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MAY THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL

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Tris

As scared as I was to enter the cafeteria, I was starving. After days of infirmary cuisine, which mainly consisted of soup, soup and the classic, soup, I was eager to have some actually food. Christina and Will stood beside me as we entered the busy hall. As expected, every pair of eyes watched us as we sat ourselves at an empty table. I glanced at the audience we had, many had the look of sympathy in their eyes, after all, Christina and I did get bashed up pretty badly. Only a small few were wearing the look of triumph, their smugness was at full capacity, I suppose they were Talia's friends.

"Okay, seriously, if everybody keeps staring at us like we're prey, then I'm bailing," Christina whispered,

"We can't, that'll make us look weaker than we're already are. Besides, we need to eat," I objected. It was decided that we keep to ourselves and as soon as breakfast was over, we would leave. I rushed over to get my food and returned with a plateful of eggs, bacon and a slice of dauntless cake, despite it being breakfast. My stomach's yearn for the feast was louder than ever, the delicious smell wasn't helping, so I began to shove spoonfuls of food into my mouth.

"You shouldn't eat that fast, you'll choke," a voice said. I had been so focused on chewing and swallowing and chewing, that I jumped back and gave a quick coughing fit after chocking on a stray piece of bacon. I looked up to see Four standing on the opposite side of the table with a tray of food. I looked around for Christina and Will, but they were having a cozy chat by the coffee machine. Great. Four sat himself down and I was quick to avoid his eyes by glaring at the appealing slice of cake he had,

"So, how do you feel?" Four asked with a mouthful of baked potato. I felt reluctant to answer but it would've been awkward if I hadn't,

"Alright," I uttered. I began to play with what was left of my egg while we sat in silence. I refused myself to look up at his gloriously dark eyes, I couldn't bear to look at him, not after what happened with Talia. Four put down his cutlery as I knew he was going to lecture me,

"Tris, what happened that day-"

"I don't want to talk about it, Four," I snapped. Only then did I muster the courage to look up at him. I could tell his eyes darted to my cheek that he noticed the stitch the nurse did. His eyes turned, no longer were they cold and unwelcoming, but they had a hint of anger in them too.

I began to panic,

"Four, listen to me. It's fine-"

"Talia has gone too far," I grumbled, ignoring me,

"Four, it's over!" I began to shout,

"No. Talia has done too much. I have to set things right," Four growled. He stood up out of his seat and I hurried to his side, desperate to stop him. Four began stomping to the table Talia sat at, she seemed oblivious to the current situation. I ran up to him and blocked him from coming any closer. I stared down at me and warned me to move, "I have to,"

"No you don't. What's done has been done, Four, now back off before you do anything rash," I pleaded though I knew that when Four, or at least Tobias, was this angry, it would take more than just a plea to get him to stop,

"Tris, I can't let her hurt you again,"

"And what about you Four? Who's there to protect you?"

"I think I can take Talia down easily, Tris,"

"Oh really?" Talia butted in. I turned my head to see Talia, her face was raging with bitterness and anger, but most of all she looked hurt. I turned back to Four, pushing my palms against him,

"Don't,"

"I have to!" It was getting worse. I had to stop him. As much as I wanted to see Talia limp on the ground, it wasn't right for Four to do it. This was my own battle to fight. Four began to resist my hold so I knew I had to do anything to maintain him. In a rush, I cupped my hands to his face and leant in to kiss him.

Tehehe heat from his anger stung my raw lips. I could immediately feel the tension in his muscles fade away. I was aware that Talia was behind me, but I didn't care. Four seemed to forget what was around him and slowly wrapped his arms around me, pulling me against him. It was warm again, and the little spark ignited. The electric current buzzed between us till we parted. I stared into his eyes and once again I was lost in their vastness. I didn't want to let go.