Chapter Eleven

Tris POV

I storm into the hotel my face red from anger and wet from tears. I want to go to the hotel room we were assigned to but Christina will want to talk and I don't want to see anyone right now. I see Al and immediately run into him. He must've not been expecting that because it took him a minute to hug me back.

"Do you want to go to my room?" All I do is nod.

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I sit in Al's hotel room, on the sofa. He comes back with a cup of water.

"Do you want to talk about it" he asks cautiously. He knows me well enough to know that if you don't choose your words carefully around me it might get ugly.

"I just want to eat and forget what happened" I say defiantly, while shaking my head. He makes the famous cute-yet-friendly smile.

"Lucky you. I have chips, pizza, and ice cream."

"You're the best."

As soon as he sets the ice cream on the table I grab the spoon he gave me, opened the container, and ate.

"You weren't kidding" he said while laughing. He microwaves the pizza and puts the chips in a bowl. He sits beside me and just watches me eat. After a while I start getting uncomfortable.

"What is it" I ask.

"I can't say" he says smiling. I put the bowl down and grab the pizza.

"Come on tell me. Please" I say with big, puppy eyes and a pouting lip. Then all of a sudden he leans over and kisses me. I'm so stunned I didn't even think how he would react to me pulling away so quickly. Let alone drop the pizza. He looks at me, hurt in his eyes.

"What is it" pain carved into the edge of his words.

"I err I just don't uh see you that way Al. I'm sorry if that's not the answer you were expecting" I say very carefully and slowly.

"Yeah, okay, whatever you say, Tris." He spits out my name, as if it were poison. We hear a knock and I feel chills go through my spine. What if it's Four? Or worse, what if it's Lauren? What if it's both of them? I watch Al walk to the door.

"NO! Don't open it!"

"It's just my roommate, Zeke" he says with no emotion in his words what so ever. I visibly relax.

"Okay" I say, averting my eyes. I see a boy with caramel skin, brown eyes, and short fluffy brown hair walk in.

"Took you long enou-" he looks at me.

"OOOOH AL BROUGHT HIS GIRLFRIEND" he suddenly yells as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. Al gets mad very fast. I hear him mumble something along the lines of should've been as he walks to the kitchen.

"AND IT'S CONDOM GIRL!"

I stand up so fast I get head rush. I take three strides and I'm in front of Zeke.

"Take it back." I punch him "down there." He's kneeling in front of me holding his area.

"NOW!"

"Ok ahh ok I'm sorry." He gets up wincing. I push him back down to his knees.

"No please I mean it. I didn't even throw them at you I was in class at that time I just heard about it and I'm sorry about what happened to you and I'm sorry I said that I really didn't mean it."

I'm taken back by his honesty. You can tell he's being sincere.

"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have done that" I say with a nervous chuckle.

"I think you're response was pretty normal. I was surprised that a girl could actually make me fall to my knees by hitting me. You've got a good arm" he says whole scratching the back of his neck. The door is still open so I see one girl run into the room followed by two girls and one guy that looks exactly like Zeke. The girl who came in first lunges at me her nails ready to dig into my skin. I'm ready for whatever she has to throw at me. I put my fist up ready. She scratches my arms and I punch her arm and swat at her hands. I see Zeke holding her back. I hear a glass shatter behind me and I remember Al going to the kitchen. He must've dropped the bowl or glass he was carrying. I mean, you don't see you're two friends fighting everyday. I feel him grabbing me by the waist and I start struggling but when I see Four I stop moving completely. And breathing.