Escape- a petris story

Chapter 16

A few hours ago, I was about to blow my brain up and stain the glass room. Now, I'm one of the most important people in centre k12. Not only is this is a good thing but it also means I have my own flat, away from hail, away from Peter. I don't have to see anyone.

1 hour ago:

"What do you need help with, exactly?" I ask,

"Tris, I'm going to tell you something, that may come as a surprise to you." He hesitated, " your mum, she worked here, when we needed someone to go int Chicago and live normally, she volunteered and that's where she met your father."
"So, my life is-was a lie?" I fear,
"No. They couldn't tell you tris. It was a secret. Don't take it out on her. Now, where were we? Ah, yes! I need you to take over her job,"
"But, if i go back to Chicago, they will kill--"
"Not Chicago. We've been working on a new place, we are nearly done. The only thing left do is, well, civilians."
" what do you mean?"
"We mean, we need people to live there, you can't have a fire, without any wood"
"Actually--"
"It's a metaphor." He demanded, " Now, for the time being, will you help us to find divergents?" He pleaded,
"Divergents?"
"Agh! Yes! I missed that out, sorry.. This new city, it is only for divergents. After all over cities were destroyed, Chicago is the last one. Yet, Chicago, is on the verge on being shut down."
"Shut down?" I question,
"If the city continues with this behaviour, we will just have to simply, how do you put this.. Switch the city off."
"But what will happen to the people?"
"I was hoping you wouldn't ask. Well, you see, the people..they, umm," he was hesitating," They.. Die."
"How?"
"Aren't you made of questions? If the city is "switched off", it also means the people have a kind of 'execution'. They get a small buzz that goes through their head that paralyses every part of their body. Eventually they die off." He sighs in exhaust, " Tris, we control the city, which means we also control the people in it. We know everything about everyone and all that's happening. We know your divergent, we know you climbed up the Ferris wheel, we knew you were hiding away in Amity. We know about what Eric did to you.We know about you and Peter. Anyway, it seems like it's time to call it a night. I'll see you tomorrow, 12am sharp, room 3 in the technology centre."

***

"Are you listening to me?" Hail wafts her hands in front of me.
She sighs, "you need to get over him. He hurt you."

But I didn't care. He was my life. If I let him go, I will not be able to breathe. He is the thing that keeps me alive. He is my world, he is my teddy bear.

"Teddy bear?" Hail tried to contain herself, " you were speaking out loud."

"Yes, I said teddy bear, because teddy bears represent protection from the darkness when you were a child; they kept you safe when there was lightening outside, they were your best friend, you told them secrets and confessions. You would dream about the future together, flying through space or riding a unicorn, they were your adventure buddy and you would never of dreamed of letting go, yet."
"Woah. That teddy bears special."
"And that's why I called him a teddy bear. Because he kept me safe, he was my best friend, we told each other everything, we dreamt of a future together.. And I never dreamt of letting him go, and that is why he's my teddy bear. But I am not his."

"No. You aren't. I am."

I turned around to see Piper.

"And he is my teddy bear. You see, we all get through boyfriends/girlfriends until we find the one. And that is what's happened to him. I treat him right, I never hurt him, yet you did. You hurt his feelings, he trusted you.. And he will NEVER forgive and forget that. Me and Peter, we are meant for each other. So someone like you, is not going to get in the way of that, okay? Good." She scrunched up her nose in a cute and innocent way and walked towards him.

"Well, I better get to work." I muttered,

I got up from my seat and rushed past Piper and Peter. I felt her eyes burning into my soul. Her words repeating inside my head: You hurt his feelings, he trusted you.. And he will NEVER forgive and forget that

***

"Tris." Dave smiled, "take a seat."

I smiled back and headed towards a small seat,
"This is the techno centre." Stating the obvious,
"You won't be working in here, but I wanted to show you around, so you can get used to it here."

***

"Now, you've seen and met a few people in the techno centre. That is were your mum worked. And now we'll move onto the 'professors' or as we call them 'founders of Grenette." Grenettes the land we found."

As we went through all the centres, my mind kept falling back to the scene in the canteen. Heh, that rhymes.

"Here is centre J. The 'police' centre or as we say 'guardians of Grenette." He walks towards the glass room,

The doors spread apart and, well,  I wish I could of thrown vinegar or lemon juice in my eyes to burn the sight in front of me.

On the ground of the transparent room, lay Peter and Piper, but-naked and all, well, I don't want to go into details, but, it was heated.