Chapter 10:
I wake up to the clock next to my bed beeping for me to wake up. I roll my eyes as I get up freezing my butt of. I quickly run to my window not noticing that I forgot to close it last night. Seriously that was stupid of me, I could have gotten sick! I walk over to my bathroom (thank god my mom gave me the room with my own bathroom.) I take a hot shower and brush my teeth. I run over to my closet and pick out something descent, but not too noticeable. I end up getting dressed in a white tank under my plaid fleece sweater/jacket, and a pair of black tights with my blue jean short-shorts. I don't feel like fussing over my hair so I just put in back in a messy bun.
I jump down that stairs and grab a piece of toast that's sitting on a plate. Just when Caleb walks in.
"Hey Caleb, still mad at me?" I ask hoping he's not so I don't have to walk.
He doesn't answer me.. actually he's acting like I'm not even in the same house as him. I don't think that's a good sign. "I guess you are then." I clarify, taking a bit out of the toast letting the crumbs fall.
He just stands there a minute probably thinking over what I just said. He continues moving around doing what he was doing (what ever his was doing.) Ignoring me completely. "Well if you're not going to be ever so kind to take me to school, I'll guess it would be a good thing to get a hard start on walking." I say with desperation in the voice that Caleb will forgive and forget.. but then again, this is Caleb. The Caleb that held a grouch for a month since I took his math notebook.
I stare at him a minute longer knowing that his answer is still no. I turn around and stuff my feet into my brown UGG's that match some of the strips in the sweater/jacket, and head out the door.
I'm walking down the street staring at the trees as I go watching the leaves fall getting ready for October. I love Fall, I think it's the best season there is. Though most people would debate that it's Winter of Summer because you get all Summer off, and you get three weeks of in Winter for Christmas.
I make it to the school in perfect timing, the bell just signaled that it's time for us to get our items from our lockers. Since I pass Uriah's locker on the way to mine I say hey to him.
"Hey Trissy, how ya feeling?" He asks putting in his combination.
"Never better!" I squeak with sarcasticness (btw I looked it up and it's spelled right even if my computer says other-wize ;p)
He just chuckles a laugh, as he pulls open his locker door. "Shouldn't you be getting your own stuff?"
"Oops, ya I guess you're right," I say half blushing at how embarrassing that is that I'm just standing here talking while I should be getting my stuff. "Well see ya at lunch!" I call as I take off towards my locker.
I get to my red locker at the end of the hall and put in my combination, '35 left. 37 right. Turn all the way around. 17 left.' and with that my locker opens showing my gorgeous locker! Umm not really, all I have in it is a small whiteboard and an expo to write notes on so I don't forget. Plus my books and other stuff I must have. Once I get all my stuff I head to homeroom, which turns out to be with the weirdest teacher ever. Mr. Proboscis, he looks just like a hippie, long hair and talks all like 'dude, wat up?' he even sometimes tells us to call him Mr. Monk..I don't know why.
When I get there I see there's only one seat open, and it's right next to the turd Peter and his friends Eric and Drew, with his girlfriend Molly. And they're literally making out on the table.. wouldn't be surprised if it went further right here, right now. I stare at them in disgust as I take the seat. I would much rather stand but Mr. Proboscis says 'We humaniods stand for half our life take a seat and..chillax your thinker,' How the hell did he get a teachers license?
I'm awoken from my thoughts when I see this Eric kid throwing spit balls into my hair, real mature. Then I realize that Eric is one of Peter's gang members. Great I growl at myself, must I get on the bad side of them? I roll my eyes as he continues to throw em at me. Calm down Tris, only eight more minutes till homeroom is over and he can get away. 'FUNK' he hits me again, he's really starting to piss me off.
I turn around a glare at him with my eyes on fire. All he does is laugh at my expression. I'm about to take a wack at him when Mr. Proboscis calls out to me.
"Yo Tris, wat the matter over there?" He asks me shaking his head. "You look about to knock him in the thinker."
"Sorry Mr. Proboscis, It's just Eric over here is pissing me off." I say sternly trying not to raise my voice, but I end up anyways.
He just nods and says "Carry on, I ain't looking," then he winks in my direction.
WTF, a teacher just gave me permission to hit a fellow peer on school grounds? Don't gotta tell me twice! I turn back around to face him and pick up my hand and make a fist getting ready to throw a punch at him when Peter speaks up.
"You're just so desperate to get my attention you've gone to hitting my friends just so I'll give you the time of day." He says with a disappointed snicker.
"Sorry sweetie, you've had your chance and blew it the first day." Molly says squeezing up to Peter, throwing her electric pink and blue hair back and forth.
