Tobias
Oh god she was beautiful. No, not just beautiful, she was tremendously gorgeous. There was no way she could truly be mine, could there? Even after two years of being together, I had trouble believing it. My heart still pounded in my chest everytime I saw her, which was also happening at that moment. She was walking up to me, through an alley of our so-called faction Abnegation. Her long, golden blond hair seemed to be glowing in the sunlight, and her green eyes were sparkling as she smiled at me. The long, grey skirt she was wearing was flowing up and down as she started running, calling my name. Her voice sounded like that of an angel- my angel. 'Tobias!' She called. I opened my arms and ran up to her as well. 'Hi, love,' I said softly as she jumped into my arms. She smiled big, and kissed me. 'Hi honey,' she said softly as well and she wrapped her arms around my neck. I wrapped mine around her waist and pulled her close. 'I missed you today, Iris,' I said. She nodded in agreement. 'Jenna needed help with feeding the factionless,' she said, referring to her best friend. I smiled, 'you are too kind.' She shook her head. 'Tobi, you know that's not true, this faction will never rub off on me.' Abnegation was one of the five factions in which our city was divided.
We lived in the selfless faction, helping others, living to serve others. No physical contact, no making fun... No freedom. But there were also: Erudite, home of the smart ones, dressed in white and blue and always competeting with each other to be the best. Candor, the honest people, they never told a lie, they were always blunt and honest; even when you wish they wouldn't. Amity was the name that belonged to the kind people, who were working the land and providing food for the other factions. They never fought, and ate peace bread to keep it that way. Finally, there was Dauntless, our soldiers. They were trained to be fighters and they knew how to defend themselves. They were brave and tough, everything I wish I was. I hated Abnegation, not just because of the faction, but also what it represented. Iris and I couldn't even meet up in public, because people thought of our behaviour as if it were wrong, but we knew that it wasn't. We loved each other with all our hearts, and we had to get out of Abnegation, we were too cheeky, happy and free for this faction. As we were 16, this was the year that we were allowed to pick a new faction to live in. Even though we both loved her parents, we couldn't stay in Abnegation, we just couldn't. The choosing ceremony would take place in a few days, and we were petrified of choosing.
'It's not that, Iris, you really are kind,' I told her as I put my index finger under her chin and pulled it up. 'You may not belong here, but you are the sweetest person I know.' She smiled and blushed slightly. 'Thank you, Tobi, I love you,' she said softly and brought her lips to mine. I gladly let mine brush over hers, and put my hand on her cheek. 'You mean the world to me,' I whispered as I pulled away. 'We'll be together right? After Tuesday?' She asked, her eyes stricken with worry. I nodded quickly. 'Of course we will, life wouldn't make sense if we weren't.' She smiled, and the worry escaped her eyes as quickly as mine were filled with it, because I heard the church bells chime five times. 'It's five o'clock,' I mumbled, and I drew in a shaky breath. 'Tobias, please,' she whispered as she grabbed my hands. My heart started pounding as I thought of the scene I would be walking into in the place I should be calling 'home'.
My father would be coming home to no dinner, and no Tobias, which would make him furious. No more than usual, as everything I did or did not do made him furious. He believed that he raised me to be a strong man, by mentally and physically hurting me. Iris believed that he raised himself to be a psychopath, should he not be one already. 'I can't leave yet, in a few days I will never see him again,' I said firmly. She shook her head frantically, 'I don't want him anywhere near you, as you are late already, he'll be furious,' she said, her voice sounding upset. She pulled me close, 'please come with me, don't go home anymore Tobi. He knows you'll be leaving this faction, his beating will grow worse and worse!'
My father, Marcus was expecting me to leave, I knew that. But he was also hoping for me to stay as he was the leader of Abnegation and he wanted me to take over the job. No way in HELL that I would work together with him. I couldn't wait to leave and get as far away from him as I possibly could. During the past two years, ever since Iris and I started dating, she and I had been getting trained by her brother Amar, a member of Dauntless. He was an incandescent fighter, and he had trained us to be the same. I was actually capable of stopping my father, and beating him down myself, but I didn't seek comfort in fighting. I would never want to fight anyone because I knew I was stronger. I was able to defend myself, but Marcus was the leader of the faction. A lot of people would stick up for him, not for me. The only ones sticking up for me were Iris' family, and Jenna and her brother Rick, my friends.
Everytime Marcus hit me, Iris would sneak in through my window and take care of the wounds. She was the only one who'd ever seen my wounds, who I would ever show my wounds. I wish I could, but I couldn't leave my father yet, he would create search parties for me. I had to live wih him for three more days... I could handle it. But that night would probably be the worst night I'd ever had. 'I got this,' I told her as I grabbed her hand and pulled her with me. We walked in silence, filled with tension between us. As we approached the city centre, we let go of each other's hand and continued walking with an arm length distance between us like we weren't together. We neared our houses which stood next to each other as we were neighbours, and stood still. 'Please signal me,' she said with a sigh and kissed my cheek quickly. 'I love you,' she whispered, and wanted to walk away when I pulled her back. 'I love you too,' I said. We looked into each others eyes deeply for a moment, her eyes held a fierce sparkle as she looked right through me. 'Be brave,' she said softly, and walked away.