Emergent

Remembering

"What's my name?" I ask again.

"For heavens sake, Peter carry her." Uriah says.

Peter picks me up and puts me on his back.

I giggle.

"Piggy bank ride!" I squeal.

Peter laughs.

"Yeah. A piggy back ride!"

Uriah looks at Will.

"It's an effect," Will says. "And give her a break, will you?"

Two men and a woman stand in front of us.

"I see the serum worked well. Cara, Caleb, and Matthew did really well," one of them say.

Will must notice my face.

"That's Amar, George, and Tori." He says.

"What's my name?" I ask.

They exchange glances.

"Why won't any of you tell me my name?!" I exclaim.

"You're name is Six." Tori says.

"A number?"

"You'll remember soon enough. But we need to start moving now." Amar says.

"Cara will be waiting at the gate." George says.

I stay silent and let them talk.

"Let's start walking." George says.

"Leave her on your back Peter." Tori says.

Uriah looks like he is about say something.

"She needs the rest." Amar says.

He nods. My eyes begin drooping as they begin their walk. I bury my face in the crook of Peter's neck and sleep.

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Tobias' P.O.V:

It's a mess in my apartment as I frantically try to stop Raven's crying. I don't know if she's hungry, or tired. Maybe she needs to be changed but panic grows within me. Suddenly, there's a loud knock on the door.

I hold Raven in my arms and walk towards it. Another loud knock and I open the doors. There stand Zeke, Shauna, and Christina.

"Dude you have a baby?!" Zeke exclaims.
I nod.
"Who's the mom?!"
"Tris." I mutter.
"Who?" Shauna asks.
"Tris." I say louder.
"Sorry." They say in unison.
"It's fine."
"Let me help you out." Shauna says taking Raven from me.
After a couple of minutes, Raven is asleep.
"Thanks." I say.
"No problem." Shauna says.
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I open my eyes.
"Sorry Peter." I say.
"It's okay."
I slide off his back.
Something hard hits my head and everything comes crashing back.

"Tell Tobias, I didn't want to leave him."
The memory serum. The gun shot. The sharp pain in my neck before I died. My mom.
"You don't have much time before you wake Beatrice?"

"Mom, what do you mean?"

"They've injected you."

"With what?"

"The emergent serum."

"Mom. What's happening? What's going on?"

"You're becoming rising. You're becoming prominent."

"What does that mean?"

"You never died. The sharp pain in your neck. Caleb injected you. You're not dead and you never were."

The lights start to dim.

"Beatrice. You have to go."

"Wait mom--"

Then she's gone. I could feel the serum coursing through my veins. Then everything goes dark.

My eyes open. I know I should have feel relieved or happy but I feel extremely annoyed.

"You guys couldn't tell me my name was Tris?" I ask.

"She remembers."

Then I touch my stomach. What happened to-

"She's alright. Susan and Caleb took her. She's fine," Tori says.

"Where?" I ask closing my eyes.

"To Tobias."

I sigh.

He probably hate me. How could he not? I left him to save my brother who, on many accounts, would have killed me to fit in with his own faction.

"There they are." Uriah points out.

We continue down the path, then two familiar faces register themselves in my view. Cara and Caleb. Tears fall from Caleb's eyes as he sees me.

He pulls me into a hug.

"I'm sorry. For everything."

I died for him because I loved him. He's my brother.

"I was a coward. I was suppose to be there for you in your time of need and I wasn't. I'm so sorry." He says.

"It's okay."

I pull back.

"You saved me. It's okay."