"Fuck off Peter," I say grabbing my bag off the chair and head out the door as the bell rings. "Don't make me think twice about hurting you!" I shout his direction as I go.
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It's finally time for lunch, probably the best time of the school day. (Except for the leaving part) I grab my hamburger and milk then make my way to our usual table. As I come closer I see Zeke, Lynn and Shuana already there.
"Hey guys," I say setting my tray down sitting next to Lynn.
"Hey Tris sorry I didn't text ya, I figured Christina would have that covered." Lynn says taking a bit out of here burger.
I roll my eyes thinking of Christina's random and sometimes off topic completely texts. "Ya she sure did, she texted me 39 times not even bothering to wait for me to reply to any of em."
Lynn's mouth drops open like she can't believe she would do that. But it's Lynn and when she text she like send you two words at a time and even clips them to make it even shorter. "What the hell is that girl sending you!?"
"Well it's Chris so random things.. also whose Brooke and Justin?" I ask Zeke and Shuana.
Zeke just stares at me for a minute then realizes what I'm saying and that I'm talking to him.
"Them? Why do you ask?" He answers me swallowing the last of his burger.
"Oh just Chris texted me saying they made it official, then texted back saying I didn't know them." I say shaking my head.
"Oh well I think they're just average people who became popular from her making it onto the cheer leading team." Shauna says.
"Oh okay," I hear the cafeteria door open, I look to see who it is and I see Four and Marlene coming in.
Four takes the seat next to me which was empty in till now, and Marlene takes a seat next to Lynn.
"Hey wonderful people!" Marlene says with her usual burst of energy.
Everyone says hi back one way or another. I don't realize this but Four starts talking to me.
"Hey Tris how's it going with the whole Jake thing you know?" He asks with real caring in his big beautiful blue eyes.
I take a deep breathe and sigh. I was in so emotional shock that night I hazily remember Four coming in the comfort me as the security took away Jake.
"Alright I guess." I say meeting his gaze.
"Great," He tells me. We're so close that if either one of us moves a couple more inches we'd be kissing.
I'm lost in the moment in till I hear the cafeteria door open again revealing Peter and 'his gang'. I can tell that everyone else, including Four can tell he's here because I feel him tense up beside me. I see Eric look around then turn to Peter and whisper something I just can't make out. Peter turns my way with a smirk on his ugly face. He motions for them to follow as he starts walking towards us. He grabs his food and goes a different way, I still don't trust him. What ever Eric said to him had something to do with me.. I knew it had to.
"Okay, anyone else find it odd the Peter started smirking at Tris then made a U-turn towards the food line?" Lynn says finishing off he milk.
"I for one, certainly do." I say raising my eyebrows searching for were they went. Everyone else just nods like they don't trust their voice or what the wanna say.
Something about Peter just doesn't seem right to me.
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I make my way quickly after lunch to my fifth period 'history of the arts' with Mrs. Povich. I find a seat in the back like I usually do because this class is so boring that sometimes I end up falling asleep. As I set up my agenda with the homework for the rest of the week I see for come in the classroom. He must sense me staring because he immediately looks my way. I duck down quickly trying to cover my blushing face with my big fat history book. I pretend that I'm reading as he comes closer and take a seat next to me. I quickly smile at him because I notice he's looking at me.
The bell rings and Mrs. Povich walks into the room.
"Hello class, I was thinking that it's difficult to focus on the arts when you never get to move from your seats." she tells us. Umm you're just now figuring that out?
"So I decided that for half of your grade for the semester you're going to be partnered up with someone in this room and you'll spend the next month working on a assay about the civil war of your choice. Or you may choose to act out a scene that actually happened from the time." She says again while handing us out papers that give us the instructions.
"I'm going to list of the partners so you can start working on your assignment as soon as possible." She clears her throat. "Micheal and Stacy, Juliet and Maige, Jonathon and Carly, Mackenzie and Drew, Tris and Four..."
I don't pay attention to the rest of the names after she says mine! Oh Mon deiu... I'm partners with Four! I get to work with him for a month after school on a assignment. I'm smiling so hard inside my hand right now so Four won't see that I feel like I might faint.
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The bell rings telling us it's time to go to the next period. When Four catches my arm. It's so warm and strong...
"So Tris, when do you want to meet up for the assignment?" He asks my sounding casual.
"Umm, I don't know, how's tomorrow after school work?" I ask him trying to sound casual but I hear my voice rise a little.
"Sounds great," Four smiles at me with a twinkly in his eye and turns away.
I'm silently screaming in my head. I gotta stop being such a girl!