A New Beginning

22

"What is going on?" I said

"You wouldn't care." Zeke hissed

I noticed his eyes were puffy.

"Look, I just need to talk to Tris." I said

"She's gone! She sacrificed herself again. She felt hopeless without you and she started regretting everything she ever did. She's most likely dead by now!" Christina hissed

"What?" I said

"Why do you want to talk to her anyways?" Uriah said

"I wanted to apologize for everything I said to her. I felt really bad about everything I said and I just need to clear things up." I said

"She left because of you." Hector said "I lost my sister to you jerk!"

Hector leaped up but Zeke held him back.

"I hope you die." Hector said

Ouch. That one hurt. I felt tears well up in my eyes. I left the training room.,I heard footsteps behind me.

"Four wait." Christina called

I stopped and turned around.

"Did you really mean what you said back there? Do you still love her?" Christina asked

"Yeah. I do." I whispered

"Just hope she comes back alive then." Christina said before walking back to the training room

This is all my fault. If I hadn't said that to her- wait. I know exactly how Tris feels now. Well sorta. I ran to my apartment and grabbed my jacket. I went to the training room and grabbed a gun. Zeke ran over to me.

"What are you doing?" Zeke asked

"I'm going to get her." I said

"Dude, wait. Wait for her. She'll come back." Zeke said

"You sure?" I said

"Yeah. She'll come back tomorrow. That's what she signaled me when Jack was talking to her." Zeke said

I put the gun down. I went back to my apartment and laid down. I fell asleep.

Tris POV- The Next Day
I was tied to the table. Peter kept it in an upright position. I was bloody and weak. I was fed once a day. Peter whipped me at least twice a day. Peter came in with the whip.

"Hello Tris." He hissed

"Please." I whispered

"I'm not stopping until you are dead. You are responsible for the death of many people." Peter said before whipping me

I cried out in pain. He hit me over and over and over. When he was done, he lowered the table.

"What does Jack want?" I asked

"Tris, he wants you dead." Peter said

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Anything."

"Tell Four he needs to get his army here." I said weakly

I suddenly couldn't move my legs.

"Peter," I said

"It's okay. I'm gonna get you out of here." Peter whispered

I couldn't move. He untied me from the table. He carried my limp body away. I felt cool air on my skin. I heard yelling. Peter started running. He set me down. I felt him bend over me to protect me from something. Then he was gone.

"You killed her?" Uriah yelled

Someone put pressure on my neck. Then the pressure was gone.

"Four!" Hector yelled

"Please. Let me go. It's not at all what it looks like." Peter said

Suddenly, I felt someone pick me up.

"I won't hurt her." Peter said

"Tris it's me." Peter whispered

He was carrying me. He was running. Soon I was placed on a bed. I can't be in the infirmary.

"Why can't we just bring her to the infirmary?" Uriah said

"Because, she's not dead." Peter said

"Then why isn't she moving?" Christina asked

"Paralytic." Will said

"Exactly." Peter said

I felt a jab in my neck. The feeling returned in my toes and fingers. When I had all feeling back, I breathed in and sat up. I laid back down. Tobias came over to me. He touched my shoulder and I winced.

"Oh my god." Will said

"What did they do to you?" Uriah asked

"They beat her. Jack sent me in to beat her today and I just cut my palm and smeared blood on her." Peter lied

"That's. Not. The. Truth." I whispered weakly

"What did they do to you Tris?" Tobias asked as he sat down next to me

I clenched my fist and used whatever strength I had to punch Peter in the face.

"That's. For. Trying. To. Kill. Me." I said weakly

"He did this?" Hector said

I found it hard to keep my eyes open. I saw Caleb by the door. I bolted up. I fell back down. Tobias sat me up and kept me there.

"Caleb!" I yelled weakly

"Oh no. Get her to the infirmary!" Zeke yelled

I smiled. Tobias picked me up and carried me out of the apartment. I don't remember anything after that.