Dauntless Born

Chapter 10 Grief Does Funny Things

Hey guys, it's a warning again. I apologize that the chapters lately have been dark. Warnings for this one, there is some gore, and it does talk about topics of self harm and suicide. If any of this triggers you, please, please PLEASE skip over! Thank you.

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Edward was practically dragging me at this point. My leg wouldn't hold and I was losing blood and fast. I felt like everything was spinning. Come on, we're almost there. I shook my head as I couldn't keep walking, and I knew it. I can't. He sighed some picking me up, before running. I didn't get why he was so set on helping me. He went back to the office area and Evelyn frowned. Edward? Found this one out by Erudite, one of your son's friends. He said sitting me down on the table. Is all this blood hers?!? I shook my head. No, it's not. Who's is it?!? I couldn't answer her. I didn't want too, I knew if I did I'd spill who I was, who Eric was. And I didn't want to do that. She didn't deserve to know. She's been shot, her leg. She moved my hand. Oh, ok hold on we're gonna fix that. I frowned some shaking my head. why the hell are you people even helping me?!? Like he said, you're my son's friend. I shook my head almost laughing. I don't think so. I muttered as she cut my pant leg open a little bit. I handed her my knife and she nodded some. Thank you. She said before working on removing the bullet. My whole stomach rolled as I watched it. Not from pain. Who shot you? And who's blood is this?!? Erudite I'm assuming, the blood isn't important. I said as she dropped the bullet, and put a clean cloth over it, before wrapping and tying it down. Get her clean clothing. No. I snapped and she frowned at me. I have to go. Go where?!? You aren't going to get far on that leg. I didn't say I was walking. I said getting off the desk, my leg shaking under me. Kid- My name is Kacie, not kid. I spat before turning back to the door. I have to go. I said limping towards the tracks

Evelyn

I frowned as we watched her walk off. I had finally figured out where I had seen her before. She had been the girl I had seen with Tobias after he chose Dauntless. But something about her, seemed different. She was hiding something. She's not going to be able to catch that train. I said and Edward shook his head. She's Dauntless, out of all the kids I saw in my time there, she was the most persistent. What do you know about her? She was an orphan, she had been deemed a Child of Dauntless, but had globed onto your kid, I guess though right before I left they had a falling out, and it only went down hill from there. I frowned harder.

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I had managed to get on the train. It was hard, but I did it. I put my earbuds in as I sat against the train wall. My music played in my ear, as I just stared out at the open car door. Now that I was left alone, with my thoughts and music, I couldn't keep it away anymore. That moment played over and over in my head. He didn't even try to fight it. Why didn't he try to fight them more?!? If he had, he might've been alive still. I flinched some as I could almost feel blood hitting me again. I felt my right cheek with my left hand, which was shaking. The moment I just laid on his body, sobbing and screaming at him that he had promised me, played over in my head as well. He had promised to be around. My mind wandered back to my original thought: Did he know that he wasn't going to get out of there? He had said so himself, it took longer than expected for them to choose leaders. I heard the gun shot go off again over my music. The same feeling of his blood hitting me came over me again. I was suddenly very aware that I was covered in blood. My breath caught in my throat. I looked at my hands and arms. I had splatters on my arms, but my hands were coated where I had been sitting in it for so long. I clawed at my arms, and hands, my nails had blood under them already. My neck felt sticky. I clawed at my neck my nails grazing over my choker, breaking it off as I sobbed. I felt like I couldn't breath, and I was slowly becoming aware of how his blood felt on me. I wanted the blood off of me. It felt weird and tight. I clawed at the baggy shirt. I should have taken up Evelyn and gotten new clothes. But I really hadn't processed what she had said. I caught the smell of blood, and gagged, which was followed by sobs. I kept clawing at my skin, and clothes, I was pretty sure I was slightly bleeding now from it as I sobbed.