CHAPTER 2
I stare at the ceiling of my room and flashbacks keep on coming back. Caleb getting shot, Mom screaming at me, Dad trying to hide me. I sigh still in deep thought just as I hear a knock on my window. I look out to see Ivan standing on my balcony. "What's up?" I ask him. "Nothing. I just need a friend right now." He says. "Okay then. Spill." I say.
"Luna and I broke up." He says.
"Aww why?"
"Caught her cheating on me with Nate."
"That's terrible. Judging by the looks of your knuckles, I'm guessing you beat the crap out of him."
"Heh. Well, I can't just end that without doing anything." He chuckles.
"Yeah sound like you. No wonder my aunt hired you." I say. We sit there for a few moments and it occurred to me that I should tell him that I already know.
"Aunt Edith told me everything already." I say. He sits up and a concerned expression is written on his face.
"What do you feel?" He asks me.
"I don't know. People are at stake. If I don't take care of this file, millions of people are going to die." I honestly say.
"Yup. I know it's hard but there's nothing we can do to get it out of you. If they want it so bad then they're going to have to kill you and that is the main reason why I agreed to risk my life for not just you but also the human race."
"But why Ivan? You can't just waste your time protecting me."
"Tris, you're my friend and I care about you. But it's not just your life is at stake here." He says I nod.
We sneaked out and head towards the training room to release stress. I throw knives, practiced my shooting and my hand to hand combat and I even got Ivan to teach me some moves that I might use to defend myself.
I checked the time and realized that It's Prom tomorrow.
"Hey we better head back it's getting late." I say. He nods.
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"So, what are we going to do with this?" Marlene points at the dress. It's gray and its strapless and the skirt just falls on our knees. Other than that, it's plain.
"You can never let me wear that thing." Lynn states.
"Come on Lynn, just for today." I say.
"NO!" She says.
"Then you leave us no choice!" I say, Marlene grins as if reading my mind. Lynn realizes what we're going to do next so she runs from us. We chased her around the house until we finally caught her in the living room.
"Fine. But I'll wear flats!" She grabs the dress.
Marlene, Lynn and I redesigned our dresses and accessorized and wore our shoes. Marlene bedazzled her dress while I added a bit of black lace down the hemline and a black ribbon on the waist while Lynn just drew skulls and crossbones on her dress. Marlene called Lauren and Shauna to help us with hair and makeup since Marlene is the only one who knows how to apply it.
Lauren curled my hair and gave me a smoky eye and coral, glossy lips while Shauna straightened Lynn's hair and did a smoky eye despite Lynn's protests and matte red lips. We show each other our looks and got confused why all of us have smoky eyes then I remembered that it separates us from the other factions since we're practically wearing the same dress.
We head out the door but Aunt Edith stops me.
"Are you sure you want to go?"
"Yeah and besides, this only happens once." I say.
"Take this in case of emergency and put this in your ear." She hands me a gun and an earpiece.
"Be careful" She bids me.
"I will." I assure her.
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We arrive at Prom with the hall packed. We spot Ivan and Uriah and head over to them.
"Hey! Do you guys know who your partners are?" I ask them.
"Yeah, We also checked yours." Ivan says.
"Yeah Tris, you got a Candor named Peter, Lynn you got an Erudite named Will and I got Marlene." Uriah grins.
"Heh. How about you Ivan?" I ask.
"I got a Candor girl named Christina." He says.
We chatted for a little while then we were asked to go with our partners. Luckily, I know who Peter is.
"Hey, your name is Tris right?" He greets.
"Yeah. Hey Peter." I say.
"It's a good thing you're pretty and you know my name and face or you'd be lost." He grins. Flirt.
"Heh, yeah it's a good thing." I say.
"Wanna dance?" He offers. I nod. It's Prom after all.
Slow music takes over the speakers and as usual the Abnegation kids are not dancing and enjoying since they think it's selfish to enjoy parties. Just then a brown haired boy catches my eye. He looks so familiar.
"Anything wrong?" Peter asks me.
"Oh nothing it's just slow dancing is not my thing." I tell him just then the music changes into something upbeat and everyone dances to it. My friends spot me and they join me and Peter together with their partners.
Just then a part of the wall explodes and and everyone panics and runs. The Dauntless guards aim their guns and fires at the wall just then another bomb goes off.
"Where is she? Where is Beatrice Prior." A man in a ninja like suit screams. Me? They're looking for me?
"She's not here!" The Abnegation boy from earlier says. Does he know me?
"Liar!" The Man screams. But then, he walks toward me. He's about to punch me when I grip my gun and hit his head with it. He falls to the ground but he's still moving and he got a grab of my ankle and I fall to the floor.
A woman appears and pins me to the ground. "Where's the file?" She asks me.
"I don't have it!" I say to her with gritted teeth.
"Oh really? Do you want me to kill you? I'd be happy to-" Just then the Abnegation boy hit her in the head with a metal cane. I get up grab my gun and fire at the woman.
"Beatrice! Run!" The boy screams at me. Then memories come back. But I don't I just stand there. Then I remember who he is.
"Caleb? Is that you?" I ask him.
"Yes I'm alive now run!" Everyone stares in shock.
"No. I'm not running. Not again." I say and I pull out the gun Aunt Edith gave me and fired at the man. Ivan and the rest of my 'bodyguards' make their move. I grab Caleb's hand and run with Ivan. "Where are we going?" Caleb asks me. "To Aunt Edith's". I head outside and talk to the earpiece.
"Aunt Edith, its me, send us a jet now. Jeanine just crashed Prom and I found Caleb. He's alive." I say then, a few minutes later, a jet appears and it pulls me and Caleb in.
An: Hello! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Reviews are highly appreciated and it gives me inspiration to continue to write. Oh and if there are any errors, feel free to correct me because I know I have errors on my grammar. Hahah anyway, please review. :DDD