Augest 25, 10:17 p.m.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. Faster than anything else trying to get to him, I hope. With my heart pounding like a drum, along with my feet, rising and falling in perfect rhythm. I heard them over and over again; left, right, pound, left, right, pound, left, right, pound. My red hair flew behind me, struggling to keep up, One more mile Tris! I tell myself. One more! 

 I barge through the door, to see his mother vacuuming the light, cream room. She stopped and stares, just stares. I give her credit, she is quite calm. I would be freaking out if I were her. I slowly sheathed my twin katanas, letting the long, graceful silver slide into the leather. I then hesitantly, let go of the jeweled hilts.  She stared at the moonstone, and jade. Twelve Rounded pieces of jade, with a piece of moonstone in the middle of each piece. decorating the weapons. "Where is Nick?" I demand through my teeth.

"Nick? Someone is here to see you! Now please!" She called. Perfect, she wasn't going to do anything stupid. The door at the far side of the room swung open, and he walked out, as if everything was perfectly normal. He had read the letter, and taken it seriously.  "Well come on!" I called and ran out the door. "Wait!" His mother called, "Where are you going?" I turned back, giving her a look of complete sympathy. I am stunned by my action. I have never felt sympothy before. Nick dropped the note on the couch, and jogged off with me into the hot, dry, night.