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A/N Chapter 5 is out! We meet the rest of the gang now. Thank you to those of you who reviewed. I'll be answering one of them at the end!
Tobias POV
Chapter 5
I awake to the sound of beeping, I curse under my breath and turn the blasted alarm clock off, rubbing the sleep from my eyes and glance over at the clock.
6.30 am.
I heave myself out of bed and into the shower, letting the warm water wake me up and prepare me for the day ahead of me.
Reluctantly, I leave the warmth of the shower and shrug on a dark blue button-up shirt and jeans, unskillfully putting a tie on hoping it'll make up for my lack of formality in this outfit.
After all, it is my first day on the job.
I Grab a muffin and some coffee putting it in a too go cup. Today seems to go in my favour, as Marcus isn't at home right now, probably with that woman from yesterday, but I couldn't care less, not for Marcus.
Reaching the car, I take a generous sip of my coffee and then place it in the cup holder and then tend to my muffin.
I checking the time on my phone to see that it's only around seven-fifteen not even eight yet. Eight being the designated time Tris said she'd meet me. I decide there would really be no harm in arriving a bit early, and so, I proceed to drive to Dauntless.
Seeing as there wasn't much traffic as well as the fact I don't live too far away, I arrive at Dauntless in only a matter of minutes.
Walking into the building, I am greeted by Nita, who shamelessly looks up and down my body, waving her hand slightly, I nod a good morning to and then walk off. I might have just started, but I can already tell that that girl could be bad news.
After debating going into the lift or walking up the stairs I sigh in defeat and trudge into the lift, taking deep breaths until I arrive at the thirty-ninth floor and then make my way towards my seat that Tris showed me yesterday.
It isn't long until I hear someone emerge from the lift. I glance at the clock, seeing that it's only 7:45, meaning I have another fifteen minutes until Tris arrives.
I observe the room. It's quite large, but it's filled well, with light grey carpet and cream coloured walls where walls are needed, as around the perimeter of the room, the tinted glass windows are placed.
There are rows of grey office tables with desktops on top of them, placed around the room in groups of three.
On the opposite end of the room, I can barely make out the break area with what seems to be a kitchenette and room for seating.
"Four"
I turn to see the owner of the voice, Tris.
"Tris" I acknowledge.
She smiles as she takes a seat next to me and begins explaining the project. Developing new software for Dauntless, so the broadband they supply can be used more effectively, she then proceeds to give me my email address, as well as providing me with the files I needed and my work laptop. A silver MacBook pro.
"I'll gather the rest of the team around eleven and have a quick meeting in the board room, over there," She says pointing to a room thats walls are made of glass with a long, but modern table and office chairs in it.
I nod my head as she begins to leave, but not before telling me where she sits. Opposite me, to the right.
I open the MacBook and begin signing in and finding my files when a mocha-skinned woman takes a seat next to me. She has an average height while having long slender legs and a willowy frame. She has chestnut brown hair that sits in waves about an inch above her shoulder.
She turns towards me with a small smile on her face, "You're the replacement for Al, right?" She questions.
I nod and offer her my hand, "Four" I introduce.
She takes my hand and shakes it, "Christina Lawson"
I offer her a small smile and then divert my attention back to the files.
It's not long before someone takes the seat next to me, and to my pleasure, it's Shauna.
"Hey Four" She smiles
"Shauna" I nod
"What do you think of this place so far?" She questions
"It's nice," I say as she nods and then gets her own work.
The morning passes by and soon we hit eleven o clock, I notice most people around me get up and walk over to the board room, and then I remember what Tris said.
I get up, and in a few swift motions, I'm in the board room as well.
I take a seat between Zeke and Will, as we all begin making small talk, waiting for Tris.
True to her word, Tris turns up only a few minutes late, as she apologises and starts the meeting.
"As you all know, Al quit," She says, followed by a bunch of cheering.
Tris gives all that cheered a look and then rolls her eyes and continues, "This is Al's replacement, Four."
I notice all eyes are on me, I take a breath and maintain the act of being unfazed.
"Now, " Tris states, taking the attention off me, "No driving away Four."
This causes Zeke to cough dramatically "I believe you were the one to drive Al off." He says with a teasing smile, and instead of cheering this time, its followed by laughter
A shade of light pink spreads across Tris' face "Zeke" She hisses.
Zeke puts his hands up in mock surrender, " Everyone already knows" he ends, nodding when Tris looks over at me.
She sighs and collapses into her seat " I don't know why I put up with you pansycakes" she says, smiling.
