I never thought I would be here, stuck, trapped, not able to escape. I'm only 16, still an initiate. Kadel has kidnapped me, abused me relentlessly, and left me to die. I can't do anything.
Today, I'm planning to escape. I'm distracted from my plans when the front door slams shut.
"Traiah! Get in here!" Kadel screams. I get up from the closet he locks me in everyday, sprinting to the living room.
"Yes Kadel?" I try to say politely.
"Cook! Now!" He demands. I hang my head and dash into the kitchen. I grab the ingredients for a pasta dish I learned to make in Abnegation. As I cook, Kadel sits on the couch, watching TV. I finish the dish and we eat. I don't say anything.
"Speak. You need to talk, Stiff!" He grabs my elbow and wrenches it towards him. I yelp in pain and he claps a hand over my mouth.
"Shut up! You'll get me in trouble!" He screeches in my face, breath reeking of alcohol. 'Isn't that the point?' I think to myself. I clean up after him and sneak to my closet. Kadel fell asleep on the couch while I was cleaning up. I pack my stuff and plan that, tonight, I will run. I will run far away from Kadel's apartment. I figure out where I will run. I know where my instructor, Seven, lives.