A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

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Chapter 60

It's amazing how one minute I'm contentedly sitting on an old weathered bench at the Dauntless playground, nursing my daughter and watching my husband and son happily play while my unborn child stretches within me and the next moment visions of slow, painful murder dance in my head. My hatred of the bitch standing behind me hasn't lessened. As a matter of fact, I think it's grown as impossible as it may seem.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I repeat.

"Should you really be talking that way in front of your kids?" she says with false sweetness lacing her voice. I turn and see Tyler staring at me from the bottom of the slide while Tobias determinedly marches my way. "Hello, Tobias. It's lovely to see you." There's nothing false in her voice when she speaks to him. I'm no fool. She's in love with my husband.

"You're not supposed to be here, Olivia," Tobias gruffly says when he reaches me, his Four mask firmly in place. "You're not welcome in Dauntless anymore."

"Why is it you only act this way when she's around?" she pouts. "We shouldn't have to hide our love and pretend anymore." I can feel my blood start to boil but Tobias' fury keeps me rooted in place.

"Is there something wrong with you?" he hatefully spits. I notice movement at the same time Tobias does. "Tyler, buddy, will you go back and play? I'll call you when we're ready to go home." He hesitates for a minute then turns and runs back to the slide. Tobias takes two steps forward and gets in the bitches face. "Hear me now." His voice is low, steady, and deadly. "This is the last time I'm going to say this to you." I've never heard him sound quite like this before. If he were to ever speak to me like this, I would be terrified of him. "I. Do. Not. Like. You. I have never liked you. We do not have a relationship. We will never have a relationship. I am a married man and whatever game this is you're playing is disrespectful not only to me but to my wife, and I'm not going to stand for it anymore. You have no business here. Leave ... before I have you arrested for trespassing." He holds his arm out in the direction of the factionless sector.

"I'm not playing any games," she says, squaring her shoulders and jutting out her bottom lip. It's obvious that she doesn't like being talked down to. "I can tell by how you look at me that you want me, and I want you, too." Shit, this bitch is crazier than I thought. All at once, three things happens: The bitch grabs my husband and shoves her tongue down his throat, he pushes her off of him, and I push Tessa into his arms after I jump to my feet. My closed fist connects with the left side of her chin, and she flies backwards landing on her ass. I can feel Tobias' hand trying to pull me back as I kick her multiple times in the ribcage.

"Touch my husband again, you fucking bitch, and I swear I'll kill you," I scream at her.

"Tris, love, she's not worth it," Tobias says, pulling me away. "Um, you might want to fix your shirt." I look down at my bare breast hanging out for all to see and feel heat climb into my cheeks. I put myself away and zip up the hoodie.

"Can I have Tessa, please?" I ask, holding my arms out. He hands her to me, and I hold her close, instantly calming down. "Can we go home now?" He nods. I step over the bitch who is moaning at my feet, holding her chin and head toward Tyler. "Hey, buddy. Are you ready to go home?" He looks up at me through lowered lashes, and I see something I rarely see in his eyes ... fear. I kneel down in front of him, my heart pounding painfully in my chest. "What's wrong?"

"You so mad," he quietly states. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. The last thing I ever want is for my children to be frightened because of me.

"Did I scare you?" I ask. He just stares back at me with wide eyes, and it feels like a knife is slowly thrust into my heart over and over again. I've got to fix this."I'm so sorry I scared you, buddy. Mommy didn't mean to."