A.N: READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END PLEEEEASE!
CHAPTER 29
The reception looks just amazing. I knew it would look very pretty, I mean, It's Christina we are talking about, but this is just so much prettier than I thought it would be. When we planned the wedding and the decoration, we agreed in silver, white and black. It was supposed to be simple but at the same time striking.
All the walls are covered in beautiful pieces of fabric that glow a little. The tables have silver silk tablecloths, and the chairs have neat tulle bows tied at the ends. In each table, there is a delicate glass pot filled with water and some lightened round candles floating in the water.
I look at Christina and she smiles at me. I really want to cry because my best fiends did all this for me and I'm so thankful and it was just so nice from her. I walk towards her and give her a quick hug.
"Chris, you are the best friend ever. I can't believe you did all this for me, I mean, it is incredible" I say with a smile, holding back tears of happiness.
"My pleasure Trissy" she says with a smile. I hate it when people call me Trissy, something that Zeke usually does, but I'm so happy to even complain. I give her another quick hug and race towards Tobias; I haven't spoken to him yet.
"Hey husband" I say as I give him a quick kiss. He smiles and hugs me. In a thing of seconds, I draw to the conclusion hat this is probably one of the best moments of my life.
I see all the people have already settled on their tables. The ceremony was held in one area of the lounge, and the party in another. Christina made sure to divide the lunge with some delicate hanging pieces of silk that create a wall and provides a very elegant entrance to the party area.
Now, it is time for a dauntless thing. Christina told me that long ago, people used to have this thing called a "first dance" after a wedding, it was like a symbol of unison and marriage, or at least that is what Christina said.
But in dauntless, there have more wild traditions. And right now, Tobias and I have to each throw a knife through a ring of fire and hit a target on the other side of the ring. It's weird, but dauntless. It is kind of difficult, and usually people practice according to Christina, but my aim has gotten better and better since my initiation, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Tobias, on the other side, has a perfect aim. I know both of us will hit the target perfectly.
On the center of the room, which will become the dance floor in a few seconds, stands a ring that someone just lit up. About ten meters away there is a small wooden table with two sharp knives on top of it. Tobias and I walk slowly towards the center, hand in hand. I know I should be smiling with my head held high, but the abnegation part of me is still not used to being the center of attention, so I keep walking with a small smile and trying my best not to look at the floor and hide from all this people staring at me.
Tobias grabs a knife and so do I. Since I go first, I take a small step forwards and look at the target. I have to pretend all this people are not around me. No one is watching me besides from Tobias. I exhale deeply and throw the knife. It hits dead center. A feeling of relaxation fills me as I take a step back and Tobias prepares to throw.
He just stands there, spreading this air of confidence, like he knows he can hit the center. Then, he raises his arm and throws. Perfect. I smile at the wooden target standing there with both knifes perfectly positioned in the center of the target. I knew both of us would do it flawlessly.
The ring and the target are removed and I suppose this is when the actual party starts. Suddenly Christina runs towards me and pulls me out of the saloon "It's time for your to change into a more appropriate dress!" she exclaims as we leave the lounge. I remember Christina picking a party dress behind my back and refusing to let me see it. If one thing is certain is that this dress might be something I wouldn't pick.
MONIC POV
Someone knocks the door to my apartment with despair. I wonder who would want to talk to me since my only friend is Lila, the rest of the people know me and don't like me or simply don't know me. I don't have much of a social life because I just hate people.
I open the door and find Lila standing there, looking pale and surprised. "Hey, what are you doing here? You said you were going to bring over some food and-"
She abruptly interrupts me "Monic… she is here!" she shouts. I don't really understand what she means.
"What?" I ask frowning and tilting my head a little.
"Tris, she is here! And she's already married. They are all at the weeding party right now!"
"What the hell are you saying Lila? You saw her, I mean, you were there when we tied her up and threw her into an ugly storage room all the way back at the factionless sector, how can she be back? She was unconscious because we drugged her, she can't be here!" I realize I'm breathing hard and I can feel the anger spreading through me.
"Monic, I was on my way to the cafeteria when I heard music coming from somewhere near the pit. I realized it came from one of the lounges near the tattoo parlor. And that's when I saw Christina and Tris leaving the place, I hear something about a dress change. I couldn't believe it, but she is here Monic, and I don't know how she did it!" she says shrugging in the last part.
The next thing I know I'm running, that little bitch is going to hear what I have to say. I suppose they are at Christina's apartment, so I go there. I'm sick of her always winning.
TRIS POV
I stand in front of a long mirror at Christina's apartment, scanning my reflection closely, staring at the dress I'm wearing with detail.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Christina asks happily.
"It's gorgeous Chris! Thank you so much." I say with a smile. The dress reaches my mid thigh, has a very wide cleavage and an open back. The fabric is white and the top of the dress is covered in opaque silver sequins, creating a beautiful effect in which the quantity of sequins decreases little by little through the whole top. The skirt of the dress is free of sequins, but its simplicity gives elegance to the dress. It is definitely something I wouldn't pick because I'm not very daring when it comes to clothes, but I am glad Christina picked it for me because it's perfect.
