Tris P.O.V
I wake up to the sun shining down on Em and I, she's still on my lap snoring lightly , I smile, her golden ringlets are everywhere on her little head. I look at my phone, Its 6:30, time to get ready if I want to be on time.
I get up and carry Em up the grand staircase, she mumbles "mama" and I look down at her beautiful indigo eyes looking up at me.
"Yea, Em".
"Are we in our Paradise now"? , the way she says it makes me want cry and hold her and tell her I'm sorry because I cant give her, her own paradise like she dreams. I'm only a kid and acting like a mother and father. I smile through tears "Yes honey, were going to make it our own Paradise" she nods her head.
I put her down, "come on short stuff we got to get you ready for preschool" she looks around and runs to her room. I walk there and help her take a shower and wash her hair, I try to help her pick out an outfit but everything I pick up she says "eww" to. At the end she ends up kicking me out her room saying "you cant help me, you have bad taste just like Caleb". I stand outside her door laughing, she's right Caleb and the nerd look aren't exactly...how do you say this, appealing to the eyes. I give up on my little four year old and walk to my room down the hall. I look in my recently set up closet and groan, I don't know what to where. I go take a quick shower and go back to my closet, I pick up two pairs of jeans and look at them back and forth. Emily comes stomping in my room looking as cute as ever, but her hair is going everywhere, she looks at what I'm holding up. Then she points to a pair of turquoise skinny jeans, I go over and pick them up and white tank top. I look at my little fashionista , thanks short stuff, she just rolls her eyes and leaves my room mumbling stuff. I laugh she is way to grown.
15 minutes later Em and I are looking at our selves in my vanity mirror. I brushed her hair into two ponytails on each side of her hair, I just put my hair in a messy bun and looked at myself up and down. I was wearing turquoise skinny jeans, a white tank top and my black combat boots with a matching leather jacket. Emily was wearing a similar out fit, Purple jeggings a indigo tank top with her combat boots and matching leather jacket. I loved it, we looked like biker chicks. I grabbed our backpacks and locked the front door when Emily came out. We hoped in my Silverado and drove to our schools.
I turned on the radio and "Paradise" by Coldplay was on, Emily looked up at me from her car seat in the back, "this is our song, okay mama" I nodded. I was about to start singing it but we were here. One thing I like about the schools were they were literally across the courtyard from each other, so if anything ever happened to her I could be their in less than 30 seconds. The registration for both schools was in the high school .So me and Em walked hand in hand to the front office.
A lot of people , when they saw her said she was so cute or laughed and said she was sassy. Every time someone said that she would roll her eyes at them and stick her lounge out. When we finally got to the front office Em was mad, she doesn't like being crowded, I was used to it. She strutted in the office and stood at the desk standing on her tiptoes so the lady could see her. The lady ignored so I picked Em up and looked at the lady. She looked up and smiled looking at Em, "well aren't you just adorable" Em closed her eyes and put her head in my shoulder, "why wont these people shut up, I know I'm cute" she whispers and the lady's eyes widen and she laughs.
"Hey, I'm Cara how may I help you" she says smiling at Emily who's having a staring contest with my left eye, she's winning in her rule book and as long as she keeps quiet I don't care what she's doing at the moment.
"Tris,I need to sign her in and my schedule" I say all business.
Her eyes widen, "umm, I'm sorry but her mom or dad has to sign her in, not you".
I laugh at her comment I give her the necessary papers saying I'm her legal guardian, she just looks up at me and smiles "nice to know we have responsible students at Dauntless high doesn't happen often", I smile and she lets me sign Em in, then gives me my schedule.
I walk out of the office and the hallways aren't as full because class started about 15 minutes ago, so Emilys jumping, twirling and flipping down the hall as we walk to the exit.
"Em please stop, your going to hurt yourself" I plead with her.
She stops and sighs "MOM" she drags out sounding like a rebellious teenager, and I wont have that on my hands.
"What did I say" I say this trying to copy my moms stern discipline voice, I think it worked because she turns around with a pout and says "To stop jumping around", "Exactly now walk to your school, there will be plenty of time to play later" she nods and walks to her school with me on her trails. When we get her all set up, and we in front of her classroom she turns around. "Ok, bye mom have fun at school" she starts to walk in her class but I grab her jacket so she's walking in place for a minute until she realizes she's not making any progress. She turns around and pouts before giving me our signature sloppy kiss and saying "I love you mom" whispering like it was bad if anyone heard her saying it. I gave her a kiss and let go her, "bye short stuff" I say before walking to my class, humming the song ''Paradise''.
I walk into my class 30 minutes late, well at least I have a good excuse.
My first period is French, I walked in and just stood at the doorway tell the teacher and everybody noticed me. "Can I help you miss" the teacher said with a heavy accent.
"uhh, yea. I'm Tris , your new student"
She checked her attendance sheet and said "oh, here you are please introduce yourself to the class and tell us a bit about your self, in French please" I just glared at her, is all of this necessary.
I cleared my throat and looked at everyone and layed eyes on these big indigo eyes that looked so much like Emily's I almost said her name, almost. Bonjour , je suis Tris et je suis 16 , J'ai simplement déplacé ici de Londres et j'adore pour exécuter , I say then I turn around and she smiles "good pronunciation, and there is only one seat left , so your stuck with Four" she points in a general direction and I see the empty seat next to a boy, and I guess his name is four? Weird name, I mean its a number am I the only one who thinks that's weird?, I guess so.
