellamy and Finn was in.

Audrey frowned slightly but she looked down to the table to see a knife and two cut off fingers and she guessed they were wells. Clarke picked up the knife, examining it. "This Knife was made of metal from the dropship." Clarke announced.

"What do you mean?" A scared jasper asked as he raised his head, looking at Clarke.

Audrey frowned as she took the knife out of Clarkes hand. "Anyone could of made this." Audrey mumbled.

"Who else knows about this?" Bellamy asked from beside Audrey, looking down at the knife in her hands.

"No one. We brought it straight here." Octavia informed her brother as Audrey gave the knife back to Clarke, who examined it more.

"Clarke?" Jasper mumbled as Clarke shook her head.

"It means the grounders didn't kill wells. It was one of us." Clarke realised, making Audrey widen her eyes, head turning to Clarke.

"So, there's a murderer in the camp?" Jasper uneasily asked as she turned his head to everyone in the tent.

"There's more than one murder in this camp." Bellamy spoke and Audrey tensed up slightly. "This isn't news. We need to keep it quiet."

Clarke disagreed as she sighed, walking towards the exit to be stopped by Bellamy. "Get out of my way Bellamy." Clarke firmly stood her ground.

But Bellamy shook his head. "Be smart about this. Look at what we've achieved. The wall, the patrols. Like it or not, thinking the gory sets killed wells is good for us."

"Oh, good for you, you mean." Clarke scoffed as Audrey, Octavia and jasper watched awkwardly. "What? Keep people afraid and they'll work for you? Is that it?"

"Yeah, that's it. But it's good for all of us." Bellamy turned to the other three, making them look up. "Fear of the grounders is building that wall." Audrey had to agree slightly. "And besides, what are you gonna do, just walk out there and ask the killer to step forward? You don't even know who's knife that is."

"Oh really?" She scoffed, showing him the knife. "J.M. John Murphy." Audrey's eyes widened as she took in clarkes words. "The people had a right to know." She said before leaving the tent.

Audrey was quick to follow, quickly exiting the tent and towards Clarke, who stopped Murphy. "Recognise this?" Clarke asked as she showered Murphy the knife

"Clarke calm down, someone could of used his knife." Audrey grabbed the blondes arm, but Clarke pulled her arm back, not listening.

"It's my knife. Where'd you find it?" Murphy asked her as he went to grab his knife back but Clarke moved her arm.

"Where you dropped it after you killed Wells." Clarke announced, making people stop working, watching the interaction happening.

Audrey took a deep breath in as she nervously fiddled with the necklace around her neck. She didn't think Murphy killed wells, after the many times he could of, he didn't. "Where I what? The Grounders killed Wells, not me." Murphy shook his head and Audrey could tell he was telling the truth. He wasn't a very good liar.

"I know what you did, and you're gonna pay for it." Clarke took a step closer to Murphy-challenging him slightly.

"Really? Bellamy, you really believe this crap?" Murphy looked beside Audrey, where Bellamy stood. Then Murphy turned to Audrey with pleading eyes and she shook her head, not believing that he killed wells.

"You threatened to kill him. We all heard you. You hated wells." Clarke scoffed as Murphy rolled his eyes.

"Plenty of people hated wells." Murphy pointed out, which was true. Even Clarke hated wells at one point. "His father was the Chancellor that locked us up."

"Yeah, but you're the only one who got in a Knife fight with him." Clarke barked back at him.

"Yeah, I didn't kill him then, either." Murphy challenged back.

"Tried to kill jasper, too." Octavia added from beside Audrey, making jasper widen his eyes.

"What?" The boy mumbled, looking around.

"Come on. This is ridiculous. I don't have to answer to you. I don't have to answer to anyone." Murphy scoffed.

Bellamy raised a brow as he cleared his throat. "Come again?"

"Bellamy, look, I'm telling you man, I didn't do this." Murphy sighed as he walked closer towards them.

"They found his fingers on the ground with your knife." Bellamy shook his head, arms crossed across his chest.

"That doesn't really mean he killed wells. Anyone could of grabbed his knife and did it." Audrey added, turning to Murphy who- looked worried.

