Tris POV
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals…
I hit the snooze button and cut of Imagine Dragons, and slowly climb out of bed, getting ready for my first day of school at Faction High. Yay! (Note the sarcasm). I take my shower and choose my outfit for the day. My dad has a high place in our government, so we are "rich" with a lot clothes. Now, I know what you are thinking, "she is rich, gets whatever she wants, and is super popular!" But actually, I'm not popular, ever since my mom died in a car accident, I started shutting people out. But all the isolation started a few years before…
Flashback 10 years ago
It all started when I lived in the small town outside of Seattle. I was taking a walk enjoying the rare sunlight. I made my way to the park near my home. When I got there, all the children were playing in groups of two or three, except for one boy, sitting on the swings alone. My parents valued selflessness over all, so I was raised the same. My mind told me to go talk to the boy.
"Hi! I'm Beatrice! I'm 8! What's your name?"
The boy looked up shocked, as if he didn't expect anyone to talk to him. He had dark blue eyes, with a patch of lighter blue in one. His nose was hooked at the end, and his ears stuck out a bit. His hair was bla- not black a very dark brown…
He smiled revealing his perfect white teeth. He finally started to speak…
"Hi! I'm Tobias, I am also 8!"
I smiled back, as I took the swing next to him, and we started a small conversation. I eventually figured out he went to the same school as me and that we lived across the street from each other.
Over time, we became best friends, and we saw each other almost everyday…
2 years after we met, the day I still cry about started…
I went outside looking for "Toby" as I called him, He called me "Tris" or "Trissy". His mom and my mom both died in an accident the last year. And ever since, his dad apparently started beating him. I was the only other person who knew, and I always helped him through the aftershock. As I went out to find him I found a sign on his house that said "SOLD" I saw Toby see me and run to me, pulling into a hug.
"Trissy, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, I just couldn't see you upset…"
"will you come back?" I asked tears streaming down my cheek…
"I don't know, All I know is I'm moving to Chicago"
I started to sob, thinking my only friend was leaving me… he pulled my hand out, placing a small necklace in my hand, two T's linked together.
"I'll never forget you Tris." He said a tear escaped his eye
"Me neither" I replied, my voice cracking
He hugged me tighter and gently kissed me as his dad yelled at him to get in the car
"bye Tris"
And I never saw/heard of him since
Flashback Over
As I said, I am starting at a new school, I just moved to Chicago, just like toby…
I slipped on the necklace he gave to me, I wore it every day, to remind me of him. My outfit consisted of black skinny jeans, and a black hoodie. I put on some chunky, spiky bracelets and added some dark accents to my face with some eyeliner. I slipped on some combat boots on and hopped in to my black Ferrari, and drove to school.