Tris' POV
Okay. I thought to myself. This is a new school, a new start. I can have a new name, new friends, and nobody has to know. I slip on my black jeans and a tight black V-Neck. Throwing my leather jacket on and putting on my favorite combat boots, I run downstairs and grab an apple. "Bye, Mom! I love you!" I yell as I head out the door.
I jump into my black and silver Mustang and turn on my favorite song, Never Too Late by Three Days Grace. After a quick ten minute drive, I pull into the school parking lot and walk into the office. "Hi! You must be Beatrice?" An older woman asked me.
"Uh...ye-" Remember! This is a new school! I can start new. "Actually, it's Tris. Tris Prior." I smiled to myself as I said my new name.
"Well, Tris, I am Jeanine, if you wouldn't mind taking a seat, I will call somebody dow to show you around school." I nodded and sat down in a chair. "Ms. Douglas, could you please get somebody to show around our new student, Tris?" I hear her say into the walkie-talkie.
A few minutes pass and a girl with dark skin and curly brown hair. "Hi! You must be Trace, right? I'm Christina. Did you get your schedule?"
"Uh, it's Tris, actually, and yeah. I have Pre Engineering for first period? What's that?" She just smiles and drags me out of the office.
"Pre Engineering is a class where you learn how to build and work computer magic." She says as she waves her arms while saying 'magic.' "Okay, so, here we are! You have this class with me, actually. So I can show you the ropes and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!"
"Hey, Mr. Straton! This is a new student, Tris." She smiles and walks into a woodshop.
"Hello, Tris! I'm Mr. Straton. Welcome to our class. Your first assignment will be to build a box!" He smiles and shows me into the shop. I finish building my box just as the bell rings. I turn it in to Mr. Straton then try to find Christina.
"Hey. There you are! I think you might want to stop by your locker now, what number is yours?"
I look down at my schedule and find my locker number. "Uh...2224." I reply softly.
She squeals and says, "OMG! Your locker is righ next to all the football and basketball players! You are SO lucky! Maybe having your locker close to so many guys will help you to find one." She tells me as she winks.
I walk to my locker and turn the dial. 46...26...18. It opens and I notice some things are already in there. I turn to Christina with a confused look on my face "Don't worry, there are a lot of kids here and not enough lockers, so you will have to share. Here, leave a note with oyur name and let that person know you are sharing a locker with them." She hands me a piece of paper and a pen. I scribble on it. I take a second look at the note.
To whom this may conern:
I am Tris, a new student. I will be sharing a locker with you. I hope you don't mind.
-Tris
I put the note in the locker and follow Christina to second period. Math. Ugh. Christina walks me in and introduces me to Uriah. "Hey." I say softly.
"Hey yourself. You are hot!" Uriah says as he scoots over a seat.
I quickly sit down hoping he doesn't notice I'm blushing. Christina walks out and now I am alone with Uriah. "Uh...thanks." I mumble.
He puts his arm around me and whispers, "You know, if you play your cards right, I can be yours." I try not to laugh but it doesn't work. I burst into laughter and the teacher, Ms. Ernette, stops and stares at me.
"Would you mind sharing what is so funny?" She glares at me and I shake my head 'no' stating a quiet apology.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to get you in trouble." Uriah says softly leaning into me gently brushing his lips on my ear. I just keep my head down for the rest of the period and go to my locker.
I open it and suddenly a dark shadow stands behin me. I turn around to see a tall guy looming over me. I stare into his deep blue eyes getting lost for a moment until he says something to knock me out of my daze. "So you're my locker partner?"
I nod my head, grabbing my notebook and quickly walking away. I meet up with Christina and she walks me to my third period class, English with Mr. Nordstrom.
"Good morning! You must be the new student! I'm Mr. Nordstrom and I hope you will have fun in my class!" He walks off without saying another word and when I turn around, Christina is gone.
