Second Chance

Chapter 9

I waited for him for a while. He had not arrived yet, and I tried to call him, but he did not answer. I sat down on a brick and looked around. The Pit was empty, and there was no one there. I heard footsteps coming. I got up and said,

"Dad?"

But it was not him. It was Four. He had a plate full of food. He walked over to me and handed it to me. He then turned and walked away.

"He's not coming." He screamed.

"Yes, he will." I screamed back.

I looked at the plate and saw that there were all my favorites. There was even a slice of Dauntless cake. I smiled at the spot he was at before he left. The smile turned into a frown when I thought about what he said. Was he right? Is my father not coming? I thought to myself. I did not want to believe it, but it could happen.

I just sat there doing nothing. I did not want to see everyone, but at the same time, I did not want to be alone. I turned and saw Chris, Will, Edward, Mia, and Austin standing behind me. I ran up to Austin, and he wrapped his arms around me in a hug. I buried my face into his chest.

"There is one thing that you can do." Edward said with a smirk.

I looked toward everyone and saw an evil glint in their eyes. You could see that they had an idea of what I should do.

"What do you have in mind?" I asked, confused.

"There is this one rule in Dauntless. What if a parent disagrees with their child's decision on the faction they are in. There are punishments for them. Each faction has a different punishment, but Dauntless' punishment is probably the worst than any of the other factions." Edward said.

"Probably? It is the worst; Dauntless is not the nicest people regarding their faction." Chris said.

"What do I have to do?" I asked with a sigh. I did not want to do this but did not know what else to do. I felt betrayed by him. He was my father and was supposed to support me in making any of my decisions.

"Follow us." Edward said, walking back into the dining hall.

Edward whispered something to Max, and he walked up to the front of the dining hall. He cleared his throat and screamed,

"Listen up, everyone. We have an emergency. In this room, there is a parent traitor. Everyone knows what that means. I will let Stiff take it over since her father was the traitor."

Max stepped backward and let me face everyone. I looked around the room and then toward Edward. I did not know what to say or do. Edward came toward me, put a hand on my shoulder, and said,

"Everyone knows the rules. You bring him back in one piece. Two teams and the leaders of the teams are," Edward paused and looked at me. He leaned down to whisper to me, "Who do you want to lead the search parties?"

"I don't care." I said back to him. At that moment, I really did not care.

"Alright, catch the flag. Leaders are the leaders tonight. Split up into two groups and follow your leader's rules." Edward screamed.

He then led me to the training room. I watched as Will and Mia set up the knives and other weapon. Will came up to me and said,

"I know how this feels."

"How is that possible?" I asked, trying to not be rude.

"My parents disagree with my relationship with Chris or me being in Dauntless. So, I do actually know how it feels. The betrayal and hurt. You would think your parents would back you up and be proud of you no matter what. Be happy that you have a mother who cares and backs you up on your decision." Will said, then walked away, not saying anything else.

I felt terrible about it. I should not have snapped at him like that. I did not know that happened to Will. I ran after him and said,

"Will, I am sorry."

"It's alright, Tris. I know you are upset right now, and I should have been that rude." Will said. "I am here for you if you need anything. Let me explain what is going to happen next. Whatever team finds your father first will bring him back. Then they will put him in front of that target, and you will get to use any of those weapons to scare him or scar him. Then, after you are done, the leaders will take these guns with the fake bullets and shoot at him." Will explained.

Once he finished, you could hear screaming and echoing Dauntless. I watched Four drag my father into the training room and push him to the target wall. Four screamed something to him. I think it was to stay where he was at. Four walked backward and came right beside me.

"Choose your poison, Tris." Four said. I walked over to the table and looked at all the weapons. I then looked over to my father and then to Four. I knew what weapon I was going to use. I picked up the knives. I walked back to stand by Four.

I stood there for a moment, and I then threw one of the knives in my hand. It landed on the target near my father's face. He glanced over at it and then looked at me.

"Oh, come on, Tris. You could get closer." Four said. Everyone started to laugh.

"A little bit off the top." I said, looking over to him.

"Yeah. Just a trim." He said.

I then throw another knife at my father. This time, it landed above his head. I got another knife. I looked over to Four, and he smiled at me. He knew what I was thinking. I throw my second to the last knife downwards towards his no-go area. I saw my father stiffen up. I then throw my previous knife. It hit him by his ear. I then walked away, but before I walked out the door. I looked over to my father and touched his ear. It was blooding a little bit. I then walked away. I could still hear all the dauntless yelling at my father. You could listen to Four taking charge.

*Four's POV*

I watched Tris walk away. I then turned to the rest of the Dauntless. I walked and picked up the gun with the fake bullets. The bullets are the same ones we use in capturing the flag.

"Okay, all the leaders get a gun." I yelled. I then turned and looked at him.

"What are you guys going to do?" Mr. Prior asked us.

"Mr. Prior, speaking for all dauntless. You are a traitor to your daughter, Tris. You will be punished for your crime." I said.

"What is my crime?" He asked us.

"Not excepting your daughter's choice to come to dauntless." I looked at him. "Dauntless leaders. Aim and Fire." I yelled. Then, the dauntless leaders shot at him.

I shot at him. I handed my gun to another dauntless. The rest of the dauntless got guns. They look at me. I walked to the door, turned, and nodded to Eric. I then walked away. You could hear dauntless going after Mr. Prior. They chased him out of dauntless.

I walked to go see Tris. I walked to the Pit. She was not found. She must be hiding somewhere. I then walked an empty hallway. I turned the corner to see her.

*Tris's POV*

I was sitting on the floor in an empty hallway. No one comes down the hallway. It was an abandoned hallway. I was hiding from everyone. I just wanted to be left alone for a little bit. I heard the dauntless chase my father out. So I know he is gone. I then heard footsteps coming. I looked up to see Four.

"Are you okay?" He asked me.

"Do I look okay? My faction just chased my father out, and my father didn't even want to come to see me." I said.

"Yeah. But it could be worse." He said.

"How could it be worse?" I asked him.

"I don't know. Just thought that might cheer you up." He said.

"Thanks for trying." I said.

"You want to go hiding. If you stay in this hallway, someone will find you." He said.

"I would like that. Where?" I asked him.

"Just follow me." He said, handing his hand out to me, I took his hand, and he led me down different hallways. Then we got a door. He opened the door and led me in. I looked around and saw that I was in.....