Chapter 19

Tris POV

"Speaking of family….We better tell your family."

I groan.

"How am i going to tell them i'm engaged and expecting a child at 17?"

Hand in hand, we walk towards the train tracks.

I feel the rumble through my feet into my chest to my hands.

"Ready?" Tobias asks.

"Yeah."

The train is in vision now and it moves towards us.

Tobias still grips my hand and runs ahead of me gently dragging me with him.

The train runs besides us now and Tobias stretches his arm out to grip the handle and he leaps on the step.

He is flawless.

He scoops my waist and lifts me on the second step.

The platform has ended now so if we fall thats it.

I grip onto the inside handle and heave myself in.

Tobias enters not soon after me.

"You okay?"

"Easy."

He smiles and walks me to the only seat in the cabin.

The Dauntless thought it was 'impractical' to keep the seats in the trains so the took them all out, but every now and then you will find them.

Tobias stands opposite to me and leans against the wall.

"So..-" He begins to talk.

"How are you going to tell them?"

"No idea.. Should i just say: Hey Mum, Dad, this is Tobias i'm about to get married to him and did i mention? I'm pregnant!"

He smirks and shakes his head.

"How about we just get them used to the idea that their daughter has had her first kiss."

I laugh and think about how different Abnegation and Dauntless are.

Never would my mother and father think i would have a boyfriend at 17, let alone be engaged and pregnant.

In the corner of my eye i see square blocks.

I look out the door and see the Abnegation village approach us.

I feel sick in the stomach.

I don't know whether it's nerves or pregnancy.

The rails descend and Tobias walks behinds me and slots his hand into mine.

"Ready?"

"As i'll ever be."

We walk back and run towards our old houses, our homes.

We fly through the air for what feels like forever until the gravel crashes into our feet.

I wasn't prepared enough so i begin to fall.

My face almost collides into the dirt before Tobias wraps his thick arms around my body and steadies me.

"Told you i'll always be there to catch you."

I smile and then i look around.

I see grey, plain, identical houses.

We walk the paths that we walked on for 16 years.

302. House number 302.

197.198.199.

Tobias stops in front of house number 199.

Grey. Plain. Structurally identical to the rest, but what happened in the house is what isolates it.

No one knew what happened in there.

Tobias shrivelled away into nothing into choosing day.

That was his one day that he could escape.

We stand there for a while until, Tobias grabs my hand and starts walking away.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

He doesn't say anything but he just nods.

….

302.

"This is it." Tobias says.

"Now or never."

Tobias nods and begins walking to the door, dragging me behind him.

I start to panic.

"Tob…Wait..I can't do it." I stumble out.

He stops and turns to me.

"Yes you can, Tris. They have a right to know. And besides their your parents."

"It's my Dad that i'm worried about.' I mumble.

I begin walking and i walk up to the stairs.

I reach the door and take a breath.

"Ready?"

I knock 5 times and step back.

Tobias grabs my hand and squeezes it tight.

I hear light footsteps approach the door.

The door opens and there stands my mother.

"Beatrice?"

"Hi Mum."

"What?..What are you doing here? What a pleasant surprise!"

I walk towards her and embrace her.

She smells like soap and freshly washed clothes.

"Where's dad?" I ask.

"At work."

My mother looks Tobias up and down smiles.

"Four, I remember you from visiting day."

"Mrs. Prior." Tobias nods his head towards my mother.

Nodding is a sign of respect and a greeting in Abnegation.

Fist bumping, Hi-5-ing and handshakes are Dauntless.

I look at Tobias and he regrets what he just did.

"Were you Dauntless-born or a Abnegation transfer? There has only ever been 2 which was Marcus Eaton's child and Beatrice. That means-"

I cut her off.

"Mum! Arrr….Umm could we please some Tea?"

"Yeaaah..Sure love."

We walk into the house and i close the door.

On the back of the door there is still a dent from where Caleb and I were running around the house as little kids and Caleb tripped and fell over and hit his elbow into the door.

Tobias places a hand on my shoulder whispers in my ear:

"Thanks."

I quickly wink at him and mouth back to him:

"Thats okay."

We follow my mum into the kitchen where we ate food here everyday, together as a family.

"So why are you two here? Four, has Beatrice done something wrong?" She slightly giggles.

"Arrr.. Well no, sort of." He frowns.

She looks at me looking for a explanation.

"Beatrice?"

"Well mum, as you know this is Four and he was my instructor. And i was ranked 1st. But-"

"Oh Honey! That's great. She wasn't too much of a hassle was she?"

"No Mrs. Prior. She was excellent actually."

"Please call me Natalie."

"Okay 'Natalie'."

I laugh and am relieved that my mother is getting along with the father of her unborn grandchild.

"Anyway, imm… during initiation we felt… A connection…"

My mother face scowls but then returns itself back to its pleasant self.

She slightly smiles.

"So now Four and I have been together since then…"

She grins and nods her head in a agreeing way.

"I knew something was going on at visiting day."

Four nervously laughs.

"You two are very suited for each other."

"I'm glad you think so because we're engaged!" I blurt out.

I laugh nervously.

Tobias looks down and blushes.

"Wow…That was sudden. Don't you think?"

"Well we have been together for a bit over a year and-"

I stop then because i can't continue.

I blast up and run to the toilet.

Here we go again.

I can't wait til this is over.

I lean over the toilet bowl and hear footsteps rush over to me.

"Beatrice?" My mother asks.

It surrenders and retreats back down.

"Tris? Are you okay?" Tobias asks playing dumb.

"Yeah i'm fine."

My mum looks at me like she knows what's going on.

"And thats the other thing mum…"

I pause and look at Tobias.

He gives me a pitiful smile with slight sympathy.

Then back at my mother.

I can tell she is holding on to a breath waiting, waiting.

"I'm pregnant."

"Beatrice?!" A different voice enters the conversation.

He stands there in hallway.

A shocked Tobias stares back.

Oh shit.

Who is it? Please send your guesses in and you will get a shootout next chapter! Next chapter up at 70 reviews.

~Olivia Prior