"Is this the kind of society that we want?" Clarke spoke up, turning to face everyone. "You say there should be no rules. Does that mean that we can kill each other without punishment?"

"I already told you. I didn't kill anyone." Murphy spat as he walked towards Clarke.

"I say we float him!" Someone yelled making Audrey snap her head towards the kid who said it.

People started to agree as Clarke shook her head. "That's not what I'm saying." 

"Why not? He deserves to float. It's justice." Connor stepped forward.

Audrey scoffed. "So what? It's okay to float someone now? But it was a problem when jaha was doing it? It was a problem when it was your family or friends, but now it's okay?" The crowd stayed silent. "If anyone even lays a hand on him I will make sure you suffer."

"Revenge isn't justice." Clarke spoke up, also speaking to Connor who scoffed.

"It's justice. Float him!" Connor yelled as Audrey stepped in front of Murphy as others cheered for him to be floated.

One kid tried to go for Murphy but Audrey had grabbed the kids arm and twisted it, kicking him to the floor. But whilst she was busy, a kid tackled Murphy, sending him to the ground.

"Hey!" She heard Octavia yell but was held back by Bellamy.

"No! Get off of him!" Clarke also yelled as Murphy was kicked to the ground, multiple people sending kicks his way.

Audrey had thrown punches to anyone who had laid a hand on the boy, but she was held back by Bellamy.

She tried to shake out of his grip as she watched them tie Murphy up with some red seatbelts. "Let him go!" Clarke yelled once again.

"I swear to god Bellamy if you don't let me go I'm going to kill you!" Audrey hissed as Bellamy reluctantly let her go, watching as she jogged over to the hill the kids had just pushed Murphy down.

Her eyes widened as someone grabbed a rope and threw it around a tree. "You can't do this!" Clarke yelled as she also starts to panic.

Audrey wanted nothing more but to help Murphy as she watched them tie the noose around his neck. "Stop this!" Audrey breathed out as she turned to Bellamy. "Because I will kill every damn person who had anything to do with this!" She went to go cut the rope but Bellamy had grabbed her once again. "Bellamy-"

"You can stop this! They'll listen to you!" Clarke yelled over at Bellamy as he kept his hand on Audrey's waist.

"Bellamy! You should do it!" Connor pointed over to Bellamy as Audrey's eyes left Murphys worried ones.

"I will break both of your fucking Hands!" She turned to both connor and Bellamy. "Bellamy he's your friend!"

People started to chant Bellamys name as Audrey shook her head, Clarke looking around with worry. "I saw you and audrey in the woods with atom. I know you're not a killer." Clarke yelled at Bellamy over the cheers.

"Bellamy please, I am begging you." Audrey looked up at him with pleading eyes. The man sighed as he looked up at Murphy. Bellamy let go off Audrey as he walked over, kicking the box underneath Murphys feet.

"Murphy!" Audrey called out as he went to help the struggling boy, but was held back. "Bellamy! I am going to kill you!" If she only didn't leave her gun back in her tent she would of shot him right there and then.

"This is on you princess. You should've kept your mouth shut!" Bellamy yelled at the crying blonde.

Audrey struggled in someone's grip, sending blows their way. She thought fast as she grabbed her knife from her waist band and stabbed it on the boys thigh, making him let go off her, giving her an opportunity to throw him to the floor with one swift movement. "What the hell are you doing!" They turned when they heard Finn yell, peoples eyes moving from Audrey to Finn.

"Stop okay! Murphy didn't kill wells!" Charlotte suddenly shouted as Octavia held her. Audrey froze momentarily, Turing to the younger girl. "I did!" She admitted as Audrey's eyes winded.

"Get him down now!" Audrey yelled as she turned to Murphy, scrambling over and cutting the rope. She caught Murphy quickly before he could hit the floor. "Breath." She told him as she took the gag out of his mouth.

She turned to face Bellamy, a cold glare on her face as he looked down at her with regret, looking back and forth between her and Charlotte.

— MADDIES NOTES
28th may 2023

OH NO AUDREY AINT FONNA BE A HAPPY GYALL. IS SHE GONNA KILL BEL?!?!? IS SHE GOING TO FUFIL HER JOB?

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