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Tris POV
I arrived at the Hideaway fifteen minutes early. I didn't want to be late for Tobias and make a bad impression of myself. Even though my first proper conversation I had with him was the previous night, I cared about Tobias.
I decided to grab a table in the middle of the coffee shop. Surprisingly the middle tables were the only tables available. The counter was at the back, so people tended to sit there as it would be easier to order and take their drinks back to their table. The front two tables were normally occupied as well because they were next to the two arched windows, that looked out onto the narrow street.
Today was quite busy for the Hideaway: nearly all of the tables were unavailable, but they were taken by no one our age and no one that we would know.
As I waited for Tobias, I decided to check my phone, which I hadn't turned on since last night. Once it was on, I was bombarded by messages and voicemails which were all from Tori. She was concerned that I hadn't made it home safely and that I was okay. I explained to her via text about how Peter and co. showed up and how it just went downhill from there and that I needed to go home.
It didn't take long for Tori to reply to my text. She told me that she was relieved how I was okay and that after I went, the party went really wild. Apparently Chris was hammered and couldn't even walk in a straight line. I was glad I left the party when I did.
After I had put my phone away in my bag, I then noticed Tobias enter the Hideaway. He spotted me immediately and walked over to where I was sitting. He looked very handsome in his casual grey sweater and denim jeans, which reminded that I forgot his jumper t home. I slapped my hand against my head.
"Are you okay?" I heard a concerned Tobias ask once he had reached the table.
Removing my hand from my forehead I nodded then apologised to him, "I'm so sorry, I forgot your jumper at home."
Tobias pulled the chair out from underneath the table, then sat down onto it. He then shook his head and chuckled. "Is that all? I thought something terrible had happened for a minute. It's fine. You can just give it to me on Monday. I have loads of other jumpers anyway."
"Are you sure?" I confirmed.
"Positive, I'm just glad you didn't freeze to death last night. It was quite cold."
I nodded at him. I was extremely grateful towards Tobias. Not only did he lend me his jumper, but he also walked me home. I don't know many boys my age that would do that.
"Thank you, for last night. I forgot to thank you and I just remembered how kind it was for you to do all of that. You really didn't have to."
"It's really no problem, Tris," he smiled. "Now, what do you recommend to drink?"
Once Tobias and I had ordered and were seated back at the table with our cappuccinos, we just had a general conversation with each other, talking about what movies we liked and what we both had read recently. Tobias was surprisingly easy to talk to. It wasn't awkward at all with him. He was a very thoughtful and interesting person that I'd definitely love to hang out more with.
"Do you have any siblings?" I asked him.
Tobias shook his head, then drank the remainder of his cappuccino. He then set it down on the table.
"No," he answered. "It's just my mum and me at home. You have an older brother, don't you?"
"Yeah, Caleb, also know as the 'golden child.' We're only eleven months apart from each other. He was born in September, where as I was born in August."
"Why the golden child?" Tobias asked me.
"In my Dad's eyes, Caleb's perfect. Perfect grades, perfect behaviour, just overall perfect."
"You're all of that, too."
I shook my head at his compliment. Tobias was too generous.
"I wouldn't say that if I didn't mean it," he said. "Seriously, Tris, you don't see yourself clearly."
I knew that by now I would be blushing. I could feel my cheeks become hot. I quickly averted my eyes from Tobias. I knew that it would not help my blushing if I looked at him.
"Anyway, you've been here before, haven't you?" I asked him, quickly changing the conversation without thinking about what I was saying. However, as soon as I realised what I said. It sounded like I was stalking him. Tobias raised an eyebrow at me. "Sorry, that made me sound like a stalker."
"It's fine," Tobias chuckled. "I know what you mean. Last week?"
"Yes, do you come here often?"
"No, I've been here twice. Once last week and the second time was today. I never knew it existed, it's quite hidden."
"I know. Chris and I come here often. We used to come with Al, but he befriended Peter and Molly and our friendship ended when that happened."
"Oh." Tobias nodded understandingly. "I never knew you, Chris and Al were all friends."
"Well, if you didn't know us before high school, you never would've guessed that."
"True," Tobias laughed.
After I had finished my drink, Tobias offered to walk me home for the second time, which I gratefully accepted. Normally I would take the bus, but if it meant spending half an hour with Tobias, I wouldn't mind sacrificing my bus journey home.
It didn't take us too long to arrive at my home. Seeing my house reminded me of Tobias' jumper that I had washed a dried and was in my room. I then realised that this would be the perfect opportunity to return Tobias' jumper.
"Wait there," I told him, before rushing into the house, saying a quick 'hello' to Mum, then bonding up the stairs and grabbing Tobias' jumper from my bedroom. I then headed back down the stairs and handed Tobias his jumper back. He thanked me, then took it from me and held it in his right arm.
"Thank you so much for today, I really enjoyed it," Tobias said.
"I enjoyed it, too. We should do this more often."
Tobias didn't answer me to begin with. Instead he just looked down at the floor, his hands tucked tightly in his pocket, lightly scuffing the top of his shoe on the floor.
I suddenly felt hurt. Did he not want to hang out with me again? But he seemed really happy inside the Hideaway? Had I said anything that offended him? Done something wrong? I then realised that my hurt expression must've shown on my face.
"No, no, Tris, I really did enjoy today and I'd absolutely love to go out with you again, it's just… I-I… I'm not someone you want to be hanging around with," he sighed. I was about to protest, but Tobias managed to speak before me. "I've got to go, thanks for today."
Tobias quickly turned on his heel and started to walk back towards his home, leaving me standing alone at the top of my drive. I was about to run after him, but I was too shocked and confused to. Would he be going back to his normal habits of not talking to anyone again? Why did he leave so abruptly and why should he be someone that I shouldn't be hanging out with? I didn't know that much about Tobias Eaton, but what I did know that he was lost. Tobias had saved me three times; it was now my time to save him.
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