Chapter 2
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Tris POV
Laying in my bed I toss and turn to my side, I open my eyes and look at the clock on the bedside table; 10 AM, well that's not too horrible considering I couldn't fall asleep until two.
I slowly get up and make my way into the kitchen. Tori was sitting at the counter reading the newspaper, when I shuffle in, she turns around, looks at me and smiles.
"Morning sleepy head" she says laughing. I chuckle and sit myself on one of the stools putting my head on my arms.
"Morning Tori" I say
"Do you want any breakfast?" She asks I nod starting to get up from my chair. I stop mid-step not knowing where to go.
"Cereal?" I ask turning around to look at her, she points to a cupboard to the right then, she points to the left for the bowls and spoons. I begin eating my cereal once I sit back down on the stool.
"So you ready to go supply shopping for school," Tori asked.
"I guess" I reply, looking at her shrugging.
"Come on Tris, I'll show you around. It'll be fun." She says shoving her against mine.
"Alright Tori, I'll go take a shower and get ready" I say, finishing my bowl of cereal grabbing some fruit and leaving toward my room.
"So what else do you need?" Tori asked me while we were shopping in a supply store.
"Um, some pens and pencils and I think I'm good" I say looking at her.
"Great, let's get those and…" she starts to say but her phone starts to ring. She looks at the caller ID and turns to look at me.
"Tris, give me second I need to take this call." I nod and she moves away while I go towards the pens and pencils aisle. Once there, I notice the sketchbooks I pick one up and look through it, it was perfect for drawing. I loved to draw, but I was also big into sports especially basketball, maybe I could try out for the team at the new school.
I started thinking about when I used to play at my old school; my mom would always come watch me play and she supported me a lot. It hurt just thinking about it, I stopped playing when she died because it just wasn't the same and it was like my body froze and I couldn't play anymore. I doubt I would even be able to get on the team; I was barely in shape anymore especially my shoulder because of the fight.
"Tris!" Tori says snapping her finger in front of my face, I look at her and shake out of my daze.
"Are you ok?" She asks. I nod my head.
"Yeah, sorry I was just thinking about stuff." I reply.
"Do you want to get a sketchbook, you used to love to draw when you were a kid?" She said.
"I don't know it's just so different now. I don't have any inspiration," I say
"Come on, let's get it anyway. If you have inspiration you can use it." She says.
"There's no arguing with you Tori," I say laughing.
"Come on let's go," she says heading towards the cash to pay for all the stuff.
"So, who was on the phone?" I ask once we are heading to the car with the bags.
"Just someone…" She says looking away and unlocking the car, I don't push it further. Her phone rings again, I look at her and raise my eyebrows.
"Answer it," I say laughing and taking a seat up front.
"Hello" she says and I tune out the rest. She gets back in the car, behind the wheel and turns to the side to look at me.
"Don't hate me, but we have to stop at the café before heading home" She says, biting her lower lip. I laugh at her and shake my head.
"Tori it's fine, I've been wanting to go see it anyway" I reply.
"Thanks" She says and we head to the café.
Once we arrive, we get out of the car and I look at the restaurant. I stand on the sidewalk, cross my arms and stand in awe.
"Wow Tori, this looks so much like the place my mom used to have," I say looking at her standing beside me.
"Well she was my inspiration. Now come look inside it's even better." She says, I nod and follow her inside.
"It looks great Tori" I say, there's a place with tables where students can study, which some of them are right now even on an early Saturday afternoon. There are also small tables where people can enjoy their meal or drink them, there's the lounge area.
"Hi Tori!" someone calls to her almost as soon as we get in.
"Hi Marlene. Tris this is Marlene – Marlene, this is my friend Tris" Tori introduces us. I shake the girl's hand once she steps around the counter.
"Great! We finally get to meet you, Tori is always talking about you. We were so excited to meet you," She says.
"We?" I turn to Tori. She shrugs.
"So I talk about you to some people, sue me." She says. I laugh and turn back to Marlene.
"Thanks, I hope she didn't say bad or embarrassing things about me" I say.
"Don't worry all good things… The others should be here soon, maybe you'll get to meet them," She says returning to the counter and gesturing to Tori to follow her.
"You go ahead, I'll just sit in the corner and draw," I tell her.
I sit in one of the lounge chairs, facing the window and take out my sketchpad when I feel my phone buzz. I take it out and look at the caller ID it was Caleb.
