♘ Be Brave ♘

LXXXV

I leave shortly after that. As much as I'd love to stay here, with Irene and Cassandra, I know I cannot take advantage of this privilege. After leaving Irene with the promise that I would come back soon, I head over to the train tracks and board the oncoming train. Once I approach the Dauntless sector, I jump off the car and head inside the compound.

On my way back to the training room, I hear laughter near the chasm. As I get closer, I realize Robin is there, a bottle of whiskey in hand. "Uh, you okay?" Robin turns and grins when she sees me. "I'm just fine, gorgeous. Can't you tell?" She tips the bottle and drinks, then staggers toward me.

"Want some?" I shake my head. "Your loss. So... how's Cassie?" The way she says her name makes me want to slap her. She's mocking us, I just know it. "She's just fine. Thank you for asking." She pouts. "Aw, man. I was kinda hoping you'd say that bitch was dying." My eyes widen. "What? Why? Why would you want an innocent girl to die?"

She smiles and leans in close to my face. "I've liked you ever since I first laid eyes on you. I thought we could become... close friends." She laughs. "And then you brought that sickly girl into the picture. Honestly, that diagnosis was perfectly timed."

She grins, and I catch a whiff of her breath - she reeks of alcohol. I back away, but she grabs my shirt. She's surprisingly strong for someone so small and drunk. "C'mere," she mutters. I try to pull away, but she's way too strong. She drags me down the hall to a side of the compound I'd never seen before.

She opens a door and shoves me inside, then shuts it behind her. She throws the bottle aside and knocks me to the ground. "You're mine now," she says, and kisses me forcefully. I feel disgusting. The only one who'd ever kissed me before was Cassandra... and now even that has been taken away.

She moves to take off my shirt, leering at me all the while. Just before she can rip it away, the door opens. "Four?" I turn my head, and, standing there, is none other than Matthew.