Hey guys. From this chapter onwards the actual storyline starts. I know this story looks very predictable and you know what's gonna happen eventually but I have got lots of twists developing in my mind. Its so bad that I'm noting it down in the back of my English notebook. ; P
Now onto the story. Hope you like it.
The song in the chapter is Carry On by Fun
Disclaimer: I don't own Carry On or The Divergent Trilogy.
Carry On belongs to Fun.
The Divergent Trilogy belongs to Veronica Roth.
I DO own Amelia (OC)
Low is owned by T-PAIN and Flo Rida
CHAPTER 1
4 Months Later
"Hey ,you called for me?". asked Tobias looking quite frazzled. He was balancing a cup of coffee in one hand and in the other he held a stack of papers which was threatening to fall out of his hand.
Looking at his state, the Junior Undersecretary of Chicago, Amelia quickly approached Tobias. Batting her eyelash, she seductively said "Why don't you let me help you?" and took the stack of papers from his hand not without making sure her hand grazed across his chest. Oblivious to the flirting Tobias thanked her quickly and turned to Johanna, "So..."
"You need to leave for New York tonight", Johanna stated plainly.
"Why?", he asked quite confused. In six days time he and Johanna were to attend the inauguration ceremony of Los Angeles center for Medical Experimentation where the city of Chicago were one of the key benefactors. How he was to suddenly travel in the opposite direction greatly befuddled him.
"The Mayor of New York wanted to see me about some urgent business . He wouldn't tell me about it on the phone, afraid that it might get intercepted or something of the sort. I don't want to travel so much at my age so I am sending my second in command. I have informed Mayor Gellar and she has arranged everything from transportation to accommodation." Johanna was unusually serious. Most of the times she had the demeanor of a person who hails from Amity but today she was like a mixture of dauntless and erudite. Although still quite confused Tobias agreed, "Yeah, I'll go. when am I supposed to leave again?"
"Tonight at nine . The car will come and take you to New York. Hopefully by ten tomorrow morning you will reach New York. The meeting is at one in the afternoon. Take the rest of the day off to go and pack. "
"Thanks. But what about the contract and other paperwork I have been working on?"
"Don't worry Amelia will take care of it."
Upon hearing her name Amelia got up from her seat on the couch situated in one corner of the room "Yes of course. Anything for Mr. Eaton"
If Tobias understood the double meaning of Amelia's statement then he did not show it. With a curt thanks directed to both Johanna and Amelia Tobias stood up from his chair and walked towards the door still quite confused with the ambiguous instructions. Just as he turned the door knob Johanna called after him,
"Tobias"
"Yea?"
"Take Zeke with you."
Even more confused than before he nodded an okay and left the room to go to his own office just down the hall. Upon reaching his office he plonked himself on the couch situated near the door. He ran his hand through his hair confused and exhausted. He hadn't slept much the night before and this sudden trip to the Mayor of New York didn't help him much.
He picked up the stacks of paper on his desk which he wanted Amelia to work on while he was gone and sent them to Amelia via one of the corridor workers. Then he cleaned up his desk. Meanwhile he called Zeke.
"Hey Zeke you free?
"Yea wassup?"
"Johanna's sending me to New York. The Mayor of New York wanted to meet her for some reason and she is saying she doesn't want to do heavy travelling at her age so she is sending me. She wants you to come too."
"Why?
"I have no idea."
"What does the Mayor want to do with us? We have been independent for barely four years while they have been for thirty."
"I have no clue"
"What will I do in New York while you go meeting the mighty mayor?"
"I don't know man"
"What should I pack? How many days are we going for? Can Shauna come with us?"
"Dude, I have NO FUCKING CLUE! Do I look like some walking talking vipikedia or whatever that is."
"It's Wikipedia you technologically backwards man. Get with the times. I mean you haven't even flown in an air plane for goodness sakes. Are you scared of heights or something?"
Tobias visibly paled. Zeke had no idea how close he hit home...
"Or something", Tobias mumbled in response.
By now Tobias was on his feet and walking around in his office. Changing the topic he quickly put on his 'four' mask
"Listen I have as much idea of what's going on as much as you have. So pack your bags and meet me in front of the city hall at 8:50 pm. If you have questions go to Johanna."
"Jeez okay, take a chill pill man."
"I'm hanging up now. 8:50 be there. Don't be late"
"Ya see ya"
"Bye"
Hanging up the phone, he collected his briefcase from under his table and went home.
upon reaching home the first thing he did was search for an album he wanted to listen to. After being detached from the world from so long, when technology first came into Chicago all residents were entranced by some or the other technology. Tobias never cared about movies or the phones or other such aspects. He immediately fell for the music that technology bought for him. he soon bought the top of line music system and dozens of albums. There after his collection just kept on since 'her' death he has always found closure and peace by listening to music.
