I'm so sorry for the wait but I got writers block. I think I try to make chapters that are too long so I will make smaller ones but update more often. I'll most likely update again in the next couple of days.
And oh yeah… I don't own anything.
Tris POV
"So how long are you staying for?" I ask Caleb who's sitting on the swing next to mine.
"Till Sunday morning. I know it's short but I just wanted to come see you and apologize because we both know how we get when we fight. We're miserable to everyone around us" he says. We both start laughing at his comment.
"Well… I'm glad you came even if it's just for a short time."
Once were done in the park, we make our way back to Tori's house. We have a nice dinner and too soon it's time to go to bed.
"Ill come back and visit you guys at thanksgiving and Christmas ok?" he says. I nod and pull him into a hug. Were at the airport and he's almost ready to leave.
"See you" I tell him
"Bye Beatrice, be careful" he says
"You too" I wave one last time and then head out the doors.
Once I'm back at Tori's, I go in the garage to look at some of my parent's boxes. Looking through them, I found my basketball that my mom bought me a couple years ago. Top of the line ball for a top of the line player she had told me. I smile a little at the memory, I grab my ball head to my room, and change into shorts and a t-shirt, put a vest on top and head to the front door.
"Hey Tori…" I say as I start putting my sneakers on.
"Yeah Tris ? " she replies from the kitchen.
"I'm going to the park, I'll be back later." I tell her, my hand on the doorknob.
"Ok be back for dinner," she says.
"I will"
I make my way to the nearby park at the end of the street, dribbling my ball beside me while listening to my music. Once I get there I see that I'm alone in the park and the basketball court is free. I set my ball on the ground and sit on top of it resting my elbows on my knees looking or more like glaring at the net. I haven't played since my parents died and since my attack which has been a little over a month. My shoulder is still sore when I run too hard sometimes but I do some physical therapy to help it. I haven't even tried throwing a ball since then. I sigh and get up slowly, I grab the ball and start dribbling beside me; I put my arms up and throw the ball once and completely miss the net.
"Dammit" I say, clutching my shoulder. It didn't hurt to bad but enough for me to groan in pain. I stretch out my arms and start to rotate my arm to loosen up my shoulder. I get my ball, head to the other side of the court and start dribbling my way over, stop and shoot the ball. Swish, right through the net, I smile, close my eyes and look at the sky thinking about my mom.
"Tris?" I whip around and see Four making his way to the court with a ball in his hands.
"Hey Four, what are you doing here?" I ask grabbing my ball from the ground.
"I always come here on Sundays. What are you doing here?" he asks a smile playing at his lips.
"Trying to play again" I say silently.
"What do you mean again?" he asks.
"I just stopped for a while..." I said looking away. He walks closer to me and I look up at him, those eyes… I swear I've seen them before, I just can't remember where.
"From what I remember, you were a pretty good basketball player" He says. It takes a minute for what he said to sink in.
"What do you mean from what you remember?" I ask him. He smiles sadly.
"You have no idea who I am do you?" He says, looking away.
"Have we met before?" I ask him, racking my brain, thinking about those blue eyes. Honestly, everything before my parents dying is a little fuzzy right now.
"Picture this, we saw each other on summer's at Tori's house because she used to babysit me all the time while my dad was working. We would play basketball together and play together most of the time" he said. I thought about it for a minute and then gasped at him, my eyes wide with shock.
"Tobias?" I whisper. He smiles happily and nods his head, I smile and throw my arms around his neck and he presses his hands on the small of my back hugging me close. I stiffen suddenly realizing what I did. Blushing I bring my arms down by my side and look away. I don't know why it was weird; we used to be inseparable during summers when I would visit Tori.
"Sorry" I say.
"What for?" He asks laughing; I look at him and start laughing to.
"Wow I can't believe I didn't put it together before" I say.
"Me too Beatrice, I had to hear your full name before I even made the connection" He says looking at me straight in the eyes. I cringe at the use of my full name.
"What?" he says after noticing my expression.
"I go by Tris now Four" I say, raising an eyebrow at his nickname.
"Don't call me Four" He says.
"What do I call you then?" I reply.
"Tobias, I like hearing my name again" He says smiling at me.
