Convergent

Tris chapter twenty one cont...

David. I am standing less than two feet away from the man who almost killed me, true he doesn't remember it, but I do.

I remember how he pretended that what he was doing was for 'the greater good' by ending thousands of innocent lives. I remember how he held me at gunpoint and taunted me about my failure, and I remember the evil gleam in his eye as he fired that fateful shot.

I look up at Tobias; refusing to look at David and see nothing but anger in his eyes, he slowly lowers me while keeping his vision tied on David. In one swift motion I am pushed behind Tobias, once again he puts a protective arm in front of me, which I cling to like it is dear life, which it very well might be. Although he looks calm from the front I can see the veins bulging out of his neck; a small detail I wouldn't have noticed if I did not know him like I do. I force myself to look back at David, and immediately my pulse quickens.

He-he-he is here. He might hurt me again. I- I can't go back to being an experiment- I can't! No- no- no- no -no! David, David, No- no... I clench my fists and around my arms, pulling my legs in so I am in my own little box. I am surprised at how cold my hands are on my arms- I seem to have lost all feeling in my fingers.

Tobias turns around at the sudden absence of my body from his back and his eyes are panicked when he sees me rocking on the floor. He leans down and puts a hand on my forehead, his face momentarily contorting in fear when he feels my clammy skin, but then he recomposes himself, scooping me onto his lap.

"Tris, Tris, do you hear me? You are having an anxiety attack. Calm down, calm down." There is a horrible ache in my chest and his voice sounds muffled, then everything goes black.