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Family Business?

Tris POV

"Beatrice" I try to open my eyes but it's impossible to.

"Beatrice" Jeanine has captured me. In a room. With...with my dad. Live dad. I open my eyes and squint. There wasn't this much light before. Why now?

"Alright break it up back to your corner" Jeanine voice sounds on the intercom. I blink a few times. My dad moves aside and sits on his bed. I carefully pull myself into a sitting position on the ground. My hands lay flat receiving the cold temperature of the ground. He looks up at me. I try to avoid the eye contact but I am curious to know what happened. The lights go out leaving only the small outline of light through his bed and...I turn around. Mine. It's like glow in the dark. I stand up.

I look back at him and swallow "I know you are confused"

"I think that's obvious" I say emotionless.

"Listen...I didn't want to do those things...I only did that to hide from Jean-"

"And look what that brought you to..." I interrupt. I let out a sigh the tears stinging in my eyes with the reality. He's alive. "you lied to me and made me face the world all by myself...you didn't do anything to warn me" I cry.

"I know Bea-"

"Don't. Call me that, my name's Tris" I say "I guess you were right in leaving I mean that didn't affect me at all...it only affected mom and Caleb" he keeps his gaze lowered "so what's her plan. You might as well tell me already...she's going to tell me anyway"

"I can't say..." he looks up at the corner of the room. Camera's just like the one's Tobias told me about.

"Does Erudite have to do with anything?" I ask walking up to the door. I try to turn the knob but it's hard. Locked with a key maybe. I touch my hands to the glass. Pressing my finger against it as if it would break it that easily.

"It's not what it seems Tris...you are the only way of getting toward where she wants"

"Why does everyone keep saying that?!" I knock on the glass. Hard enough to hurt my hand. It's unbreakable. I pull back and massage my fist.

"Bulletproof...it's no use" he says. I sink down to the ground and lay my head against the wall. I stare at the ceiling.

"How long have you been here?"

"A week after my funeral" I nod and look at him.

"What did you put into that casket? It was real heavy" he laughs. I smile. I am still mad but what makes me happy is that he's alive.

"I have no idea...Listen...just last night the entire media went crazy. Marcus beat his son" I sit up straighter. "Jeanine put him on the spot but because Marcus was going to defend his side...Jeanine decided to kidnap him" Oh my God.

"What does she have against him?" I ask "what is it with me?" He leans in and glances at the camera. I look up too. The light is off. I look at him.

"It's not you they want it's Tobias..." what?

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After a couple of minutes the light of the camera came back on. It happens every one hour for about 5 whole minutes. This is an advantage. My dad has fallen asleep. I get it...he was desperate for an escape but this only made things worse.

Why would Jeanine want Tobias? Why wouldn't she take him when she had the opportunity. The doors open and in the center of the room they place two plates of food. I grab onto the guards pants when he passes by me. He takes out his gun immediately and holds it up to my head.

"Tris!" My dad yells. I place my hands above my head.

"I was only going to ask if the food was poisoned" he sets his gun back down.

"If your dad is still alive then yes" that voice...I feel myself begin to feel uncomfortable.

"Okay" I say in a small voice. He walks out and closes the door. I look at my dad "when did he-"

"I don't know honey...just watch yourself. He's capable of anything and I don't want to see you get hurt. Not again" I nod and look down.

After finishing my food the doors open again. I fear that it's him but it's not.

"I hope you enjoyed your dinner" Jeanine says "if you will follow me..." I stand up and take one last look at my dad. He nods and I walk out.

"I like the order you have to here" I compliment

"Thank you" I nod.

"You're welcome" we move along the white painted hallways. Seems more like a hospital then a business building. I look around. She puts a code into the system and the metal door slides up in front of us. Fancy.

"Stand there"

"What will happen if I do?"

"Just do it" she orders. I shrug and step onto the platform. She walks into the room and stands there next to me.

"Out of all the divergents why did you choose me? I mean Lauren was one too"

"I see you caught up...Amar was so easily manipulated by his friend. That he ended up taking over the faction system. That brought me to the one and only daughter of the priors. Caleb is smart but not really..."

"Edith Prior...my grandma was killed by someone...by the name of Genesis Mathews..." I look up. She wears a smug smile.

"You're just a little cheat...like all your family...are you planning to kill your own sister too?" She laughs

"Oh sweetie that would be an abomination"

"You and your little precious family had this planned all along...to finish with the Priors and the Eaton's" oh my god "you are trying to kill us all so there won't be any descendants..." I whisper.

"My family was always filled with greed so I thought why not make history" she's psycho.

"Are you trying to dictate...is this all you want?"

"It's all for my family...we all swore to make our part but Lauren only thought about that little dancing career. She's selfish...she never thought of the family"

"But this is wrong...this is the wrong way" I say.

"Well, it's working and soon...you will all see. I am going to push you inch by inch until you break" she says with a small smile "I think you know Drew pretty perfectly...too bad he never got in your pants..." I turn around to see him. He carries a gun in his pocket.

"You don't scare me" I tell her gritting my teeth.

So...it turns out Jeanine is all psychological. Comment. Vote.