It's not until she says his name a third time, just as he finally feels the door latch release, that Clarke's words penetrate his panicked fog. Bellamy wants to keep going, wants to run down the hall and kill anyone in between himself and Octavia, but his arms go limp with the realization of what Clarke's saying.

"You don't have to," he tells her even though he's let go of the door, even though his eyes are on her hand on that lever and he knows his hand belongs on top of hers. "Clarke, you don't..."