Alyssa follows Grandma Tris up the stairs, arms crossed and a sneer on her face.
"Not to be rude, Mrs. Eaton, but I don't need a Stiff's advice on how to feel."
Instead of scolding her, like she should have, Grandma Tris smiles as she goes into one of our guest bedrooms and sits on the bed, patting on the spot next to her. Though being stubborn, Aly still stood, her mouth in a scowl. Grandma sighs and says, "You'll give in to me, Alyssa. You always do."
"Aly shakes her head. "Nope. I'm Dauntless."
"You remind me of your Aunt Christina."
"How?"
"You're stubborn and cocky."
Aly opens her mouth to talk but she stops where she was at. Aunt Christina was a distant memory for her, since she had passed away before she got to know her. Remember how in the first Divergent story, it talked about Christina having a younger sister? Well, Aly was her daughter. She acts so much like Christina, now to mention it. Don't you think? Alyssa sighs and sits next to Tris, making her say, "Told you so."
"Nana Tris, I'm FINE. I don't need to be...babied."
"I know. You're only fifteen. You're almost a young woman now-"
"Ugh, Nana! I don't wanna hear anything about the human BODY. It's bad enough that we learn that sh-stuff in Health class! My apologies."
Alyssa knew better than to swear in front of my grandmother.
Grandma sighs and says, "What's messing with you, dear? You used to be such a happy face!"
"Please, Nana, I was SIX back then; this is me now. I grew up. I want the factions BACK. Things were much better. I was MADE to be a Dauntless!"
"The factions were taken down for a beautiful purpose, Aly. To make you guys be your own individual person."
" I AM being my own person, Nana..! And that's being Dauntless! Tris, don't say that being Dauntless has not changed who you are, because that's a lie! Weren't you excited to see your aptitude test results...?"
"My test results were inconclusive, Alyssa. The Erudite were trying to KILL people who were like me, Grandpa Four, Lizzie and Thomas-maybe they might try to kill Tobias as well."
Tris shakes her head and continues. "Alyssa, listen to me. Tell me this. Do you want to live in a society where you're being told what and how to be? What and how to feel? Knowing you, you'll just bad mouth your way out of Dauntless. Knowing your temper, young lady, you wouldn't last."
"I would last, Nana.", she says with a glare in her eye.
Grandma giggles and hugs her, making Aly tense up, since she HATED hugs, like I used to be. As Grandma let her go, she looks at her face and smiles. "You and Tobias act a lot alike."
Aly blushes. "N-no, we don't! I'm more mature than Tobias...!"
"I remember when you two were five, you two would stick-fight with each other and Tobias lets you win when you had a hissy fit."
Aly blushes again. "Haha, Nana. You're funny."
She remembered it. Me and her played swords by using sticks as alternates and she'd get upset whenever I beat her, so I always let her win when we'd had a rematch.
"You know you remembered it. Tobias had always treated you like a little sister..."
"Yea."
Aly nods her head and sighs dreamily. She missed those good times. Since Ashlyn had came into the group, Alyssa had been really distant and more angry.
"I miss those times, Nana..."
"I know you do, sweetie."
Grandma hugs Alyssa again.
"Just Tobias has a girlfriend, doesn't mean you'd have to be jealous of her. Tobias would still hang out with you and Drew."
Grandma's words felt like a hit in the face.
"I'm not JEALOUS of no stupid Amity...! Tobias can get her pregnant for all I care!"
Grandma shakes her head. "Jealousy is deadly, Alyssa. Tell Tobias and I'm sure that he'll understand."
Alyssa shakes her head vigorously. "I'm not jealous of her, Nana! I just miss the group being together and this...AMITY is ruining it for US."
"Ashlyn is not the problem; your stubbornness is the problem, Aly."
"I'm not...I..."
Grandma takes her hands and gently squeezes them until Alysa finally broke down and cried.
"Alright, I admit it! I maybe have feelings for Tobias, but it doesn't mean a damn thing anymore...! He's with Ashlyn."
"Just talk-"
"Dauntless don't Talk, Nana."
"Ashlyn, please-"
"No! It's over, Nana. Everything is over and it's her fault! Everything was perfect until that stupid bunny had to come and give Tobias some fuckin' sob story!"
"Alyssa, calm down!"
"YOU started this, Nana, and I'm ending it!", says Alyssa as she tries to talk through the tears rolling down her. She stood up and storms off, slamming the door and leaving the house of the Marshalls.
