Tris' POV
I've been lying here for hours. Just lying on my bed and staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to come to me, but it doesn't. The only choice I have is to shower, which I do. But even after I do that, I can't seem to fall asleep so I take a walk to the chasm.
It's quiet out there. As soon as I get to the chasm, I lie down on the cold floor, stare at the ceiling and listen to the roar of water, hitting the rocks at the bottom of it. Nothing interesting happens. I just sit there for hours, enjoying the little peace that I have. I'm so focused on my thoughts that I don't hear footsteps behind me when a figure sits next to me and startles me. I look at him and recognize the man.
"Can't sleep?" Eric asks me. I shake my head, uncomfortable sitting so close to him with no one around. His piercings and tattoos scare me a little. Abnegation people never had tattoos. My mother never had them. Or at least I think so. We sit in silence when we suddenly hear more footsteps behind us. There are lots of them. Walking equally. It's like hearing footsteps of many soldiers and that's when it hits me.
Erudite sent soldiers after me. As soon as I look up, I see a figure of Jeanine and something is injected into my neck. That's when the darkness takes me under.
I don't think anyone found out about me being taken except for Eric and I have no idea what happened to him. Is he the traitor? I mean, I didn't know him and that must be it, right?
My subconscious mind is panicking and I know that whatever is going to happen from now on cannot be good. It may cost me everything I have. I may lose my mind. I can die.
Suddenly, another thought makes me feel extremely brave. If I'm going to die, I swear that I will first make sure I get my family out of this hell.