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Tris
I stand on the bridge high up over the chasm, my arms slung over the railing. I am alone, apart from a few people here and there walking by. I am trying to clear my head and think rationally, but of course, I can't. I keep trying to tell myself that Tobias wouldn't cheat on me. He loves me. But negative thoughts keep creeping up on me and pushing their way in front of the positive ones. Maybe that was why he defended Kayla the other night. Does he really have feelings for her?
I am shaken out of my daze when Christina comes running up to me, calling my name.
"Tris, I've been looking everywhere for you!" she exclaims, standing next to me. I don't answer; I just turn my head the other way.
She matches my position and leans against the railing. "Four stopped by my apartment this morning."
I don't look at her, but I listen to what she's saying.
"He's worried about you. He thinks you're mad at him."
I crack my neck and then turn to face her.
"What's wrong? Is this about your fight the other night?"
I shake my head quickly, but then shrug my shoulders. I feel tears coming on.
"Tris, what happened?"
I take the photos out of my pocket and hand them to her. She looks at them, confused at first, but then she seems to realize.
"Tris, I'm sure Four wouldn't cheat on you."
"How do you explain that, then?"
"This one was a dare; Kayla got dared to kiss him." She motions to the one where Kayla is hovering over Tobias.
"What about the other one?" The other photo looks like they're in the hall outside Uriah and Zeke's apartment.
"Um…" Christina looks puzzled and concerned. "Tris, I don't know. I wasn't there for that."
I take the photos and put them back in my hoodie pocket, and run a hand over my ponytail.
Christina grabs my arm. "Tris, Four wouldn't cheat on you! The very thought is ridiculous! Four loves you so, so much! Why would he cheat on you, especially with someone like Kayla? Hello, downgrade much!"
I look at her skeptically.
"Tris. I know it looks bad, but there's probably an explanation for this. Did you even ask Four about it?"
"No, not yet," I say, shoving my hands in my pockets.
"Well, you should ask him about it. And if he really did cheat on you, I'll probably drop dead of shock."
"Chris, why are you so sure that he didn't? Look at the pictures? How else could this have happened?"
"Well, Kayla obviously likes Four, right? Who's to say she didn't just throw herself on him? When we were playing Candor or Dauntless and Kayla started making out with him, he didn't look like he enjoyed it too much. But Kayla sure did. I bet you she tried to kiss him again in the hallway."
I nod. It does make sense.
"Where'd you get those pictures, anyway? Doesn't that seem a little odd to you?"
I look at the photos again. She's right; it's really weird that these photos are so perfect. And who gave them to me, anyway?
"Someone slipped them under my door this morning," I say, looking up at her. "I didn't wonder about it until now."
She crosses her arms. "Well, I think whoever did it is trying to break you guys up, Tris."
I frown, and all the pieces come together. Is Kayla trying to take Tobias away from me? "You're right. He didn't cheat on me. I'm going to go talk to him."
And with that, I walk with Christina back up to the apartments.
Tobias
The door opens, and Christina walks in. I stand up, but Tris isn't with her.
"You didn't find her?"
"Yes, I did, so calm yourself, lover boy. She's in your apartment, so go talk to her."
Without question, I walk past Christina and hurry up to the next floor to our apartment. I open the door, and Tris is standing at the counter, eating a muffin.
"Hi," I say, walking over to the counter and sitting down across from where she is standing. We are eye to eye.
"Hey," she replies. She seems less tense than this morning.
"So…" I say, not sure how to start. "What was it?"
She looks at me with no signs of anxiousness. Her blue eyes pierce into my soul, and I just want to be closer to her. She sweeps her hair over one shoulder and breaks a piece off of her muffin.
"This morning, before you woke up, someone slid two photos under the door." She looks at me, like she's evaluating if I know what she's about to say. I don't, and I stare at her blankly.
"Who?"
She looks back at her muffin and breaks another piece off.
"I don't know. But, the photos were of you, and… and Kayla. At the party last night." She pulls two photos out of her pocket and sets them on the counter in front of me. I stare at the photos, and then back up at Tris. It looks like I've cheated on her.
Who would have done this? Who's trying to frame me?
"Tris, I promise you, Kayla threw herself on me for a dare, and I pushed her off, and then in the hallway, she tried to kiss me again. I wouldn't cheat on you! I know this looks really bad…"
I look up at Tris, expecting to see her expression worried and angry, but she's just looking at me.
"I believe you."
I breathe out. "You do?"
"Yes."
"Who gave you these photos? Who even took these photos?"
"I don't know," admits Tris, scratching her wrist. "Someone who's trying to get me mad at you. Someone who's trying to break us up?"
I think for a minute. "Kayla?"
"That's what I was thinking. Let's go talk to her."
"Wait," I say, and grab her wrist over the counter. "Tris, I love you. I should have told you that Kayla kissed me, even though I did push her off of me."
She smiles at me and takes my other hand. "I'm sorry I thought you cheated on me."
I lean closer to her. "I would never cheat on you in a million years."
She smiles, and I kiss her, us both leaning over the countertop.
She then laces her fingers with mine, and we go to find Kayla.
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