in which gabriella k. hastings struggles to hang onto her humanity
&& bellamy blake is there to be her lifeline
BELLAMY BLAKE &&. JOHN MURPHY
book two of "rules of survival"
season three ── season four
cover by -voidlegends
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"You selfish little asshole!"
Even Bellamy wasn't prepared for the way Gabriella practically threw herself towards Murphy and slapped him across the face then proceeded to hit his chest as she yelled.
"You leave without as much as a goodbye and I don't see you for four months and all I get is a 'Hey, Ellie.'?" her eyes were narrowed into an almost deadly glare, "Is that seriously all you got to say to me? Because if it is then you really have a lot of nerve."
Bellamy awkwardly cleared his throat from his place in the doorway and looked between the two like they were a disaster waiting to happen, "I'm gonna give you two a minute."
When he was out of the room and the doors were shut, Murphy made the mistake of being the first to speak up and break the silence.
"I know you might not realize it but I left for you. I had no idea if this deal with the grounders was gonna last and I needed to find a safe place for everyone. For you."
Gabriella's face scrunched up in disbelief, "So what? You get to play the hero for a month or two and I end up hating you in the long run?"
There weren't enough words to express how angry Gabriella was. All the thoughts that have been spiraling inside her head for three months have almost calmed down and after her conversation with Jaha, she finally got the closure she needed to move on with her life but he had to fuck everything up by coming back.
They were both silent for a minute and she saw Murphy was trying really hard to think of a good excuse for leaving her, "I didn't have anything left here."
"You had me." Gabriella all but yelled, feeling tears bottling up in her eyes despite her trying her best to keep them away, "Was that just not enough?" Was I just not enough?"
"We both know that's not true." Murphy shook his head, physically not able to look at her teary eyes anymore and looking down at the floor.
"Then why come back here? After everything. To bring me more pain after I finally managed to move on?" she demanded. She needed an answer or she swore she was going to slap him again. She could have handled anyone stabbing her in the back but not him.
