Chapter 31
Tobias P.O.V
Abigail is sleeping peacefully in my arms, I decide to place her in her crib.
"You don't have to... there may not be anything helpful in there." I say having the need to warn her. I decide to take a seat next to her on the couch.
"I want to know why? Why did he do this? Is there a way to get pass this?" Tris says eyeing the screen.
"Are you sure?" I ask her.
"Yes, I need to know. Um... you don't have to watch." She says.
"If you are watching it, then so am I. Together, remember." I say. I want to support her, I want to protect her too. I won't let her endure this alone. I may also need to take a break and throw up. Taking a calming breath looking at the floor, I try to collect and prepare myself for what we are about to endure.
She holds out her right hand and looks at me, I quickly take her hand, lacing it with mine. The moment our hands are entwined, the electricity jolts begin. I know with this feeling, everything will be ok, we can get through anything. Eric failed, he will fail again. Our love is unconditional, endless, forever, and always. No mater what comes at us.
The video starts, Eric appears in the frame. I recognize when it was done, same cloths, same room... the die I finally shot that son of a bitch. Also the day I found Tris and Abigail.
"Well, Four and Tris, if you are watching this... you probably think you won. I'm dead!" He says laughing. "But like my father always said, you live and then you die. So go out with a BAM before you do." He says smiling. Damn if I could reach through the screen and slap him right now.
"Well, where to begin? Mmm... Will let me start with Tris, you are terrible I bed! I mean come on, you so boring." Eric says, I take a look at Tris. Her jaw is clenched tight, but she is still breathing evenly. "Let me show you..." And just like before the screen divides in half, one half is Tris and I making love, the other is Tris and Eric. Both videos are same locations, same couch. I feel the nausea threatening to come back. "The video both have audio, that makes it worse. "You hear her Four, with you she whispers I love you... You guys so absorbed in each other never knew I was in the closet." He says smirking, so proud of himself. "But with me what's that... that's right her screaming my name." He laughs.
"Oh my god!" Tris says cupping her mouth with her hand that isn't still holding my hand. I replace my hand that is holding hers with my other hand. Placing my now empty hand on her back rubbing softly, trying to sooth her.
"Shhh... Tris, do you need a break?" I say. I will be strong. I need to be strong to be brave for her.
"I'm ok." She says taking in a deep breath.
Then a new video starts,Tris awake restrained at first she is unconscious. My blood starts to boil at the sight. Then she begins to stir, at first she appears disoriented. She looks around confused and then her eyes focus on Eric and David.
"Well Hello there again." Eric says
"Eric! How? I saw Four shot you!" Tris says.
"It was a hallucination serum. Thanks to me friend David here." Eric say placing my hand on his shoulder.
"Now, don't worry we are going to have ourselves a little fun. You see you won't remember any of this, you won't even remember that good for nothing boyfriend of yours." Eric says.
"Eric... what are you going to do?" Tris says fear evident in her eyes. She tried so hard to fight the restraints.
"Memory serum or really it's a Jeanine Mathews special." Eric chuckles at his own joke. "You see Tris, this is going to wipe all your memory with a twist. All those sweet memory of you and Four, will now be of you and me instead. And those hateful memory of me will be of him.." Eric says leaning down, so their faces are closer together. "You're mine now BITCH!" Eric says taking the syringe that hold the serum.
"Don't... Eric... When Four finds out-" Tris says fighting against the restrains again.
"What... Will he kill me? I hope he tries." Eric says.
Raising the syringe, injecting the serum in the vain in her neck. When the last drop as drained into the vain, it appears that Tris tries to fight the serums. Her eyes dart around the room, alive, scared, and trying to gain control. But soon after they turn dark and empty.
I feel Tris trembling, I glance at her and see tears running down her cheeks. My concern for momentarily reliving my own nausea.
"Tris we can take a break. Want some water?" I ask her.
"No, let's just get this over with." She answers.
"If that wasn't fun enough... David came to me with surprising news." Eric says as another video starts.
They are in a room with a computer, David walked in with a single paper in his hand.
"David to what do I have owe the pleasure?" Eric asks.
"We have a little expected surprise. Take a look." David says handing Eric the sheet of paper.
"What the fuck is this? I don't read doc." Eric says tossing the sheet the desk.
"It says that Mrs. Prior is pregnant." David says.
"Pregnant. Well that works... abort it. That should hurt." Eric says then pausing for a moment to think. No on second thought, keep it. Might hurt more, if we get a chance to have little fun with it." Eric says with a smirk.
"At least I was nice, I allowed for the little shit to be born in this world. I may not have completed my plan. But I'm sure your face right now Four makes me smile from above." Eric says pointing at the screen. "As for you Tris, Thank you for all those awkward and terrible sexual encounters." Then once we thought it was over... we saw images. Images of Eric hitting Tris, making her do things that no woman should, and more abuse. Making me want to find his body and beat the shit out of it like it's a punching bag.
"Are you ok?" I turn to ask Tris. She has no words, she looks like the life has been drained from her face. Then suddenly she lets go of my hand and struggles to rush to the bathroom. But no luck, she is still stiff from surgery and doesn't make it in time. I run to her side, holding her hair, rubbing her backs, until she can no longer let anything else out. Tears run down her face, she won't look at me.
"Tris, come on let me get you off the floor." I say picking her up, one arm under her knees, and the other under her upper back. I place her slowly and gently on the bed. I decide to grab her a cold wet wash cloth to wipe down her face. She has her eyes closed, leaning her head back in the bed. She breaths in deeply, trying to calm herself.
"I... I..." More tears run down her face. My heart is breaking in a million pieces for her. "I just..."
"Shh Tris, calm down. It's over. Your ok. He will never hurt you again." I say trying to comfort her, one hand holding one of her hands while the other is caressing the side of her face.
"How is it that, you can still look at me? Touch me? After..." She says more tears falling.
"Because I love you! Eric took advantage of that, he wants to hurt us both by coming between us. I won't let that happen. I spent to long thinking you were gone for good." I look into her eyes hoping she can see the feeling, and the truth with in them. "He took advantage of you, he abused you. I'm just grateful that Abigail and you are ok, or at least will be. I'm so sorry I failed you. I left you behind, I should have made sure..." Now tears are running down my face. Guilt overwhelming me, she wouldn't have gone through all of this shit if I would have been a smarter man.
"Can you... Can you hold me?" She asks me.
I let go of her hands as I lay next to her on the small bed, draping one arm behind her, and the other draped in front. She lays her head on my chest, and continued to sob. I rest my cheek on the top of her head and hold on tight. Cherishing the moment of her in my arms, but hating the reason for her pain. The mess on the floor forgotten for now.