Divergent High

Chapter 9

Tris~

*when her parents & caleb came home*

I was making muffins in the oven when I heard the key slide into the front door. My parents and caleb were home, caleb completely ignored everyone and barged up into his room.

I walk over to mother and hug her gently and then hug my father. I can see there is something going on because mother doesn't have the reassuring smile when I think something's wrong.

There alarm from the kitchen goes off, I run to the oven and open revealing burnt cookies. Smoke soon fills the room, I quickly grab the baking tray and chuck it up onto the counter.

My mother comes over and starts cooking dinner, my fatter gets rid of the burnt cookies and I am standing still trying to think what's wrong.

I grab the handles of my parents suitcases and bring them up to their room, I listen through caleb's door and hear a muffled cry.
I knock on the door but get no answer, so I silently open his door and see him crying into his pillow. I creep up to him and push his hair out of his face and see tear stains on his pale cheeks. "Caleb, what is it?" I give him a reassuring smile that mother would usually give us when we are worried or sad. "Some things you don't need to know Tris." He says. "It's my family too Caleb!" I start to get angry at the thought. "Please tel me Caleb! I know something's wrong." I say in more quieter tone. I don't get any reply just the sounds of us breathing, he sighs and his mouth opens to talk but nothing comes out.

Mother calls to say it's dinner, I can smell the fumes of our dinner. I grab Caleb's hand and we both walk down the stairs, he wipes his tears away with his grey jumper. We all take a seat and sit under our small light that glows our faces, showing all the features.

I look down at our meal, plain pasta. Sometimes I wish of having something different, but this is a meal all of us love eating.
I look at everyone around the table, all their expressions are hiding something. I break the tension and say "What's going on?"
Caleb looks at me from the side, he nudges my shoulder a little, maybe possibly as a warning or something? I don't know.
He then latches his hand around mine and gives a reassuring squeeze, actions like this usually don't happen with Caleb.

Is my family falling apart? What's going on?

My parents both look at me worryingly and softly speak and tell me what's wrong. My face scrunches in anger and sadness at the same time, I quickly leave the table and run up the stairs and enter my room. I lean against the door and it closes, I can hear Caleb sobbing too downstairs. Soon after his door shuts as well from across the hall.

No one came out of their rooms that night. I think my family is falling apart.

I cry myself to sleep that night wondering what I'll tell Tobias.

* Morning*

I woke a little bit later than usual this morning. I couldn't really get to sleep last night, it didn't help that I could hear Caleb's sobs as well as my own.

I open the door quietly and see Caleb's door is still shut, this isn't what Caleb's usually like, he would normally wake up earlier than everyone else to read books before school. I guess that isn't what he plans to do today.

I don't speak that morning to anyone. When it's time to go, I glance towards my mother and she gives her small smile and softly says " I'm so sorry Tris." I nod and open the door to see all my friends standing there waiting.

Tobias walks toward me and a smile immediately spreads across my face. He takes my bag and we sit in the car, Tobias pesters Zeke out of the car, I hear Lynn giggle quietly. Zeke whispers in Tobias' ear and soon Zeke gets out.

My mind is overloading with too many thoughts, I don't know what to say to Tobias. We drive off down the road, he grabs my numb hand and I turn to face him "Tobias I have something to tell you" I say. He worriedly nods. I take a deep breath and softly speak, " Marcus Eaton, your father has given a new job to my father. I don't know where this job is but my father said it's far away from here. He also said that we are never coming back Tobias." I lose it and start crying when I think without being with Tobias, we've only just got together but I want to be with him forever.

Tobias pulls into the parking lot of the school and turns off the car. "He's probably doing this to hurt me, since I have been living at Zeke's house, he's had nothing to try and hurt me." He says.

"Who are you talking about Tobias?" I say confused.

" Marcus the whole reason he has given your father another job is to take you away from me, so then I'm left with nothing." He bites his lip and tears fall down his cheeks. " I don't want to lose you Tris." He says.

"Neither do I." I smash my lips with his, we soon break apart and look at each other in sadness.

The school bell rings, I spend the day I sadness knowing that I will have to leave my friends and Tobias.

I tell the group at lunch, they all seem as upset as when I told Tobias.

When school ends me and Tobias meet at his car, we sit in silence for most if the ride then he says,
"Tris, I don't ever want to lose you. What I might say my seem crazy but I love you too much to let you go Tris. My father my have beat me and taken everything I love but he's not taking you away.
Why don't you live with me Tris?"

AN:// So what you guys think? I felt like something needed to happen in the story. I decided not to put any TFIOS in this because it's just too many feels. Anyway hope you enjoy! Please follow my Instagram which is @starcrossloevrs_of_dauntless