I walk over to the table and sit down, I put my backpack down, and I realize I still have Emily's Sparkly Unicorn backpack and it has all her supplies. "Achit" I say under my breath, I guess Four heard it because he turns my way and raises his left eyebrow at me, and I see those eyes and they remind me so much of Emily I almost give him a sloppy kiss but before I do, I remember he's not Emily. We have never been apart, when she was born I started doing homeschool from the computer so I could take care of her. This is driving me crazy. "Nothing, I just forgot to give something to someone"
I look back at the teacher and tune everything out until I hear 2 words , project and partners. I sit up hoping I can skip out on this, but I cant its worth 50% of our grade. "You will be partnering up with the person at your table , I'm passing rubrics out now. I wont explain this just read it over with your partner its due next Friday" she says this and turns to her desk and starts playing on her phone, from back here it sounds like subway surfers.
"So hey, were are we going to work on the project my house or yours" Four says snapping me into reality, Im so worried about Em. "hello? anyone home" he waves his hand in front of my face.
"My place",
"when and what time" he says looking at his phone putting In dates.
"is it really that serious and everyday after school, until its done" I say mocking his tone. He smirks and so do I then the bell rings and I'm out of the class before the bell stops.
My next two classes go the same as before. Me introducing my self and sitting next to four who is the only one without a partner. Coincidence, I think not. Its finally lunch and I want to go see Em but I know how she is, she doesn't want to be smothered so I let her be.
I fine the cafeteria by the aroma of the food, not that it smelled good. I walk into the noisiest room I have ever been in. I see an empty table in the center of the cafeteria, I walk towards it and sit on top of it. I put in my earphones then I take out my sketch book and start to draw Emily, my mom and In Paradise, our Paradise. I smile to myself, then all of a sudden theirs a mass of something on my Leather Jacket. I take it off and look at it, "Pasta...Pasta your freaking kidding me" I look up and see a tall girl in a cheerleading outfit smiling at me. I stand up and she's about a foot taller than me, I'm just in my tank top my jacket on the table.
"Ooops. did I do that? the cheerleader says smirking at me, one thing that pisses me off is being laughed at, all I'm seeing right now is red.
I hope I can keep my anger in. I physically calm down then mentally. I look at her square in the face and whisper "if you ever touch me again I will kill you" I say this low and filled with hatred, she laughs but I can tell she's nervous. I really do hate being laughed at, I kick her feet from under her body and punch her square in the nose. "Bull's-eye" I sneer I grab my jacket and fling all the pasta off it. I grab my things and go to the hallway. Everyone in the cafeteria is silent as I leave I turn around and smile at a shocked Lauren. "Ooops, did I do that" I mock her, I turn around and here whistles and catcalls. Really, you so ruined my exit, I think to my self.
The rest of the day goes by in a flash, so I go and get Emily. She's playing tag with a boy around her age. I watch them for a while, then I realize I have to study with someone today. "Hey , short stuff, she stops playing and looks in my direction, she says goodbye to her friend and runs towards me. She jumps in my arms and I twirl with her in my arms. "Hey short stuff" I say putting her down, "hi, mommy" she gives me a sloppy kiss and I do the same and she giggles, I stand up "come on, lets go".
We walk to my Silverado and I put Em in her car seat, I get in and I'm about to driveway but I see Four waving his arms like an idiot trying to get my attention , I put my truck in park and get out.
"Yea" I say trying to sound annoyed but I'm not, I'm kind of happy.
"Are we still working on the project tonight"
I look back at Em, singing to whatever is playing on the radio "ummm, yea, Just follow me" I turn around but he grabs my wrist I feel electricity shoot up my arm, I look back at Four,
"Hey can I get a ride their, my Harley is in the shop" he says looking everywhere but my eyes.
Again I look at the car and see Em playing on my phone, how did she get that, I wonder. I remember Four and look back at him "sure, I don't see why not". I walk back to my car and get in, Emily starts talking so fast it sounds like she's talking gibberish but she shuts up when Four gets in. He puts his seatbelt on and he doesn't even notice Em, until she, being Emily says something.
"Uh, mom. There is a dude sitting right their" she says pointing to four and poking him in the back of the head. He turns around and looks at Em with wide eyes and she looks back at him the same way. "Mommy their is a dude staring at me" she says again. I don't answer her, and they just look at each other like they are aliens.
"MOM" she screams,
"Yea short stuff"
"Mom? Four says
"Yea four?
"Why is he here", "I have to do a project , baby"
"and sort of, yea? I say to Four.
He looks at me then her, "so does that mean your not interested in a relationship then" he says and I see the disappointment in his face. "Well actually I don't have a problem against one" I say and I have no idea where that came from, but its out their now.
He looks at me and smiles , I smile back and Emily looks at both of us "You guys are killing me back here".
Later on that night when Four leaves, Emily comes to my room and gets in the bed with me.
"Mama , can you sing our song", so I sing our song and reminds me of Emily and I.
Paradise by Coldplay
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
Dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on
It gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear, a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night
She closed her eyes
In the night, the stormy night
Away she'd fly.
And dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
She dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.
La la la La
La la la
So lying underneath those stormy skies.
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
I know the sun must set to rise.
This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
This could be para- para- paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.
This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.
This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
I finish the song and she's fast asleep in my arms snoring lightly, I kiss her forehead and hum my self to sleep, thinking of my paradise, and how she died and took everything with her.
Authors Note: Well hop you liked it, follow and comment if you did, and if you didn't you can p.m. or kik me what you think should be changed. Oh and shell meet Uriah and the game soon.
~Liyah