I'm sorry this has taken so long. Major writer's block and the story just isn't coming together in order. I hope you like this and I'll update soon I hope.
When the meeting is over Lauren and I clear out quickly and head down to the Pit. I hate coming up to the Pire simply because I hate walking down to the Pit after. Would it have killed Dauntless to install railings when this was built? Oh well, there is nothing to do now but deal with the fear and hope it goes away. We told Zeke and Shauna we would meet them in Zeke's apartment when we were done up here. I wish we would have decided to meet for dinner instead but since Zeke and Shauna both have siblings at the Choosing Ceremony tonight they really don't want to deal with the masses. When Lauren and I get to the bottom we head to his apartment and I intentionally keep a couple steps behind her as we near the door. As I planned, Lauren reaches the door before me and then looks back and tries to set me on fire with her eyes. I can't help but laugh at her; she reached the door first so she has to go in first.
"You suck," she directs at me then starts knocking. "Alright, we're coming in and I swear if you make me puke I'll throw a knife at you both. Cake does not taste good the second time."
Mm… cake. We cover our eyes as we walk in but Zeke and Shauna just laugh and Zeke throws some freshly folded socks at us. Zeke and Shauna are sitting on his couch so Lauren throws herself on his bed and I head for the chair in the corner by his well-stocked mini fridge and start to look for a snack. His room is always clean and filled with food, not because he does it but because his mom comes here every few days and cleans the place up. She is Dauntless but the good kind of Dauntless that makes me feel like this is my home. Zeke's mom has always treated me like one of her own and I have always been thankful for her not prying but always accepting.
"Toss me a beer," Zeke says.
"Mom came and stocked you up I see" I say as I toss the bottle at him.
"God bless that woman. She's a saint." He says with a smile
Shauna and Lauren have been talking the whole time. Girl talk by the sound of their giggling. I hate giggling. Zeke interrupts them with a pair of underwear in Lauren's face. She draws back to punch him but then, with a smile, gets up and puts them away. "What the hell Laur," Shauna says looking completely shocked.
"Oh, I'm just going to save that energy for his little brother." She smiles back. We all can't help but laugh. Lauren is tough but she's not cruel. Lauren has always been fair and level headed, believing in thinking before acting, all rare in Dauntless. "So, since I brought up the elephant in the room, any thoughts?" Lauren says.
"They'll come back," Shauna decides, "Lynn and Uriah love this place too much not to stay. Lynn cut all her hair off this morning. She wouldn't fit in anywhere but here."
I see Zeke's face drop a little and I know that Uriah was very quiet this morning. "Speaking of initiates," I interject, "time to get to them." Zeke finishes his beer and tosses it in the trash and we all head out. Lauren and I walk with the crowd until we have to go to the net. Zeke nods and Shauna waves as we walk up the steps and wait. Then there is a shadow.