Divergent: Uriah and Marlene

Chapter 5 (Marlene)

I awake the next morning tired and stressed. Today we're supposed to pick our jobs. The assembly is at 10 o'clock and it's 8:57 now. I have about an hour to get ready. I manage to get my lazy self out of bed and throw on some sweat pants and a T-shirt. After that, I twist my hair into a messy bun. All I can think about is Uriah. Uriah. I have so much hatred for him right now. But feeling hatred for him just doesn't feel right. It makes my heart ache.

After eating breakfast in the cafeteria with Lynn and Shauna, I make my way to the pit for the assembly. I already know what type of job I want here in Dauntless. The control room.

Uriah is standing next to Tris and Will and I do my best to avoid them. I don't know if I can look at Uriah's face again after what he's done. I see Will motion for me to come over but before I have time to think someone taps my shoulder. I turn around and see who it is. Gabe. He's is taller than me and I realize that I forgot. I haven't really even "hung out" with Gabe since before initiation. We were never really great friends. Besides, he always stays around Molly, Drew, and Peter.

"Hey," he says. He just wants to carry on a casual conversation with me. What's gotten in to him? I decide not to be a brat so I reply with a simple "hi".

"What are you doing this weekend?" he asks me. Gabe's dark brown eyes are so attractive. I feel like he's pulling me into some trap and I can't get out. You idiot! I think to myself again. Quit falling in love with this weirdo.

"N-" I start but someone from behind me interrupts.

"She's busy." I realize it's Uriah who made the comment. When did he suddenly get into this conversation?

"I am not!" I snap back at him. "As a matter of fact," I look at Gabe. "I am completely free this weekend." Gabe nods and I expect Uriah to leave but he doesn't.

"Why," asks Uriah. I see that he's talking to Gabe and not me.

"Why what?" Gabe says.

"Why do you want to know if she's free this weekend?" Uriah stares at Gabe. Gabe doesn't even look a slight bit afraid.

"Because," exclaims Gabe. "There's a party at my house and I wanted to know if she wanted to come."

I blurt in the conversation before either of them can continue arguing. "I'm coming," I say to Gabe. Uriah gives me a questioning look and I ignore him.

"Great," Gabe smiles. "See you there." He walks away to another group of his friends. Uriah looks down at me.

"Why would you ever want to go to one of those parties?" He asks me.

I sigh and look at him. "I have nothing else to do okay?"

"What if I was going to ask you to go somewhere with me?" Uriah insists. What if he was? Would I rather go with Uriah? Of course you would Marlene. Part of me wants to ask him if he really wanted me to go somewhere with him. He's probably just making it up.

"Well, you're too late," I say. "Even if you would have asked me I would have said no."

Uriah laughs very lightly and he looks into my eyes. "That's not true. You would have gone with me." He's right. As much as I hate it, he's right. I can't let him know that he's won this small argument but I don't want to ruin our friendship either. I just nod. Uriah's smile widens and his chocolate brown eyes sparkle. He doesn't comment back. All he does is walk back to Tris and Will. And I watch him. And in that moment I realize that I, indeed, have fallen in love with Uriah Pedrad.