A New "Life": One Choice [NEVER FINISHED]

Chapter 5

Tris POV

I stand there still shaking. What the hell is Peter doing with Melanie? I think back to the last time I saw him. He ended up erasing his memory because he hated the person he was. He went to another town and I never saw him again. I sit down because this is too much for me to handle.

"What the hell is Peter doing here?" Tobias exclaims as he slams his hand into the table. He composes himself and sits next to my still shaking body. "We have reason to believe he is working for Ben. Didn't you say he erased his memory a few years ago?" Kylie looks over at me like she is expecting me to answer. "Yes he did. A few days after I found out that Uriah had 'died'. He said he hated the person he was so he drank the memory serum in his apartment that night. We found him confused and he didn't know who we were. I never saw him after that because he moved to another city." I grasp Tobias' hand. "What I think happened is that Peter's mind was manipulated by Ben so he is technically working for him. I'm pretty sure if he knew he was stealing your child he would have stopped." Tobias looks away from me and at Kylie. "So what do we do now?" His voice sounds shaky, like he is about to break down. "Well, we know Ben can't be that far away from here. I suggest we send some volunteers out to do a perimeter search and see if they find any signs of Ben and his crew. Now you two-" Her finger points towards Tobias and I. "I want both of you to keep a gun with you at all times okay?" Kylie grabs two pistols off of the desk and hands one to Tobias and one to me. "I'll tell Christina, Uriah, and Evelyn about all of this alright?" I nod my head as Tobias stands up. We walk out of the room with one of our hands intertwined and the other grasping a pistol.

After a few minutes we manage to find our way back to the apartment. Tobias lies back down on the bed with his gun on the nightstand. I place mine on the night stand next to my side and cuddle next to him. "Are you going to be okay?" Tobias pulls me closer. "Yeah, I'm not going to be extremely mad with Peter. He honestly doesn't know what he is doing." Tobias runs his hands through my hair as I rest my head on his chest. His heart beat lets me know that I'm not dreaming. That I'm not in a simulation. This is all real. "You should get some rest." Tobias rests his arm around me and I do the same. I fall asleep after awhile.

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Peter stands in front of me. I look around and see a place like a cell. My hands bound together with a band that acts as handcuffs. I can't move out of the position I am already in. Ben walks in the room wearing a black suit. He motions for Peter to leave with his right hand. Peter obeys and walks out of the room leaving Ben and I . Ben walks back and forth mumbling something to himself then he walks over to my body. He stands above me looking down like I am his pet. "You thought your daughter would get the worst of this? You were wrong. You are going to pay for killing my mother." He comes closer and throws a punch.

I sit up and gasp for air. I feel a hand reach and touch my back, rubbing it. I turn around to find Tobias sitting upright with his hand comforting me. "Nightmare?" I lie back down and lean my head next to him. "Yeah." "Who was in it this time?" "Peter." As I say his name my eyes well up with tears. I hold them back so Tobias doesn't see. "Well I think we should get up now. Uriah and I are going to go with the volunteers to search the perimeter." He leans over and kisses me. I kiss him making it last longer. "I wish we were totally alone just you, me, and Melanie." "I almost always wish that."