hey everybody here is the chapter that will decide of you live or die. JKS. All rights go to Veronica Roth!
Tris POV
I realise that I have been staring to long and avert my eyes. "Marcus this is our adopted daughter, Beatrice," Andrew says. Marcus extends his hand and I shake it saying, "I prefer Tris." He gives me a twisted smiling and I already knew I dislike this man. Caleb must notice my thoughts because he says, "How about we get started with dinner before it goes cold."
There is a plump chicken set in the middle of the table with various vegetables surrounding it. We all take a seat at the table. I end up between blue eyes and Caleb both are glaring the life out of each other. Everyone starts to serve themselves. I end up with three slices of chicken, potato, carrot, sweet potato, green beans and gravy. I start eating my meal which is delicious might I add. "So Tobias what are you interested in becoming as you get older?" Natalie asks. Tobias? Who is Tobias? "I want to work in the government like my father," his voice sounds strained and the words come out well rehearsed by now his face is stony and emotionless. Blue eyes is Tobias.
"How about you Tris?" Marcus asks. "I am interested in becoming a professional ice skater," I say clear and confidently. "Good luck with that," he says sarcastically looking me in the eye as if he is challenging me I look back in anguish and shock. I start shifting around in my seat uncomfortably. Caleb once again senses my distress. He alerts Andrew and Natalie with a look saying 'it could happen'. "Children why don't you go outside and play while the adults talk about work," Natalie says in a comforting tone.
I instantly get up and quickly walk outside. I keep walking in a straight line to the gigantic pool. The water rippling in the cool wind. The crystal light reflecting the pattern everywhere. Oh how nice it must be to be a careless fish. I am bout to take my step into the pool when two pairs of strong arms wrap around both my arms. They pull me back to my reality. My shoes scrape grass as I step in front of Caleb and brush Tobias' arms off as he takes a step back. "Who does your dad think he is? I scream in his face.
He looks so shocked it's funny. His eyes soften to me and then reharden as he speaks, "My dad is fine he only speaks the truth so I guess he told you the truth." I can't believe him. I thought with some help that group may actually be good people I guess not.
The temptation to kill him is coursing through my body and I can't keep it contained. My nails grow to claws and my instincts become sharper. As I pounce I shift into a vicious wolf. I knock him down and look him in the eye growling none stop. When I get a slap in the face of what's happening I freeze. I run as fast as wolves. I jump into the icy waters of the pool.
I focus on blackness, nothingness, death. I go to inhale a breath and choke on water. This is it a short, sucky life. My death is coming quick and slowly. It feels like hours of floating in blackness when a muscular pair of arms wrap around my body and the blackness gets lighter. Am I gone for good?
Four's POV
This girl is an angel. She wears a silver sweetheart neckline dress that ends just above her knees with golden sequins that look like stars. She has deep red lip stick one her luscious lips, a little blush and mascara as well. And her hair oh her hair. It falls in soft, golden waves down her back. Oh how soft it must be if only I could touch it. Tobias snap out of it! She hates you! I look down from her beauty when she averts her eyes. "Marcus this is our adopted daughter, Beatrice," Andrew says. Marcus extends his hand for her to shake. It takes all my strength not to protect her and swat his devilish hand away.
Beatrice grabs his his hand and says, "I prefer Tris." Tris. What a beautiful name. Marcus gives her a twisted grin and I see her hesitate. "How about we get started with dinner before it goes cold," says Caleb politely. Tris seems a little more relaxed at this thought. The dinner looks amazing. A decent sized chicken and a variety of vegetables. I sit down next to Tris. Perfect seat. I see Caleb glaring most likely because I sat next to Tris. I copy him and glare back that should scare him but it doesn't.
We all start to fill up our plates and without knowing it. "So Tobias what are you interested in becoming as you get older," Natalie asks. I make my face a mask as I answer prior Marcus' instructions. "I want to work in the government like my father,"my voice comes out strained and hopefully doesn't sound rehearsed. I think Tris knows something's up which is bad. "How about you Tris," Marcus asks. "I am interested in becoming a professional ice skater," she says clear and confidently. She would make a great ice skater. "Good luck with that," Marcus says sarcastically.
How dare he insult her like that. The devil. Tris is in complete shock and anguish at this snide remark. Tris starts too shift in her seat and we all sense that she is uncomfortable. Caleb gives his parents a look that I can't decipher. "Children why don't you go outside and play while the adults talk about work," Natalie says in a soothing tone. Tris gets up really quickly an runs out of the room.
Me and Caleb quickly rush out after her just in case she does something. When we get outside she is about to walk right into the pool. We both rush up and pull her onto the grass her shoes ripping up grass. She pushes Caleb behind her and brushes me away form her and I take a step back. "Who does your dad think he is?" She screams in my face. There are many things I want to say but I know they will all put me in the pain of the belt. So I say what it was told to say if this came up, "My Dad is fine he only speaks the truth so I guess he told you the truth." My eyes soften and then reharden during my speech.
i hope she doesn't think I am a bad person because so far I have. Add the worst impression possible. There is something going on over there her nails have turned to claws and she looks wild. Then she pounces and forms a wolf. I am knocked to the ground and there is a wolf growling at me. I am so scared I think I couldn't ever be so scared again. Was it something I said? Not the time for jokes suddenly freezes as if she just realised what was going on. Then she turned and sprinted to the pool.
the wolf or Tris landed in the pool and Caleb ran to get the parents. I sit there for a moment taking in everything that happened. When I realise tris hasn't come up and there is bubbles bursting at the top of the pool. I think she's drowning. No time to think. The parents come out as I jump in to rescue her. When I get down to her she looks dead in the water. Not moving a statue floating in the water. I wrap my arms around her thin waist and haul her up to the surface. Is she gone for good?
Hey ya'll hope you liked this chapter. It' shtetl longest one yet. Is tris going to die or live? Read next chapter tomorrow.
-Katris Everprior
