Okay, so don't panic too much in this chapter. )
I see Zeke hunching over the coffee table. I stand still and don't seem to hear me until I say his name, startling him.
"You scared the hell out of me." I say, trying to steady my heart. He rises, straightening his back slowly. Goosebumps skim my arm at the eeriness of the situation. He turns slowly, causing me to back into the door. I fumble for the handle.
He races towards me, his eye's blank except for a red tint around his eyelids. I squeeze my eyes shut, God, if you exist, please save me. He places his hands under my jaw, pressing slowly. I choke on the loss of air going through my lungs. Black bruises the edges of my vision.
He suddenly lets me go. I slide the door, gasping.
"Ben says Hi." He says before his eyes slide into his skull and collapsing. I crawl towards his limp body.
"Zeke." I say shaking his arm. I cough, tears surging over my eyelids. I squeeze them and sib into my hands. I calm down and look for a weapon. There must be more. I glace up at his face and see a tint of blue on his neck. I slide more cloth away from his shoulder and recognize the color from the simulation distributed by Jeanine at Merciless Mart.
My hands shake as I grab his gun from his Hollister. I walk out, my posture rigid. I place the gun under my waist band, grateful for the baggy outfit. I walk around the corner and bump into Christina, the skin around her eye's tinted red.
She raises the gun and points it at my head. I blink and see my eyelid to be stained with Will's lifeless face.
"Christina." I say tentatively, edging my way around her. Her eyes follow me meaninglessly. I am behind her when I grab her wrists and use her long sleeves to tie them together. I mentally slap myself for not bringing rope but am proud of my quick thinking. She doesn't struggle against the restraint.
I walk around the corner and resume back to my sprint. I run into Tobias. I start to fall but he grabs my elbows to steady me.
"Tris, what's wrong?" his voice full of concern asks me.
"People….attacking me." I say breathlessly.
His eyes harden ad he instinctively puts me behind him, "Who?"
"Zeke and Christina." I say quietly.
"What?!" he asks me incredously.
"They are under s simulation." I add quickly. People walk around the corner of the hallway and he picks me up and starts walking.
"What are you doing?" I ask squirming.
"Protecting you now shut up." He says under his breath sharply.
He walks straight ahead, acting as nonresponsive as possible. I squirm a little and yelp for his benefit. They make no move to help me. Instead, they make a U-turn in unison and follow us.
Tobias slows down so that they fall ahead and he follows them.
"We need to follow them to where they are being controlled." He says quietly.
I nod and say, "Yeah, but what if they are looking for you too?"
He tenses, "Don't worry about me."
"I will worry about you," I respond stubbornly, "You are going to be my husband, and it's my duty."
He snorts, "With that attitude, people will think you're my daughter."
"Don't reprimand me." I shoot back.
"Aw, I was just playing." He says. I hear the smile in his voice.
"Sh, someone is coming." I whisper. I feel him straighten up and tighten his grip around my small frame. My breaths quicken silently. I fall limply in his arms so I don't have to play Victim again.
I suck in a breath when I see a man walk past us with an eye patch over his eye. Tobias nods his head slightly in his direction and continues walking.
When we round we are met with…
Cliff Hanger! Sorry, I need more ideas!
Song of the Day: Shadow Moses- Bring Me the Horizon