Divergent: The Flip Side

Chapter 11

Tris POV:

Tobias shoves me in the closet, with panic written all over his face. I have no idea what is going on, but stay hidden because it must be important for him to be this worried! I keep watching through a crack, to see what happens.

The door flies open, and in storms Mr Eaton - Marcus. I have never seen him look like this before. His eyes are so full of hatred and disgust. I look over at Tobias, his eyes display the same feelings of resentment.

"This is for your own good" Marcus sneers.

Confused, I watch to try and find out what this is all about. Then, Marcus undoes his belt and lifts it up into the air, bringing it crashing down on Tobias's face. I almost scream and run out to protect him, but I stop myself, there was a reason why Tobias hid me in this closet.

I sit, barely able to watch, for about an hour of Tobias being continuously beaten. Marcus taunts him by saying, "You're worthless, a pathetic excuse for a son, a wimp, no one will ever love you, you don't deserve to be loved, you're a failure and I'm ashamed of you, you need to learn to keep your mouth shut!"

Marcus gives Tobias one last blow to the ribs, winding him, before storming back out and downstairs. I instantly run out to Tobias, tears streaming down my face, to try and help him.

"Have you got a first aid kit?" I ask

"Under the bed" he wheezes, catching back his breath.

I go to get it, and he tries to get up, but yelps in pain, so I push him back down and begin to treat the wounds that I can see on his face and arms.

After a few minutes, I realise that most of the damage is hidden by his top, so I lean him forward, and help him to lift his top off.

"Now now Tris, it's no time for you to be checking out my perfect abs!" he jokes halfheartedly, earning a giggle from me.

It takes me about half an hour to bandage him up fully, then I help him up onto his double bed. I prop him up with some cushions, all of the while, I don't ask any questions. He will tell me when he's ready.

When I look at the time, it's 9 o clock. I don't want to leave Tobias like this on his own, so I text my mum saying that I'm staying at a friends house. Then, I go and lock his door. I don't want Marcus finding me in here in the night!

I find a pack of biscuits, which we share, while I tell him that I don't want to leave him, so I'm staying the night. He thanks me and kisses me on the cheek.

"Do you have any spare blankets?" I ask

"Why?" he asks

I reply, "To go to sleep with"

Confused, he answers, "But wouldn't we just share the bed?" His cheeks flush as he realises that we haven't even been together a day and he is already suggesting we sleep together!

I smirk, "If you're okay with that, then I am, as long as it doesn't hurt any of your wounds though!"

"Don't worry, I'm used to this by now" he answers

I go to reply, then pause to think for a second, I don't want to push him to give me answers. Instead, I ask him, "Do you have anything I can sleep in?"

He tells me, "You can have a t shirt, it'll be like a dress on you! They're in the top draw on your right!"

"Thank you!" I call back to him, as I nip into the bathroom to get changed. He was right, it is massive, but I like it, and it smells like his aftershave and soap!

I return to the bedroom where we snuggle up together watching a film and forgetting about the bad events from today, before drifting off to sleep curled up against each other!

A/N: Quite a lot happens in this chapter and there's quite a bit to come! Thank you all for all of your support, it is all appreciated! Please comment any ideas that you have, they are very helpful to me! Thank you again! I'll update soon! :)