Closer

Chapter 24

My heart nearly stopped at the sound of his voice. He was definitely not Jenn. 

 "None of your goddamn business," Eric snarled at Tobias.

"Shut up, Eric," I shoved him out of the doorway, glaring at him.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" I tried to hide the panic that threatened to consume me. The look one his face was indescribable. The pain in his eyes broke my heart, but he anger that seeped from pores scared the living shit out of me.

"Tobias, I swear, I can explain..." Who was I kidding? I had no idea how to explain this.

"What is there to explain?" He said a little too calm. "You lied to me." 

"I just, he, I...I don't know what to say. I'm sorry," It felt as if a hand was slowly wrapping around my throat. 

 "Sorry? That's not good enough. Not this time," he turned and began to make his way down the hall. That's it? He was just going to let it end there?

My panic began to be replaced by frustration and annoyance. He didn't have a say in how I was allowed to live my life. I loved him, but as my brother he needed to learn how to except me for me and not for this Abnegation girl that he left behind.

I couldn't let him go. I chased after him, grabbing his arm to stop him. He ripped it from my grasp as he turned to face me. "I don't understand why you're making choose?"

"You know why," he growled.

"Because of Amar?" He flinched at the named. "You can't just go and accuse Eric of killing him and expect me to label him as a killer just based off you're word. It doesn't work like that."

"You don't believe me?" He sounded offended, but I didn't care.

"I asked him about it and he said he had nothing to do with it. He was genuinely offended by the accusation," I lied. I didn't know how else to smooth this over.

"People lie," he spat. Well, no shit.

"He wasn't lying. I believe him, and if you have a problem with that, too bad," So, I didn't ask him, that didn't matter. I know for a fact that Eric isn't a killer. 

 "What the hell has gotten into you, hm? Before you came to Dauntless you would have never even thought about being with someone like Eric. You would have labeled him for what he is, an asshole on a power trip. Why don't you see that?"

"Because I'm not that little girl that you left behind in Abnegation. I've grown up and I can decided who I want to be with and who I don't. I love you for who you are and I let you live your own life. Why can't you do the same for me?"

He sighed, running his hand over his face. "I'm not going to talk about this anymore, you know where I stand."

"Tobias-," but he cut me off.

"The only reason I came up here is because I wanted to talk you about this. I found it in my apartment," he pulled a piece of folded paper out of his back pocket and tossed it in my direction. I caught it, giving him a confused look. "But I'm not really in the mood to even be near you right now."

 "Stop being so childish," I rolled my eyes.

"Whatever," was the last thing that he said to me as he walked away. I didn't bother looking at the paper as I shoved it in my pocket. I watched as he disappeared around he corner. As upset as I was at him, I hated being on bad terms with him. 

 After a minute or so, I turned back and headed back to my apartment. Eric was on the couch when I opened the door. When he saw me he immediately stood and made his way over to me. He frowned, I assumed because he noticed the sour look on my face.