We all then break into our own conversation, and Zeke manages to convince Tris to order Pizza for lunch.
After Lunch, we all head back to our seats, and I'm now am familiar with the team. The team consists of me, Zeke, Shauna, Tris, Christiana, Will, Uriah, and Marlene.
The rest of the day goes by, and before I even know it, it's time to head out.
After saying goodbye to the few people that were still here, I make my way towards my car and start driving towards Marcus' house.
I notice that my usual spot to park has been taken by a dark blue car, nevertheless, I don't spare it a second thought.
After Parking a little further away, I make my way into the house, slipping the key into the keyhole and opening the door.
"Boy, is that you?" Marcus' voice echos through the house as he makes his way towards me from the living room.
I look at him, he's dressed in a similar outfit from last night, a suit and a tie.
"I want you out of here, and not to come back until night" He barks.
Not wanting to waste any more time standing next to this monster, I simply nod my head, quickly changing into some workout clothes and walk out the door, returning to my car, huffing.
I hate that man with every bone in my body. I don't think there's a single fibre in my body that doesn't.
I find myself at a park nearby. Parking the car, I get up and begin jogging, plugging in my headphones and turn on Spotify, as I click the first song that comes up.
Demons.
As the song begins laying I feel my anger turn into adrenaline, I listen closely to the words.
When you feel my heat.
The anger thats alway inside of me, because of him, Marcus, my father, a person who's meant to support me, but instead, he just fuels a fire inside me.
Look into my eyes.
The place where all the horror was captured. The part of me that has seen what can come of things, of people. It was my eyes that saw the monster Marcus was.
Its where my demons hide.
Where Marcus is, safe, he knows I'd never tell anyone, but he knows even if I did, no one would believe me.
I slow down my pace when I can hear the excited shrieks of a three-year-old. I yank out my earbuds and focus on the sight in front of me.
Tris is seated on one of the park benches, watching the small child play. Suddenly it makes sense, Tris' niece, the one who's drawings are all over her wall.
"Four?" I look up and see Tris, I realise I have just been staring at her niece while zoning out, I shake my head slightly to clear my head and make my way over to Tris and take a seat next to her.
"Hey Tris" I smile.
She returns the gesture, "You run?" She questions, gesturing towards my outfit as I nod in response.
She turns back and observes the three-year-old, with a smile plastered on her face. The small girl looks up at Tris and makes her way towards us.
She had long blonde hair like Tris, a small cute button nose and green eyes. But her eyes weren't just plain green, they were like a precise colour, a deep shade of green but not a dull green, they would put freshly cut grass to shame. She looked at me with her little piercing eyes and it's like she could see through me, her eyes were filled with innocence, intelligence and curiosity, similar to Tris' but an entirely different colour.
"Aunty Twis," The little girl beamed, mispronouncing her 'R's' as Tris smiles in return.
The small girl then turns to face me, a smile plastered on her face while one of her small hands extended out, "My name is Colette, but Aunty Twis calls me C" She introduces.
Tris holds in laughter from Colette's introduction, while I fight to keep a straight face, "Nice to meet you, Colette, my name's Four" say with the most serious but soft voice I can speak in while shaking her hand.
Colette's face lights up as she turns to Tris " He shaked my hand" She mumbles in awe.
Tris laughs softly, "Yes he did, C," Tris coos," now you have five minutes left"
Colette then proceeds to run back to the playground as fast as her little legs will take her.
"She inherited her father, my brother's intelligence" Tris explains, "I took her to work and she wouldn't leave until she shook everyone's hand."
I chuckle, "It seems to me she inherited your curiosity" Tris turns to me, and for a second, I'm afraid I offended her.
She smiles as I relax, "Yeah, I think she has" She says.
I glance at my watch "Well, I better get going" I say, trying to keep the disappointment out of my voice.
Tris nods as she gets up and Colette runs towards her, "Me too"
"See you at work" I add.
But before Tris can even answer, Colette does, "Yep, see you at work Fouw" followed by a, "Aunty Twis, can I go to work with you to see Fouw?"
Tris just shakes her head laughing slightly and waves goodbye to me as does Colette.
Maybe things will get better.
Just maybe.
A/N Thank you for reading, it means a lot, please review if you liked it and give me feedback, I love to hear from you guys.To answer one of my reviewers, I do understand that Tobias is a twenty five year old trainer, and Marcus is just some old guy. The reason why Tobias deals with the abuse even though he can fight back is because of his financial situation, he needed to find a stable job in order to move out and still be financially stable. Sorry if didn't make that clear. Until next time-Divergent31