Cold

Last Hope

The rest of the day was spent in quiet.
I got down in the cafeteria along with Eric.We explained the situation to the rest of the faction,though no one seemed to buy into it no one really cared enough about me to start asking questions and I doupted anyone gave a damn about Divergents.

Tris looked at me with pitty and my brother seemed to avoid seeing me being Eric's pet.
Because that's exactly how I felt.
Once we ate Eric locked me in his apartment once more after he made sure I was tied in a way I couldn't run away.

"Once you realize you can't escape I will let you in the room without having you tied down.Until then I need to make sure you won't go anywhere.Are we clear?" he said as he secured the handcuffs.

I simple nodded because I couldn't master the energy to talk to him.

Eric stared at me for a few seconds.
It should be fun for him to watch me like that.My spirit broken.

He didn't say anything else and simple left me alone in the room.
A few seconds later I cried myself to sleep.

Eric woke me up when he returned.
I tried to stretch in my bindings.

"I brought you food."Eric said leaving a bag beside the bed.
He took the handcuffs off me and he stared as I searched the bag for food.
My stomach growled since i hadn't eaten anything except my breakfast.

"I can't stay here locked forever." my voice came as a whisper.

"That depends on you Adele." Eric said as he sat at the bed beside me.

I looked up from my food at the sound of my nickname.
"Why do you keep calling me like that?"

Eric hesitated for a moment not knowing what to say.
"It suits you." he said after a long thought.

"It's something my mom who loved me dearly used to say.If I can have only that request I would like for that nicknamed to be used only from the last person who loves me,my brother."

Eric stared at me in awe.For the first time he didn't know what to say.
So he walked away like any coward would do.

I finished my launch and Eric instructed me to stay in bed.
I prayed he wouldn't tie me again or worst have sex with me.
But he didn't really seemed in the mood for sex.
He simply took his clothes off and layed in bed beside me.

"Do you still love me?" his question came out of the blue.
I felt the need to stay quiet but I did respond.
"A part of me is still in love with who i thought you were."

Eric seemed to think about it for a while.
"What about who I am?The real me?"

I thought about it for a second.
The truth was that i'd lie if I said I didn't love him.
But I never chose Candor.

"I hate you."