Outside the Fence and Beyond the Games

I take and arrow out from my sheath behind me, pointing my bow towards the tall, brick wall in front of me. What could be behind it? I take a careful step forward, looking to my right and then left. Gale and I were hunting again, but we went deeper into the woods this time. Gale is skinning the animals we got but I wanted to look around for some berries or something. It's been a year since the reaping and tonight President Snow is going to announce the Quarter Quell news. So I need fresh air.

Curiosity strikes in me. I have to find what is over this thing. I walk up and down the wall, looking for a door or something. Does this ever have to do with President Snow? A big wall separating freedom? Possibly a better life? Free from the hunger games? I put my bow over my arm, arrow back in it's sheath and try to grip the stone to climb, but it's too tall for me.

"Gale!" I call from behind me. I hear a little rustling before he appears next to me.

"What? Whoa," He gasps. I look at him, then at the ten foot tall wall in front of us. "What is this?" He asks, kicking it with his boot softly, pushing it with his hands.

"It's a wall," I say, giving him a look. "Help me up."

"We don't know what's behind it, no Catnip. I'm not taking that chance," he says back to me but I ignore him.

"What could go wrong? We find an animal or something?" I snap at him, "Help. Me. Up."

He sighs and runs his hand through his dark hair and kneels down, putting his hand out for me. I take his hand and step up on his knee, but I was still too short. "Get me on your back," I tell him. He picks me up, and I climb onto his back. Then, I climb onto his shoulders, using the wall for support. Once I stand, I get an amazing view of what's behind the wall and a grin breaks across my face.


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As I climb the ferries wheel with Tobias under me, I grip the bars. Once I'm on the platform, I intake a breath. Tobias and I are both Dauntless Initiation Instructors. Since I passed, I've become fully Dauntless now. We both wanted to get away from the crowd tonight though, so it was my idea to climb the ferries wheel. Tobias is afraid of heights, I know, and he most likely will never get over that fear, but I really like it up here.

"Tris I swear, you love danger." He says, his breath shaky as he sits beside me.

"That's why I love you," I tell him while I look out at the deserted town below us. I squint as I look and see a tall fence in the distance.

Tobias chuckles and looks at me, "What are you looking at?" He questions, trying to see what I'm seeing. I point over and tilt my head in curiosity.

"It's a fence. It's huge." I say and bite my lip.

"Yeah it's the fence that keeps us in. No one knows what's outside." He tells me. "Tris, don't you dare get any ideas."

"Can we just go see?" I ask, desperate to know what's beyond it.

"No! It's fully guarded and-" But I got him off with my lips. "Tobias," I tell him, staring at him. "Let's check it out."

He sighs but agrees, seeing he can't win with me. After we climb back down, I fix my gun strap, he fixes his belt, and we start walking. After what seems like hours, and it's already starting to get dark, we reach the giant fence. I look up at the fence, it feeling like miles long. What could be behind? A whole new world without factions? With one big faction? I don't even bother to look at Tobias as I start to climb.

"Tris! What the hell are you doing?" He says and yanks me off the fence. "We don't know what's out there." He says, his dark blue eyes scanning my face. I'm unable to read him, but it feels like he sees right through me.

"We'll never know if we don't find out! Besides, there's no guards," I snap at him. He shakes his head and lets go of me and I take this as he'll let me. I start to climb the fence, looking below me at him. He's scowling with his arms crossed. I chuckle to myself, amused. Once I reach the electric part, I stop but I can still see what's over and when I do, I feel myself smile.