The next day was pretty good.
There were pancakes and sausage for breakfast, dauntless cake and a salad for lunch (Uriah refused to eat the salad), and pizza and pumpkin pie for dinner and dessert, followed by a nice evening out with Tobias, and we studied history. We came up with a math code for ourselves, since chemistry and math were our best and most favorite subjects.
"This park is roughly 87 large chemicals long." I said, taking it all in. "And 174 small chemicals long."
"And... what about medium chemicals?" Tobias quizzed me.
"That's a trick question!" I shook my head. "There are no medium chemicals... but if there were, it would be roughly 116 chemicals long."
Tobias applauded. "Well done! That, my friend, will get you an A. Now, when did George Washington..." And so we went on. My grades sped up from B's and C's to A's and AA's.
And that's when the new girl came.
Her name was Bianca Hershey. She arrived two months later than the school started, but there was room for her. She shared a room with Shauna... which was okay, because Shauna was probably going to move in with Lynn her sister, who's roommate, Brooke, had already left for high school. In fact, Shauna moved the very next day, leaving Bianca with a room all to herself.
(The next day) "Okay, class." Eric started. "We have a new student, Bianca, age fourteen. She will be with us until the end of this year, when she goes to high school. Make her feel welcome." Then he went on with the lesson.
It was basically the same introduction of every class. Bianca sat out the fighting and just watched, texting somebody. Unlike when someone else was texting, Eric ignored her. Maybe because she was the new girl.
At lunch, Bianca didn't have a table. Like the soft spot I was, I allowed to sit on the other side of Tobias. She promptly began giving him "eyes". Only then did I remember than Tobias was fourteen and leaving next year for high school. I began to think about what it would be like without him, then gave up.
"Hi guys, I'm Bianca." She said. "Who are you?"
"Alright people, name and age." Uriah said. "I'll start."
"I'm Uriah, 13." "I'm Zeke, Uriah's brother, age 14." "I'm Shauna, age 14." "I'm Lynn, Shauna's sister, age fourteen. We're twins." "I'm Will, 14." "I'm Christina, 13." "I'm Tobias, 14." "Thirteen. I'm Marlene, Uriah's girlfriend."
We all stared at her. Uriah nodded at her and continued eating. We went on with the introductions.
"I'm Lauren, turned 15 last week." Oh right I had forgotten, we celebrated her birthday last week with a giant cupcake. It was huge. "I'm Tris, thirteen." I finished. Bianca waved at us and took a bite of her Dauntless Cake - then dug in. I saw Tobias looking at her intently, and then looked at me and whispered in my ear "she likes me. Help!"
"So, Bianca." I said. "Tobias and I are dating. Anyone else dating?"
Bianca looked a bit crestfallen, but still determined to get Tobias. I sighed - this would be an interesting adventure.
"Shauna is going on a date with me tomorrow." Zeke announced, catching on. Bianca looked hungry for any male. Shauna started to protest, but then she caught on also. She nodded and clutched his arm, whispering something in his ear. His eyes widened and he nearly fell off his chair.
As he climbed up, we laughed at him. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Bianca doing something on Tumblr.
What was it?