The story takes place in a far away place. Tris and Tobias are not together yet. Jeanie has captured Tris and will sell her to Eric as a servant. In the story, Tris is sixteen, Eric is twenty and Tobias is seventeen.
Tris pov
I'm encased by a box of white tiles when I wake up. Three side of the room are white tile and one side is glass. There's hardly any room to turn around, much less sit or lie down. I must have fallen asleep standing up.
I'm alerted when I hear voices. I watch and see Jeanie walking down the damp hall with a man next to her. The man is tall, with greasy hair and numerous piercings. I find my eyes trained on him. He suddenly turns and looks at me. I turn to ice, my body recoiling at the sight of his dark, merciless eyes.
The man smirks and points to me. Jeanie draws her attention to me and smiles. She leads the man toward my cubicle. I press my back against the wall of my cubicle. I don't want the man to come near me. I don't want him to look at me.
Jeanie and the man stop in front of my cubicle. The man nods to Jeanie and she presses a button. Almost immediately, the cubicle lurches forward and I'm catapulted from it.
My body sprawls across the floor and I stand up, trembling. I must not have eaten or drank much if I feel so malnourished.
Jeanie walks over with a smile on her face. "Good day to you, Tris. This is Eric. He has bought you from this place and you will now be leaving with him."
I force my eyes up to meet Eric's. I shiver and he smiles evilly.
"I like this girl. Thank you Jeanie! the deal is sealed." Eric says.
Jeanie motions to the two guards standing by near her. They grab both my arms and I immediately thrash around, trying to shake off their grip. "Get of of me!"
I'm hit in the head and I see Eric tower over me. He looks me in the eye. "Don't you dare try to struggle again Tris."
I'm shocked and the guards handcuff and chain my feet together. One of the guards addresses Eric. "Would you like her blindfolded sir?"
Eric nods and the guards start toward me again. I would normally run, but with my legs chained together, I can't exactly do that. The guards wrap a black cloth around my eyes and I start to wriggle, only earning another slap across the face.
Jeanie's emotionless voice floats trough my ears. "Here Eric, these are the keys for her handcuffs. I will soon inject her with this serum, it will cause slight memory disorder which will make your job easier."
As soon as I hear these words, my blood turns to ice. I wriggle out of the guards hands, violently thrashing and twisting. I will not let them inject me. I will not. I feel hot pain rush up the side of my body and lash out, biting a guard until I taste blood. He screeches and I feel a prick on my thigh. No!
I black out immediately.
When I wake up, I have no idea where I am and who I am. After several minutes, an image of someone pops into my mind. The person seems familiar but I can't remember who it is. The image tumbles out of my brain and I forget about it.
Suddenly the door opens and a greasy haired man steps out in front of me.
"Hello there, my little Tris." I recoil at his voice and stand up, my hands curled into fists.
He steps towards me, but I don't budge. "My names Eric. You are my little servant, and my new girlfriend."
Girlfriend? I throw my fist out in disgust, but Eric catches it and pulls. I fall onto the floor. Before I can get up, Eric kicks me. I scream and Eric yanks me up by the hair.
"Go prepare my dinner. Now." Eric growls.
I'm too shocked and in pain so I decide to get up and do what he says.
As I fry vegetables in a pan, I try to clear my head. Why and I here? What's with this Eric dude?
I must have gotten carried away in thought because some of the vegetables burn. I quickly take the vegetables out and put them in a plate.
After I finish preparing dinner, Eric walks in. He hardly cares about anything. Instead, he focuses his attention on me.
"Hey there, princess." He says. "How about a little kiss for your boyfriend?"
I step away, disgusted and Eric laughs.
"I'll go easy on you today." He decides. "But one day, Tris, you'll be kissing me."
Anger bubbles inside of me. "Shut up."
A sudden pain rushes through my head. I look up and realize I'm on the floor. Eric punched me. I scurry to my feet and try to ignore the dizziness in my head.
"Don't speak like that to your master." Eric shoves me and I fall, to dizzy to resist. He turns his attention to the food.