Lost + found: sequel to We Are One (divergent fanfic)

Chapter 5-Always Running Away

I creep out of my window to the fire escape today. Al smiles at me.
"So, you ready for this?" He asks. I shrug and sling my back pack on.
"As ready as I'll ever be." I mutter. We take off down the stairs and into the crisp morning air. I shove my hands into my pockets. Thoughts run through my head.
What's gonna happen. What if I do something wrong. At least I've got Al with me.

He guides me through the streets. We come up to a large building. The walls are covered with grim, smoke stained and graffiti. This is my first day at my new high school. Sweat runs down my back. Why am I so worried. I've robbed the Rich. Out run cops. Been in street fights. What's there to be scared about? It's been over a month since they've started and we're only showing up today.

I bite my lip and keep walking. Forcing my feet to move and not stand still. Al grabs my hand and gives me a reassuring look as he pulls me through the halls. We go to administration. The old woman glares at us.
"It's been a month, where were you the whole time?" She says. Her lips become a line, thinner and thinner every minute we don't talk. She sighs and hands us our time tables we walk away but just as we go I hear her say to the lady behind her. "Those two are going to be double trouble." She says nodding towards us. I turn round and give her a mischievous grin, making her glare back at me. We walk to our lockers and onto period 1.

We walk home after a long day. I'm tired and just want to go to bed. We walk home  and turn down an alley but on our way we're stopped.
"So you finally decided to show up at school." Rudy says jumping down from a large wall. A few others do the same. He takes a long sip out of a can in paper bag.
"Surprised I saw you there." I commented, he laughs a little to himself. He runs his long, bony fingers through his brown hair.
"True, true." He says "I'll give you that." He smirks and looks at Al. Who almost seems to be standing behind me for protection. Even though he's twice the size of me and towers over everyone.
"What you looking at big boy?" Rudy says and takes a step forward. Making Al take a step back.
"N-nothing." Al stutters. A few of the others smirk at this. I recognise a few. But some must be new. That explains why they listen to Rudy. I mean who would. He's a jerk.
"Making girls look after you, you little sissy." He says. Al turns a pale shade of white and looks at the floor. Not even attempting to retort.
"Come on, Al, let's go." I say and grab his arm dragging him down the alley to the other end. The others just watch us. Laughing and smirking.

We get home and Al just goes straight to his place. I walk in and slump my bag on the floor. I look around to check if anyone's home. No sign of anybody.
"Strange." I mutter to myself. I walk into my room and flick off my shoes. I drop onto the mattress.

Why am I such a coward? I should've stuck up for Al. Why are they following Rudy. I saved his ass when we were younger. Do you think he remembers that? No probably not. If he's not the star of it he won't. All I remember from that is that I wasn't quick enough. Tobias isn't a coward or wasn't much of one. He stuck up for me even without thinking. Supported me with whatever I chose. I am a coward. I was forced into a situation and I complied. But does that also make me a hero. For the amount of people that get hurt because of me. But I also broke people. Nobody can be pure good or purely evil. We all have different motives. From my opinion I was doing the right thing. But from another's I was wrong and shouldn't of done that. Either way your neither a hero nor a villain you're your own person and you should be proud of that.

But I'm not proud of leaving like the coward I am.

Always running away.

Sorry if  this is a boring chapter. It's kind of a filler. Also I'm sorry for not updating sooner. Please keep reading and enjoying. It's going to get more exciting I promise. The reason I haven't updated in a while is because I've been working on my Flash fan fiction. Also I've been working on something that hasn't been published yet called I Didn't Loose A Glass Slipper... If you haven't guessed its a Cinderella story. When it comes please check it out! Also check out my Harry Potter fan fiction called What If? Thanks! Mischief managed.