Christina and I are heading to the cafeteria, where they're serving cheeseburgers and fries. My stomach is empty, so the sight of food elevates my mood. We grab our plates and sit down on the only available table. It's a full house today, and even the older Dauntless members are here. Sadly this means we are forced to sit opposite to Peter's table.

"Hey, where were you last night? Christina asks casually, and I know that she was planning to ask that during our entire morning together.

"I was at the chasm, wondering around."

Can they tell I'm lying?

"You're lying." Says Will. I was at Tobias' room, and I actually never made it back to the dormitory. We were careful enough not to leave his room together, but people are starting to know something is up.

"No, that's what I did. I was, um, thinking about my family and I didn't want to do that in the dorm-"

I can't even finish my sentence. Eric slams the front doors open, his rage visible as he makes his way to… me.

"BEATRICE PRIOR" He yells, completely out of control. He's not steady-angry, his arms are flailing and something inside me stirs with fear. Everyone, including the cafeteria ladies, is staring at me. Oh no. What would Tobias tell me to do? What would he tell me to do?

Eric grabs me by the hair and yanks me out of my chair. "Who the hell do you think you are, lying to me?" his voice is loud and unsteady. "I asked you a question."

Words fail me, but I can make out a "I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Yes you do, Stiff. You and Four? You two actually thought you could go behind my back breaking rules and I wouldn't notice? You liar!"

He found out. A lump forms in my throat. I glance swiftly at Christina, who looks just as shocked as everyone else in the room. He punches my chin and bangs my head into the wall. Tobias said he was coming. He's coming. He won't let Eric finish me off.

Blood starts running like crazy out of my nose, and that's when Tobias walks in. His eyes widen when he sees Eric pushing me to the wall, and the grip on my neck loosens. Eric is headed towards Four.

"You lied to me! I asked you if you were dating Beatrice and you said no. I knew something was up with you two. I saw it, so there's no point in denying. Do you think it's fun to take an initiative to sleep at your room? Did you change her rankings?" Eric yells. Now everybody knows about me and him.

"What? No, of course not!" He answers. Four was right, they will accuse him of favoring me over the others because of our relationship.

"The counseling would really like to know about this. You're falling off the line, Stiff." He drags me to the great hall with a threatening smile on his face, and everybody follows. He lets go of me, but not before slamming my small body against the wall. With my limited time as a Dauntless, I know that counseling is bad. It's for really bad mistakes. Tobias could never be a trainer again. I could lose my place in the faction, if they confirm anything. He's standing 8 feet away from me, and my knees sink to the floor. I try to fight the tears, but they just come. I put my head in between my legs. I could be factionless for this. Tobias could lose his place as a trainer. Factionless. Not to mention everybody knows, and he didn't want this to happen. What if Tobias takes Eric's side and makes me take all the blame for it? Would he do that? More tears fall down.

Not even a second later I realize I was wrong, because I feel Tobias sitting next to me on the ground and takes me in his arms. I can't help but let a sob out, my face buried in his shirt. We stand there for a few moments, and I know people are watching.

"Well if you're all gonna stand there and watch, you might as well get Tris some paper for her nose." This startles the crowd of Dauntless, and he gently strokes my hair.

"It's going to be okay" He whispers into my ear.

"Not it's not going to be okay! Can Eric kick me out?" My voice is louder than I intended. I rather have this conversation in private, but then I'm desperate for an answer. "Can he do that?"

"I don't know" He says simply, and I know that he means it. Uriah and Shauna come with ice packs, and Christina helps me stand up.

"I'm gonna take her to the nurse." Says Christina, asking for Tobias's permission.

We walk down the hallway and I hope she doesn't say anything, or doesn't complain about why I didn't tell her. I wanted to, and now I think she knows why I couldn't.

"Wow." She says, clearly shocked.

"I know" I agree.

She doesn't say anything else but gives me a reassuring smile. The nursery calms me, and the doctor gives me pain medicine. I'm about to doze off when Tobias enters the room.

"Tris" he says, "We need to talk."