These chapters have been shorter so I've been able to upload them more quickly. I am really getting drawn in to Four's world and have been reading and writing every chance I get. Let me know what you think so far. I don't want to upload too quickly and lose the strength of the story so far. I'm not sure how uploading works but I re-read my chapters multiple times to continue the flow of the story and if I notice a mistake I fix it and re-upload the chapter (I'm a perfectionist haha). Sorry if you are getting a bunch of updates and no new chapters, that is just me fixing any grammar or spelling mistakes I may have.
Tris follows him into the room again and Four lets her settle into the chair. He hears her trying to control her breathing, already allowing fear to take over. He turns to her with kind eyes, "It's just a simulation Tris." He sees her nod her head but looks unconvinced. He gives her arm a reassuring squeeze before he brushes her hair aside and injects the serum into her neck.
Four watches as Tris's dark world is light up and realizes she is in the Pit. He sees she is enclosed in a glass box but Tris hasn't realized it yet. He watches as she tries to get her friends' attention and then sees her reflection. Four wonders what this fear could be until he sees the water begin in the bottom of the tank. Trying to analyze her fear, he wonders if she has a fear of drowning or confinement. His eyes jump back to her and he can see the panic set in as Tris begins to pound on the glass and shout. Four's eyes go back to the crowd and they are looking at her but not acknowledging her.
The water continues to fill the tank and Four is desperate, watching Tris struggle inside the tank. He sees her continue to slam and kick the tank with no thought to control her breathing. She is still allowing fear to take over. She begins to float the to top of the tank and he sees Tris take in deep breaths of what is left of the air. He sees something flash in her eyes and it appears as if she is going to calm down but then she screams and water fills her mouth.
What Four sees next sends his heart racing. She hits the wall with her palm and cracks the glass, that shouldn't be possible. She hits it again and sends another crack in the glass. After kicking it, the panel breaks and she flows out with the water. With that Four is pulled out of the simulation and is left staring at her now open grey eyes. Grey eyes that are filled with panic at what just happened which is quickly covered over by a false sense of calm. Four just stares at her, unable to move. "How did you do that?" he asks.
Tris attempts to not understand what he is talking about, "Do what?" "Crack the glass." Four needs to delete this from the system before anyone else sees it but he has to know from her how that happened. "I don't know." Four realizes he is not going to get anywhere with her and sticks out his hand to help her up. He grabs her elbow leading her out of the room and down a hallway. He finds a corner that he knows isn't monitored by cameras and stares Tris straight in the eyes. "You're Divergent." Four doesn't sugar coat it any longer. Tris could very well be in danger and he had to make her understand how serious this was.
"What's Divergent?" she asked trying to play stupid. Four wasn't buying it. "Don't play stupid. I suspected it last time but this time it's obvious. You manipulated the simulation, you're Divergent. I have to get back to deleve the footage but unless you want to end up dead at the bottom of the chasm, you'll figure out a way to hide it during simulations. Excuse me." With that Four rushed back to the room and deleted the footage, entering an unfinished result and finally let the breath out he was holding. How was he going to protect her from this? He had to meet with Tori to let her know he confirmed her Divergence and she was aware of it now.
Tobias finishes the rest of the tests for the day and then heads straight for the tattoo parlor. Tori sees him coming and motions for him to sit in the chair in the back. Tobias takes a seat as she checks the bandages on his neck, allowing her to get close to his ear. "I had a visitor today asking quite a lot of questions. When did you find out?" "Just a little bit ago, had some issues with the test. She got sick and was unable to finish her simulation. " Tobias used the code words they had developed to discuss someone manipulating the system without saying it out loud. He never trusted they were alone without prying eyes or ears listening in. "Well this looks good, I'm really sorry again for getting you with the needle. Next one's on me." Tori helped him up and pulled him into a hug. "Keep an eye on her, from what she told me she's stronger than Geroge ever was. They may already be watching her. You can help her Four, you know what to do." With that Tori walked away and left Four standing there wondering how he was going to proceed.