Competition:Divergent Fanfiction

Ch 9

CH 9: POV TRIS

Everyone sits in a dark hallway. Sometimes people try to make conversation but soon it fizzles out. As what seems as an eternity passes, people go in the door but never come out. I sure hope there's a back door or something. Even more time passes as Uriah is called and I'm alone. I tap my foot on the ground making a rhythm.

"Tris." My head jerks up and I walk over to the open door where Four waits. He steps aside slightly to let me pass before him. I see the metal chair sitting in the middle of the room and immediately freeze, my back slamming into Four's which brings me out of my shock. I step forward and sit carefully on the chair.

"So... what is going to happen?" I ask. Four has his back turned and I talk quietly so I don't know if he even hears me. After a few seconds he finishes what he was doing turns to me and answers, "You will be placed into what we call a fear simulation. I will inject a serum with a transmitter into your neck. After a minute the simulation will initiate. The serum targets you're frontal lobe, the part of your brain responsible for emotions, more specifically fear. You will go through one of your fears and you must face it . The simulation stops when you calm down." He brushes aside the hair on my neck and injects me with the needle with the serum. He places electrodes on my temples, and as I'm starting to drift off he places his hands around my face. He looks into my eyes and says, "Be brave, Tris."

His eyes are the last this I see before I'm completely under.

I'm sitting at the lunch table with all of my friends laughing, talking and eating food that is somehow delicious. Somehow things seem off though. I look around and see Eric enter, all authority and mallace. He comes over and takes Christina roughly by the arm, leading her out of the cafeteria. All anyone does is stand there. I don't know how much time goes by but it seems like an eternity, everyone standing there doing absolutely nothing. I blink and suddenly I'm in the factionless section in town. I see Christina going through some old box, she's filthy and not wearing any makeup. I walk up to her. She turns on me immediately, the look she has in her eyes in nothing that I've ever seen before in her eyes, it's pure hatred. I take a step back shocked.

"You did this to me!" She screams. "Don't look so confused, Eric told me everything. You refused to just do as he said for a while and look where it got me! You're a terrible, selfish person, I don't know how I was ever your friend." She turns any storms away. I'm so terribly confused. This doesn't feel real, but I don't know how that is.

I see my parents across the street any run to them. I'm about to embrace my mother in hug when my father steps in between us, pushing me back. I look up at them, hurt.

"Beatrice, I can't believe your selfishness; who you've become! You're a terrible Dauntless teenager, completely self absorbed! I thought we raised you better! I can't believe you betrayed us! Moving away, how could you!" This completely puts me over the edge, any I start sobbing begging for forgiveness. Then my mother speaks up, using harsh words that make me feel even worse. But that's not what my mother does. She is Abnegation through and through, she would never do something as vile as to make me sob uncontrollably. Then it clicks. This is a simulation. Everything Four told me comes rushing back. I close my eyes any walk away from my parents harsh words, that even though in a simulation, still gets to me. I sit down on curb and calm my breaths. Soon I open my eyes to find myself back in the simulation room. I'm still pretty shocked from that, any I wipe tears from my face that are only a figment of my imagination. I sniff a little, thinking over everything that was said: it was all true and that's what gets to me. I place my hands over my eyes.

I feel another presence close to me which is undoubtedly Four.

"Tris, it's okay. It'll get better. It was only a simulation." He doesn't say none of it's true, because he realizes that a lot of it is not.

"I know that but it still hurts, Everything they said was true."

"Some things might have been true but when they said you were a terrible person, that wasn't true." He wraps his arms around me, any I wrap my arms around him, thankful for the comfort. I squeeze him slightly, and to my surprise and joy he squeezes me back, his touch full of comfort and concern. He lets me go and walks me quietly to the dorms.

He turns to go but I desperately don't want him to. "Wait, Four."

He turns around, almost enthusiastically. "Yes?"

"I didn't do terrible in my simulation, did I?" I actually don't care how well I did but I just want to talk to him. He comes back to standing next to me. "Tris, don't worry, you did wonderful, especially for your first time. How long do you think it took you to get through it?"

It felt like forever, "Uh, 30 minutes maybe?"

He laughs, "Tris it took you three minutes- that's three times less than everyone else. You did fantastic."

"Oh." Is all that come out of my mouth. "Well I'll see you later I guess." I smile slightly any walk into the dorm.

POV TOBIAS

I'm so proud for Tris but also scared for her. She hid it well, but I think she's divergent. The way she simply snapped out of all of her sobbing any simply walked away, that was something you would have had to be aware for. But it was not as obvious as it could have been any for that I'm grateful.

I'm not paying attention as I walk and I walk into Eric.

He doesn't miss a beat to talk to me, "I want to see Tris' simulation." He demands it, no questions asked.

I try to be casual but I can't help but to assume that he is searching for divergent. "Why just Tris'?"

"Because." He answers with a snarl.

"Nice reasoning." I tease. I'm still not moving.

"Well get a move on. Show me the tape." I start to walk towards the simulation room with Eric following behind me.

When we arrive in the room I go up to the computers and get Tris' file.

I step back and Eric come up any presses play. I don't enjoy watching it, especially for a second time.

When the tape is over Eric turns to me, "She was very good. Everything she did was good."

I try to keep a poker face. "Yes she is very Dauntless, I'm glad you finally figured that out." I turn to leave but her grabs my arm.

"I want you to keep a close eye on her. Bring all her videos to me. If you see anything suspicious, tell me immediately."

I just nod, not trusting my words, and leave the room. I walk towards the chasm, the place where it is easiest for me to think.

POV TRIS

It's lunch. And training is over. For today. I know I have to meet Eric outside the cafeteria as soon as I'm finished so I eat slowly.

I'm eating a sandwich that's not anything spectacular and is in not enjoyable to savor it. I tell my friends I'll see them later and I head out of the cafeteria. I see Eric waiting for me, with a smile that could freeze blood.