Born to be Dauntless

Chapter 24

Yesterday I decided to sleep in the dormitory. I also found out that even though I defended Mike's honour, Liz and Mike still hated me. Pff it's never good enough for them. 

I stared in the mirror. The cut on my eye wasn't bad but it would definitely turn into a scar. Jesus... I've got a total of three scars. One because I once burned myself, just a slight spot on my right hand. And two very noticeable scars because Eric wanted to prove some points. I didn't think my eye was bad enough to ask for an other eyepatch thing so I put the antibiotics on it and left it like that. It doesn't even look as gross as Gina thought it was yesterday.

After grabbing my clothes and my knife, something that I always carry with me, I left for the pit. I didn't really feel like eating so I just went with my muffin. My morning got worse when I saw that a few guys and girls were all extremely happy for someone. I focused on their conversation and heard that one of them was turning 21. 

He's celebrating his birthday. With friends and family.

I felt a sting in my finger and blood dripped out of it. What? I saw that I'd gotten my knife from my belt and accidentally stabbed myself. I put away my knife and decided I would just go to the training room early.

Thirty minutes early.

No one was there yet so my initial thought was to train before they got there. But after I hit the target about three times I gave up. I wasn't really feeling it. I slumped down to the ground and began to think.

I didn't think it would be this bad... I mean I never really liked my birthday anyway. It one of those days where everyone listens to you and put you into the spotlight. I hate being in the spot light and all those awkward moments when you don't know how you react when your mom gives you socks or underwear as present. Like seriously? Underwear as a present, which I by the way had to open in front of my dad etc. That was just plain awkward.

I was sitting against the wall when Four walked in. He saw me and greeted me.

"A little early today?" he asked cheerfully. I looked up with the best glare I've got and he backed off. "Okay. Noted. What's gotten under your skin?" he asked while setting things up for what I believed was the throwing knifes practise.

"Nothing." I answered and looked back down.

"Well you shouldn't feel bad for Gina, you deserved that first place and I heard you saved her life yesterday."

"Why does everybody think I feel bad for Gina? I. Don't. Feel. Bad. For. Gina."

He threw his hands up in defeat and continued to set things up in silence. A few minutes after that, Mike and Liz walked in. They were talking to someone behind them. I couldn't see who until I heard that stupid laugh of hers. Isa. She was walking behind them looking satisfied together with Daniel. I immediately felt even worse. 

Everyone is happy and every enemy I have likes to make sure that I know that they're fine. Jesus, what next? Is Eric also gonna show his fuck-face today?

I ended up being right about the throwing knifes. Isa chose to stand next to me and she kept bugging me. I kept getting more and more annoyed by everyone but I knew that it was stupid to cause extra trouble so I tried to keep it to myself.

I focused on my target and threw my knifes like they were hot coals. All of them hit the target and most of them were close to the center. Just when I wanted to retrieve my knives, Eric spoke up.

He was standing in the doorway with an expressionless face. Fucking great. I called it. Even he has to show up at my birthday.

"Rogue, come with me." he demanded. The others all looked at me with the What-did-you-do-this-time face. Fuck no. Not today. I glared at him.