Ch. 6
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"Guys" I yell again, trying to get their attention.
How do I say this without making all their efforts to put this together seem worthless?
Once I get their attention, I go on, "Thank you, so much for putting all this together for me, it really means the world"-I'm interrupted by Zeke.
"Enough of the mushy stuff, let's get you in a harness!" Zeke is replied by shouts and whoops from everyone. That didn't help much. How do I say this?
"Listen, as much as I appreciate your efforts, I can't"- I am interrupted by Uriah this time.
"Come on Tris, don't be a pansycake," Uriah jokingly says.
"I can't do it because I'm pregnant!" I say, great way to break the news Tris. I look around to see how people are taking the news. Christina lets out a girly gasp, Zeke has a look of disbelief, and Uriah, like everyone else, has his mouth hanging open.
"So, who wants to go down first?" Says Tori, trying to change the subject. Thank you so much I say in my head. I've been so focused on the problem at hand, that I didn't even notice she was here. Scanning the crowd, I also see Lauren, Harrison, and a couple other members, but a lot of the faces are unfamiliar. They probably just came for the zipline.
But nobody notices Tori's cue to change the subject.
"Guys..."
Everyone continues to stare at me , and I just stand there, looking like an idiot.
Suddenly, I can't take it anymore. I turn, leaving all of the astonished faces behind me, and run down the stairs.
It doesn't matter... I don't... I don't need them... they can... they can all just...
I don't know what to feel anymore. Not for the first time, I wonder how I survived until today. But now I am wondering not with relief and thankfulness, but with regret.
I barely notice where my feet are taking me until I end up where everyone was supposed to get off the zipline.
Was... no... IS!
I hear a shriek and see Christina heading my way, flying down the zipline head-first, on her stomach. She looks like she is having the time of her life, and I suddenly feel a pang of jealousy. It is sharp, hot, and strong, and now I know what Christina felt when I came back from my first trip down the zipline. She slows down as she hits the mark where I'm supposed to catch her... wait... I'm supposed to... CATCH HER, TRIS!
She's already falling before I figure out what I'm supposed to do. I get under her and catch her just before she hits the ground. She's giggling and smiling so hard, I don't even think she realized how close she was to death a second before.
"Wow! That was... amazing! I was... I was flying! I was flying, Tris!"
"I know," I say, and I can't help smiling as I put her down.
"Congratulations!" she says, and I stare at her blankly until I figure out that she's talking about the baby.
"I, um, I don't... really... um," I say, trying to tell her how confused I am about the whole thing.
"Oh..." she says.
Suddenly, a whoop comes from somewhere above me, and I look up to see Uriah streaking down the zipline.
We look at each other and grin. We can talk about this later.
I get in position under Uriah and Christina comes opposite me. We both hold our hands out, waiting for Uriah to fall.
As more people come down, more people get connected to the chain of arms that catch people. This, not flying down on the zipline, was my favorite part when I first came here, and it still is. It reminds me that the Dauntless aren't always cruel, and how they don't always have to be violent. We are a family, and I am glad to be a part of it. I might not have my parents or Caleb anymore, but this, this is a place where I know I will never be alone.
Authors note: Soooo, thanks again for reading! Yay! Does anyone one know what today, August 19th is? IT'S VERONICA ROTH'S BIRTHDAY! Thank you soo much to Veronica Roth for creating the world of Divergent, and thank you for creating the amazing characters I will never forget! You are a GENIUS Veronica Roth! I shall now sing a song... Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Veronica Roth, Happy Birthday tooooo yoooooouuuuuuu! Don't I have a beautiful voice guys?
