Divergent: 16 & Pregnant

Chapter 36:Tired

*Tris Pov*

Tired: In need of sleep or rest; weary.

That is how I feel right now. I love Brooke and being a mom but sometimes it's very exhausting. When you have your Mother at work, Father at work, and Brothers not helping out and always being M.I.A. You really never have time for yourself. Brooke is growing up so fast so quick that I am always helping her stand up and speak that it is tiring.

Brooke is set up on a schedule. She eats, sleep, and stay's up at a certain time. I could easily go to sleep at 8 when I come home from work and wake up at 3 to do some homework and chores and go back to sleep but she is young. I need to stay up until she falls asleep and that is tiring.

I knew that once I found out that I was pregnant there was no going back. I was not putting her up for adoption or getting an abortion. I could already feel her love running through my heart even if she was only a few weeks.

I knew that there were going to be many nights where I would have to stay up with her if she had an upset tummy or couldn't sleep. I knew that when I come home from school I wouldn't just dive straight into homework and sleep the rest of the day.

I had a responsibility, and that responsibility is the hardest to do at times. But, I
wouldn't change it for the world.

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I pack up my Science work and stand up once the bell rings. I walk through the crazy halls all the way to my locker. I put my combination in and open my locker. A note falls out of my locker and I carefully pick it up.

Tris,

I've seen that you have been tired lately and maybe you need a picker upper like I do some mornings. I hope you have an amazing day!

~Al

I smile when I see a jolly rancher stix tapped to it. I place it back in my locker as well as the rest of things. I close it and see Tobias standing right there. I jump and smile.

"Hey" I say and he pushes himself off the locker engulfing me in a hug wrapping his arms around my waist and I stand on my tip-toes since he is so tall.

"Hey" He mumbles against my neck and he rocks us side to side.

"You want to hang after work?" Tobias asks as he wraps his arms around me leading us to the gym.

"I really wish I could but, I get off at 9 tonight from the sport goods, then I have to do some homework and eat dinner. I am going to have a make a rain check." I say and pout.

Tobias laughs and kisses my lips and we separate our ways into the locker rooms.

I put on a pair of Nike Pro compression leggings. Tobias hates when I wear these because he thinks boys are always hitting on me.

I put on tight tank top and a black North Face Jacket. I pull my hair into a bun and I touch up my lip gloss. I finish it off with my black timberlands.

Today is my lazy P.E day.

I walk out with the girls and I go sit down in my squad line Tobias playfully glares at me when he notices the leggings. I smirk and pull my arms out the arm holes in my jacket keeping my arms inside.

"Today we are going to do tests. Today is push up test, height, and weight. Teachers take role and let's go!" Max yells in the microphone and our teachers start to take role and then we get up and take height and weight.

I weight 102.1 and my height is sadly 5 feet even.

Tobias, Zeke, Uriah, Edward-basically all the boys snort at my height and I glare at them.

We all get on the floor and start to do our push up with repetitions. I ended up doing 78 while Tobias did 100. Show off.

After P.E we take quick showers and then get dressed again.

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At work I start organizing items, placing them back in place and then checking customers out.

It's a pretty slow day.

"Hey Tris," My boss Eric says.

(I don't remember if I put him in the beginning of the story as something else but if so-ignore it.)

I am currently in the back sitting cris-crossed legged on the floor sorting through bins of different balls.

Soccer balls, tennis balls, basketballs, volley-balls, footballs. I am also putting price tags on them.

"Hey Eric." I say not really paying attention to him. He is always hitting on me but I just need my job. Sometimes he can get a bit handsy as well but I put him in his place. I have my father's temper and quick tongue.

"You need help?" He asks and I remain silent and continue working.
It's pretty obvious that I'm almost done and I don't need help.

He gets on one knee and grabs my chin making me look at him in his dark, cold, ruthless, blue eyes.

"I'm fine Eric. Thanks anyway." I say pushing his hand off of me.

"Alright then, just checking on you." He winks at me and walks away.

My phone buzzes and I look at the clock on the wall. I can have my quick break now.

I go outside into the freezing weather into my car and turn on the heat. I pull out my phone and see actually a couple of texts.

Hey babe hope you have a good day at work😘😊-4

Girl, I am at your mom's house with Brooke and crushing some cookies they 'bout bum🍪🍪🍪🍪😛😊-Chris

Hey Trissy-Poo! Aka Twerk Team Member #1 ✌️👊😛- Uriah

Have a good night Tris😴😊-Al

I reply to all of them.

It's work-it's never a good day but thanks anyway babe!😑😞😉😘-T

BRUH SAVE ME SOME I AM STARVING!😡😕😋🍪🍪-T

Aye!😎😜😝-T

Thanks Al you have the same 😊-T

I turn my phone off and I find a bag of chips in my purse and I start to eat them. I find the weirdest things in there sometimes.

I go back inside and start working on some more things. I can't wait to go home.