Candor or Dauntless: Truth or Dare (Watty Awards 2013)

Part 43: You--Bitch

~She stops talking. She's--pregnant?!

"Wait--Chris, you're pregnant? Does Will know?" I ask. She looks down at her lap. "Is it Will's?!" I exclaim.
She looks back up at me, "Of course it's his! He has no clue though..." She trails off. I shake my head. Tears fall onto her shirt and I wrap my arms around her. Sobs jolt her body forward, shaking both of us.
She pulls away and smiles, "Will you be my Maid-Of-Honor? I forgot to ask. We're going dress shopping tomorrow!" She exclaims, her mood shifting drastically.
"Of course, Chris! I'd love to. When's the big day?" I ask.
She makes a high pitched squealing noise, "Day after Initiation, which means 10 days!" She screams again in joy and grabs my hands. She squeezes them tightly and drops them.

"When are you going to tell Will?" She sighs and shakes her head. "The minute we're officially married." She says.
"How long have you known?" I ask her.
She bites her cheek, "3 weeks--"
I cut her off, "3 weeks and you haven't told him yet! Christina! He's going to notice that something's up! He probably already has!" I almost-yell.
Her lower lip quivers and she bursts into tears, "Tris! What the hell is wrong with you!? Get out!" She stands, pulling me to the door. She pushes me out into the hall and slams the door closed. I sigh.
"Chris! I'm sorry! Forgive me! You know it's the truth!" I yell, banging on her door. I walk to the Training Room.

It's almost noon. I set up the knives on the table as the Initiates pour in. They stand in a line, Jaden then Bekkah then Jess then Dylan then Alex & then Anna. Tobias walks in and sits on the table.
He yells, "Grab 3 knives off the table and stand in front of a target!" They all run to the table, Jess standing behind and waiting for the crowd to clear. They all stand in front of their targets.

"Here's the correct way to do this." I say, moving toward an empty target. I spread my feet and breath. In, relax, out, throw. My knife sinks into the bull's eye. They all gasp.
I smile and turn to them, "Your turn!" I lean back onto the wall and watch them. Jess holds all 3 knives in one hand and practices to movement with her arm. Dylan is throwing them, but they aren't spinning. Jaden and Alex are throwing them roughly. The knives all fall clattering to the floor.

Bekkah is next to Jess and she chuckles, "Finally lost it? You're crazier than Cleo." Jess shakes it off and focuses. She passes one knife from one hand to the other and throws. It sticks. She smiles in triumph. Bekkah scoffs and throws another knife. It clatters to the floor and Jess suppresses a laugh.

Bekkah grunts in frustration and charges Jess, tackling her to the ground. I don't rush to her. She's supposed to think and act Dauntless. Jess has one knife left in her hand. She jabs it into Bekkah's knee, not too deep, but deep enough. Bekkah jumps back, screaming in agony.
Tobias walks to her and looks at her leg, "You'll be fine. Six, hand me the First Aid kit." I pick it up and hand it to him. He disinfects her wound and wraps it, letting her go.
Bekkah barks at Jess, "I'll get you for this you-- bitch."

 

A.N.

You can see a picture of my Dream-Casted Jaden there: -------->

Jess is just like me(:
Except for the whole 'She-has-a-boyfriend-and-I-don't' thing, but whatever.