Once in My Lifetime
Chapter 1
A Joke
After I lost Will, after we left, there was no one there for me, except for Uriah. He took care of me when I was all alone. Now I am alone again. There is nothing I can do about that now. Another friend's memory needs saving.
That on joke brought the biggest smile to my face since we left the city and it was a really cheesy joke. It must have been the person who told it. Uriah, my dark eyed clown. It was only us Tobias and Tris had their own problems. I didn't need to add with my loneliness. Either way I would have fallen for him, the other option was Peter, Eww. Uriah stepped up to my challenge. I didn't think that this one "knock, knock" joke could turn my life around.
"Hey Christi, do you want to hear a joke?" Uriah asked that day.
"Sure." I said hoping for a laugh.
"Knock, knock." he started.
"Who's there?" I answered.
"Uriah."
"Uriah Who."
"No, it's Uriah Pedrad not Who." He finished. A smile grew on his face. It slowly spread to mine. Soon we were laughing like maniacs. Peter rolled his eyes and turned his back to us. Like that would drown out our noise. We were still laughing when Caleb walked in. "Can you two not be quiet?" he said annoyed.
"Come on, this is the first time Christi here has laughed all week. In my opinion you need to laugh every day." Uriah said. Peter put his finger to his lips. We zipped out lips only to replace the silence with more laughter. Peter stood up and motioned for Caleb to follow. The room was empty except for the cots. Tobias and Tris had theirs pushed next to each other's. Uriah laid down on my cot. He was rather attractive, not as attractive as Will or Fernando but he came in a close second. I couldn't help myself I traced the black snake tattoo behind his ear and down to the collar of his shirt. I took my hand away quickly and brushed my hair away. My face got red. I felt his eyes on me. He sat up just enough to be at my eyelevel. We got close. Just a few more centimeters then a kiss, kiss me Riah. He started to close the gap but Peter came in the room again and ruined it.
"Hey! Other people sleep here too." he said.
"You don't have a problem with Tris and Tobias." I said. His face got a little red. We all knew that Peter had a little crush on Tris, except for Tris, Tobias, and Caleb. We used to tease him about it.
"Well that is different Christi." He said.
"Christi?" I question. He quickly looks at Uriah. That's right Riah calls me, Christi, and Peter is using it to taunt me. Oh Peter is going to get it later.
"Peter, get what you need and go." Uriah ordered. Peter looked at him like he was going to pound Uriah to the grave. The look on Riah's face showed Peter no mercy. A fight was about to start. It was interrupted by Tobias, without Tris on his arm, who shoved his way between Riah and Peter making them face different directions. Tobias will always be the silent killer to me. He was tough on the outside but had a very soft spot for Tris. He looks at me and then Uriah. Let's go. "Alons-y, Uriah." I said. He looks at me confused. "It means lets go." I take his arm and drag him to the mess hall.