"Peter, we own her. Marcus made it very clear he didn't want such a daughter didn't he? And even so she's special there would be rioting if people found she's not dead yet. You made sure all four knows of her is that she's deceased?" Jeanine's high voice asked. She asked if she actually ruled the government. That was in the hands of abnegation still. I of course was up but still was weak. Weak from the drugs I had been given and any other abuse I'd recieved while passed out. Either way it had still looked as if I was out and I wanted to keep it that way. This way if I was rescued by anybody I would have a chance to reveal secrets because right now. Right now I had no other choice but to listen. Listen to the information Jeanine was feeding to my ears. In hopes of actually escaping the cycle of me being held hostage. "The dauntless are taking over the streets of abnegation as we speak" a lady said. I had no idea what that meant. If that was what they had been planning this whole time. If Four was leading this. Or if the dauntless were coming for her. For me. The thought of Four Tris and Christina brought me to tears. The fact we were once roaming the pit of dauntless actually having fun. I probably would've finished first in my initiation. I didn't even finish stage 2 in fact I didn't even start it. I couldn't wait to see Will and the others just to wrap my arms around them once again. Just to have a moment where chaos isn't following me. They were the only thing keeping me from falling into the utter idea that death was my fate after all. Because no matter how many times I'm beat or drugged or used. I'll still be me. I'll still be stubborn. I'll still have hope for a life that's better than this. For my children if I ever have any for my brother's children. A better world where peace is infinite. That was the amity in me. The part of me who was beaten too many times to count to the point where all she wanted was arms to cry in. Still stubborn stubborn since the first moment she felt relief and freedom falling into dauntless. As stubborn as the moment Four left her. She regretted nothing. For she knew how the hope of the deprived felt and newsflash she is the hope. She is the hope for a better world. Because you can take the girl out of her faction out of her body but her soul. Her soul remains intact. This war will only end badly for them. "She should be up by now Eric will you?" Jeanine asked. Footsteps trailing towards me. Eric. Grabbing my arm which was tied behind my back he made me walk. Which was evidently in a limp because I had what I was thinking was a 4 inch slit on my right leg. It would scar which was noticeably but it's not like I don't have another reason to add another scar to the list. When I meet up with Four I'm seriously having us count marks because I think I might be ahead of him. "Eric" I said smugly. He looked at me stopped walking and kicked my hurt leg all in one move. It took all of my restraint not to curse him out right there and then. I just let him have his so called fun and pretended to act hurt by his action. I infact wasn't nothing seemed to hurt me anymore. I just let him have his moment of satisfaction. "Don't do anything you'll regret stiff" he demanded into my ear. It made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. "I think it's clear I'm not just a fucking stiff Eric. I think it's also clear as the damn day that I can't get myself in any further so save me the whole 'im better than you' speech beacuse I'm fucking tired of it" I said distastefully. Nothing he could do would hurt me. Injuring me would do nothing but immobilize me further. Oh I so wish right now that I wasn't erudite. Eric lead me to another unfamiliar room which was close to the one I was in. Jeanine was in this one and she looked to be controlling simulator. When she moved to turn to me my heart stopped. The sim was controlling dauntless members into abnegation territory. Jeanine was planning the downfall of abnegation. All of the children all of the abnegations were all in similar situations. Multiple people with their heads down on their knees hands up while dauntless members pointed guns at them. Waiting for Jeanine's order to murder them. It would become a blood bath. Christina was on that screen. So was Will. Both held guns. Both with the same unchanging face. I didn't see Four or Tris. "What the hell! She can't just fucking do this! The amity won't let you take over and the candor won't accept it either you know that right!? She's a fucking physcotic bitch!" I yelled struggling in Eric grasp. I wanted to strangle her for how much she's put me through. "Hm. I expected more of a retaliation I thought you said she was stronger than this" Jeanine stated. The sight of the screen behind the erudite women made me