Jewel's POV
Addie glares at me from across the ring. For at least 20 minutes now, her eyes have been fixated on me. What the hell? Is she jealous that Eric kicked her out that day and not me?
I stand on the other side watching what seems like a forever fight between Jake and an Erudite transfer named Luke. Four is overseeing this fight. If it was Eric, he would have said something by now. They are just circling each other. It's more of a standoff.
With Addie no longer talking to me, it's nice to have Jake around. He's my only friend really.
Four all of a sudden is standing next to me. I glance up at him watching the fight. "Something wrong between you and your friend over there?"
He nods toward Addie. I let out a slow sigh. "She's not speaking to me at he moment."
"And neither is Ryan....so I heard." Four is a strange one. Silent but deadly. I'm honestly afraid of how much information he probably knows about me.
I shrug it off like it doesn't matter. "I work for Ryan. If he doesn't want to talk to me, that's his problem."
He laughs, crossing his arms, still watching the fight closely. "I'm going to take a guess and say Eric had something to do with that."
"Your guess would be correct."
He steps closer to the mat, momentarily. "Alright, enough! Next two fighters in the ring!"
He steps back next to me. "Don't let Eric get under your skin."
Jake steps off the mat and walks in my direction. I smile at him. "I'll call that a tie." I joke.
He rolls his eyes, playfully and bumps his shoulder with mine. "Better than you, Amity" He winks at me.
I scowl at him. Why did he just call me Amity? Nobody does that besides Eric. He's the only one allowed to do that. Wait, what am I saying?
"Why'd you call me Amity?" Jake shrugs then lets out a laugh. "I don't know. It suits you, I guess."
"Can you not, please? I don't like it."
He sends me a pointed look. "Eric does it all the time."
"Well you're not Eric. He's a pain in the ass. I can't tell him to stop."
He narrows his eyes at me and purses his lips, like he is thinking really hard. "Sure you can't."
I'm aware that Four is still standing on the other side of me. Listening to this ridiculous exchange. I see him smile, slightly from the corner of his mouth.
Eric appears out of nowhere on the other side of the ring, where Addie was standing until she stepped onto the mat.
He sends me a curious look, one that I can't quite read. He looks between me and Four and Jake. Then Four leans down to whisper in my ear.
"You shouldn't try to get under his skin either."
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After watching fight after fight because I stil can't participate, my mind and body is reckless. I need to get out and do something. I heard that someone was having a Dauntless or Candor party. So I decide to go to that.
It just so happens to be Addie's ex-boyfriends party. Miles immediatly welcomes me into his apartment.
"I heard Addie isn't speaking to you either. So join the club kid!" Miles is tall and lanky, with curly brown hair. He has a really sweet side that makes him seem like a cuddly puppy. I have to say that I like it very much. But just as a friend.
There are a lot of people here. Tons. They've all crowded into a large circle in the middle of the room.
Miles ushers me over and indicates for me to sit down next to him.
Unfortunatley for me, the game turned into a drinking game, which turned into people wanting to take their clothes off, which turned into something I'm just not so comfortable with.
Needless to say, I left while I still had the chance.
I take the long way back to my apartment, not quite ready to call it a night. As I round a corner, I'm met with Eric and some girl, whom I don't know.
He has her pressed against a wall, kissing down her neck. I cringe at the sight. I try to make my way pass them without being seen but the girl gasps and Eric turns towards me.
A smirk forms on his lips. "Amity, out so late?"
I stare at him blankly. Deer in the headlights. Nothing comes out of my mouth.
He chuckles slightly and pushes off the wall, away from the girl. Walking towards me, he says "Need me to take you home?"
The girl clears her throat in the background and I look past him to her. He doesn't turn around to acknowlege her, though.
"Umm Eric, should I wait for you or something?" She sounds like a complete airhead.
He watches me intensly but answers her. "No. Go home."
This is the second time he's told a girl to leave when I'm around.
She doesn't even question him, just shrugs and skips off. Definetely an airhead.
Eric steps closer, into my personal space.
"I can get to my apartment just fine, thank you."
He laughs and turns my shoulders around so that I'm walking in the direction of my place again.
A large hand presses at the small of my back and warm lips find their way to my ear.
"I'm going to join you, Amity."
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