Hey, guys! Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I was busy writing poetry and didn't want to stop, but I'm back now, so don't fret!
After Mom had come out of surgery, we sat and talked in her room with her for an hour, then we had to leave so she could rest. Dr. Medd plans on keeping her at the hospital for a couple nights to keep an eye on her, so we are chilling in the tunnels for the rest of the day.
There's not much to do down here, and Tobias doesn't like the confinement of the tunnels, so goes into the locker room to take a shower while I just sit on the ground and think. I pick up some dirt and let it sift between my fingers and stare at a spot on the wall.
I wonder about what hole my dad might be in right now or if he even is still alive. He trusted Marcus and probably still does since Eric made sure that they handcuffed Marcus too, so my dad wouldn't suspect his betrayal. I miss my dad, but at the same time, I am angry with him for not seeing Marcus's evil side. If he had, he could have helped Tobias from getting beaten when he was little.
I don't dwell on that topic for too long because I know that I will never see my dad again. He is in a prison, and I am starting a new life here in Benton Harbor.
I continue grabbing dirt and letting it sift through my fingers. I don't want to think anymore. I'm not really starting a new life in Benton Harbor. What I'm actually doing is hiding underground like a coward hoping that no one comes looking for me. Sometimes I disgust myself.
Addy and Caleb sit silently as well with his arm around her.
Caleb turns to her and breaks the silence, "I would tell you a chemistry joke or something, but all the good ones Argon."
I roll my eyes, but Addy seems to enjoy his 'charm' since she giggles then cuddles closer to him.
I decide to just ignore them and wait for Tobias to come back from his shower. After about another fifteen minutes have passed, I begin to wonder what's taking him so long. He never takes half-hour showers, but I just brush the thought off and assume that he's just putting off returning the the confinement of these tunnels. I don't blame him for not liking them. I mean, I can stand up straight as I walk through them, but Tobias, he has to hunch over a bit because he's about two inches taller than the tunnel is in some spots.
I continue waiting. I miss him and want someone to talk to. I pull the knife out from the waistband of my pants and casually pick out the dirt from under my nails with it. I don't worry about accidentally cutting the sensitive skin there because I'm not afraid of pain.
Five minutes later. . . still no Tobias.
I continue waiting and think that maybe he forgot to grab a set of clothes to change into. "Caleb, maybe Tobias just forgot to grab clothes to change into. Can you take some to him please?"
Caleb shoots me an annoyed look for interrupting his snuggle time with Addy, but he seems to understand why I'm worried. "Sure," he says. He slips away from Addy, grabs Tobias's clothes from my outstretched hands, then walks into the locker room.
A couple seconds later, I hear a loud thud that sort of sounds like someone falling over, then a voice shouting, "I found another one! He came from a hidden door!"
"Good work, boy! Maybe the others are through that doorway too!" another voice shouts to the first one.
Immediately, I begin to panic. Someone's here looking for us, and by their conversation, it seems as if they already had Tobias and were just waiting for the rest of us to come out from hiding. Addy and I look at each other. Tears are streaming down her face; she must have heard Caleb fall to the ground. I only utter one word, "No."
"We have to get out of here," she says trembling.
"I'm not going to let them hurt Tobias and my brother!" I snap at her in an angry whisper. I'm appalled that she would even consider leaving two men behind. Especially the ones that I care about more than any other.
"But if we don't get out of here, they'll kill us."
Bravely, I state, "That's a risk I'm willing to take."
I stand up and make my way toward the door with the knife clutched in my right hand ready to use it at any moment. Addy doesn't follow me though. Instead, she starts running the opposite direction down the tunnels. She's so selfish, I think. When I joined Dauntless, I was trying to get rid of my Abnegation mindset, but I now agree with Tobias: I am bravest when I am selfless.
Addy on the other hand, is neither brave nor selfless.
I kick the door down surprising the man holding a gun on the other side. Before he can knock me out like I can now see is what he did to Caleb, I let my knife fling from my hands and it lands straight in his forehead. He doesn't die right away, but I know he will soon. I walk over to his fallen body and yank my knife from his skull and wipe the blood off on his shirt.
When I turn around the corner of the room to look for Tobias and help him, I feel a sudden, harsh pain in the side of my head. I begin to lose consciousness, but not before I see Tobias all tied up but wide awake and witnessing my faint. He jerks forward instinctively to try to help me, but it doesn't work since he's bound to a pole.
My eyes slip closed.
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I wake up and try to roll over and yawn, but I can't. There's something tied around my mouth and I am chained face up on a table. I remember what happened in the locker room, but I was unconscious for everything after that; therefore, I can't help but wonder, What is going on?
I'd love your input. If anyone has any brilliant ideas for what should happen next, that'd be awesome, but if not, I'm just going to write what I planned.