faint. Four. Four and Tris were on the cameras going into an alley with guns. "The point of the matter is I need you to make a statement. To the abnegation and if you fail to deliver said speech. Well Four is as good as dead. Along with anybody else I want to eliminate" she spoke softly but her words had meanings only I would understand. "Yeah start with the bastards that kidnapped me huh?" I could hear Eric's scowling at my statement. "Eric would you go down to abnegation and find Tobias? Charlotte needs some incentive" I rolled my eyes. Eric was probably loving this. He dropped my tied hands and left. "You clearly don't understand. When people hear of your demise then people will have no other choice but to follow suit. Either way I just wanted this done the easy way". I thought for only a second. All I knew was Eric could easily murder four and love it I couldn't let that happen Four was my brother he didn't deserve death. Especially not from Eric. "What- what do you want me to say?" I asked. I felt guilty for this. I felt guilty for doing this but even now Four needed to know I was ok. That I would be able to handle myself. The only thing I could do to help was send a secret message. Tell him I was fine as I was sure he was safe with Tris. Whether he was indeed helping Jeanine his choice or not. I had a feeling Erudite was planning something like this. Something big with mind control. I mean we had serums for everything. What's another one? "I'm surprised I've heard great stories of The Divergent leader. All in prophecies and such but I never expected her to give up this easily. No never expected her to be you either". Is she like this everyday? Like she wakes up in the morning looks in her erudite mirror and says 'I plan on being a bitch today'. "What, you can't handle Marcus Eaton's daughter being your worst enemy?" Screw my stupid plan of giving a speech and hiding a secret message. It was a far-fetched idea which had a very low probability of working. I obviously couldn't just charge her so I took the one thing I had knowledge of. I had a pocket knife in my back pocket. I'm not sure if it's still there. Someone could've taken it but I needed it right now more than anything. "An enemy? No. I consider us close friends. And your previous statement about being Marcus's kid says it all. The despair you must've felt? You and Tobias. Upsetting really I was only trying to help you two" she said. I was already annoyed. By her statements and just by her appearance. At Least I finally put a face to the name. "Cut the shit Jeanine. Before I do become your worst enemy" I spoke angrily. She shrugged. "Well I want you to send a message to the other divergents. I want you to tell them to lose hope. That erudite should be the leading faction." I put my tied hands to my back pocket. Slipping the knife in between the rope and my hands. I was lucky I even had the knife still. Surprised they hadn't taken it. "I want you to give a message to your brother and Tris to give up" Jeanine continued on with her list of demands. I continued cutting the rope. Cutting my wrists in the process. This was risky but I was tired of Jeanine acting like she owned me. Tired of the dauntless 5 ruling my life thinking one day maybe I'd submit to them. Thinking one day I'd actually comply. Or maybe this was a trap. "Hey not so fast Stiff" Kai called. I hadn't seen him since the last time I was kidnapped. Jumped in the training room and taken to Eric's room to die. Ugh the thought of it was damaging. The thought of being caught was worse. Before he could reach for my hands the knife had cut the last string of the rope that bound my hands together. "I wouldn't do that," I said. I got number 1 in target practice and now I'm glad because that helped with my confidence. The rope that held my hands was on the ground and the knife in my hand made me look intimidating. "You're injured, I wouldn't fight me right now" he said. As if he actually cared. "Yeah yeah it's really funny because the last time I fought you, you almost died. I wouldn't be one to talk" I was out of breath already. Just by moving. My body told me to give up. To give in and submit to Jeanine and her ridiculous idea of ruling. But my head and my heart for once we're in sync. Telling me the same thing. There would be no other way for this war to end fairly if I didn't get out of here now. The rebels and divergents would end up dying and Jeanine would rule. I didn't want that. No, everybody would be in danger and knowing Jeanine she would probably have someone else to be head of the factions. If she gets to do that and Amity and Candor agree then it's over. "I won't just let this happen! If you want a fight then that's all you're going to get." Kai laughed. I wasn't joking. I would fight him like in the