Author's note-So it was semi-guessed what happened and what they saw on the news but I'm hoping that this chapter will add a twist to that guess, at least as much of a cliff hanger/twist you can add when you're trying to stay mostly true to the book
Disclaimer- Obviously I'm not Veronica Roth so I don't own the Divergent trilogy
"There has been a terrible accident on the abnegation highway; video evidence shows that the Mayor and Principal of Erudite Jeanine Matthews and Erudite's top initiate transfer of this year Caleb Prior while driving a Dauntless truck have collided with an abnegation couple Natalie and Andrew Prior, recently transferred teens, Caleb and Beatrice Prior's parents, witness Peter Hayes immediately called an ambulance while Jeanine and Caleb fled from the scene, the fleeing twosome were seemingly driving to an Elite initiate, teacher conference driving the wrong way on a one way. Where are they now? Will charges be pressed? And most importantly, did Natalie and Andrew prior survive? More on the story at 7 O'clock tonight. Stay tuned." The young Candor lady on the news said in a monotone voice. I can't help myself, I immediately start to sob, Al is gone and I overcame my selfish tears for him in one night, but this these are my parents, they raised me and they're gone in a snap, they had been driving home from seeing me, it's my fault, but I'm not completely to blame, Jeanine is on the Faction board, she knew she was going the wrong way on the road and so did Caleb, they did it on purpose! I start to scream, just straight out scream and Tobias hops over the back of the couch to sit beside me, he puts his arm around my back and hands me a pillow with the texture of a towel, I bury my face in it and scream some more.
I can't place my feelings, anger for Jeanine, anger for Caleb, anger for Peter because for some reason I have a feeling that he is involved anger at the news lady for making it sound like it wasn't important and lost, lonely, I don't have family anymore, my gut tells me that my parents are dead and I know it's right and my brother, I'd rather he be dead than alive right now, I hate him, I hate him with all my heart right now, the main factions moto is faction before blood but only the ruthless people take it seriously. Caleb chose faction, he is ruthless. No, Caleb chose faction and blood but in a different matter he chose faction and the blood of his family on his own hands, I hope that the guilt chews him to pieces and that he kills himself! It should've been him, not Al, not me, him. Was he planning this all along, join Erudite, kill off my family and become Jeanine's right hand man, I get heartburn just thinking about it.
Why do his moronic choices always surprise me? But for some reason, Jeanine doing this doesn't surprise me, why? With that thought I see a surreal bright light behind my eyes and remember, when I was twelve, four years ago, when my Dad was elected Mayor of Abnegation, I can still smell it, we were in a stuffy government building full of people, primarily Abnegation, it so full I can taste the scent of sweat and there's steady rhythmic applause as my Dad walks up the steps to give his speech, I could probably quote it, but I won't, and as soon as he was finished, the other four mayor's walked up the stage and Jeanine seemed to shove past them as she scrambled to the mic she whispered something to him and I tried to read her lips but I couldn't, but whatever he had said to him made him turn a ghostly pale color as she almost smirked into the mic and said "Let's give him a warm round of applause shall we?" the flashback then ended and my anger increased, whet had she said? I will find out! The thought instantly surges through my body and I start to shake, that's all I want to do now, ask her why, what and how and kill her, while my anger makes me throb an almost audible evil whisper in my head whispers, "You're a monster too, you are just like her, your Dad got in the way of her plan to run the government, this was her revenge, you did the same thing with Al, he was jealous and hurt you, so you got revenge, you're a monster and you both deserve to rot in hell!" My sobbing ceases as an effect of the whisper silent tears streak my face while Tobias holds me, is the whisper from the monster right? How are Jeanine and I different but the little hope that I have for myself whispers back "You repented and apologized, your guilt has healed you, Jeanine's hasn't." I don't know which thought to believe.
"I'm all alone, my family is dead, I'm an orphan and I don't belong here." I whisper to the air.
"You're not alone; I'll be your family." Tobias whispers to me, and I remember, he is practically an orphan too, he's never mentioned his mother so my guess is she's not important to him and Marcus… Marcus doesn't deserve him, but then again, neither do I. I sigh into him and doze off to sleep on his chest, battling my thoughts with my bare hands on the way down.
"Andrew and Natalie Prior were pronounced dead at 4:01 and 4:13pm today, just minutes after the tragic accident and while Jeanine and Caleb have not been found, the authorities have declared it an accident after watching the tapes of the twosome chat happily while turning onto the one way, claiming they were distracted, Jeanine faces one charge for the cost of the wrecked and borrowed Dauntless truck but is protected by her government immunity while Caleb Prior has yet to face a charge as he was not the driver. Thank you for listening and good night." I wake up to a second report on my deceased family by the pretty, Candor monotone lady, she infuriates me and so with my eyes still closed I pat the arm of the chair beside me and grab the remote and with perfect accuracy I fling it at the television leaving a large dent in the costly television as it flickers off. What the heck did I just do? This was my boyfriend's television! Tobias looks at me with his mouth hanging open and I start to apologize but he cuts me off.
"Don't apologize, it's my fault, I shouldn't have watched it, I thought you were asleep." I so don't deserve him! While I think of a response my phone that I'm technically not supposed to have, dings, I look up at Tobias nervously, he is still my coach but he shrugs and I slide it out of my back pocket expecting it to be from Christina, but it's not, on it is one word from Caleb.
"Help."
Were any of you expecting that? Probably, I'm not great with surprises or cliff hangers. I'm the best at writing sad stories guys, so this is definitely not my best, but thanks for reading anyways. By the way I probably won't be able to update for a while, July is really busy for me. Please follow and review!
