recap: I rev and start to go away. in my rear view mirror I can see everyone running after me.
I blink tears from my eyes and keep driving.
I pull into the driveway and run inside. its. 1 in the morning. i pass the living room and start up the stairs when caleb calls me. "Beatrice. where
were you." he asks quietly. quiet is bad. i manage to choke out " i was at a party. i'm sorry i didn't call you. it just slipped my mind." he stands up,
his hands in fists. " that's no excuse Beatrice. you had me worried sick." he's still quiet. he takes a step towards me and i step back tripping and
falling onto the stairs. "i-i-i'm sorry. caleb." "SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT BEATRICE!" he's yelling now. yelling is bad. very very bad. he steps towards
me but he doesn't stop. i can see the anger in his eyes, his jaw clenching and unclenching. i try to scramble up the stairs. but he grabs me by the
hair and yanks me backwards. i let out a scream. "shut up." he almost whispers as he drags me across the floor to the living room. i start to cry and
he slaps me. i try my best to stop. after he lets go i grab the sofa and pull myself up, i try to make it to the kitchen but he grabs me by the throat
and shoves me into the glass cabinet. i hear the glass break and i feel sharp pain in my head, arms and back. he drops me to the ground and i start
to crawl away. "why do you think it's okay for me to worry bea? why" he says as he pushes my over with his foot. "i don't." i croak "i'm sorry caleb.
i won't do it again. i'll call next time okay?" "oh bea. i know you say that but we both know you won't" as he punches me in the face. "YES! YES I
WILL CALEB. PLEASE STOP." I scream as he starts kicking me repeatedly. "this is your last chance Beatrice." that's the last thing he says as he
walks out the door. i can hear his car pull out and once i'm sure it's safe i crawl over to my jacket and pull out my phone. i call bud. "hey six what's
up? he asks. by now i'm in tears and i'm getting dizzy. "bud. bud i need your help. it happened again." that's all i can croak out. i had already told
him about my brother and he had promised not to tell. "oh my gosh. ok. it's gonna be okay six. i'll be right there." i hang up and i'm not sure how
long it was until he got there. 5 minutes, half an hour. i'm not really sure. bud comes rushing in and i'm pretty sure i'm covered in blood. i hear him
call an ambulance. the next thing i remember is being the the hospital. i wake up and it's five in the morning. i press the nurses button and they
come in with the doctor. my voice isn't hoarse anymore. "i have to go to school today." that's all i say. "ok. well you have no broken bones but you
are going to be pretty sore for a while. your back with have some scarring from the glass but your head is fine." i smile at this. "so i can go home
now?" i ask excitedly. "yes Beatrice you can go home." the doctor replies. i frown at him. "it's six." i say angrily. " can you get ahold of tori wu
please?" i ask. "sure" he replies kindly. about ten minutes later i am on the phone with her.
bold is tori. regular is six
hey sweetheart you ok?
yeah can you just bring me some clothes and my school stuff?
yeah sure. what do you want?
black crop top and black Mini shorts please.
you sure?
yeah. and my helmet, jacket and combat boots please.
sure thing. be there soon. luv ya.
luv ya too. bye.
after about an hour tori is in my hospital room helping me get dressed. after im dressed she does my makeup and hair. simple winged black
eyeliner and black mascara with smoky eye shadow, and a messy bun we don't even try to cover up the bruises, we know it would just be a waste
of time. i put on my jacket and shoes and pull my phone out. it's 6:30. i carry my helmet and tori and i walk down to the cafeteria and get coffee.
we talk about what happened last nigh. she doesn't ask questions. by the time were done it's 7:30. school starts in 15 minutes. i grab my helmet
and bag and tori drives me to my house. i put my helmet on and hop on my bike and drive to school. i get there at 7:40. i walk into the office and
the secretary stares at me for a minute before saying "name and faction" "Beatrice prior, dauntless." i respond with as little emotion as possible. she
hands me my file and i look at my schedule.
1. biology-
2. gym- mr. johnson
3. history- mrs. fong
lunch
4. ap literature- mr. turner
5. calculus- mr. fuller
6. chemistry- mrs. reyes
great. gym second period. i look at my locker number. 347. i start walking looking down at the school map that was included in my file. not looking
where i was going i bumped into someone. i look up. it was zeke. just great. i try to go around him but he gently grabs my arm. "six. are you ok?
you look worse then you did when you left what else happened last night?" he asks quietly. i blink tears from my eyes and he can tell. i give him a
hug and he hugs me back. "i don't want to talk about it." i whisper before letting go. i quickly continue walking. i find my locker and put my stuff
into it before heading to bio. the first 3 periods passed agonizingly slowly. luckily i didn't have any classes with anyone from the party. i go into the
cafeteria and buy a coffee and go and sit by myself somewhere off in the corner. i sip my coffee and look around. i see the gang sitting at another
table not to far from me. Christina's eyes find mine and she smiles waving at me to come over. i grab my coffee and my bag and leave the
cafeteria. i walk outside even though it's pouring rain and sit against the school. "how did my life get so messed up. my parents hate me and my
brother beats me. life can't get much worse." just as i think that, peter drew and al come up to me. "well well well. if it isn't the little stiff. i didn't
think you would have the nerve to come to school after what happened last night" peter mocks me. all i do is smile. " i didn't think you would either"
i say as i stand up and walk away. drew grabs my arm. but all he can do is say "better watch your mouth stiff." before i yank my arm away and run
back inside. i change into my gym strip and the office dries my clothes. after they are i put them back on. i put my hair back up after ringing it out.
and then i walk back to my calculus class. "ah. . how nice of you to join us be.." he's cut off by me saying "six. my name is six." "ok. well
six would you please take your seat next to Christina?" he asks. "nope." i say matter of factly. i see zeke sitting beside some kid so i walk over and
yank the chair from under him. " hey kid. whats your name?" i ask rudely. "jake." he replies clearly more than a little annoyed. i help him up and
then say. "your sitting over there." i point to Christina. he starts to talk but i raise my eyebrows and he picks up his stuff and sits by Christina and i
sit down next to zeke. he has a smirk on his face and puts his arm around me and whispers. "that was hot." before kissing my ear. i turn to him and
whisper back. "aren't you with shauna?" "she broke up with me this morning for some other guy." he whispers back. i can tell she really hurt him. in
response all i do is turn my attention back to the teacher and put my head oh his shoulder. hopefully the rest of the day won't be as bad as the
morning.