As soon as the crutches are delivered, we leave. I limp, with Tobias' help, to the train tracks.
"Can you jump onto the train?"
Honestly, I can't, my leg already torturous and I've only been walking for a couple minutes."I don't think so."
"I could carry you onto it."
"That's impossible. A train charging at full speed is gruelling enough, without me to drag you down." I explain.
"How else are we going to get home?"
If only we were in Abnegation, they would sort out some transport and probably give some food or a change of clothes. If we were nicer to the Erudite-Amity nurse, she might have us a car. Cars are often used for Amity because people travel to other factions and sometimes all the way to the Bureau. Erudite probably uses the most cars though- they work together to make more efficient technology for us all to use.
"We could steal a car," He answers.
"Yeah," I agree, "it shouldn't be too hard to find."
We could ask for one, but since we are not in own faction, they might decline our plea for a vehicle. Even if we were lucky, it takes hours to acquire one and Amity forces you have to share with other passengers to minimize polluting.
While we search around the streets for a suitable car, I spot a few more casualties being carried in, but there's no blood or noticeable bruises. That puzzles me, what's wrong with them? And why are they being taken to Amity?
I am concentrating so hard on the new arrivals, I don't see the figure about a meter away from me. It don't slow down. The force of the sudden collision knocks me to the ground. My head is the first part to hit the floor, then my lower back and then my legs.
There's a sharp pain stemming from my head, giving me an instant headache. I don't think I'm bleeding and my leg doesn't hurt any more than usual. I feel four hands lift me up, Tobias and whoever smashed into me.
The first thing I notice is his distinguishable blonde hair. It's only when he stutters an apology, I realise that Robert- my old neighbour. I last saw him when he agreed to fight against the Factionless.
"Robert?"
He finally looks up at the sound of his name.
"Beatrice! It's good to see you. I hope I didn't cause you any pain," Robert smiles.
"It's Tris now actually and I'm fine."
"What happened?" he motions to my crutches.
"Oh. Basically, I fell of the top of a tree and Tobias caught me." I brace myself for the embarrassment, because frankly, it's a comical and ridiculous way to injure yourself. Instead he just turns to Tobias and says, "I'm glad you caught her."
Tobias looks a little uncomfortable, but nods anyway.
"Can you get us a car?"
"A car? There some about five minutes away from here, but they are waiting to be repaired. So, they may be a little faulty-nothing major, headlights broke, or a window smashed."
"That'll do. Can you take us?" I ask.
He nods and starts walking ahead. To save time, Tobias picks me up. It's no use trying to argue with him to just let my walk, so he doesn't inflict more damage to his arms. He will do whatever, if it means I won't be in pain.
Five minutes later, we leave Robert and sit in the car. While Tobias is hotwiring, I examine it. As promised, the back window is shattered and the seatbelts are non-existent.
I wonder what our punishment would be if Amity found out it had been stolen. Under the circumstances, we probably wouldn't be in that much trouble. Probably. The laws in Amity are harmless compared to Dauntless'. We might just community service or maybe a night in a cell. Whatever it is, it's worth it. My leg aches and I need a rest. The car it big enough to stretch my legs out and adjust my seat to half-lying and half-sitting.
It's a three hours journey to get there, so I let myself fall asleep.
When I wake up, I see Tobias concentrating solely on the road, oblivious to me.
"Hey," I say.
"Hi, have you been awake long?" he asks
"Nope, just woke up, where are we?"
It's been a while since I was in a car, so I don't know the route.
"Just driving past Erudite, we are almost home."
I sit back upright. It's still bright outside, so I can easily see the shining glass building with crowds of blue in front of it.
"There all outside, they must have evacuated the building."
"Yeah, it must've been bad. Do you think anybody has noticed?"
"All the people in Amity's hospital. Everyone watching the cameras, unless they somehow disabled the camera. Can they do that?" I ask.
"Well, they are smart and it's not that hard to do – you just have to hack the system. But then all the cameras would go offline and I'm sure someone would notice the blank screens."
"Okay. Where should we park the car?" He asks
"We might have to use again, park it behind the empty house." I say and point towards it.
"We will have to sneak into the control room soon. But not today, we both have some catching up to do and I'm sure Christina will want to know the whole story."