Chapter 18

"T-Beth, are you ready?" Tobias says. Smooth.

I nod. He injects the serum. 

I've been through this. I press my hands against the tank, filling with water. Nothing. I know that still won't work.  I imagine the glass as... Ice. Thin enough to break. I shove the glass. Glass explodes everywhere. 

The water slams me into a rock. I'm still afraid of losing control. I swim around. The current wants me to stay but I won't. I grab on to to edge of a rock and pull up. First my upper body, then my lower. I gain balance and run.

I try to move my arms. Odd. They are... Chained. 

"Stiff." I look up. Tyler, punches me. This is new. I have to find a way out.

 "Hey Tyler." He glares at me. "Heads up." I don't struggle, I won't panic. I stay calm. To my surprise, a giant boulder hits him in the head. He drops a key. I grab it and unlock the chains. 

I grab the gun on the brown table. "Tris." I look up. I see everyone. Everyone from before. Everyone I lied to. Everyone I care about. Everyone. 

"You lied to me... AGAIN!" I see Christina yelling, screaming.

 I turn and see Caleb. "You... Risked your life. A sacrifice. You should have died. Better than realizing you LIED!" 

I look at Uriah. "How dare you. HOW DARE YOU PUT ME THROUGH THIS?!" 

Then I look at Tobias. It's different. Because he isn't looking at me. He's looking at another girl. The way he used to look at me. "No." I whisper. I discard all of the yelling. Seeing Tobias look at the woman hurts more. A tear falls. Then another. I grip the gun. I watch in horror as Tobias and this woman start to inch closer. Until their lips touch. I break down. Falling on my knees. I thought he forgave me. 

"Shot her." I hear. It's the new leader. He wants me to shoot her. 

Only then do I realize that that woman with Tobias is.... 

Kara.

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