~Beatrice, please answer me. I'm sorry.
~ Leave me alone Caleb. I don't care.
I reply, it wasn't necessarily the truth but I was still mad at him for the way he acted when my parents died, after Molly beat me up and not caring when I got here. I barely started sketching what I saw looking outside the big windows when I hear a bunch of kids coming in, they waved at Marlene; those are probably the other people she was talking about earlier.
"Hey Tris!" I hear Tori shout at me, I turn around in my seat and look at her waving me over.
"Yeah Tori?" I ask once I walk up to her.
"Guys this is Tris. Tris this is Will, Christina, Shauna, Uriah, Al, Lynn and Lauren" She motions to each person. I nod my head, my cheeks flushing a little at all the attention.
"Hi" they all say smiling. One of the girls I think Christina is her name comes up to me and looks me up and down.
"Is you're name Beatrice Prior?" She asked me.
"Yeah… do I know you?" I ask her, raising my eyebrows.
"Wow you don't remember me do you? We used to live close to each other when we were kids before I moved to Chicago" She said.
"Christina?" I ask and she nods.
"Oh My God – I didn't even recognize you" I reply, she puts her arms around me. I go a little stiff because I'm not used to contact, she was like that as a kid too. We start laughing and everyone else looks at us like we're really weird.
"We used to be best friends when we were kids" She says to everybody, slinging her arm around my shoulder.
"Well this is great! You already have a friend in Chicago Tris" Tori says. I smile at her a little embarrassed by her statement. Once we're done the introductions, I go back to sit in the corner and the others follow me there.
"So Tris what are you're interests?" that Will kid asks me.
"Um… I used to play basketball a lot I also like to. That's pretty much the mystery that is Tris Prior," I say and they all laugh.
"Didn't Christina say that you're name was Beatrice Prior?" Uriah asked.
"Yeah, but just call me Tris I like it better" I reply, the only people who call me Beatrice are my parents and my brother.
"Alright, Tris then..." he replies.
"Hey Uriah, where are Zeke and Four?" Marlene asks sitting in his lap, obviously they are a couple by the way he puts his arms around her waist.
"I don't know they should be here by now," he says. I feel my phone buzz for a long period meaning that I'm getting a call. I take it out of my pocket and look at the caller ID; obviously he won't leave me alone until I talk to him.
"Sorry guys, I need to take this call," I say getting up and moving a little away from the group.
"Hey Caleb, what do you want?" I say a little harshly, making my way toward the window and looking out onto the street.
"Beatrice, please hear me out. I'm sorry ok? I'm sorry that I was mean and not asking about you when you moved to Chicago and in general about the way that I was when they died" I don't say anything in reply but I feel a small tear roll down my cheek and I wipe it away furiously knowing that the others are watching me.
"Beatrice, please forgive me. I promise I'll call you once a day if you want and come visit you and Tori every holiday. I won't abandon you again." He says.
"What about Susan?" I ask him, Susan being his girlfriend.
"Either she'll come with me or she'll stay with her family. She'll probably stay with her family you know she loves to be with them on holidays". I let out a small laugh.
"Right… Well I'll think about it," I say, shifting my feet.
"Well maybe you'll change you're mind when you look out the window" he says. I scrunch my eyebrows confused.
"Caleb, what are you talking about?" I say as I look out the window, I see him across the street and waving at me, I smile and start to make my way outside. As I walk out the front door, I slam into someone.
"Ow" I mutter.
"Watch where you're…" The guy says but stops once our eyes meet. His eyes are the most beautiful blue I've ever seen.
"Do I know you?" He asks after a few seconds of us staring at each other.
"I doubt it, I just moved here," I tell him, but I have a feeling that I know him somehow.
"Hey, Four come on man the others are waiting for us!" says another guy entering the restaurant. We look at each other for a couple seconds longer and then we both turn around and leave in opposite directions.
Four POV
As I walk up the street with Zeke to join the others at Tori's place, I keep thinking that I hope to meet her friend soon from what she's told us, she seems nice. Once we get close to the door I look at Zeke who's telling me something when I feel someone slam into me. I put my hands on the person's arms to stop us from falling.
"Watch where you're…" I was about to say harshly when I see her face and her eyes and I am stunned into silence. She wasn't the prettiest girl I've ever seen but her eyes were the best looking color I've seen and she immediately infatuated me. But somehow, I was sure I saw her before but I didn't remember where.
