I walked into the training room, hoping I would be up against Peter. That intolerable idiot had sprayed the words Stiff all over Tris's belongings. My hopes were dashed as soon as I saw the chalkboard displaying our names. I would be fighting Myra. I sighed. I wish I could have switched with Tris, who would be fighting Peter. I would have relished having an opponent I hated.
It was horrible watching Tris and Peter fight. Tris didn't just lose. She was toyed with and beaten up mercilessly. Because she was rushed out as soon as Peter was determined the winner, I had no idea of her actual condition. Wanting to visit Tris as soon as I could, I knocked Myra out with one blow to the head. It took practically no effort. Her guard was too low and it was way too easy to avoid her attempts at hitting me.
On my way out, I glanced at Eric. He stopped leaning against the wall and made to take a step towards me. Then, he sighed and jerked his chin towards the door. I smiled gratefully at him. After all, he could have actually stopped me. I was technically supposed to stay and watch the rest of the fights.
Training finally became exhilarating when I was paired to fight with Edward. We were the only two people who had remained unscathed. Back in Erudite, I remembered seeing him train in hand to hand combat. This would be a fight like no other.
We were equally matched. That is, until I had the unfortunate luck of tripping over the mat. That was when Edward took the opportunity and brought his knee hard onto my face. My sense of balance already lost, I fell to the ground, unable to properly defend myself. The last thing I saw was Edward's fist coming at my head before I blacked out.
When I woke up again, I was sitting by the side of the wall. Even though I had been hit several times, I actually wasn't in bad condition. Edward wasn't merciless like Peter. He didn't continue to beat people once they were down. Although, I could feel a bruise forming at my jaw. I groaned as I stood up. The fighting was still going, and I was just in time to see Tris beat Myra.