Resurgent: A Divergent Fanfiction

Chapter 9

Tris POV

I walk out of the tattoo parlor, but stay in the Pit, thinking if I should go back to my dorm.

Tobias's words ring in my head, "Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up."

Uriah finds me, "Hey, you wanna come with us and do the zip line again Tris?"

As appealing as it sounds, I still feel nauseous in my gut and decline, "No not today sorry."

"You sure you're feeling okay Tris? You look kinda pale." his face softens.

"Yeah..." I force a smile. "I'm good" and I stare back at him til he smiles.

"Okay, well see ya later then Tris" he says.

I wave, and walk towards my dorm. I mean it's not like they will get me tonight.

As I walk down the hall, I see Tobias coming towards me. It's dark, and I keep my head down. Fours the last person I want to see right now.

"Tris" he says quietly.

I turn and start walking fast in the opposite direction.

"Tris." He says louder.

"Leave me alone." I turn then walk again.

Tobias lunges and grabs my arm tightly. I try to pull away, but he doesn't budge. He takes, more like drags me to his room. I sit on the bed and he kneels in front of me. His hands drawing circles on mine.

"My hands are freezing." I start to pull them away.

"S'okay." He doesn't let go.

"I want you to answer me honestly." He says. "You feeling alright?"

I gulp, "Yea I'm okay, I feel a little nauseous." That was true.

"What else." He looks me in the eye.

"I'd rather not say." I sigh.

He laces his fingers into mine and sits on the bed too. I stare at the ground, admiring the carpet

"What's bothering you?" He whispers gently. "You can tell me, it's okay." His fingers find my chin and forces me to look at him.

"I uhh." I stutter. "I have a death wish."

He says nothing, waiting for me to continue.

"Who has the dormitory keys?" I ask.

"Jacob." He replies. "Why?"

"Oh just wondering." I say.

He looks at me, "You're lying Tris." He says quietly. "We made a deal to be honest remember?" He squeezes my hand.

"Okay fine! Basically, if I do good in the next stage, they're gonna get rid of me. And if I don't, I'm out." I try to say casually.

"Who?" He asks.

I gulp, "Some initiates..." Four nods.

"How do you know?" He asks.

"I uhh heard them talking in their dorm. They made a plan already." I say.

"What is it?" He asks.

"Something similar to what Peter did with Edward. Except worse." I sigh. How in heck did Four get all that information out of me.

He is quiet. "You have to do your best in stage two." Tobias decides.

"Look I don't know if you understand that they're gonna steal the keys and kill me in my sleep... If I do good." I am almost yelling.