After we got done with our tattoos, we head to the training field, we were about to prepare for fighting each other. I sigh. Mason was too busy showing off his new dragon tattoo. I couldn't help myself but to think about Lucy's words and her unsteadiness. What was up with her and why was she keeping secrets? Who did she know? I shake my head. I need to focus on the battles...Thomas was looking at me with sympathetic eyes, but it wasn't working for me. Even though, it should. Father was near the chalkboard with Lawrence. I haven't talked with Lawrence in a while. He was scarier than usual. I didn't want to anger him. Farrah and Brandy were gossiping over a few feet away from us. Now, I'm hoping that I was paired up against one of them, just to get them to shut up for once. Candor trash. I see what Father was writing. I sigh as I see Keira was paired up against Farrah. Farrah looked as if she was working out. She smirks at our direction. Keira shudders.

"It'll be fine, Keke.", I say.

"I hope so. I'm the third one up. After Mason and Marlon's fight."

"Who's first...?"

Keira looks at the chalkboard and stiffens. "You want me to be Candor right now...?"

I was about to glance at the chalkboard until Father calls mine and Thomas's names. I hesitate for a minute. I did say that I wanted to face him, just to see what he was capable of, but I changed my mind! I sigh as I look at Father. He gives me a slight smile and nods at me. Lawrence, on the other hand, was smiling at me wickedly. Making me shudder harder. I was face to face with Thomas. Thomas was cracking his knuckles, saying, "You're going down, Dauntless."

"If you're trying to make me feel little, try again."

"Heh. Why make you feel something that you're already feeling?"

I sneer. "You're going down, Erudite trash."

"Dauntless trash."

Father counts down from five as we face off.

Thomas comes after me, throwing a punch, which missed but he aims for my ribs. I stagger back, making a fist to connect to his jaw. He ducks and grabs my arm, and twists it behind me. I scream out, going to my knees. Thomas whispers in my ear. "I'm sorry."

I look at him. Punching him in the gut. Thomas groans. Holding on to his side, he swift-kicks me. I fall to the floor. Thomas laughs as he sees me. "Not so tough now, are ya?"

I look at him, saying, "Shut up, dammit!"

I try to punch him, but he punches me in the face, grabs a hold of my shirt, throwing me to the floor and kicks me in the gut. I grimace in pain, but he wasn't holding back. He keeps kicking me and punching me in the face. "Stop it! STOP IT! I give..."

"No way! You? Give up to me? HA! You are nothing but pathetic case of a Dauntless!"

I slowly get up to my knees, clamping my mouth to keep people from hearing me cry hardly. I knew that he didn't mean this, but the pain was unbearable. Keira looks at Mason with worried eyes. Mason lowly whistles. Marlon looks at us, while the Candor twins laugh in secret. Father grabs a hold of me to steady me as I was coughing up a bit of blood, but Lawrence grabs me by my ponytail. I try to get him to let go, but his grip tightens.

"Lemme go, Lawrence!"

"You give up, you say?"

"Yes, I do!"

"Let my daughter go, Lawrence!", says Father, pulling his grip from my ponytail, but Lawrence growls at him.

"You know the rules around here...BOTH of you!"

"Lawrence-"

"Four! Lemme do this."

"Those were Eric's rules!"

"Keyword. Were. Now they're mine..."

"No..."

Father's face was drained as Lawrence drags me out of the room, still grabbing my hair. "You know the rules. You can't give up...coward."

"I'm NOT a coward!"

I grab my ponytail away from Lawrence, kicking him in the shin. He winces as he grabs his leg, growling at me.

"You bastard!"

He grabs my whole body and takes me to the chasm. Everyone follows him tot he chasm. "You're not a coward? Prove it. I DARE you to hold on to the railing for five minutes!"

"Damn right, I'll do it!"

Father comes close to him, saying, "Eric did the same with Christina...she was CLOSE to falling off! Now you're going to put my daughter in danger?!"

She's capable...", Lawrence sneers in his face. Before Father said anything, I was already over the railing. "Liz, no!"

"Father, I HAVE to do this! Mason, time me!"

Mason sets his watch to five minutes. "Honestly...don't mean to go Candor on you, dude, but...you're nuts."

"Shut up."

Father sighs while Lawrence smiles.

A couple of minutes passed but the wind was picking up, making the water splash on my back, making me scream.

"Liz!", screams Father. "Stop this now!"

Lawrence shakes his head. THe water was making my hands wet, but I manage to keep my hold on the railing. The water comes harder and I nearly fall off, before regaining my balance, grabbing the railing again. I had a minute and a half left.

"Go, Lizzie, GO!", shouts Mason and Keira, even though she was covering her eyes. "You could do it!"

Mom was entering the chasm with Uncle Caleb when she saw me, the color of her already pale skin going paler. She looks at Four, who was pointing at Lawrence. She groans and tries to grab me, but Lawrence stops her.

"Only thirty seconds left...", says Keira, her eyes still covered. I was scared but later calmed down. I still had a hold of the railing with my wet and bloody hands. Mason's watch beeps. "Time's up, Lawrence!"

Lawrence checks his own watch, slowly hesitating to call it off.

"C'mon! She did it, Lawrence! She did it! Let 'er go!"

"Meh..."

Mason was growling and Keira still had her eyes covered, unable to move. Father and Mother were about to help me up, but Thomas and Marlon beat them to it as they grab my arms and dragged me up. I was too cold and wet. I was standing up slowly, shivering and crying. Father hugs me and Mother kisses me. "What the hell were you thinking? Four!", Mother yelling at Dad.

"Wha-I didn't DO it!"

"Mom, I'm fine. Dad didn't want to have anything to do with it. Be angry with me. It's my doing.", I say meekly, my ribs killing me.

She sighs. "What am I going to do with you...Liz...?"

"Ship me off to boot camp.", I joke, before holding on to my side. Mason wraps his arm around my shoulder while Keira was hugging me too tightly. "Ohmigod! Ohmigod! I'm SOOOOOO sorry I didn't help! Are you okay? Please say yes!"

"Keke, chill! I'm fine...let go."

She lets go and holds my hand. As we were going back to the dormitory, Thomas and Marlon glare at each other then look at me with sympathetic eyes. I smile at the both of them. Farrah, the stuck-up bitch, says, "Awww! I was hoping that you'd fall..."

I smirk and say, "And I hope that Keira kicks your ass."