......

Tom pins Adam to the ground, giving Adam no room to breathe. Adam twists and turns, but Tom knocks him out cold. Tom's strength is just now exhibited, Tom's tiny muscles flaring. Tom runs off stage and Uriah looks stunned. He nods in approval.

"I thought Adam would pin him down," Four days, absolutely stunned like Uriah.

Tom runs over to the far corner. I run off after him. "Hello?" I ask.

"Hey, Kat. I assume you already know my name."

I nod, agreeing with his assumption. He nods in reply to my nod. This is just awkward.

"Candor, right?"

"Yes, stalker stiff."

"Is there coffee in Candor?" I ask, using such a random question.

"No, but there's coke."

"What's coke?"

"A brown carbonized soda that stains your teeth."

His parents scarred him permanently, huh?

"Is it good?"

"Very. I should've brought some to Dauntless. Coffee is absolutely disgusting."

"It is."

"They don't take milk or sugar in it so it's just bitter!"

I nod. Tom is ranting.

"Like you better be kidding me it's almost as hard a fighting with only your feet!"

I nod. "Yes!"

......

"Catherine?" Tobias asks.

"Yes?" I ask.

Tobias puts his warm and muscly hand over my mouth. "Keep quiet. Marcus is coming."

I nod silently, petrified by Tobias's last statement.

Marcus walks into the room with me hiding under the bed. He whips Tobias, knocking him down to the floor. I was going to stop Marcus, but I froze: not breathing, not responding, my body standing still and my mouth handing wide open.

Marcus drops Tobias and looks under the bed. I freeze, not paying attention to anything but Tobias. Tobias is badly beaten, with him bleeding all over the place.

Marcus laughs loudly and yanks me out from under the bed by a strand of my long, dark brown hair. I'm petrified.

"You should be better. This is for your own good."

"This is for your own good."

Marcus beats me again.

"This is for your own good."

Once, twice, three times, four times, then my world went black.

......

Oh my God.

"The rest of the day you have off!" Four yells.

Tom and I run out of the room. We wait for Nathan and Sage.

"Lemme get Matt," Nathan says.

Sage nods and shrugs. We walk to the infirmary together. As soon as Nathan and Matt walk out, Sage asks, "Tattoos?"

"Sure," I reply.

"Do you have one, Nathan, Matt?" Sage asks curiously.

Matt nods, while Nathan shakes his head.

"Why not, Creepy?" Sage asks.

"I'm too lazy. Let's go!" Nathan yells.

All of us are walking to the tattoo parlor.

"Catherine?" Tori asks.

"It's Kat," I reply quietly.

Tori nods. "Only tattoos."

"Yep, that's what we're here for!" Nathan exclaims.

"Matt, I remember you. You and your best friends came here a couple years ago. Nathan watched with Jen as you and David got tattoos."

"Who's Jen?" Sage asks.

"A Dauntless-born transfer to Erudite."

"Was she your girlfriend?"

"Nope. She was lesbian."

"WHAT?!" Sage yells.

"It doesn't matter, Sage."

He rolls his eyes. This is a perfect moment with my friends.

A/N: sorry for not updating! I am super busy and have no time on my hands! Go and check out my rant book!