You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 13

They all walk into our new apartment and have their mouths hanging open. I imagine Tobias and I looked just like them when we first saw it. Within minutes they run around like quicksilver exploring every part of it.

"It's huge," Marlene says.

"And I love the balcony," Shauna says.

"The bathroom upstairs is awesome," Zeke says. "I wish I had one like that."

"Why do you need four bedrooms?" Uriah asks.

"Kids!" the girls say in unison and I blush.

"Oh come on. Don't be such girls. They are too young for that," Uriah says to them.

"We are girls, you Dauntless-cake-eating moron," Lynn says to him.

"Hey, no name calling," Shauna scolds her younger sister.

"It's not name calling if it's the truth," Lynn defends.

"Besides no one said that they would have them right away," Marlene says.

"Imagine a little Four and a little Tris running around Dauntless. I'm sure they would be the cutest kids around here," Christina says and I blush even deeper. I look toward Tobias and he is a little embarrassed as well.

"It's a great apartment," Will says coming down the stairs.

"So, we still have time before the movers bring the furniture. What shall we do?" Zeke asks.

"I'm going to pick up Tris' mom. She wanted to help us," Tobias says. We kiss goodbye and he leaves.

"I didn't know your mom would come," Shauna says.

"Me neither. I met with her yesterday and it kinda happened," I explain.

"Won't she feel uncomfortable here with us?" Marlene asks.

"No. You see my mom is Dauntless-born and transferred to Abnegation," I tell them.

"Get out," Uriah shouts.

"No, really," I say.

"Well this explains you then," Lynn says. "And here we thought you were just a Stiff," she adds jokingly and we all start laughing.

"Wanna know something funnier?" I ask and they nod their heads still laughing.

"My dad is Erudite-born."

At that everyone stops laughing and they all stare at me.

"Really?" Will asks. "I didn't know that."

"Until very recently me neither. My mom told me. They both chose Abnegation and practically detached themselves from their old lives. This is actually something I want to change. I already thought about it. For those of you who were there at my interrogation at Candor this is no news. I truly believe that we can improve our lives, everyone's in the city, if we work together. But to be able to work together we need to know each other and to get to know each other we need to be allowed to talk to other people from other factions without being sanctioned for it. How many of you believed or maybe still believe that Abnegation have secret warehouses where they store food and goods? Come on, answer honestly. I swear, no hard feelings or judgment," I say.

Almost everyone, except for Zeke and to my surprise Will, raise their hands.

"Will, why didn't you believe that?" I ask him.

"Because, believe it or not, my grandmother transferred from Abnegation to Erudite. Whenever someone would say something about Abnegation she defended her old faction. She always told me never to judge a book by its cover. To investigate and then pass judgment. She also told me about her youth in Abnegation and how she volunteered to feed the factionless. She repeated over and over again that these allegations are untrue and heinous."