To complement the look, I change my shoes into another pair of heels, these ones are even higher. We barely touch my makeup, but only add some more mascara and eyeliner to create a deeper smoky effect in my eyes. We change my messy bun into soft elegant waves. I can't believe we did all this is twenty minutes.
We are about to leave the apartment when someone knocks the door aggressively. Christina and I exchange a look of surprise as she walks towards the door.
Christina opens the door slowly, just like people in horror movies do. A small gasp escapes me when I see who is standing there.
Monic looks at me with killer eyes over Christina's shoulder and pushes Christina out of the way with fury. "You bitch! How did you escape that place? Tell me right now or I swear I will kill you!" she screams at the top of her lungs. She pulls her own hair as she does, which gives her an even crazier look, probably to contain her anger. Apparently, she fails since she is screaming at me and breathing hard like she is about to explode.
I smile at her "Oh honey, you really thought someone like you could ruin my wedding? Give me a break Monic, you are an idiot." I answer trying to make her even more furious.
She starts crying and speaks through clenched teeth "I hate you! I hate you little stupid bitch, you ruined my life! I hate you Tris, and I mean it" she says as she lounges at me.
Her long nails scratch my cheeks and I pull her hair all the way to the floor, dropping her hard against the wood tiles. I place my foot in her chest, to stop her from standing up. I feel like a villain with my high heel on top of a girl "Let me tell you something Monic. Since the first day you arrived, I knew your intentions with Four. I made it clear he was with me and you didn't get it, and I'm sorry for you. Maybe you obtained everything you wanted before you transferred to dauntless, but that's not how things work here. That is not how things work with me. So you better learn how to behave around me because next time you mess with me I swear you will regret it."
She stares at me with sleepy eyes, but she seems to be more relaxed, probably a side effect of a serious anger attack, she doesn't speak or move and just lays there, looking as good as a dead body. I look at Christina, she looks shocked. "What should we do with her?" I ask
"We need to take her to the infirmary Tris, I really think she has a problem and shouldn't be wandering around, I mean, this girl has serious emotional issues" she answers.
I nod in response. Maybe Monic is actually crazy.
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Some nurses carried Monic to the infirmary. She wouldn't even speak, she just let them carry her without arguing, just staring blankly at the space.
Christina and I go back to the wedding saloon, after applying some makeup to hide the scratch Monic got to mark on my left cheek. Otherwise, I'm unharmed, but the small fact that she got to leave a scratch in my face makes me feel weak.
We enter the saloon, were people are dancing and talking and eating. There are so many people in here, It seems impossible to find someone. As I look around, I feel someone hugging me from behind. I look over my shoulder at Tobias smiling at me.
"It took you almost forty minutes to change your dress and shoes?" he asks frowning a little. For a moment I consider telling him everything about Monic kidnapping me and about how she burst into the apartment and had to be taken to the infirmary, but something stops me from speaking. Maybe another time, but this is not the moment. I wonder if any moment will seem appropriate to tell him all about it. It is something simple to tell, but maybe I shouldn't, at least for now.
"Yeah" I lie smiling a little. "Christina is very a perfectionist designer, she takes her time with outfits and all" I add trying to make it more convincing.
"Yeah, I know how she works" he answers smiling.
I push Monic out of my thoughts and focus on making this the best night of my life.
A.N: I KNOW, YOU PROBABLY WANT TO KILL ME BECAUSE IT TOOK ME AGES TO UPDATE. IM SORRY, BUT I WAS GROUNDED, REALLY GROUNDED. MY COMPUTER WAS TAKEN AWAY AND RETURNED TODAY. I SPOLOGIZE FOR THE ABRUPT ENDING, BUT I WANTED TO END THE PARTY SO WE COULD STRAT WITH THE HONEYMOON NEXT CHAPTER (THANK YOUAGAIN TO WHOEVER GAVE ME THE IDEA FOR THE HONEYMOON.) NOW THAT THE WEDDING IS OVER, IT'S TIME FOR DRAMA TO START.
A VERY IMPORTANT THING I WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS IS THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MAKING THE CHAPTERS A BIT SHORTER AND CONTAINING LESS INFORMATION BECAUSE IF I PUT TOO MUCH INTO ONE CHAPTER THEN I HAVE A HUGE BLOCK FO THE NEXT ONE. YOU WILL BARELY NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE. BUT STILL, I'M NOT SURE I WILL CHANGE THIS, BECAUSE I'M USED TO WRITING LIKE THIS AND OLD HABITS DIE HARD
IN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO MONIC AND LILA WILL COME INTO THE STORY. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT URIAH, FLORENCE AND THE TWINS.
I'M SORRY MY AUTHORS NOTE WAS SOOOOO LONG. BUT ANYWAYS, LEAVE ME A REVIW WITH ANY IDEAS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS.
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