I sit up on my cot. It doesn’t feel right without Tobias next to me. I am not sure where Caleb and Cara are. Probably in the lab, working on that new serum. Uriah walked into the dormitory looking stuffed from breakfast. He sees me and gives me a strange look. “What? You can’t still be mad about Marlene,” I say. “It’s not Marlene. I’m worried,” he replies “About what? Tobias is going to be fine. He always is,” I say quietly. “It’s not that...It’s just that, I feel like we are doing the wrong thing. I don’t feel like we need the new serum.” He says with a worried look. I am worried too, how are we going to get the serum and how it will work with the city. Chicago is big. Before he left, Tobias told me it was the right …show more content…
It feels weird, but it’s for Tobias. Caleb looks up and says, “It’s going to be fine. From what I know about Tobias, he’s fine. If anything, Marcus is probably the one who got hurt.” I try and force a smile. I know he’s right.Tobias is the strongest and bravest person I’ve ever met. I remember the first time I saw him. I jumped into the net and from the darkness, Four reached for my hand. His dark, handsome eyes looking at me. He’s eyes seem softer and kinder now that I know him. ******* Caleb was right. I see Tobias running at me from the compound. I run at him too. He picks me up like I’m weightless. His eyes search mine. “What?” I ask stronger than I meant to. “Marcus and I got in a fight. I told him making this new serum was the right thing to do. I know that if it gets into the wrong hands, we can all be in danger, but it’s the right thing to do.” He says like he means it. All I manage to do is nod. “So what happened to Marcus?” I look him straight in the eye. At first, he doesn’t respond. Then he says, “He’s, he’s in pretty bad condition though. I punched him in his jaw and it cracked.” He looks at me slowly. “Well that’s probably what I would have done too,” I say with a small smile. He looks relieved. I grab his hand as we turn and walk back to the jeep. Chapter forty-three Tobias After the ride back, Tris went to get ice and I went to the dormitory and washed the blood off my hands. I want to sit on my
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I nod and mumble, “Thanks,” and maneuver the car out of her driveway. I drive to the house she pointed at, and park. Before I can unhook my seatbelt, Malcolm opens the front door and runs towards me.
“He has barely spoken since his report back yesterday, I assume he’s just distraught over the battle.”
He looks pretty bad. I can’t tell if he’s sick or just so crazy that he looks sick.
“What?” I asked not sure what had happened. Still, he said nothing. His only other reaction was the long side glance right after I had asked him what had happened.
“I just witnessed a shooting. You have to make sure I’m not in shock. I’m not in shock. I need to make sure Arden is okay,” Shaun said with his hands clasped in their usual position.
The first thing I asked him was, “Hey, do you know what happened to me?”
Clyde and Craig arrive soon after, Clyde is hobbling on crutches. “Already trying to take my job, Biggle?” He laughs, but it feels hollow, I don’t know I try smiling at Clyde, but seeing him have trouble just trying to sit down makes me feel terribly guilty. It wasn’t my fault that Clyde got hurt, I have to remind myself.
I'm so awkward he probably never wants to speak to me again, I think to myself. We all immediately stand up from the bench. My eyes dart from one thing to another, worrying about what he'd think of me.
He won’t stop looking at me, his face scrunched up like he’s about to either scream or pass out. “Jack—I really think you—“
“Hmm…” I stare at his face pretending to decide if he’s telling the complete truth.
“Tough is an understatement, more like Lucifer's twin brother determined to shatter everyone’s hopes and dreams.” I say with a straight face, Elias tries to hold back his laughter but couldn’t he starts to laugh and then nods in agreement.
“I’m glad you arrived when you did,” Felix begins. “Not just because you saved my life,
I slowly lift my head and look into the clearing to see him, standing there, staring at me…
“Both of you shut the fuck up! You can deal with your shit later. Caleb is hurt, and Ezra is missing!” Aria interjected. “And Ezra...he might not even be alive.” Spencer rubbed her shoulder in support.