Divergent: If War Hadn't Happened: BOOK ONE

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When the doors click open, she clenches onto me even harder which even makes me hurt but, I don't bother saying anything, because she's the one in pain.

"Come on." I say, worried.

We search down the hall for medical help and then I see, Uriah.

"Uriah!" I call out. He see's Christina and urges quick.

"Wh-what happened?" he says. His voice was off. He was trying not to freak out.

I look at him with pain in my face, "Please Uriah, take her, help her, I have to go to Four. Please."

He nods quickly and lets her arm shift over to his shoulder. I look at Christina. The pain in her eyes don't settle, it had gotten worse. I put my hands on her shoulders trying to find her eyes. "I'll be back in like twenty minutes okay? Just, go with Uriah okay? I have to go."

I guilt leaving her but, I had to go see Tobias, he could've been hurt too and no one else- besides Eric- was up there.

I say my words quick then rush back off to the elevator, slamming the button for the door to open faster. It wasn't opening. "What the -" I cut myself off and run to the stairway, jumping two or three steps at a time. Once I finally got to the floor I ran down the hallway trying to find Tobias, but the hallway was completely empty.

Then something caught my hand and dragged me into the room. There hand caught over my mouth. It definetly wasn't Tobias.

Eric.

I had no weapons or backup what-so-ever, where was Tobias?

Eric pointed the gun to the side of my head while the other hand was gripped on my mouth. I squirmed trying to get away, kicking my feet, arms but, the more I moved the more strength he put, gripping onto me.

"Don't move." he says slow but, vile.

I tried to relax trying not to show fear but, it has already been shown. I knew Eric was evil. He was with Jeanine but, how could he shoot someone so innocent? Was he forced to shoot her? But Eric has always been brutal. He had always been tough and wouldn't let anyone in his way.

I tried to scream but, it came out muffled. The way my mouth was closed of by his hand blocked the sound. I swung my leg up and back and hit him hard in the knee.

He pushed me hard to the ground and I toppled over, landing on my side.

The gun was faced directly at me.

I could die today.

Sometimes you think about what'd be like to die. How you say you'd die for the person you love (Tobias) but, once you come face-to-face with that challenge, it was easier said than done.

I've never been so frightned in my life. But, how in my fear landscape, I died for my family? It wasn't real. But, this is real. It's real.

I don't want it to be real.

"Do it again" Eric says. His tone was dark. "All I have to do is press the trigger and you could be the next one dead."

"Don't hurt Four." I say. My voice was trembling, all I wanted to do was cry. How could no one come up yet? How was I all by myself? I've never felt so alone.

"Well." he stated, I moved and got up slowly. Coming near the door, so I could make a run for it.

"I could kill you." he says.

I sprint out through the door. When Eric shoots. It misses. I don't bother to look back, just continue to run.

I go straight down the hall, into Christina's room and lock it shut. Eric just barely missed and I go to the window.