"Do I know you?" I ask her.
"I doubt it, I just moved here," She tells me. Maybe it wasn't her.
"Hey Four, come on man the others a waiting for us!" Zeke says but I barely acknowledge him. I look at her dead in the eyes for a little while longer and finally we both part ways. Hopefully I will see her at school on Monday. Once I get in the restaurant and acknowledge everyone, I stand by the windows and look at her, probably looking like a stalker but I can't help it. My spirits are crushed when I see her hugging some guy that came from across the street… probably her boyfriend.
I turn around and go to the counter to order something.
Tris POV
"Caleb! What are you doing here?" I ask him once he's crossed the street.
"Well I don't want my baby sister mad at me" he said.
"Hey just because you got accepted into college before even finishing high school like every one else doesn't mean I'm your baby sister were only a couple months apart" I say putting my hands on my hips but smiling at him.
"I missed you," he said.
"Me too big brother" I say pulling him into a hug.
We head back in the restaurant arm in arm and go to the counter to find Tori.
"Hey Marlene, where's Tori?" I ask her.
"She's just in the back, she should be back any minute?" She replies, just as she says that Tori came out from the back.
"Caleb!" She runs around the counter and pulls him into a hug. While they're hugging, I turn to my left and look at the other person standing at the counter, the guy that I ran into earlier and he was staring at me. I blush, and turn back to my brother.
"Hey Tori, thanks for the tip on where to find Beatrice" Caleb tells her.
"Hold it, what do you mean thanks for the tip?" I ask them, they look at each other smirking.
"He was the call this morning wasn't he?" I ask her.
"Yes he was, it was a clever plan really. Don't you think Caleb?" She asked him, he laughed and put his arm around my shoulders, I punch him slightly on the ribs and he cowers back rubbing his side.
"That's what happens when you mess with me Caleb." I say, laughing.
"Listen Tori, were going to hang out at the park I'll see you later. Caleb I'll meet you outside." I tell him, before going to retrieve my stuff from the corner I was sitting in earlier.
I grab my sketchpad and my bag from the chair and look back at the rest of the group and realise they are staring at me.
"Where are you going Tris?" Christina asks me
"To the park with Caleb" I reply smiling.
"Who's Caleb?" Al asks.
"My brother" I reply pointing outside the window. They all look at him and I laugh as I see him shrugging wondering why everyone is looking in his direction.
"I'll see you guys on Monday I guess." I tell them starting to turn around to leave, when I bump into someone again.
"Geez Four watch where you're going?" Lauren says teasingly. I look to see the guy I bumped into earlier.
"Four, this is Tris. Tori's friend." Christina says smiling weirdly at us. I look up at him, he puts out his hand and I shake it. Immediately, I feel a spark in my hand, electricity coursing through me as I look into his eyes. Then, I hear someone clear their throat and I realize that we've been shaking hands too long. I whip my hand away.
"Sorry I keep running into you today" I say lamely.
"Yeah… You should pay a little more attention to where you go," he says a little harshly.
"Right" I reply looking away.
"By the way, I'm Zeke Uriah's brother. It's nice to meet you. Tori talks about you a lot" says the guy besides Four. I shake his hand.
"So I've been told," I reply laughing.
"I have to go. See you guys around. Bye Christina nice seeing you again" I wave at her and leave. Rushing outside to meet my brother, once I get behind him I jump onto his back.
"Hey!" He says almost falling over I laugh and we make our way to the park.
Four POV
I watched as she left and how she jumped onto that guy's back, they were laughing and making their way down the street. For some odd reason I was feeling jealous. I'm sure I've seen that girl before but I can't remember where, she probably doesn't even feel anything when she sees me and now I've been really harsh with her. All I can remember though is how electric her touch felt on my hand.
"Hey Christina, how do you know Tris?" Zeke asked her and I immediately tuned in to the conversation.
"We used to be best friends when we were kids before I moved here" she replies.
"What's her full name?" Uriah asks.
"Beatrice Prior" She replies. Then it clicks, she visited several summers ago and we used to hang out because Tori babysat me while my dad was working. We were great friends but never got the chance to stay in touch. We even had crushes on each other, at least I did. She probably doesn't remember me and now she has a boyfriend.
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