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Go. And stop them. (Tris)

'Go. And stop them. I love you Beatrice '

I can't leave her. Not now. But I have to!
'We....uncovered a plan, Beatrice. They a - are trying to k-kill us.

But I have to leave.

'I - you- we need you to go there Beatrice.'

I'm not thinking properly. I un-bury my head from its previous position under a pillow and remove myself from my bed. The tiny cupboard across the room only holds the same clothing as I am wearing now- the plain, shapeless grey dresses that are custom for Abnegation girls. They won't help me much. Instead, I pull the cover off my bed and wrap it around my upper - body. It is summer and our house stays hot in summer, no matter the temperature outside, so my sheets are fairly thin. But as I heave my body out the window, I realize I was right to bring the cover. There is a chilly breeze running over the night and the sheets offer cover to my upper body. My feet carry me towards an empty paddock somewhere near the middle of the bumpy,  unpaved path running through this part of the Abnegation  sector. I sink into the middle of it and let the cool air clear my head.

'Around 3 months ago, the Abnegation.....well, decided to....um, do something. Something that the Erudite weren't happy about. This 'something' was going to be known to everyone in around two weeks time.'

'What are you talki-'

'Beatrice, just hear me out, okay?'

A nod from me sent her continuing.  Why did I nod? I should have just told her that I didn't want to hear it and shown her out of the room. Why did I nod?

She tool a deep breath.

Looked down.

Delivered the worst news of my life.

'But we can't sho - we can't reveal this something yet. Because.....because we discovered something in the system from the Erudite that was clearly -'

She hesitated and shook her head as if to clear the words from her mind.

'We uncovered a plan, Beatrice. They
a-are trying to k-kill us. '

Kill us. They are trying to kill us. Now would have been the perfect time to show her out of my room. Before she....well, she tells me the rest. But, me being me,  I didn't. And, her being her,  she told me the rest.

'I - you- we need you to go there Beatrice. We need you to transfer to Erudite to stop them from destroying our faction.'

'You mean....I need to leave you!!'

'Beatrice, understand. Please! It is for the greater good. And...well, I will help you. We will still be in contact with each other- I will tell you what to do.'

Her eyes were now fixed on mine, boring a hole straight into my heart.
'It is optional, Beatrice. Just, please remember, you are our only hope. '

'I. I don't want to go!'

She reached out and took my hand, gently pressing something small and firm into my palm.  Then she rose from my bed and walked across the room the door. With her hand on the door handle, she paused. Still facing the door, she said to me,

'Go. And stop them. I love you Beatrice'
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A/N-

See that?  Yeah, the thing flying out your window. Well, that was my promise to update more frequently.

Anyway.

New chapter up, and I have 11 reads and 3 votes altogether so I am one happy girl :)))) If I haven't updated by Wednesday (in Australia) (it's Monday now ) you have the right to send me a frowny face.

P.S. I am going to dedicate this chapter to hwbooks because over the weekend, she read all my stories and left the most amazing comments on them so thank you so much :)

(even though I know it's not much to have a dedication from little old tayamelba, who is very small on Wattpad, I really appreciate it :))