I had to endure 2 more nights of abuse before Tobias jumped up to Peter's table and put his hands on my shoulders. His eyes were hard and he looked ready to turn into Mad King Kong.

"Tris." He said coldly. "Come with me."

Tobias led me to the park. "Peter's dad has been erased from the files. To access them would leave serious damage."

"But erasing the files would leave damage too, right?" I asked, beginning to panic. "We enroll every semester, right? So all we need to do is go to the files the day after enrollment."

"That's most of the problem." Tobias admitted. "The computers are guarded by none other than Eric. Well, two of them. Simulation Eric sits in a chair and fights off whoever tries to break into the computer. Whoever triggers the simulation also triggers an alarm straight to Eric's watch. He then deals with he person in such a way..." Tobias shook his head. "We'd have to be right there at the enrollment, and you know that I'm going to high school next semester. It would be all up to you... unless..." Tobias got a weird look on his face. "We'd have to be very good for the rest of the semester."

Tobias told me the plan.

We were very good. Too good.

We worked extra hard to get all A's and were super helpful. Now it was the end of the semester. I had endured 44 nights of abuse. We were at the ceremony. Tears came to my eyes - tears of joy and tears of relief - as the junior high graduates stood on the stage with a plaque symbolizing hard work.

Marcus spoke into the microphone. "As most of you know, one of these fine graduates gets to work the enrolling computers in this coming semester." He started. "Two people will be chosen - A graduate and a student of their choice."

I crossed my fingers.

"The graduate, for his exceptional work this past semester, goes to my son Tobias Eaton!" He grinned. Tobias bowed.

"Tobias, dear son, who will you pick to be with you?" Marcus asked. I rolled my eyes at his praise towards his son; I knew what went on behind locked doors.

"Tris Prior." Tobias said loud and clear. Peter looked at me hatefully as I went up next to Tobias on the stage.

"Good pick, son, good pick." Marcus said. "She has been very good this semester, very good. Tris, would you like to pick someone to be with you and Tobias?"

My eyes widened. "Principal Eaton, sir... I thought it could only be two people?"

"With the criminal on the loose, we need all the extra hands we can get."

"Okay then..." I scanned the crowd and spotted two great people. "May I pick two people?"

"Certainly."

"Christina Mays and Bianca Schravitz." I said, having trouble pronouncing Bianca's last name. She smiled at Peter, squeezing his hand before walking up to the stage next to Christina. Neither of them acknowledged me, which I found disturbing. They whispered together, avoiding all eye contact. Then a few more awards were given, and the ceremony was over.