The night was bitter yet again. The chill air tingled against my skin as I lay in the darkness. I gave up on sleeping, so I just blankly stared at the rocky ceiling. Although it was pitch black, I felt that I could see Four's dark eyes glare intensely at me through the darkness. I shook my head, trying desperately to remove from my mind. I constantly told myself to forget about him, he's taken, but as soon as I managed to drain him from my head, Four succeeded in crashing through my barriers.
I resulted into slapping myself,
"Get. Out. Get. Out," I muttered repeatedly as I took each slap.
No use.
I wanted to scream but my throat was sour with the encounter with Four and Talia. I jumped out of bed and slipped on a pair of shoes and a jacket before quickly leaving the dorm as I achingly tried to escape the staring eyes of Four as they, yet again, tried to torture me. My heavy breathing immediately fogged before me as I hurried down the hallway.
It was still dark despite the lamps that hanged on the concrete walls. My footsteps echoed behind me, creating a more creepy atmosphere in the eerie darkness. After a few minutes of scuttling through the Dauntless hallways, I realised I was heading towards the Chasm. The rushing of the water grew louder as I approached. It soon sounded like rolls of thunder. I lent over the railing, inhaling the crisp air and scent of the water. The crushing waves lapped at the rocks below me and lightly spraying me with water.
The place seemed serene and peaceful, despite the fact that one false move could send you plummeting to your death. The sound of the rushing and the lapping and the flowing began to clear my mind. All thoughts of Four and Talia and everything began to wash away like debris in the ocean, slowly being carried out into the vastness beyond.
"You might wanna rethink about leaning that far over the chasm," a husky voice advised. I jumped back in complete surprise. It was too dark to see but I knew the voice came from below. I edged closer to the railing and peered over in search for a figure. Under a tiny spotlight of moonlight, someone tall was frowning at me. His chiseled body and short-cropped hair reminded me of every Dauntless guy, but it was his dark eyes that gave me his name,
"Four," I whispered. I instantly wanted to turn away. I wanted nothing to do with him, not anymore, but my feet were firmly planted to the ground. I began to wonder if he knew that it was me alone with him in the middle of the night. He probably didn't because why else would he talk to me, especially with what happened with Talia, "why tell me to be cautious if you're the one inches away from being swallowed by the water?"
"Touche," he replied. Four lent back on a rock, still staring at me with his dark eyes,
"So tell me, why are you here?" I questioned. It didn't seem very Four-like to creep out at night to visit the Chasm,
"Well, I can't risk any of my initiates falling to their deaths, can I, Tris?" Blood rushed to my cheeks, filling them with the brightest shade of red, I begged to God that the darkness of night concealed my look of embarrassment. I stepped away from the barrier. Now I really wanted to leave, my legs agreed.
I was about to take off when Four's voice erupted from below,
"Wait. Tris, wait." I turned around with my arms crossed. I could feel tiredness finally take me in. Four's quick footsteps echoed from all places around me, the sound bounced off the walls. I stood waiting for a few minutes until I could roughly make out his silhouette in the dark,
"What?" I sighed,
"Look, I'm sorry about what happened back at my place, I should have told you. I didn't want you to - to get the wrong message," Four apologised,
"Alright. I accept your apology", I answered, "and for the record, I was in no way interested, if that's what you're implying." I could hear a soft chuckle which made me grin a little,
"Oh, Tris. You're not a very good liar," Four mocked. He stepped closer to me. I had a quick urge to step back, but I didn't. Not because I couldn't but because I wanted to. I rolled my eyes at him and again he chuckled. He was closer now. I felt his heat radiating off his body. His breath was warm against mine. My skin began to tingle at the closeness we shared, despite Talia and despite the dispute we had way earlier.
Sparks began to build. Flames danced inside me. I watched his dark eyes bore themselves into mine. To my complete surprise, he leaned closer. I stood in awe as his lips approached mine. Soon we were sharing each others breath. The sparks began to burst and the flames blew into an inferno. My body buzzed and my head began to erase everything around us, the stone walls, the chasm, everything until he and I was left in an empty space.
Four's hand slowly reached the skin of my cheek, clasping it in an embraced of warmth. I felt like we were back in abnegation, just the two of us in our grey, dull clothing.
Four leapt back away from me in a quick flash.
Everything shattered. The sparks and flames died out into an oblivion. All that was warm and soothing drained from my body, leaving me as a cold, bitter mass. Four's eyes widened in shock and fled. It was quiet yet again besides the growling of the Chasm. The thudding of my heart filled my ears and my vision began to fog.
I was standing in the darkness as empty as ever.
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