Chapter 3

2 weeks later..

"Beatrice, are you ready?" Caleb called from his room.

Beatrice giggled and pushed her hair behind her shoulder, turning to view her angel wings. Tonight was the night of the annual Halloween party that Sefflar High was holding for all its students. Beatrice was going as an angel and Caleb was going as a mad scientist. He had his hair sticking up in every direction and he borrowed a lab coat from one of his teachers.

"Yeah, just a minute." Beatrice said, pulling her white shoes on and looking at herself in the mirror.

She had a white dress on and she had rented angel wings from a local costume shop to top off the look. She followed Caleb downstairs and their parents gave them the usual parent talk, telling them to be careful and to come home before midnight.

Beatrice and Caleb walked to school and Beatrice's heart leapt when she saw the banners and streamers strewn all over the school. Jack 'O Lanterns were everywhere, students with all kinds of different costumes littered the gymnasium and there was enough candy to make a grown man pass out.

"I'll see you up front at midnight, okay? Have fun, Beatrice." Caleb said, before rushing to his friends.

Beatrice looked around for Will, Christina and Al and grinned, spotting them. Christina was decked in a ninja outfit, complete with a set of plastic shuriken. Will was dressed as a surgeon, he even had the mask on to cover his mouth and he had put some fake blood on his shirt and Al was dressed as an astronaut.

"Nice costume! It really describes you." Christina joked.

Beatrice rolled her eyes and the four friends walked towards the table loaded with candy and started helping themselves. Beatrice got herself some punch and sipped on it quietly as she watched the students sway to the music that was being played.

"I heard some of the sophomore Dauntless made a sort of haunted house. They're using the long hallways for that." Al murmured.

"What are we doing here? Let's check it out." Christina squealed, scampering off outside the gym and looking for the haunted house.

"Which hallway?" Christina asked.

"The one that leads to the common room." Al replied.

Christina led the way, Beatrice, Al and Will following after her. Soon, they reached a completely pitch black hallway. Shauna was standing in front of the hallway, a flashlight held in her hand.

"Ah, freshman. Oh, hey, Beatrice," Shauna said, smiling at Beatrice who waved back at her.

"So, do any of you dare to go through the Halls of Hell?" Shauna asked, her voice lowering.

She pointed the flashlight up at herself, casting an eerie light over her face.

"We were born ready." Christina said confidently.

"Okay then. Enjoy." Shauna smiled mysteriously, stepping aside and letting the four freshman to pass through the halls.

It was a very long hallway and anyone could've been hiding behind the pillars and could jump out at any time and scare them. After taking another two steps, some Dauntless jumped out and yelled, making Beatrice, Al, Will and Christina jump back in fright.

This happened a few more times and finally they reached the end of the hallway.

"I have to pee." Al muttered, his voice breaking.

He ran into the bathroom and Will followed after shrugged and turned back to talk to Beatrice but to her surprise—she was no longer there.

Beatrice jumped when she felt someone pushing her into a pitch-black room.

"Hey!" she yelled, whipping around to look for the light switch. "Hey! Someone help me!"

"I'll let you out," someone muttered from behind her, "If you can answer my riddle."

"Oh, please." Beatrice scoffed, turning around to bang on the door once again.

"Come on, you're no fun." The voice said with a small chuckle.

"Yeah, what's the fun in getting thrown into a supply closet with some creep?" Beatrice bit back, hitting the door.

She fumbled around for the light switch, but she couldn't find it.

"Just answer the damn riddle, you haven't even heard it." The voice snapped.

Beatrice rolled her eyes, "Fine, give me the riddle."

"Give me food and I will live. Give me water and I will die. What am I?" the voice said.

Beatrice rolled her eyes, tapping her foot and thinking about the hard riddle.

She took a few minutes before she finally got the answer, "Fire!" she yelped.

The voice sighed and a light bulb flickered on above her head, she winced at the sudden brightness and rubbed her eyes. She turned to look at the guy who asked her the riddle when she saw Four standing right in front of her.

"You?!" they said in unison.

Beatrice shook her head in disbelief, "Give me the key, Four. I'm getting out of here."

Four's face morphed into a look of deviousness, "No way, Beatrice. You're staying in here with me."

Beatrice glared at him, "Give me the key or I'll—"

"What? Abnegation aren't violent." Four smirked.

And as if on cue, Beatrice pulled her fist back and slapped him hard against the cheek, leaving a bright red mark on Four's face. "Ow! Beatrice!"

"The key, Four." Beatrice snapped, reaching her hand out.

Four sighed and handed her the key to the door. She unlocked the door and turned to glare at the Dauntless boy one more time before walking out of the supply closet and starting towards the gym, thoughts of hitting Four again clouding her mind.

Damn, Four thought, Why isn't she in Dauntless?

-A