<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99"><span style="font-size: 15px">Clarke shook her head at her words. "I like to think that our parents are watching over us. And if that's true, it means they've seen everything that we've said and done, good and bad. And that means your mother knows how much you love Octavia. She knows how much you've sacrificed to care for, protect, and love your sister. And I don't see how she could be anything but proud of you. Bellamy, I know that you already know this, but I think you need a reminder. For good or bad, we all make our </span></span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">own choices."<br/>
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"</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 15px">Some choices are harder to make than others. And where Octavia's concerned, she has to find her own way.." The blonde said softly. "She's been almost a completely different person since Lincoln died, and to be honest, I can't blame her. She loved him, and she could only watch as he was killed, and she couldn't do anything about it. That changes a person. There's simply no way that it can't. I know she jumped in head first with the Grounders, but it was her choice. She had to find a way to work through all of her grief."<br/>
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"And no one could tell her how to do it. Sure, she killed Pike, but I can't fault her for that. He killed the man she loved, simply because of who he was. And that's not okay. That never will be okay. And then when she left to live among the Grounders, I think it was good for her. Lincoln was good for your sister. He taught her to be a fighter, to <br/>
not be afraid to stand up for yourself and others. And so that's what she does now. You might not like who she is or what she does, but I get it. She's been doing what we<br/>
did at the end with Mount Weather."<br/>
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"She's making the hard decisions so that we, and everyone else doesn't have to. I think if we just give it some time, and remind her that we're there for her, Octavia will come around and we'll see some of the old her that we know and love. This new person that she's become since Lincoln died, it isn't all bad. Just like you did, she had to grow up fast. She's doing the best that she can to cope." The blonde smiled a little, relieved for a break from the heavy stuff, when he smiled at her and teased her. "I'm aware that you meant me."<br/>
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"As for your Mom, I like to think that somehow she's met my Dad, and the two of them are friends, wherever they are. And that they know about us, and what we've been through, and they know about everything that Octavia's been through. I like to think that they're guiding us, protecting us, and keeping us safe." She paused for a moment <br/>
and then met Bellamy's eyes. "I don't know if you've considered this or not, but if Octavia and anyone else in the bunker are still alive, more changes are gonna be coming <br/>
our way."<br/>
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"There's no way that you sister lived in that bunker with clans that have been at war with each other for decades. I just think you need to be prepare yourself for the worst. And I think there are two scenarios when it comes to the worst. The first one being that Octavia could have changed even more, gotten even more dangerous in the last six years. Or, the other worst case scenario is that she could be dead. I don't know if you've considered either of both of these things, but if you haven't, I think you should. We don't know what or who we're going to find when we get the bunker open."<br/>
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"I've been preparing myself for the possibility that my mother might be dead, ever since we left the others down there. I'm as prepared as I can be, in case she's dead. As for another worst case scenario, I can't even imagine what that would be, unless she was tortured or assaulted while they were all down there." She paused and squeezed his hands in hers, when he squeezed hers. "Whatever happens now, at least we still have each other, you're right. And hey, that's still a lot more than we had in the beginning when we were first sent here to earth." She gave him a sad smile. "I've never said it out loud but I miss our first days here on earth. Yeah, it was partly terrifying. But it was also beautiful and exciting."</span></span></span>