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I know it's late but:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY HUNGER GAMES!
WELCOME TO DAUNTLESS!
I said those other two because that is where their story began. So 2016 will be where your story begins. Don't be shy for new things and don't let anything stand in your way! Become your own hero from your own story; your life.
May the odds be ever in your favor!
- Cupcakez_Demi :)
Enjoy the chapter!
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As I talk to Bryan, Nadine, Quin, Jamie and Keith, a tall man walks into the head hallway. Tori, who talks to Uriah, Christina and Marlene, smiles as she walks over to him. I try to listen.
"Jack. Good to see you." She says. He nods at her. I know who it is. Jack Kang, Candor's faction leader. "It is an honor to keep you here in safety. No one saw this coming." He says. Tori nods. "We are thankful." She answers. "We never knew Erudite was up to something like this. Maybe they wanted the power, but not only that. They wanted more." Jack Kang answers. "Indeed. I have seen Jeanine Matthews a lot in Dauntless. I don't know why." Tori says, almost whispers. "Hmm. Weird. The only thing I know about Erudite is they are busy with a whole new thing. But, I won't get into it. I guess it's all Erudite logic." Jack Kang says. And when Tori nods and turns around, I turn back to Jamie who is talking. As if I never listened. What I to God wish I never really did. So it was Jeanine Matthews....
"So... Did my brother at least make it past your initiation?" He asks. I nod proudly. "He did." I smile. "And we are so proud of him." ''I hope Dauntless' initiation isn't as brutal as it looks.'' Jamie jokes. I smile. ''No, not really. Although you do get beaten up.'' Quin laughs. We all chuckle. ''At least we are happy that we don't have to go through it with one hell of a bitch again. God, she ruined everything.'' Nadine sighs. We all nod. I am quiet for a second. ''I miss the Stiff.'' I say. ''And Blaise.'' Quin answers after me. ''But he is dead. He jumped.'' I lay a hand on her shoulder. ''Sometimes people rather be dead than Factionless, Quin.'' I try to shush her. She nods at me. ''We should search for Calvin, though. He could still be there.'' Nadine suggests. I look at her. ''Just like Amity; we should wait.'' ''And you? Don't you want to go back to Maisie and Luna?'' Nadine says with lifted eyebrows and arms crossed. I give her a glare. ''Of course. But I can wait too.'' I say. ''Alright, let's not complain about this.'' Bryan says. ''We should focus on what happens next.'' ''You're right.'' I say. ''Even though how much I miss the others, we should have patience.'' In my eyecorner Nadine rolls her eyes and looks away. But I keep my attention on the others.
I sit on the rooftop of Candor, staring at the beautiful sundown. This might be the first time since a long time that I have seen sundown. It looks even brighter than ever. I almost get a heart attack by Jamie who stands next to me. He sighs.
"He really liked you. If you weren't around, he would talk about you a lot. It annoyed me sometimes to be honest." He smiles. I grin. "I still can't forgive Nadine. I want to believe that I do, but deep inside... I just still don't." I sigh. "Why did she do it anyway?" Jamie asks. I lift my shoulders. "She kept being so mysterious about me and Cameron being together. Everytime. And later on she turned all dark and cold, and she just shot him. When I asked her she had no good reason." I say.
There is a long time silence.
"I miss him." I then say. I see Jamie nod in my eye corner. "He was my only little brother." Jamie says. I look at him. I see his tears shimmer in his eyes. Poor Jamie... I throw my arms around him. "He is safe now, Jamie. He loved you. Even though you went to Candor." I shush him. He makes shocking noises. It makes me a little bit teared too.
At Dauntless you were a coward if a man cried. But he is no Dauntless and I don't even know if I am anymore.
At least I know everything changed.
"We should probably go back." I say. "Before they all start to worry."
Jamie nods and follows me. He wiped away his tears, but as I look at his eyes I can see he is still very emotional. Don't worry, Jamie. I am too.
Demi...
Get out of my head.
Demi, please.
You're not real.
Demi!
Shut up!
Shock. I sit straight up, looking around. Nadine, Quin, Carrie and I share a girls room. They are deeply asleep. But I can't sleep. My forehead is sweaty and my head is in front of my face. Without any good reason I start to scratch my arms.
What is wrong with you?! Get yourself together!
I stand up, into the full darkness, and walk to the bathroom.
There I take a moment to look at myself. My eyes look swollen but I didn't cry. Or did I? I push my hair behind my ears, like a normal Amity girl. After all this time, I still haven't let Amity.
I open the crane, let some water stream in my hands, and throw it over my face.
It's like I for some reason got in this weird horror film, because this ghostly girl with dark brown hair stands in the mirror, but it looks behind me. I gasp and I rub my eyes and look again, but she didn't disappear. I sit on the bathroom floor, hand covering my ears, breathing in and out. This isn't real. Ghosts don't exist. Even Cam appeared in your head.
I get up and indeed the ghostly girl is gone, but not out of my head. Who was she?
My panic attack rises up as the door gets opened. Luckily it's no ghost, but Nadine.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asks. I swallow. "Um, yeah, I'm fine. I just can't sleep, that's all." I say. She nods. I expect her to go away, but she stands in the door opening, glaring at me. "I want to go to Amity." She says. "Fast." "Like we said, we have to wait." I say. Nadine sighs. "Then at least let me go." She says. I look at her with big eyes. "Alone?" I ask. She nods. I breathe heavily and look at her for a couple seconds. "Shouldn't we discuss this with the others?" I ask. She crosses her arms and shakes her head wildly. "No. I don't want company. Just a yes from you is enough." She says. I sigh. "Mm... okay then. But be sure not to get caught. There is a ton of security out there at night." She nods and smiles. "Thank you Demi. Perhaps we will see each other there again." She says. I nod at her. "If you want to go, then I'll go now if I were you." I say. She smiles, nods and walks out if the bathroom.
Nadine has weird plans. But I guess that is just her.
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