beginning of initiation. "Go ahead Charlie" he paused. Crossing his arms. "But fight fairly. No weapons. Just your bare hands" he called. The knife clanged to the ground. Dauntless got me into this mess and Dauntless could get me out as well. I did as trained instinctively putting my hands up in front of me. Kai followed my moves. I let him strike first as he aimed for my throat. I ducked and swiped at his feet. He caught my foot yanking it forward. Fuck I fell. "We didn't talk about what happens when I win," he said as he stood above me. I jumped back up again. "I could say the same" I said as he swiped his foot aiming for my legs. I jumped out of reach and quickly tried to punch him. My jab to his throat succeeded. He didn't fall, he just grunted. "If I win you agree to side with erudite. You can't run, I'll make sure of that. And you will obey me" the fight continued throughout his 'speech'. I scoffed. "You act like your a fucking alpha. Listen to this I'm not a fuck toy. If I win I leave unharmed. You stop going after divergents and erudite stops being so fucking insane" he knew exactly how to press my buttons. He smirked while dodging my feet again. "Deal sweetie," he said. Earning another scoff from me. "Deal" I mumbled. He swiped towards my face and I dodged but his foot suddenly came flying into my left leg. I tried dodging that too but ended up hurting myself even more. "So are we going dicks rules or honorables?" Kai asked, referring to when I called our brothers out. I tried speaking to tell him to shove off but his foot was pressing down hard enough for me to not able to speak. I tried moving his foot but Everytime my hands clawed at his black boots he pressed down harder. I figured that out when he directly told me "Everytime you try to move my foot away I'm just going to keep choking you" I let out a whimper when I felt this had been happening for too long. He laughed at my pain. I clawed at the ground trying not to reach for his foot. "Hm I never thought I'd see the day you submitted to me" he whispered. His sentence made me whimper in pain once more. Was I submitting to him? In some twisted way. He removed his foot from my throat as I gasped for air. Bruises are already forming on my neck. Eric had told him my weak points and he made a deal I would regret. He grabbed me from the floor lifting me up. "I say we broadcast our winnings against you to the whole city wouldn't you Jeanine" Jeanine didn't want me to make a speech. She wanted me to put up a fight and lose. Apparently the revolting face I made was enough for Kai to notice. "Don't look so surprised darling" he was practically holding me up. He had apparently aimed for the gash on my leg as I would be limping for a while. Jeanine had won with every single move that she had calculated. "I'll take care of Stiff here" he said, pretty much dropping me. I yelped as my hurt leg had pressure applied to it. He took my wrists dragging me through the building. He could murder me right here right now if he wanted. I wouldn't be able to fight. He shoved me in a room as a light appeared to turn on. "Hmm come here doll" Kai motioned to where a metal chair and table sat. I stayed on the floor slightly spaced out. "Don't forget that I won our deal" I sighed, getting up from the floor and sitting in the chair. He sat in the chair in front of me. Jingling handcuffs in front of my face. "Like I said no escaping" he handcuffed my wrists to the table. As I reluctantly let him. I was honorable like my brother so when someone makes a bet and I lose I follow through. The jackass had the handcuffs cutting into my wrists and when I asked if he could untighten them he shook his head and chuckled. "Charlie I know for a straight fact you have never and will never deserve anything like this but let me tell you. I know the others enjoy your pain. I wouldn't do anything to seriously injure you. But if something were to happen like the deal being broken then I will gladly invite them over" he said that as if he hadn't just beat me or taken away my inability to run or have an opinion. And his threat? His threat was ridiculous. It was ridiculous if he thought I was scared of his pathetic friends. "I'm not scared of you. Eric or the rest of your fucking goons. I said I'd obey you not respect you" I said pretty much spitting in his face. From under the table his foot found its way into the wound on my leg. He pushed down as hard as he could until I broke my straight face and let out a whimper. "I could do so many things to you and you're still arguing with me?" I let out a moan as the relief of him moving his foot hit me. He smirked at me. I wanted so badly to tend to the cut in my leg but he probably wouldn't let me. I have no idea if Four will come for me. But if he does I hope it's quick.