The next day, I hesitantly showed it to the gang. Zeke pumped his fist in the air. "Great! So, we know Tobias is in San Fran. We've got to give this to the police!"
Next week, as soon as we could, we did give the info to the police - but Tobias was on a roll. The day after I told the gang, Tobias moved from San Fran to Oakland, then to Palm Springs. Finally, when they rested in Los Angeles for a while, we gave the info to the police. They immediately dispatched police people to go to California, seeking out the kidnapper who kidnapped my boyfriend.
What made this all worse? Jeanine. She was going out with an Erudite boy, Michael Matthews. Whenever she interviewed me - which was becoming more frequent - he was there. And not even to mention Caleb, who had more serums than ever. His reactions were becoming more and more disturbing.
There was one time, during faction mingle day (once a year) when he brought in his computer and had me drink a serum. Suddenly I stiffened. He typed something into the computer, and I had the sudden urge to punch a wall. I didn't want to, so I just stood there, unsure of what was going on.
"Hmmm." Caleb said, writing something down thoughtfully. "Hmm."
ERUDITE NEEDS HELPERS!
The signs were all over the place. I suspected Jeanine had something to do with it... she was, after all, already a teacher and on the way to be a leader. To my surprise, I wanted to volunteer. Most of dauntless went also.
I walked into the Erudite compound and got into line. There were signs everywhere, saying things like SUPPORT JEANINE PRIOR and JEANINE x MATTHEWS. I shook my head and went on down the line. I saw Will there, too.
When I finally got to the tables, the Erudite in front of me gave me a sheet. I filled it out (it was stuff like name, age, faction, etc.) and then I was allowed to enter the
It was filled with people in different colors. I sat with the other Dauntless and waited for my name to be called.
"Next five!" Someone called out. I rose with Will and a few others and entered a large room. We sat in chairs and they leaned us back, putting a needle in our necks. We all jumped, then passed out.
I was standing in a field. I looked around and saw a large bunch of crows coming down on me. I turned and ran, but they caught me and started to bite me. It seemed so real that I started to freak out. Then I realized something.
It isn't real. I went limp, letting them pick at my body.
The scene changed. This time, I was in a glass box. Weird, right? Then I saw all of Dauntless outside, staring at me.
Okay, I thought, this is some sort of test. Then My shoes started to get wet, and I looked down and saw water filling the box. When I looked up again, it was above my waist. My legs started to slip. I freaked out and started yelling at the people outside to help me. When they started to move, I thought they were coming to help me, but they were laughing at me. I even saw Peter and Chris making out.
Then I'd had it. I slammed my elbow into the glass and it broke. I spilled out with the water and everyone stared. Again, the scene changed. this time I was being burned, tied to a stake,by Peter. This one was really quite simple... once i got my head. I slammed my knee into his nose, burned the ropes, and ran for my life. The scene changed. I was drowning in the ocean, tied to the bottom by a piece of seaweed. I untied the not and barely got to the top in time. It changed again. My family had been tortured and I was tied to the wall, unable to stop their death. I swung my feet, and the wall dissembled. I ran, unable to watch the scene.
Once more, the scene changed. I was being held at gunpoint to shoot my mom by a shaded figure. His voice reminded me of Marcus, but his maliciousness and his body of Peter. I held up to gun to mom's face, but at the last second I turned my gun and fired at the person who was holding me at gunpoint. Mom grabbed my hand and we ran away.
Then I woke up in the room and stood up quickly. Others got up too. They ushered us out of the room and told us to eat until they announced stuff. We went into the cafeteria, and Zeke found us an empty spot to sit and talk. As we did, I found myself wondering what Tobias's fears would be.