I find a seat next to a guy who looks very much like Uriah. "Uh, Uriah?" I say quietly still looking at the boy.
"No, I'm Zeke, Uriah's older and hotter brother." He grins at me with white teeth and I turn away. This class passes by quickly and I hurry out. I walk into my history class with Mr. Orale.
I find a seat and after what seems like forever, the bell rings and I meet up with Christina in the lunchroom.
"So, how's your first day at CADEA High?" She asks cheerfully while grabbing a slice of cake for herself then getting one for me.
"Oh, I guess it's good. Met a couple weirdos, but, it's going good." I follow her as she walks to a table with a few other people.
"Well, this school is full of weirdos, so get used to it. Anyways, guys, this is Tris. Tris, this is Will, Marlene, Shauna, Lynn, Zeke, and you already know Uriah."
"Hi..." I quickly sit down next to Christina and Uriah. He leans in close and I can smell his cologne.
"Hey. Miss me?" He whispers and he leans closer. I laugh to myself and take a bite of the cake.
"Oh my gosh!" I screamed through a mouth full of chocolate cake. "This stuff is delicious!"
Everybody laughs at me as if it is obvious. I just finish the rest of my cake when some loud music starts playing. I suddenly realized. That's my song! I start to sing-a-long in my head.
This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would have guessed it
I will not leave alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late
It's never too late
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
No one will ever see
This side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would have guessed it
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had
Won't be ours again
This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late (It's never too late)
It's not too late
It's never too late
As soon as the song finishes, the whole cafeteria is staring at me. I guess I wasn't just singing in my head. I duck and blush because nobody said anything. Was I that horrible? Just as I was about to dash out of there, everybody around me started clapping.
I hear comments from people such as, "Wow!" or "That was amazing!" even "You were great! We should totally hang out sometime. Give me a call." I was in shock.
I feel a sudden impact from behind. I turn around and see Uriah and Zeke along with Christina, Marlene, Shauna, and Lynn hugging me. I feel like I am floating. Well, I guess it's because I am. All the people around me picked me up and gave me comments about how I should become a professional singer.
After lunch, is music. I have really looked forward to this class because 1) I sing 2) I play piano 3) I play guitar and 4)I love music!
"Hello, class! I am Tori! Please don't ever call me Ms. Tori, it makes me feel old." She says with a smile. This earns a small chuckle from the class. "So, since this is an elective, most of you haven't had me before. Why odn't we all stand up, say your name, things you did over the break, and something you like to do."
"Hi, I'm Uriah, I threw some epic parties over break." He stops and winks at me. I just roll my eyes. "And I like to throw parties and meet new people!" He sits down and Christina stands up.
"Hey! I'm Christina, I went shopping for clothes and make-up all Summer, and my hobbies include cuticle care, and E-Network!" I make a small laught then stand up.
"Uh, hi. I'm Tris, I went swimming over Summer, and I love to skateboard and hang with friends!" I sit back down and zone out until somebody's deep voice makes me pay attention.
"Hey, I'm Four. I mainly stayed with friends and I like to hang out with girls." He says with a wink. I can already tell this guy has a reputation, and it isn't good.
Finally, everbody is finished introducing themselves then Tori goes up onto the stage. "Well, as you all know, I'm Tori. I signed a few people to my record label, and I love music! I was hoping that if any of you are really talented, then I could bring you into my music bosses and see if I can get you signed!" She smiled and said that we will be working in groups of four to combine voices and see who sounds best with who. I was paying attention until she said my name. "And the last group will be Christina, Uriah, Tris, and Four."
I was glad Christina and Uriah were in my group, but to have a guy who I can tell has slept with most of the girls in the school in my group, no! "Hey." He said as he slid into the seat next to me and put his arm on my shoulders. "Aren't you the girl who shares a locker with me? Lucky you."
This is going to be a long day...
A/N: Let me know what you guys think! I tried to keep it a little new, even though there are
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