145. Confused

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Imagine: Eric being nice to you and confusing your fellow initiates.

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      You were punching at the bag during training, and you couldn't even get it to budge. That's when Eric approached you, "You're doing it wrong."

"Huh?"

"You're punching at the bag," He states calmly, "You need to punch through it."

"How?"

"When you punch," His hand pushes one of your fists against your waist, "Squeeze this hand here," he then brushes it gently against your shoulder blades, "Squeeze these together, and then imagine the energy from your punch going five inches behind the bag. Ready?"

You nod and punch, doing exactly what he told you, and it worked, the bag swung further than it ever had before.

"Good." He smiled, before walking away.

When class ended, Tris, Christina, and a group of their friends stayed back, "Why the hell is he so nice to her?"

"I didn't think he even knew the meaning of nice," Will adds.

"Maybe he has feelings for her," Tris concludes, and everyone else starts considering it.

"Ha. As if, we all know what Eric's intentions are," Peter states, approaching them with his group of friends.

"What are you talking about?" Christina questions.

"She's smart, she'll make a good leader, and that's exactly what he wants. He wants her to move up the ranks so she'll follow everything he says once she's a leader, so he can get his way in meetings and decisions."

From there, the groups were divided, arguing back and forth about what the reason was, but too afraid to ask either you or Eric directly. 

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