Daring to be Divergent

Chapter 28

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~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 28~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Do you take me as an idiot, Collin?" I feel my eyebrows scrunch up in the dark storage room. Through the hallway light streaming under the door, I see Collin's posture change and his face soften.

"No, why would-" I interrupt Collin, anger beginning to naw at me.

"Aden, a spy? I knew you didn't like him but accusing him of something so...impossible. It's getting ridiculous." I say.

"I'm not accusing him blindly, Ella!" Collin argues, "I saw Aden go into the kitchen and talk to people he shouldn't even know."

"Oh, so now we are accusing Aden of being a transfer and meeting new people? Collin, you're not even trying!" I scoff. Collin shakes his head and clenches his fists.

"He was talking to cut initiates, people that were kicked out weeks ago!"

"Okay then, who?" I cross my arms and wait for his reply.

"I didn't see them clearly but," Collin grips my wrist as I try to walk out of the dark, abandoned storage room.

"Wait, stop-"

"Collin, you can't even give me a straight answer, let alone an actual suspicious thing Aden did!" I raise my voice and yank my wrist out of his grasp.

"But you didn't see what I saw! You wouldn't understand unless you were there!" Collin says. I stop in my angry stride towards the door. I spin around to face Collin.

"No, I wouldn't understand, would I?!" my voice silences Collin. His shoulders relax slightly.

"Aden is not a spy. He has no motive and was born Abnegation, transferring to Dauntless," I say with a softer tone. "He grew up in a horrible childhood home with a younger sister. If Aden is mad at any faction, it would be Abnegation. No, I didn't see what you saw, but,"

Collin steps back and leans on one of the tables in the storage room. I pause and sigh quietly.

"But, Aden would have no reason to be a spy." I finish, watching Collin for a reaction.

Collin doesn't move but continues to lean on one of the tables and stare in silence at his feet. If the storage room were any darker I would assume Collin was some type of statue but in the small amount of light, I see his chest rising and falling. After I few seconds of silence, I speak up again.

"Aden was at the zip-lining accident. He was with us when they attacked." I say. Once again, Collin doesn't move.

Is he still angry?

"Just a few minutes ago, if that was the Erudite spies, why would he put himself in that type of situation? I have no idea what happened but, it seemed like the transfers were in a lot of pain. And Aden-"

"Okay, I got it." Collin says. "I got your point. Aden isn't one of the spies."

He stands up from the table and passes me to exit the room. He quietly turns the handle of the door and opens it so I can follow. A faint stream of light fills the room, causing me to blink. I walk out of the storage room and quietly close the door.