"About that Tobias, why does everyone call you Four?" I ask.
"Ah… that's a long story, how about we sit down and I can tell you about it" he says. I nod and we head to the grass and sit down.
"So… Four?" I ask raising an eyebrow, he laughs.
"Right, you remember my dad?" I nod the mayor. He was a terrifying man and he always seemed so fake to me.
"Is he still the mayor?" I ask
"Yeah… Well I didn't want everyone to know I was his son and treat me differently. I got the nickname Four from basketball actually, it was my jersey number and I'm pretty good so it stuck"
"From what I remember, you were always pretty good" I reply smiling about using his earlier line, he laughs and I join in.
"So what about you? I know why you're living with Tori but what happened to basketball?" He asks. I look away afraid of discussing this subject, but Molly is far away and telling him at least part of the story wouldn't be too bad.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to?" He says, I look into his eyes and get lost in them.
"Um… It's ok." I hesitate for a moment.
"I got into a fight not long after my parents died and my shoulder got injured. I stopped playing for a while and now I sort of suck." I say neglecting certain aspects of the story.
"Oh, well how about I help you get back into shape? Tryouts for the girls basketball team at school are in a couple weeks we could get you ready for them if you want." He says and I smile at him.
"Sure, thanks Tobias" I say. He puts his arm around my shoulders, pulls me toward him and squeezes my shoulder.
"But we can start tomorrow. Today I catch up with my best friend" he says and I smile.
"Best friend?" I ask.
"Oh come on, we were inseparable when were kids. Except for Zeke you're really the only other friend I've had" He says.
"What about all the others at Tori's yesterday?" I ask confused.
"I'm only really friends with Zeke, Shauna and Lauren but she has this massive crush on me but I'm really not interested so everything is a little weird with us" He says.
She's not the only one with a crush, I had this massive crush on him when I was a kid and I was devastated when we didn't go to Tori's for two summers in a row. He probably wouldn't even consider going out with me though; I look like a child compared to other girls my age. After talking for a little while, I decide its probably time to head back at Tori's.
"Alright then best friend, I should head back to Tori's house before she gets too worried about me." I tell him getting up and dusting dirt of my shorts.
"I'll walk you home" he says putting an arm around my shoulder.
"Ok" I say leaning into him smiling. As we were walking back, we started talking about the fun we had when we were kids. The games we used to play, the movies and music we listened to.
"So do you want to walk together to school tomorrow?" He asks once we're on the doorstep to Tori's house.
"Is my house close to yours?" I ask. He points at a house at the end of the street.
"You see that house over there, that's were I live" He says.
"Great we'll get to see each other often" I say.
"Right. I'll see you tomorrow morning at 8 Tris" He says smiling and pulling me into a hug.
"Bye Tobias" I say smiling and getting into the house. It's like nothing's changed between us and it's a great feeling knowing I have two good friends here already, assuming that Christina still wants to be friends.
"So how was the park and basketball?" Tori asks; I turn my head and look at her in the living room.
"The park was great basketball however, was a little difficult" I say plopping myself down next to her on the couch.
"What happened?" She asks concern written on her face.
"I just couldn't shoot anywhere near the net the first time after that I made a great basket but I felt my shoulder throbbing a little. I just don't know if I'll ever be able to play again and it sucks" I say trying no to cry and be a weak little girl.
"Tris… You'll get it back, I'm not even worried but we should take some physical therapy sessions to try and strengthen your shoulder again. And I swear if I ever come across the girl that did this to you I'll beat the living daylights out of her" she says. I laugh a little.
"Well let's hope we never have to see her again. As for physical therapy maybe it's a good idea" I reply. She nods.
"I'll make an appointment tomorrow morning. Want some dinner?" She asks, I nod and she goes into the kitchen.
Tobias POV
I walk back to my house a smile on my face thinking about Tris and how we haven't lost our friendship even though we haven't seen each other in a while. She was the bright spot during my summers and made me forget all the horrible stuff my dad did to me. I can't help but feel excited till I see her again and how I felt when we hugged its like electricity was coursing through me. I wish we could be more that just friends I always had a crush on her when we were kids but she probably doesn't even feel the same way about me.