Divergent

Chapter 24

We get to the address and I look out the window. Theres a huge warehouse in front of me. There's windows lining the cement building, every other one is cracked or broken. It looks more than abandoned. Like something that would be used for a horror movie. Ambulances and cop cars are littered around the parking lot, the sirens loudly wailing.

"Cmon." four murmurs and gets out of the car. I follow after him and he lifts the yellow crime scene tape up for me. I duck under it and he does the same.

"The suspect is over there." four states and points to an ambulance. A small gasp leaves my mouth and I stare at the boy sitting on the stretcher. It's Robert. He has the same dark brown hair and brownie colored eyes. Except they look soulless. I never knew what people meant when they say your eyes are the window to your soul. But now I do. His eyes use to be full of light and happiness. Now they're empty.

"Tris?!" Four worriedly asks. I snap out of my trance and look up at him.
"What's wrong?" He asks.
"T-that's Robert." I stutter and his eyebrows furrow.
"Robert? The guy that you broke your phone for?" He asks with confusion laced into his words.
"That's the one." I reply and begin walking towards him. His eyes flicker up to mine, then he looks at my badge. His eyes widen slightly and he stands up. He rushes towards me and pulls me into a tight hug.

"Tris? Is it really you?" He hoarsely whispers.
"Yea Robby it's me." I whisper and hug him back. A sob escapes his lips and he clutches on to me.

"They're dead." he states.
"Who?" I ask and rub his back.
"My parents, they're dead." he stutters. My eyes widen in shock and I pull away to look at him.

"Did you see who did this?" I ask softly.
"I don't know I was blind folded." he replies.
"Why are you in California?" I ask with furrowed eyebrows. He looks around then sighs.

"I wasn't aware of where I was. Like I said, I was blindfolded. I was at school, on the way to football practice and someone knocked me out. Everything else is just a blur." He says and points to the gash on his head.

"Im sorry rob." I whisper.
"Where have you been? Your phone was disconnected-"
"i couldn't talk to you. I've been busy, I'm sorry that I haven't been able to contact you. I'm going through s lot. But im here now. That's what matters." I whisper.

"Tris, why is there an angry looking cop behind you?" Rob whispers in my ear. I stiffen and turn around to see four. His eyes are emotionless, but by the way his hands are clenched, I know he's mad.

"Robert, this is my partner, Four." I state with a forced smile.
"It's nice to meet you." four states and comes to my side.

"I'll have Uriah bring him back to dauntless. We have to go through the video footage." he murmurs.
"Okay." I agree and look up at Robert.
"Where's Susan?" I ask hesitantly.
"Back home, she's on a trip with some friends." he replies.

"Okay, you can trust Uriah. I'll see you in a bit." I say. He nods and Uriah goofily smiles at him. They go to a car and I turn to four.

"This isn't a coincident, is it?" I ask hoarsely.
"It doesn't look like it. There's a note." he quietly states.

"A note?" I repeat. He grabs my hand and gently drags me inside the building. He leads me up a flight of stairs and there's a cop guarding a door. Four holds up his badge and the cop allows us to enter. Four leads me to a long desk and points to a piece of paper.

"It's already been ran for fingerprints." he states and I notice the gloves on his hands. I pick it up and my eyes run over the messy hand writing.

"This is just the beginning." It reads.

"What does that mean?" I ask and look up at four.
"Exactly what it says. Whoever is doing this, is going after the people you love." he replies softly. My heart rate speeds up and I stare at him with wide eyes.

"Cmon, lets get back to the office. We'll go over the video footage and try to track it back to whoever did this." he murmurs.

"T-that doesn't make sense. If this mystery person was going after the people I love, they would have killed Robert too." I comment. Four visibly stiffens and continues to tug me towards his car.

"They're trying to send you a message." he murmurs and opens my door for me. He shuts the door behind me then gets in the drivers seat.