A/N – I know this chapter was a little bit shorter than the last but I ran out of things to say. It's all building up to her first day which will be in the next chapter. I have so many ideas for this book that I can't wait to write! Anyway. Get a reading and ENJOY!
Tris P.O.V
As we get closer and closer to the new house I can see a dark, faded shape form in the distance, it looks like a house. Our new home! This is where I will spend my last year at school before college. College! I hadn't even thought about college, or even what I'd like to be when I'm older. I've been thinking of being a P.E. teacher but I'm not sure. I'm pretty weak but the thought of being able to do that kind of stuff excites me.
I slow the car down as the hard, solid road turns into small stones. The drive way. I can see Mum but no Dad. I'm not surprised, him having a big, important job and all. He works at some big company that develops different phones and stuff like that. He's either out there or in his office at home. Too busy to make time for his kids. He doesn't even know when my birthday is. He completely forgot about it last year.A surprisingly loud sigh escapes my mouth. Caleb turns round looking at me with a confused look on his face.
"You okay?" he asks. He tries to put his arm around me but I push it away. I don't need his sympathy. I can handle myself.
"I'm fine" I say trying not to look at him, hiding my face. I can't let him see the tears building in my eyes. It stings a bit but I don't care.
"Dibs the biggest room" I say laughing, trying to change the subject as quickly as possible. He doesn't know that our relationship with dad bugs me, and he doesn't need to.
"No fair" he says folding his arms in a huff. I laugh and then he starts laughing along. He's growing up!
"Well, you snooze you lose" I say.
Once we pull up in the driveway – and it was not easy with the big moving van in the way – Mum comes running out to greet is.
"Isn't it wonderful" she says opening the doors of the car to let us out, "We've started unpacking and…"
"Wait" I start, "who's we?"
"Just me and David. Is that a problem?" she says cautiously.
"No, just curious" I say looking down, dragging my foot back and forth against the stones on the floor. Why is she hanging out with David? He's the mover guy. He should have left already. Weird. I shake the thought from my mind.
"So have you figured out who's getting the biggest room?" she asks looking at us both.
"Well, we decided that I…" Caleb says. I then cough to correct him. "Tris is getting it" he says looking down in defeat.
"Yup" I say with a big grin spreading across my face, "Well let's see the house then"
"On you go" Mum says opening her arms towards the house. So I do. I run over but stop at the front door. I take a deep breath to take it all in, then, I go in.
Oh My Gawd! It's so big! Well, bigger than our last house. The first thing I see when I walk in is a butler. Wait, are my eyes deceiving me! That is a butler.
"Good evening Miss Prior. May I get you anything? A beverage perhaps" he says. But I don't reply. I just stand their gawking at him, mouth wide open. My mum and Caleb come in next.
"Pick that jaw up off the floor Beatrice and say hello to Gerald, our butler" Mum says pointing to Gerald.
"Hi Gerald, I'm Beatrice" I say, stretching my hand out.
"I am aware of that, Miss Prior" he replies, taking my hand and shaking it. Ok. I knew we had money, but not this much. This is great. Maybe this move is not as bad as I thought.
The house has 5 bedrooms. One downstairs and four upstairs. The butler stays in the one down stairs. Caleb has the room on the left. It's pretty big, but not as big as mine. My mum and dad stay in the second one on the right, along with the guest room which is first on the right. But if you keep on walking to the back you can see one more door. That leads to my room. We all have on-suites, including the butler, except I'm the only one with the shower AND a bathtub. There is also a family bathroom downstairs, but I prefer my own. This is so cool. Our old house only had two bathrooms. The family one and my mum and dad's on-suite.
As I head downstairs there are no more walls separating the Kitchen/dinner and the living room. And, of course, they are both huge. The living room has a big leather couch and two leather chairs, along with a flat screen TV. The kitchen is so roomy. The fridge has a dispenser in it as well. It would be a great place for parties, but I don't know anyone here. To the left of the stairs there are two more rooms. My dad's new office, no point checking out in there, and a big hall. My mum likes to ballroom dance so I'm guessing that's why that's there. I head back into the kitchen to see Mum on the phone.
"Who are you on the phone to" I ask excitedly, as I think I might know who it is.
"And 1 peperoni, ok thanks. Bye" she says hanging up the phone. She then turns to face me, "We're getting pizza!"
"Pepperoni?" I ask, as that's my favourite.
"Yes" she replies, "Now go tell your brother to help set the table for dinner".
After the delicious dinner, I run up to my new room. It smells weird. But, good weird. I can't believe I'm heading to bed this early. It's only half eight. But, I want a good night's sleep for a change as I have my first day of school tomorrow. I lie on my bed for a good hour just thinking about what lies ahead. Will it be like my last school or will it be different. Eventually my eyes shut and I fall asleep, eagerly waiting for the next day to come.
A/N – So did you enjoy? The next chapter Tris is going to meet the rest of the gang, so, you have that to look forward to! Have an amazing day guys and don't forget to review! Byeee x