Chapter Nineteen (Tobias)

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How? How could I have let this happen? I need to control myself. But she's so beautiful I can't seem to be able to. I've never had feelings like these for anyone before. Every time I set eyes on her, I feel myself falling. I'd controlled myself up until just now, but it's like a switch was flipped when I saw her lying in that hosplital bed. To anyone else, I'm sure she would have looked a mess. But to me, she looked perfect. I felt a sudden desperation for physical contact with someone- something I hadn't had in a long time. Beatrice seemed the perfect person to grant my wish.

As I reach out of my bed to switch off the lamp casting an orange glow around the room, my heart twangs as I remember the look on Beatrice's face when I went to... I can't bring myself to even think of it. She looked disgusted. How could I have ever thought she felt the same way?

I feel terrible as I lay my head down on the pillow and close my eyes. I press the heels of my hands hard into my eyes, determined not to cry, even though I already feel the tears welling up and threating to splill out. Why am I feeling like this? Just over some silly girl I don't even know well.

But that's the thing. She's not just 'some silly girl'. I love her. I shouldn't. I need her. I shouldn't. She thinks I'm stupid. Am I for trying something with her? Why on this earth did I try... Anything with her? She sees me as a fool. I saw the look on her face when I left earlier. I'm her initiation instructor. Her superior. She can't view me this way. I'm going to have to stop this. Even though it will probably kill me. I will.


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