Chapter Fourteen
Four's POV
I see Christina shake Tris awake. I've hurt her too many times for her to even look at me. Physically and verbally. Being in the same group doesn't help much. We all file out of the bus.
"Everyone with your group" booms Max.
Everyone scurries to where they're suppose to be except for us. We slowly walk towards one another. A couple people wear scowls (Lynn and Al), some look down (Christina, Will, Marlene), some have no expression on their faces (Shauna, Tris, me), and some wear smirks (Peter, Eric, Lauren.) I already don't like Lauren but I don't get a good vibe of the other two smirking.
"Group one, go and buy your tickets and wait for us at the entrance."
We walk quietly to the line. Tris in front. I inwardly smile. She likes to lead.
"One adult ticket, please."
"Doesn't she mean child" I hear Peter sneer from behind and Eric and Lauren snicker.
She still hears. The lady handing the cards also hears. She bites her lip. Maybe it's to not say anything. She hands Tris her card. She smiles at her as she walks towards Peter. When she stands in front of Peter.
"Wha-"
Even before he could finish she punches him in the throat. He makes a combination of a cough, and choke noise. People around us gasp. But people who saw, like the lady, smirk.
"Mam, we don't like to advise violence. Please try to keep it under control or we will have you removed from the property" she says following protocol but you can hear the smile in her voice. As Tris turns around she winks at her. Peter tries to lunge at her but I stop him with one hand.
"It's not a wise choice to do that" I say with a deadly low voice. He scoffs but turns around, massaging his neck. Al buys his card next. Once he does he walks to Tris and talks to her. I can't hear what they're saying clearly.
"Sorry- last night- friends?" I hear Al say. I see Tris smile.
"Thanks- understanding- good friend- there for me- friends" she says nodding. Then they hug. Again. But I wonder why he's apologizing.
Christina and Will bought their cards so I'll go next. I give her the money.
"There seems to be tension with the girl you like" says the lady, Claire it stays on her badge, while counting the money, not looking up. I redden at the fact that she knew so much by just looking.
"Not a talker" she says while chuckling "That's fine. Just make her have the time of her life. She looks like a keeper" Claire says while winking at me and handing me my change.
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All 5 buses have been cleared out and the whole senior class stands in front of the castle.
Max, since he has the loudest voice, stands in the middle and yells "Shut up." Everyone does.
At 11:30 I expect to see every one of you at this exact same spot. We'll watch the fireworks and then leave. It is now 11. You have about 12 hours to do whatever you want. It's Disney. So have fun" he finishes off with a smile. Nobody moves.
"DISPERSE" he yells.
Our group looks at each other, waiting for someone to speak up.
"Okay, I'm done with this awkwardness" admits Lynn. We're all taken back by her sudden outburst.
"As we all know, we have mistaken Tris for a person who was up to no good. Little did we know our friend Zeke here was nut checked by her and he insulted her very much. So now they're even. Shauna is 'deeply' sorry for attacking you. You and Al are friends forever or something. Christina is keeping you happy. Will is like an older brother. So we're good with those people. Now, you and Four are clearly not in good terms, Peter is more hormonal than a girl on her period and Eric and Lauren are his minions. So Tris, stay away from them and we're all good. Got it?"
Everyone, hesitantly, nods.
"Now, let's go to Space Mountain."
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We're getting on the next car. We fill it up completely. I take this chance and sit next to Tris. Looks like Al was planning to sit here. Too bad. Christina sits with Will, obviously, Lauren with Peter, Al with Eric, Shauna with Zeke, Marlene and Uriah, and Lynn sits alone. She doesn't mind, she doesn't like being too close to people. I start getting a little nervous as we pull the bars down. I hear Christina squeal. My hands shake as I buckle the belt. I see Tris's hands guide mine so I can do it right. I smile at her appreciatively. She smiles tightly back. She still isn't ready to be anything close to friends.
We were caught up that when I look up I feel someone pulling the bar to make sure it's secure. We hear "Have fun guys" and we're off. Anything white is neon. Tris's white tank top is very colorful. Something is flashing to my right. I think it says engage safety panel. Then a bunch of lights come at us to make it look like we're about to launch. The tram lurches forward and we launch into darkness. There's twists, turns, and sudden drops. There's screams, someone swearing, hollers, but most of all, Tris's cries of joy.
I really like this girl.
A flash goes off and I see Tris's hair but then darkness again. After one more drop we eventually go back to where we started. We get off and everyone's hair is a mess. Mostly the girls. For us guys we just run a hand through it and we're good. Christina grabs Tris and Will's hand and drags then to where they, apparently, took pictures of us. In the very back I see Lynn's arms crossed, grinning. In front of her Marlene has her face buried in Uri's shirt and his hands wrapped around her. In front of them is Zeke and Shauna kissing. I swear, they kiss EVERYWHERE. In front of them are me and Tris. She has her hands up in the air, hair flying behind her, smiling so wide you can see her pearl white teeth. Beautiful. I'm looking at her in the picture. In front of us Peter is trying to get Lauren off of him. And in front of them Al is clenching the bars but smiling and Eric has his arms to the side smirking. Always a smirk.
"We. Have. To. Buy. It" Christina says slowly.
"Yeah, we do" says Tris smiling.