Tobias p.o.v
Today is the last day of summer vacation and the gang and I decide that we should do something to celebrate. By "The Gang" I mean
our group of friends. That would be me, Zeke and his girlfriend Shauna, Zeke's twin brother Uriah and his girlfriend Marlene, Will and
his girlfriend Christina, and Shauna's twin sister Lynn. Zeke suggests that we go to the roller rink since before we skate we could go to
the really good café there for lunch and we all agree. When we get there we head straight to the café and sit down at a table. All the
waitresses here have to roller blade everywhere and it is funny to watch the newer ones fall and turn red with embarrassment. We do
that for a while until a waitress comes to take our orders. She skates up, " Hi my name is Six and I will be your waitress today. Can I
get you your drinks?" We all look taken aback, this girl lacks the annoying happiness that the other waitresses have. She's also
younger and looks about our age. Christina speaks up first "Do you go to Divergent High?" "Yes," Six replies wearily, " What can I
get you to drink?" Christina presses on ever though Six looks about ready to rip our heads off if we don't order, "You must be new
you can hang out with us. This is Zeke and Shauna and Marlene and..." Six cuts her off "Thanks but no thanks. I'm not here to make
friends I'm here to make money and now you are preventing me from doing my job that makes me the money so I will only ask
one more time, What do you want to drink?!" We stare shocked. Zeke snaps out of it first and says, "One sprite, Three cokes, Two
sweet teas, an orange Fanta, and a water please." Six nods and skates away. As soon as she's out of earshot Zeke says, "Sorry I
ordered for you guys but that bitch looked ready to rip off our heads." Yeah," Christina says, "What is her deal, you would have
thought we threatened to beat her or something." I tense and say, " I just forgot my dad wanted me home today. See you guys
tomorrow." I turn and walk out but not before I see their confused looks. I sigh, my dad Marcus beats me and it's not a subject I like
to talk about. My friends don't know, they don't even know my real name. My dad really did want home tonight though, one of his
new employees and his daughter are coming over to talk to my dad about work tonight. They are going to have dinner with us and I
need to make it because if I don't I will get an extra 20 lashes after they leave.
Beatrice p.o.v
After my shift at the roller skating rink I skate home and see my dad's car in the drive way. I walk in and try to sneak past him
hoping he is passed out on the couch. Nope. "What do you think you are doing?" he asks the alcohol from his breath is too strong and
I take a step back. Big mistake. He punches me in the face and asks again" What do you think you are doing." "Getting ready for
dinner with the Eaton's sir." I say. "Good but remember don't talk unless spoken to and keep your head down." I nod, my head
throbbing. "Good now go." I run up the stairs and look at my head in the mirror. A bruise is already forming, I guess I shouldn't be
surprised my dad has beat me since he divorced my mom five years ago. But every time he does it I am shocked, Aren't parents
supposed to love and care for you? I sigh and change into black skinny jeans and a black long sleeve shirt that hide the scars all over
my body from where my dad whips me and where I dug into my wrists with a razor. I try to cover the bruise on my face with make
up but it won't work so I give up and go downstairs. We get in the car and start towards Marcus Eaton's house for dinner. Marcus
Eaton is the mayor and probably doesn't beat his kids but then again my dad doesn't look like he would beat his kids either. He
has a whole act, The I'm a politician and I am selfless and would never hurt a fly, That is who the world sees my dad. But at home
that selfless man disappears and a monster replaces him. A monster that would beat his own kid with his own belt every night just
because she was alive. I look at the houses as we drive and realize that on the outside a house is just a house but on the inside
houses tell stories and my house's story would have the cracks of Andrew's belt on my back, My screams as I cut myself, the sound
of me crying myself to sleep every night. When we get to the Eaton's house I see one of the kids that I waited on today at the roller
rink. "Six?" he asks. "Yes," I say and I keep my head down, he doesn't know it but now My dad will whip me for longer tonight.
My dad doesn't like it when I talk to people he doesn't think I am worth their time. The fact that someone recognized my will have an
impact on my beating tonight, My dad looks at me and says, "Six, let's go sit down for dinner and talk to our hosts." I nod and follow
him into the dinning room.
Tobias p.o.v
I stare at Six and wonder what happened to the bitchy attitude that she had at lunch. She looks the same, the baggy black clothes,
the knee high black boots, her blonde hair with black streaks, the silver stud in her nose, and the tattoo that pokes out of the collar
of her shirt. She's pretty but she looks like she doesn't know she is, not like the other girls that throw themselves on me that wear
so much makeup they look fake. Six looks like she either doesn't know or doesn't care whether she's pretty or not. I feel a pang
of jealousy as I think of her living a normal life and not living in fear of her dad and hiding from him every day when she gets home.
She doesn't have to deal with what I do and I envy her for that, but I realize it's not her fault. I look over at her again and
notice that she keeps her head down and won't say anything, she just eats in silence and watches our dads talk about politics.
We sit in awkward silence for a while until my dad pipes up, " Do you want to show miss prior around the house?" I look to six and
she nods. We get up and she follows me to the living room. "Hey Six would you like to come to a small party at one of my friends
house tomorrow night for the start of school? It would only be the people that were at the café today." She looks at me for a second
and replies, "Sure, okay. Where is it." I give he the address and her dad come out of the dinning room and tells Six that they should
go. Six waves to me and walks out the door and I watch them from the window. Her dad back hand smacks her and starts yelling
at her as they get into the car.