A Better Life-Divergent FanFic

Chapter 24: The Trial

Tris POV

My husband's words repeat in my head. "It's Aiden...he's missing."

"What?!" I finally ask, "what do you even mean Tobias?!"

"I mean he's not in his room or anywhere in this house! I mean think about it, he didn't even wake up for his feeding last night!" Four says

Fear washes over my body. He's right, he didn't wake up for his usual feeding last night.

"Do you think someone broke in?" I ask, my throat tightening.

Four's eyes widen. He rushes into the nursery. I follow him. He examines the window in the room. We always keep it locked.

"It's unlocked." He says, "someone broke in. Our son's been taken."

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"Al and I will go to the control rooms immediately." Will says. Four and I decided to tell our friends about what happening immediately because we can't do this alone. We need to figure out who took Aiden.

"I'll stay here with Tris," Christina starts, "we'll try and figure out what's happening."

Once Four and the other guys rush off to the control room Christina and I go back to my apartment.

"Ok Tris I need you to think. Is there anyone I mean anyone who would kidnap Aiden. Someone still holding a grudge against you maybe?"

"I-," I start, "I don't know. I know Peter and Eric still hate me but they're on probation and they wouldn't do something like that. They'd kidnap me not my baby."

"Well we know this person had to have gotten in through the window. Do you think the baby monitor would be able to see if someone came in?" She asks

"Yes," I inform her, "but it can only show you what's happening in the present. It can't replay things from past."

"Well that's helpful," Christina says sarcastically, "We'll just have to rely on the control room then. And we need to alert the leaders of all the factions incase they see anything." I hear what she says but I can't focus on her words. A tear rolls down my cheek. I press my face into my hands and start sobbing.

"I'm such-" I inhale, "a terrible...mom"

"NO Tris you are not. This could've happened to anyone or any family. The most informant thing is that we find him. And we need to think deep like an Erudite to figure out who took him." She says. I find the courage to pull myself together and nod.

A few minutes later Will comes storming into the room.

"Guys," he breaths heavily, clearly due to running, "we found something."

We all run to the control rooms where Al is still working.

"Look," Al says pointing at the screen. "At 1:15 am you can see a dark figure on the east side of Dauntless compound. Which is where most of the apartments are located. And it looks like he's holding something. I squint and try to make out the blurry figure. He or she is wearing dark clothes so it's nearly impossible to tell who it is.