Life during a war
Chapter 11: Erudite
Tris' POV
I wake up to bright lights that make me shut my eyes again. I blink a few times, adjusting to the lighting in the room and I find myself in a small white room with nothing in it but four cameras, one in each corner of the ceiling.
For a moment I don't know where I am. But then I remember…
I'm in Erudite.
I want to scream. I want to cry. But I hold back the tears. I hold back the scream. I hold back all emotion.
I see I am wearing the same clothes I was wearing when I was kidnapped, black vest and black leggings. My feet are bare on the cold, hard floor. I lean my back against the wall and rest my hand on my bump.
"I'm sorry." I whisper to my baby.
I feel like a terrible mum for getting myself into this situation.
"I love you." I whisper.
That is when the door slams open and Peter walks in.
"Oh, Stiff, you're awake." He says.
"What are you planning on doing to me?" I ask.
"Well, right now, I'm going to take you to Jeanine, she wants to speak to you. Then I'm going to bring you back here." He says.
I feel sick. I feel the bile running up my throat so I crawl over to the other side of the room and puke.
"God, Stiff, what's wrong with you?" Peter says.
"Shut up. You're going to kill me. Telling you isn't going to change anything." I say when I'm done. I stand up.
He looks me up and down before settling his eyes on my bump.
"Well, you've put on some weight. You just threw up. Your tits are bigger. Are you pregnant?" He asks.
I look away. I don't want to talk to him about my baby.
"Oh, so you did sleep with the instructor. Not very Stiff-like. Having sex before marriage. Come on Stiff, Jeanine wants you." He says before taking my arm and dragging me to Jeanine's office.
When we get there I see Jeanine sitting behind her desk, smiling at me. He pushes me forward and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him.
"Hello Beatrice. Take a seat." Jeanine says.
So I do. I don't want to get on her bad side.
"Why do you want me? Why not some other Divergent?" I ask. I know it's mean to say that but I really do not want to die. Especially because I'm pregnant.
"I wanted you because you are the strongest Divergent I know of. Most Divergents only get an aptitude for two factions, you got three. If I can find a serum that works on you then I can find a serum that works on any other Divergent out there." She explains.
"So I'm here so you can test new serums on me. Then kill me." I say.
"Exactly. I'm sorry about the killing part, one of your factions was Erudite, but it is for the good of the City." She says.
"Who did you send to kidnap me?" I ask.
"Peter, he volunteered. A man named Alex. And a man names Joe." She says. "Our specialist team are the ones making the serums that are hopefully strong enough to work on you."
"I'll let you run the serums on me if you wait to kill me." I say.
"I'll keep you alive until I find a serum strong enough to work on the Divergents." She retorts.
"Just please, keep me alive for another twenty eight weeks, and you can kill me." I tell her.
"Why twenty eight weeks?" She asks.
"So you can send something back to Dauntless for me." I say.
"Send what back to Dauntless?" She asks.
"M-my b-baby." I say quietly.
"Your what?" She asks.
"My baby. I need you to wait twenty eight weeks so you can send my baby back to Dauntless, back to their father. If you keep me alive for that long, I'll let you do whatever you want after, just please. If you want me to willingly test those serums out for you, please let my baby live." I say, I am on the verge of crying.
"Who's the father?" She asks.
"Tobias." I tell her.
"Well, no, then." She says.
"What?" I ask.
"You and Tobias are Divergent, meaning that baby is very likely to be Divergent too. Meaning that baby needs to die." She says.
"So, you're just going to let an innocent baby die. A baby that hasn't even been born yet. A baby that hasn't done anything to you or to anyone else. You really have no soul Jeanine. What if it was you in my situation right now? What if you were a pregnant Divergent who was captured and is going to be killed? Would you want your unborn child to die?" I say.
"I'm sorry Beatrice, but I have to. I'll let you stay pregnant for the remainder of your life, but in the end you are both going to die. Send him in!" Jeanine orders the guard by the door.
The guard opens the door and in walks an Erudite. I'm not looking; I'm still looking at Jeanine. The Erudite walks over to Jeanine and now I can see him. Now I know who it is.
It's Caleb…
Ooh, cliffy.
Hey Ravens, sorry for the shorter chapter. Just thought I'd end it on a cliffy.
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