The next week went by easier. Sandry actually had friends. They helped her
dodge the press and they did homework together. Some snotty girls tried to
be friends with her, but she stayed away from them.
Sandry made her way to fourth period only to have a guy purposely push her into the wall.
"Get yourself a fucking eye dog." He spat out.
Sandry watched him walk away, feeling her right shoulder complain about the pain.
"Ass." She whispered. She wondered what Tris would do and tried not to laugh; that boy wouldn't have known what hit him.
She walked into her classroom to see a new girl sitting at one of the desks. She had dark skin and her long black hair was braided into tiny braids. She had on baggy jeans and a tight crimson tee on. Sandry walked over to her and sat in the desk next to hers.
"Hello. I am Sandry. What is your name." She asked.
"Daja Kisubo."
"Nice to meet you. I could never figure out the elements of copper. Could you help me?"
Actually Sandry knew the elements, but she needed an icebreaker…and it worked. They chatted away until the bell rang and even more so as they were standing in the lunch line.
Sandry scoped out the lunchroom and finally located the table Briar and Tris were sitting at. As she was leading Daja to them one of the snobs, Liesa, stood up and blocked them.
"Who's this? They just let anybody in here don't they?" Liesa commented.
"It is a public school. They let every kinds people in." Sandry replied smoothly.
"If that's a person, then I am a cat."
Sandry picked up her milk carton and shoved it in her face.
"Start lapping kitty."
With that Sandry went over to Briar's table and sat down with Daja.
"Great! Now I don't have anything to drink!"
The table erupted with laughter.
~~~
After school the four students started walking home. The press had finally gotten a clue and gave up.
"So what is you favorite class so far?" Briar asked Daja."
"The metals class. Mr. Frostpine is nice." She replied.
"I like Plant Science."
"Rosethorn is mean!" Sandry exclaimed.
"Once you get to know her, she gets nicer." He said.
"Whatever. I like Creative Sewing."
"AP Physics is my favorite. Mr. Goldeye is a great teacher." Tris commented.
"I have that next semester." Sandry pointed out.
They kept talking for a while, but then suddenly they all stopped. They all had a funny feeling. That was when the ground started to shake. Before they all could react, it left as quick as it came. It took all of them a while to recover, but they regained control and continued to walk home in silence. After Tris and Daja stopped at their house, Briar and Sandry slowed down their pace.
"Do you miss them?' She asked quietly.
"Who?" He asked.
"Your parents."
"Sometimes."
"I can't stop thinking about it…about them…about their deaths. I watched them die. I saw them there, motionless, lifeless."
"You'll get over it in time, but the first step is to stop mourning. Would they really want you this sad?"
Sandry looked down at her black clothes.
"You're right. You're always right."
"I love me."
She play punched him and the mood shifted. Now, they didn't know it yet, but they were falling in love.
Sandry made her way to fourth period only to have a guy purposely push her into the wall.
"Get yourself a fucking eye dog." He spat out.
Sandry watched him walk away, feeling her right shoulder complain about the pain.
"Ass." She whispered. She wondered what Tris would do and tried not to laugh; that boy wouldn't have known what hit him.
She walked into her classroom to see a new girl sitting at one of the desks. She had dark skin and her long black hair was braided into tiny braids. She had on baggy jeans and a tight crimson tee on. Sandry walked over to her and sat in the desk next to hers.
"Hello. I am Sandry. What is your name." She asked.
"Daja Kisubo."
"Nice to meet you. I could never figure out the elements of copper. Could you help me?"
Actually Sandry knew the elements, but she needed an icebreaker…and it worked. They chatted away until the bell rang and even more so as they were standing in the lunch line.
Sandry scoped out the lunchroom and finally located the table Briar and Tris were sitting at. As she was leading Daja to them one of the snobs, Liesa, stood up and blocked them.
"Who's this? They just let anybody in here don't they?" Liesa commented.
"It is a public school. They let every kinds people in." Sandry replied smoothly.
"If that's a person, then I am a cat."
Sandry picked up her milk carton and shoved it in her face.
"Start lapping kitty."
With that Sandry went over to Briar's table and sat down with Daja.
"Great! Now I don't have anything to drink!"
The table erupted with laughter.
~~~
After school the four students started walking home. The press had finally gotten a clue and gave up.
"So what is you favorite class so far?" Briar asked Daja."
"The metals class. Mr. Frostpine is nice." She replied.
"I like Plant Science."
"Rosethorn is mean!" Sandry exclaimed.
"Once you get to know her, she gets nicer." He said.
"Whatever. I like Creative Sewing."
"AP Physics is my favorite. Mr. Goldeye is a great teacher." Tris commented.
"I have that next semester." Sandry pointed out.
They kept talking for a while, but then suddenly they all stopped. They all had a funny feeling. That was when the ground started to shake. Before they all could react, it left as quick as it came. It took all of them a while to recover, but they regained control and continued to walk home in silence. After Tris and Daja stopped at their house, Briar and Sandry slowed down their pace.
"Do you miss them?' She asked quietly.
"Who?" He asked.
"Your parents."
"Sometimes."
"I can't stop thinking about it…about them…about their deaths. I watched them die. I saw them there, motionless, lifeless."
"You'll get over it in time, but the first step is to stop mourning. Would they really want you this sad?"
Sandry looked down at her black clothes.
"You're right. You're always right."
"I love me."
She play punched him and the mood shifted. Now, they didn't know it yet, but they were falling in love.
