For The Better

Chapter 20

Shailene's POV

I lay on my bed.

I hold the necklace my Mother gave me in my hand

The one with the ring.

My Mother's wedding ring.

The one my horrible Father has an exact replica of.

The only thing I have left of her.

My Father Tobias, got rid of everything of her.

Pictures, clothes, anything.

I was surprised to find out he wasn't going to get rid of me.

When I turned 4 my Uncle Uriah gave me a special gift.

It was a serum the Erudite made that if you inject it into your neck you will grow 10 years older.

I grew into a 14 year old.

Boy did Tobias look like he would kill Uriah.

But I got him to calm down enough.

He…. acts different.

Maybe this is how he is.

He's sad.

And mad.

And….

Well its hard to describe.

But he never wants to talk to me.

Or look at me.

And It's sad.

I used to think it was because I wasn't good enough.

So I tried.

I tried so hard for him to love me and all it got me was him ignoring me more.

I ran away once.

I ran away to Mar and Uriah's.

They called Tobias and he came to get me.

Then I was grounded.

I'm still grounded.

School ended yesterday, only for the summer though.

I sit up and sigh.

Why couldn't my mom have not stabbed her baby?

My sibling.

At least thats what Tobias said she did.

But I know my mom too well.

She would never kill something, especially her child, if she thought it wasn't bad.

I stand up and walks over to my closet.

Christina's sister Nova (Idk her real name so this is what i got) is my bestfriend, even though she's from candor.

I must get it from my mom to hang out with the drama queens.

anyway Nova gave me all these clothes that honestly look way too… showy for me.

I mean like i don't even have boobs really but when I wear this one bra and this other shirt i have the boobs of a pregnant woman.

and don't even get me started on make-up.

Like, how do you not get that shit in your eyes?

I pull out a bigger sweater and my low cut shorts, put them on, and walk out to the kitchen only to see a girl.

A pretty girl.

She has bright red and orange hair, blue green eyes, and she's small. Skinny. Almost too skinny. She has small tattoos here and there, and she wears better clothes than me.

My first thought is 'Who the hell is this?'

My second one is "OMFG! SOMEONE BROKE IN OUR HOUSE!"

Then, 'Wait, if someone broke in they wouldn't be sitting at my kitchen table...'

So I walk past her to the fridge, pull out Dauntless cake, and start to walk away.

That is till Tobias walks in.

He frown at the cake in my hands and opens his mouth but i cut him off

" Yes, I know. I'm grounded and I shouldn't be having cake but you have a fuck buddy to replace mom so I think you should be with her and not worry about me."

And with that I walk in my room leaving a wide-eyed Father and a laughing flame headed girl in the kitchen.