fearless

Chapter 76: Arguments

Sweet Nothing- Calvin Harris

"It's that time of year- time to oversee our initiate friends!" Uriah beams at me as I stand near the net. I roll my eyes as I smile.

"Friends?" I ask him sarcastically. He nods, still smiling. I laugh as I hear someone scream. A blur of black hits the net. I race toward the net, forgetting my conversation with Uriah.

I stop as the blur is pulled from the net. His brown hair and crystal blue eyes force a gasp to exit my mouth.

"Alex!" I exclaim. He hugs me tightly, and I do as well, pushing the tears back- not here, not now.

"First Jumper, Alex." A voice, Cynthia, calls. Cynthia was one of the Dauntless Born initiates in the last group, and now she's training transfers.

"How'd you get in?" I ask Alex, who breathes heavily. I pull him with me toward a wall. He looks up at me wearily.

"When the ceremony was over- you know how the initiates stand behind the other faction members?" He asks me and I nod.

"Well, when the ceremony ended, I raced off with the Dauntless and acted like I didn't just make the wrong choice." He almost chokes on the next words.

"I couldn't leave you and Hunter and Olivia and Mom and Dad and Ty and Ariana and everyone else." He breathes in and out, and I hug him.

"We're gonna sneak your name into the Dauntless list- somehow. I'm just so happy that you're here." I smile, and he does as well.

I step off into the darkness of the hallways when the next blur hits the net, my hands slipping from Alex's grasp, toward the leadership offices.

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My eyes burn from staring at the computer screen in front of me. I've surpassed five firewalls into the Erudite system, with the help of the access I have, anyway.

I move the mouse to click on an arrow on a blue page, and there it is. The faction member name list. I clap for myself as I scroll through the names.

Alex's name has already been shifted to the Amity initiate list, and I click the edit button in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

I delete Alex's name from the Amity list, and quickly shift it back to the Dauntless name list. My heart pounds as I do it, and I press the save button as I exit from the screen. My office is pitch black- it's dark out- the sun has set.

I quickly shut down my computer, and stand up.

I close my eyes as I think of what Ty is thinking right now. "Shit." I utter as my knee hits the edge of the desk. I keep moving though, reaching the door quickly.

I open it and step out- closing it and locking it behind me. I turn, taking a breath in, and begin to run. I sprint as fast as I can, making my way to the elevator in about a minute.

I press the arrow down button multiple times, as many as it takes to make the doors open. When they do, I step inside in no time, and slam my hand on the bottom button- the Pit level.

"I'm so done." I say as I feel my stomach drop with the ride down. "He's probably scared shitless." I murmur as the doors pop open.