A/N I hope everyone enjoyed last chapter. Let me know what you think. I own nothing but my OC's.
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I try to punch in the code to the key pad but my hands still shake from the aftermath from the chasm. I ball my fist angry with myself for being so stupid. Wanting to unwind before I have to go back to Erudite tomorrow left me making bad judgment calls. I am lucky that Eric was there. I know Wes and Audi wanted to help me, but the fear and uncertainty shook them. I dread seeing Eric again and hope that it will be very far from now.
"Let me, Kave." Wes's hand takes the phone from my hand and enters the code to our door. It beeps before the door swings open.
We step inside to find a sparsely decorated apartment with a large kitchen. The walls are black rock that is the natural stone. After taking a quick look through the apartment we find that it has a large master bedroom as well as two slightly smaller bedrooms on the other side of the hall. Audi and Wes call dibs on the smaller rooms because they don't have any windows. Beyond the living area is a wall of large windows and a door in the middle. I walk out and notice other balconies like this one to the left of ours.
From behind me I hear a knock at the door. I turn to see Wes open the door to a furious Eric. "Where is she?"
Wes keeps his body between Eric and the balcony. "She is resting."
"Bullshit. Step aside." Eric shoves him.
"Thank you for saving her but she doesn't need you yelling at her right now. She knows that she did something stupid. You don't have to tell her." Wes is angry still from not being able to save me him self.
"Wes it is okay. What do you want, Eric?" I ask stepping into the apartment.
"After your near death you still walk out on the balcony above the pit?" Eric smirks.
"The balcony didn't have me by my throat over the chasm." I snap at him. "Just leave I have to be up early tomorrow."
Eric walks to the door. "Her death could have been on your hands. Take better care of your friends next time." Eric sneers at Wes before walking out of the door.
"Will you lay with me?" I ask looking at my friends.
Wes takes me under his arm leading me to the largest room. "I'm sorry."
"It wasn't your fault." I smile at him.
Audi comes in and gets under the covers on one side of the bed as I crawl in the middle with Wes getting in on the other side.
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With a hangover raging in my head I make my way to the Dauntless entrance. Max and two other Dauntless are waiting on me.
"I heard about last night. Are you up to take this position? I need you dedicated. As much as I will be glad to get the last Erudite out of here I need to know if you are truly ready. Every medical case will be on your shoulders. Anything from a new life to a passing and everything in between." Max looks hard into my eyes.
"I'm ready just careless last night. It will never happen again." I tell him venomously.
"See that it doesn't." Max steps away from the truck. "You will have two armed guards with you at all times. I have called Jeanine and let her know what is happening. She was not pleased to know that Dr. Rosemont would no longer be our doctor. What she doesn't know is that it is you."
I smirk thinking how she will handle the news.
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After the drive to Erudite my guards Beck and Hollis jump out first before helping me down crutches in hand. We walk inside and all eyes are on us. "Miss Matthews I didn't know you would be coming today. Your mother is waiting on a Dauntless to take over the doctor role from Dr. Rosemont." She gets close and whispers. "Like any of those heathens could take over for Jenna."
I see Jeanine coming into the lobby within hearing distance with a smile on her face. "My name is McKaven and I am that heathen." The smile all but slips from her face.
"Juliana what a surprise to see you here. I didn't know that you were to be the new doctor." Jeanine barely keeps the sneer from her voice.
"Its McKaven and there is a lot you don't know about me." I jeer. "When can my training beginning?"
"Well I was expecting someone with a lot less knowledge than you have. Adjustments will have to be made. You should know all that you need to." Jeanine started.
"I do. Just need a refresher for Max and the other leaders." I smirk.
"Yes, follow me. Your companions can stay here." Jeanine starts.
"No they are with me the whole time. Max's orders." I watch as she forces her anger down.
Jeanine takes me to the medical wing. Factionless stand around in varies stages of injuries. I am lead behind a curtain that contains a screaming girl. She can be no more than fourteen and she is covered in blood.
"Where is the doctor?" I ask looking around.
"Why you are. Save her." Jeanine sneers with a smile.
My first test is to save this young girl. I lean my crutches against the wall and hop to the bedside. "Hi, sweet." I snap gloves on over my hands and look for the source of the bleeding. "Can you tell me what happened."
"It hurts." She screams as my hand find her stomach.
I pull back and lift her soaked shirt from her body. I find her injury and it is a long abrasion the length of her side. I wash it out and numb it before checking the depth of the cut. It is not as long as I had original that it was and it didn't puncher any of her organs. I stop all the bleeding before stitching her back up. I bandage her side after I tie off my last stitch.
"How do you feel now?" I ask the girl watching as her vitals start to stable.
"But your Dauntless." She gasps looking at my bruised face and the crutches leaned against her bed.
"I'm Dauntless so I'm too stupid to be a doctor?" I snap.
"No! Its just your Dauntless. You beat not heal." She shivers in her bed.
"Is that so?" I walk away after grabbing my crutches. "What else do you need to see?"
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