Step Up Divergent

Marcus

Four Pov

Why would she not tell me she was part of a faction. I mean maybe I trust her but not her brother. Caleb, I think was his name. I walk up the steps and open the door to my house. It's dark once I reach inside. I see a light shining in the darkness. Someone's in the kitchen.

I thought Maria was done with her shift. I remove my sweater and put my key's on the counter.

"Where were you?" I turn towards the steps. I see a figure with a glass of wine. Marcus. My dad.

"I was out...getting some fresh air. I couldn't sleep" he walks down the stairs.

"Were you out there dancing again?" He reaches the floor.

"No, I wasn't" I say.

"Why couldn't you sleep?" He walks up to me. I cringe. Wait why? He's changed. I know he has.

"Because..."

"Jordan?" I look up at him and nod "I see"

"I met a prior" I say

"Prior...ah yes the family who runs the hotels"

"Yeah, I didn't know they lived next door"

"That's because you're barley ever here" he walks past me and makes his way towards the kitchen. I follow him. I know he's mad but do I get mad because he barely spends time with me?

"Dad why can't you understand me...I mean I do understand you. You love what you do. Why can't I-"

"Tobias, look if you had a career out of it" he opens the refrigerator and gets out the milk "then maybe I wouldn't be so negative but...so many people don't have that opportunity of going to college. You do yet you don't take it"

"I want to do something different...that's why" I say.

"Working as waiter in the Priors is not helping" he says. I lean against the counter feeling more tired than before "you should head to bed now...we'll discuss this another time" he says.

"Okay...goodnight dad" the word 'dad' still feels weird in my mouth.

"Goodnight" he says. I walk away.

                     Step Up Divergent

Growing up Marcus was a bad father. He was abusive. That's why my mother decided to have an affair with someone else. She left me behind and I couldn't take it anymore so I told someone about his state.

Obviously it didn't affect him as mayor. We kept it top secret. I thought he would be mad at me for "snitching" on him. He wasn't. I suppose he was angry when Evelyn left him. I don't judge him anymore for all the beatings.I'm still learning to love him and to have patience with him.

I lie down on my bed and shut my eyes. When I do I see her eyes. I open them and look up at the ceiling. Beatrice Prior. I used to hear her name being called on the school intercom. Yet I never met her. I heard that she was a trouble maker in high school and everywhere else she went to.

She seems like it but I'm sure she's changed now. Matured more. I like that. I rub my eyes. Stop.

I need to talk to Jordan...Zeke told me she never showed up. That will be the first thing I do tomorrow morning.

I think this is a short chapter...anyway let me know what you think. Please comment and vote. I can tell that people have been reading which makes me happy. Thanks guys.