"Bingo", Tobias exclaimed out loud, finding the album he wanted to hear. After he put on the album he started packing for his trip with music playing in the background.
Well I woke up to the sound of silence the cars
Were cutting like knives in a fist fight
And I found you with a bottle of wine
Your head in the curtains and heart like the fourth of July
You swore and said we are not
We are not shining stars
This I know
I never said we are
Though I've never been through hell like that
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back
If you're lost and alone
Or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
Carry on
Carry on, carry on
So I met up with some friends in the edge of the night
At a bar off seventy five
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die
All our neighbors and wives
After he packed all his clothes and other essential items like laptop and chargers and such stuff, he turned to his ceiling to floor cd shelves to pick out some albums for the trip.
But I like to think
I can cheat it all
To make up for the times, I've been cheated on
And it's nice to know
When I was left for dead
I was found and now I don't roam these streets
I am not the ghost you want of me
If you're lost and alone or you're sinking like a stone,
Carry on
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground and
Carry on
Woah my head is on fire
But my legs are fine
After all they are mine
Lay your clothes down on the floor
Close the door
Hold the phone
Show me how
No one's ever gonna stop us now
After a fifteen minute internal debate he choose three albums: Go by Vertical Horizon, All the Right Reasons by Nickelback and To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar. The Lamar CD was more for Zeke's benefit that his but he didn't mind it much. Doing a final round of checking his house and his suitcase he checked his watch to know what time it is. It showed 8:15 pm. Tobias decided to leave his house and reach the city hall early.
'Cause we are
We are shining stars
We are invincible
We are who we are
On our darkest day
When we're miles away
So we'll come, we will find our way home
Tobias took the long way to the city hall and still reached there 25 minutes before the designated time. After having another internal debate he went to Johanna's office. Her abnormal behavior that afternoon made him highly suspicious that something was going on. On entering her office, he found that Johanna left for the day but her computer was still on with her email open. He was not going to snoop through her inbox until it pinged showing that she got a new email from the Mayor of New York. His suspicion growing even more he opened the email. It just gave an address: 65 Upper East Side, 4th Floor. House 3A. He noted it down in his phone and closed the email and left the office.
"Hey Tobias."
It was Amelia and her extremely irritating voice. Mentally slapping himself he turned.
"Hi Amelia, did you get the papers I sent for you?"
"Yes, don't worry all your work will be done by the time you are here. Then maybe we can have some fun?", she said that blatantly flirting which Tobias was obviously oblivious to.
"Umm... yea. Sure."
"What were you doing in Johanna's office?"
"Just dropping of some papers for her to go over."
"Oh"
This followed an awkward silence where Amelia was checking Tobias out while Tobias busied himself by looking at the floor and counting the number of spots on the tile. This was broken by a song suddenly playing.
'Shawty had 'em apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur.
The whole club is looking at her
She hit the floor
Next thing you know
Shawty got low low low low low low low. '
A look of startle crossed Amelia's face while Tobias was trying to locate from where the music was coming from.
"I think the song is coming from your mobile.", said Amelia for once embarrassed
Tobias quickly took out his phone and sure enough it was coming from his phone. The phone flashed Zeke's name and face. He quickly answered wanting the song to come to a stop, "Hello"
"Hey Four, how did you like the ringtone?"
"I should have known that you are behind this. Where are you?"
"Outside the city hall, just like you said. Even though I'm 5 minutes late, your presence is no where to be seen. So let me ask you, where are YOU?"
"In front of Johanna's office. I just ran into Amelia so I was talking to her. I'm coming out within a minute."
"Okay, come out quick. The car is already here and I'm sitting in it." without a bye Zeke hung up.
Tobias turned to Amelia and said ,"Sorry, I have to go." He hoped with all his heart that he sounded atleast a little regretful. Nodding a goodbye he turned and left the city hall. Right outside a sleek car was parked with New York number plate and GOVT. written above it. He could recognize Zeke's silhouette though the window. Without hesitation he got inside the car not knowing how much his life is going to change
If you're lost and alone
Or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground and
Carry on
(No one's ever gonna stop us now)
(No one's ever, no one's ever gonna stop, no one's ever gonna stop us now)
(No one's ever, no one's ever gonna stop , no one's ever gonna stop)
(No one's ever gonna stop us now)
"Where does the girl work?" she asked through the phone to the man residing eleven hundred kilometers away. "And what about the boy? I don't want that Tobias and Zeke are coming there all just in vain."
"The girl works as my assistant while studying for a degree in city planning and physical education in New York University. The boy works as a stand up comedian in one of the bars and is also studying with the girl at NYU." the man replied calmly. This was the third time he was saying it. He understood her apprehension. It isn't everyday that someone you know to be dead is alive.
So this it . And just in case, Disclaimer: I don't own New York University (I wish I did but I don't)