Before Four [book one]

Ch.5

Tobias' POV

Now comes the hard part.

I open the doors to the school and make my way to the lunchroom. I try to find the pretty girl's brother, searching everywhere.

I finally spot him, sitting at a table with a kid named Robert that I recognize from the hallways.

I walk up to the table and clear my throat. Caleb and Robert look to me, along with one other person.

"Caleb, I need to speak with you.." I start and he looks at me as if he's saying 'carry on', "Alone please." I finish.

He nods and stands up and we walk into the hallway.

"Is this about Beatrice? Do you know where she is? What's wrong?" He rambles.

"She's fine. But she is doing something here at school and the teachers told me to tell you. She has to leave really early every morning for school and comes home really late." I lie and I feel a little guilty.

"Wait, why didn't she tell me this before? She was at home in the morning yesterday." He says suspiciously.

"Um well she just found out yesterday during school." I gulp.

"But she could've at least told me while we are at school. She could've looked for me." He raises his voice and the hallways echo it.

"I don't know why she wouldn't have."

"Maybe because that's not the truth?" He states and questions at the same time.

"Uh um maybe someone took her?" My statement comes out as a question too.

"Well who would've taken her? He doesn't have many friends here and doesn't know many people. Only me, Robert, Susan, and you, Tobias," He says, ",and I know that Robert or Susan wouldn't kidnap her. So, my bet's on you."

And that's when I beeline for the door. I run as fast as I can, but I can hear Caleb's footsteps coming close on my heals.

And next thing I know, I'm face-planted into the ground. I quickly try to roll over onto my back and spring up from the ground. But I can't remain running after that because Caleb jumps at me at surprise and we both fall to the ground.

Caleb is on top of me, straddling my hips.

"Where is she?" He pants out. His hot breath feels like it's slicing through my already-stinging cuts on my face from the concrete.

I think concrete hates me today.

"She's, uh, the library. I don't know who took her or what happened but she's at the library." I lie through my teeth once more.

He just gets off of me and starts sprinting towards the library.

I sit up and manage to stand. My right, and most likely broken, hand got crushed under my body weight when I fell before and now it's numb again.

I walk back to my house, well more like run-walk. When I unlock the door and go inside, Beatrice looks up from the tv and sees my face. She frowns and comes over to me.

"What happened? Did Caleb do this?" She asks and lifts her hand up to my face. I wince when it gets to close to one of the cuts.

"Sorry." She whispers, her hand still lingering on my cheek, "Do you need anything to put on them?"

"No. They're fine. They'll go away." I lightly shake my head.

She drops her hand and goes back and sits on the couch. I walk over and sit next to her, the tv on a low volume.

"Tobias, are you staying in Abnegation?" Beatrice suddenly asks.

"I'm not sure. But I think I belong in Dauntless. I can feel it." I reply.

"Sometimes I feel like that too. Like I don't belong here." She sighs.

"Wanna train?" I spit out.

"What?" She looks up at me.

"Like train. Fighting. Practice. Just incase you ever leave Abnegation and happen to go to Dauntless. I mean, it's not going to be the best training, but it'll be something." I tell her.

"I could go for some action around here." She chuckles lightly, "It wouldn't hurt."

"Good to know." I smile.

"When do we start?" She smiles right back.
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Hey guyssss!!

It's kinda short but I wanted to update tonight. My older brother's been kinda sick and he was at the doctor with my mom and dad and I've been with my younger brother. So I had some free time.

I will probably update tomorrow too. But I have a band solo competition tomorrow morning and I'm also babysitting so it may not be until later in the day :)

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ily my little Dauntless rebels 🙌

-Rachel🌚