A/N: Hello again! In case you guys hadn't noticed, I've changed, and re uploaded chapter 7, so if you haven't already, you should probably go and read it! J Anyway, this chapter is in Zeke's Point Of View, so don't get confused! ;) So, Enjoy! Please review! They mean so much to me, and I'll try and reply to every one of them!
~Even more Afraid
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Chapter 8
Zeke's POV
The door opens, and the hectic room falls silent. Four heavily armed Dauntless Guards burst into the court room at the hub. Each of the guards stand at a corner forming a small square. In the centre of the square was Zach. The killer. The traitor. The Monster.
After the war, it had been decided that any major crimes should be taken to court. It was a process to determine a person's sentence a long time ago. A leader from Abnegation would make the final judgement, helped by a leader from Dauntless, Candor and Erudite; all four chosen at random. Amity did not help with the trials as they're pretty useless because all they want was peace. Usually there are at least three members of the protection force there as well; they too are chosen at random. During a trial, any member of any faction is allowed to view, but at least two people from each faction- including Amity must be present, so that they can prove that the decision was made fairly.
For Zach's trial, Susan Black, Tris' childhood friend, is representative. For Erudite, Cara, Will's sister, For Candor, a man named Joseph and For Dauntless Tori. For the protection force there is Me, Peaches and Tris, but the rest of the squad sit on the viewing platform.
Zach was forced into a chair opposite Tori, and was told not to make a sound or he'd 'have a bullet in that empty skull of his'.
We were waiting for Tris.
We'd waited fifteen minutes before Zach was brought in and we couldn't really wait any longer. But by this time I was worried. Had something happened to Four overnight? Had something happened to Tris? I'd already lost my mom, the sisters that were Marline and Lynn. I can't loose my best friends too. I only noticed that my breathing had quickened and my palms were sweaty when Peaches put his hand on my shoulder.
"Calm down man. I'm sure everything's fine. The Doctor said he'd call you if something happened. Remember? I'm sure Tris just overslept. She'll be here soon. Okay?"
"Okay."
This calms me down slightly, but not much. Tori gives us a glance that clearly means 'Shut up, it's starting', so we immediately fall silent. Pretty much every one in the building wants Zach dead, even Susan. But unfortunately, he has to be given a fare trial.
Susan sits a little taller in her chair and looks down at Zach.
"Zach Tanner, you have been charged with the murder of seven innocent Dauntless members and the attempted murder of a Dauntless Leader. How do you plead?"
Zach stands up and faces the 'Judges'. He opens his mouth to speak, but the words don't leave his mouth.
Suddenly from the back of the room by the huge open double doors, there's a flash of light, a very loud bang, and ZachFalls to the floor. Dead. A voice cut across the silence like a knife.
"Guilty." Six. It was Six that pulled the trigger of the
M9-HANDGUN. She was no longer Tris; she was out to get revenge.
