CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE

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I hear two pairs of footsteps walk toward the door. Whoever they are, they knocked.

I twist the doorknob and see Meredith with Caleb.

"Hey," Caleb's eyes avoid mine. "Meredith needs us to help her with-"

"-I need you guys to share some of the things you know about serums." Meredith finishes Caleb's sentence.

I respond with a nod and walk out the room.

"What do you want to know?" Caleb says to break the silence.

"Well," She sighs. "from you, I just need all the things from Erudite you know about serums." She looks at me. "And from you, Tobias, I need the same things but from Dauntless. You were a leader right?"

"Yeah." I don't want to recall that.

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After a ton of experimenting, I changed the subject for awhile.

"How's Tris?" I say.

"She's still in the hospital room," She takes a glance at me. "nothing really changed. There isn't even any large progress so far, but I promise you, she'll live."

I nod, slightly disappointed.

"How big is the chance?" I murmur.

"Chance? Chance of what? Of Tris living?" Her eyebrows raise.

"Yeah." I reply softly.

"I can't tell. I'm sorry."

I nod again. A sigh escapes from my mouth.

"Sorry Tobias." She opens her arms and gives me an embrace. This time, I didn't let go.

"It's alright." I slowly pull away.

She grins and soon we continue getting back to work.

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