Shattered

by old society

Tris Prior has been abused by her adoptive father and brother since she was ten years old. Now she is seventeen and she has secrets. But, what happens when she meets the one person she thinks she can trust?

5. Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Tris:

I'm sitting on the floor sobbing when I feel someone touch my arm. I look up into the eyes of Uriah. I freeze all of a sudden I am transported into my past. Those are Marcus's eyes looking down at me and his mouth moving, telling me that I'm not good enough. Him yelling. I ready myself because I know what is coming next. But it doesn't come. For once his belt doesn't strike my back, I'm not burned, I'm not hurt. No one touches me. When I finally look up I realize that I am laying down and that Christina standing over me. I immediately sit up and see the boy with blue eyes pushing the other guys away from me. I get up and run to the guest room where I shut the door behind me and lay on the bed wanting to sob. I hear the door open slowly and see Christina come in.

"The other girls are sending them home" she says quietly

"Thank you" I say. Then I fall asleep dreaming of the deep blue ocean.

Four:

One minute I am laughing at Zeke tripping Will and then I realize that Tris is on the floor sobbing and my heart breaks. Before I can stop him Uriah goes to Tris and puts his hand on her arm. She tenses and goes into a trance as she falls backwards onto the floor. Luckily, Christina catches her and before any of the guys can do more harm I take them and push them back into the garage. While I am pushing them I hear Tris mumbling to herself and my heart skips a beat. I think I heard her say I'll never be good enough. Words that I know all too well.