A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

~eighty-five~

Chapter 85

I hurry down the long, steep, winding path that leads to the Pit, practically having to run to keep up with Tobias. I hold Peanut close to me in the sling, trying not to jostle her too much, especially since she's already not feeling well. Even though each hurried step carries us closer to our destination, it feels like time is moving backward and we'll never reach our friends who were rushed to the infirmary. A little over an hour ago, we got a phone call from Purple-Hair with the news that he and Snake-Tattoo found Will and Tori at the Navy Pier. Unfortunately, the details of exactly what transpired this morning are still a bit sketchy. All we really know is they were both found unconscious, Tori posed on the carrousel for shock value with what appeared to be strangulation marks on her neck and Will sprawled on the ground with a fresh head wound. Until they checked their friends' pulses, they thought the worst. Upon finding them both alive, they first called for medical assistance and transportation back to Dauntless then called Tobias.

Almost immediately upon getting the news that they were found, I called Stella to see if she was available to watch Tyler and Tessa for us so we could get to the infirmary to be there when Will and Tori were brought in but she was already in Erudite on ambassador business. I momentarily contemplated asking Will and Christina's nanny, Fiona, if it was okay to just drop them off with her but I didn't want to subject my kids to someone new today, especially with the way Tyler reacted to Tobias' absence this morning so I decided to call and ask Avery and Callen to cut their lunch short and come back to watch them. She immediately agreed. When Tyler figured out that Tobias was getting ready to leave again, he had another meltdown. Once he calmed down enough to listen we told him that Avery was coming back over to play with him and that placated him. Even though he was not happy at all that his daddy had to leave again, he was over the moon that Avery decided that she would come back over to play. While we were waiting on Avery and Callen, Tobias and I quickly discussed leaving Peanut at home, too, but we didn't think it would be fair to Avery since we still haven't tried to give her a bottle so she got to come with us.

The fact Tori has finally been found and that she and Will have been rushed to the infirmary from the city has started to spread around the compound like wildfire, and several members have tried to stop us on our way to the Pit with questions but Tobias tells them as diplomatically as possible that we don't have any answers and we really need to be on our way. Everyone seems to understand our rushed nature and steps out of our way. When we round the corner from the Pit floor through the double doors into the infirmary's waiting room, I'm quite surprised to see it completely barren. I was expecting a crowd of gawking onlookers and concerned friends waiting for any crumbs of information we saw fit to give. Ignoring infirmary protocol, Tobias opens the door that leads to the examination rooms and goes in search of someone. I hesitate only a moment before I follow after him. It doesn't take us long before we hear familiar voices coming from an open examination room door.

"Tris!" Christina yelps as she jumps up and comes running to me. She throws her arms around me and hugs me tightly before realizing that Peanut is between us. "I'm sorry." She lets go of me, and I really look in her face for the first time. Her pretty brown eyes are rimmed in red, and there are tears streaming down her face.

"She's okay," I say as I put my arm around her waist and lead her back to the chair she just jumped out of. "Have you been given an update on Will's condition?" Tobias pulls a second chair over, and I thank him then sit down next to my best friend and take her hands in mine. I look up and see Purple-Hair, Snake-Tattoo, and a couple other people I've never seen before gathered in the corner. Across the hall, a door swings open, and the typical sounds of a trauma room flood out. I hear beeping, clanging, people talking over one another, and Zander barking orders.