Shell with No Soul

by yesfangirlingismylife

Tris was in juvy for about a year. She's had quite the high school experience, just not a good one. She's part of the San Francisco Symphony at the age of 23 playing bass, a big achievement for being that young. Leaving her 'friends' for a topnotch musician school, she loves her new life there. But there's Four, making it 10 times more confusing. (First 10 chapters high school)

11. Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Tris P.O.V.

(Three weeks later)

Three weeks ago, I friend-zoned Four and ever since then, he's avoided me. After about three days of that, I stopped making an effort and went back to being my old self. I'm starting think that it's just who I am. I tried making friends, and it just didn't work. I just went back to my old table and blasted some Metallica. This is exactly the reason I hadn't wanted to make friends. It'd result to me getting hurt. The reason this happened was because I wanted to remain friends. Since he'd been in previous relationships, I hadn't known what he'd been expecting of me. I honestly didn't know him very well either. I mean, we were pretty close friends, but then he had to go off and start being mad at me? I just want to send the pain below, much like suffocating.

Christina had made many efforts to get me to sit with her again, but I not-so-politely declined. After a week, she gave up, and so did the rest of the group. I just told them to let me live my life alone. So I guess you could say the reason I have no hope for making friends is because of Four. If I made him so happy, then why would he have flipped out on me like that? I just don't understand.

As you may've noticed, I'm talking in the past tense. Currently, I'm standing in one of the most prestigious schools for bassists. I've been keeping grades at all A's, shockingly enough. That's why I'm here. This is a college, and they want me playing for them. They said I could graduate high school early, and then come here. The catch is: it's in San Francisco. But really, I see no catch. I have nobody at my school I care about as much as to change my mind about this.

I feel as if I'm on top of the world right now, and I did it all on my own, without anybody's help. It will stay that way, too, because I know that I can do things on my own. And now I finally have the confidence to do so.

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So most of you are probably wondering what the hell I'm doing right now. I had immense writer's block, and realized I wanted to focus on the part of their lives where they aren't in high school. I already wrote a high school story, so I wanted this one to be unique. I'm sorry if I let you guys down. I'm typing the next chapter in the next stage of her life right now. Again, I'm extremely sorry if I've let you down. Just… please continue to read my story? It'll still be good. Hopefully.

Thank you, my faithful and lovely readers.

-Reese