CHAPTER 14

TRIS POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I hear the sounds before I can understand what is happening.

Beep

Beep

Beep

A steady beat that matches my heart. I feel a hand on top of mine and I try to open my eyes, but I can't. I am too weak. I try to remember what had happened.

I remember the party and then.... oh. Marcus. Tobias brought me to his house and they poured stuff on my back. I wonder what happened after that. It's funny. I can't feel my back. I also can't feel where the glass pieces from his beer bottle dug into me.

I feel the person next to me shift positions and I feel big, rough fingers brush the hair from my face.

I hear the person sigh, but it's a mans sigh. All of a sudden, I hear the door swing open and heavy footsteps walk to where my feet are. I start to get panicked.

What if it's Marcus?

What if he is here to kill me?

That's an understatement. The only reason he would come here is to kill me.

I hear the heart monitor speed up and the same hand grab my hand again.

"Beatrice!" I recognize the voice as dads.

I try to answer, but again I can't. This is so frustrating!

"She's fine. See her heartbeat is slowing down. How has she been?" I try and think of where I heard that voice before, but my head feels foggy and lightheaded. I can't even remember what day my birthday is.

"She's fine. I mean just sleeping, right?" Dad asks.

"Yeah. I can't wait to see her when she wakes up. I haven't see her in real life since well, the adoption place. What a horrible way to start off seeing me." He says. Is it? No that can't be. He lives in California. Could it maybe be..... Colby?

I try and remember what he said the last FaceTime, if he said anything about coming here.... But my mind is a blank. I can't remember anything. I start to slowly feel myself drift off again with the sweet rhythm of my heart and the two men talking.

TOBIAS POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am walking to the gang when all of a sudden, Lauren and Eric come up to me.

"So how's Tris doing." Lauren asks casually.

"Haha very funny. She's doing great. Thanks for asking."

"Well then where is she?" Eric asks.

I pull the top of his shirt, so that he is inches away from my face.

"You did this to her! You did!" I scream at him.

I bring my fist up to punch him in the face, but Lauren jumps in front of him.

I lower my fist. I am not punching a girl.

"Don't blame him. Blame Marcus. He is the one who told us to do it. I mean I didn't know what he wanted her for, but I mean he threatened us. We had to do it." Lauren says lazily.

"Yeah, okay." I say. I quickly push Lauren out of the way and punch Eric hard in the face. He starts to fight back, but before he can get any closer, Shauna, Marlene, Will, and Christina hold him back.

I quickly go and try to punch him when three pairs of arms grab me and pull me back. I struggle against their grasps. I need to get him. He is the reason Tris is at the hospital.

"Come on, man, let's go." Zeke says.

Uriah, Zeke, and Lynn start dragging me inside the school to the janitors closet.

"What was that all about!" Uriah yells.

"He's the main reason Tris is in the hospital. Sleeping. Not waking up! If he hadn't had brought her to Marcus, this wouldn't have happened, would it!" I yell.

Christina, Will, Marlene, and Shauna walk in.

"You might want to lower your voice. I can here you from down the hall."

"Ahhhhhhhh." I moan and slide against the wall down to the ground. I quickly put my face in my hands and just rock back in forth, mimicking Tris when she found out her parents were alive.

"Four?" Shauna asks nervously.

"What."

The bell rings cutting off what she was about to say.

"C'mon lets go, bro." Zeke says offering me his hand.

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I walk into art and Tori describes what we will be doing today. A sculpture of a clay pot. She shows us what it should look like and we get started. After a while, Tori comes and sits on Tris's stool next to me.

"So do you know where Tris is?" She asks.

"Oh yeah, I have a note here from my parents explaining that she'll be out of school for probably two weeks."

"Why?"

"She's in the hospital. In critical care." I mutter simply.

"Oh my! What happened!"

"I'm really sorry, but I am not allowed to say."

Jut then, the bell rings saving me from further questions from Ms. Nosy.

The same thing applies to Mr. Richards in science, Mrs. Matthews in math, Mr. Matthews in social studies, and Coach Amar, who had the most interesting response.

"Where's little goldilocks?" He had asked.

I had told him and he took it as a chance to compliment himself, saying that he is the best gym teacher and she knew it. That's why she is in the hospital because she has Amar fever.

Finally it's lunch and we're all talking about Instagram and gossiping when I get a phone call.

I quickly dig my phone out off pocket and answer it.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Tobias come to the hospital quick!" I hear my mom yell.

I abruptly stand up and everyone stops their conversations and turns their attention towards me with worried glances.

"Mom why?" I ask nervously.

"Just hurry up and get there!" Mom screams at me.

"Okay! Okay!"

I quickly shove my phone back in my pocket ignoring the urgent questions and run out of the school. I jump in the car hoping that it is just that Tris is up and wants to see me. But I know that, that is too much to ask for.

When I get to the hospital, I run down the halls ignoring the nurses calls for me to come back.

I open her door and see.....

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