Chapter 4 :
Monday
Tris POV
The alarm rings and I get up to get ready to school. I run to the bathroom to pick Uriah's turn and when I'm under the shower I hear him yell that he is going to be late because of me and that I better prepare the best breakfast ever to make him forgive me. He is really ready to everything for food ..
I laugh soundly to bother him and it works ! I can be such a devil sometimes ! After my shower, I get ready in my room. Then I prepare breakfast for everyone including myself because I know that I'll need strength today. I'm kind of anticipating to see Al. The four of us eat breakfast and go to school. Uri decided to go in Four's car to I quote 'investigate'. When we arrive at school I see Al waiting for me at the door. GREAT ! I go in his direction. You could think I'm crazy but well, first I don't really have a choice because he is at the door and I have to go to school, secondly I don't think that he will hurt me and finally I can defend myself and if I fell on the battlefield my brothers would finish the job for me and take me to the doctor if needed so I know I don't risk that much.
As soon as Al sees me he starts yelling that I'm a bitch and that I broke his hurt and many things like that. I look at him in the eyes and tell him : 'Al, you kissed me, went out of my house and then consider that we were a couple without even asking for my opinion. So now I'm asking you Al, what did you want me to do ?' Al looks at me and says 'Maybe tell me right away, not doing like nothing happened, not answer my text or anything.' I answer ' Well, I'm sorry Al but you surprised me and I didn't want to hurt you so I needed time to think about the best way to tell you even if in the end I hurt you anyway and for that I'm sorry believe me.' Al says ' yeah and let me guess you didn't think alone did you ? You needed to tell your brothers and even maybe Four or Christina ! Tell me that it wasn't to humiliate me huh? ' I answer ' You know Al even if I didn't tell them … have you seen the crowd around us now ? That is you achievement because we could have solve our problem in private but you had to wait for me at the entrance of the school to make a show so do not include my family or anyone I love in the problem we got. It's between you and me that's all do you understand me ?' Now I think I understand better Al's personality. He is all about the show, the popularity and everything like that … He probably didn't even like me he just liked the fact that my brother is the co-captain of the football team… After realizing that I become tired to speak with Al. He is not the type of person I want to be friend with anymore so I tell him 'Now if you'll excuse me I got better things to do than gratifying your ego so bye' that is when everything degenerate.
Al catches my arm and says 'I am not done talking so you stay right here' I prepare myself to free myself but I don't even have the time because Four and Zeke have jumped on Al and are telling him to apologize to me. The situation is clearly humiliating for Al. I'm angry with Four and Zeke, they knew I wanted it to be nice and deal with it myself but they couldn't stay away could they ? Now I appear as a weak girl who needs her big brother and her big brother's friend to defend herself. GREAT ! I run up to class and Uri follow me. He knows why I'm angry. I'll never talk to Zeke or Four again ! They are sexist and don't respect me or my wishes so they don't deserve my time. The bell rings and the class fills. Uri and I spend the hour talking about the event of the morning. Uri tells me that he is only at the beginning of his investigation but on the car this morning Four almost told him that he loves me. I can't believe it and I know Uri is just trying to make me feel better. The morning go by and my friends and I avoid Four and Zeke. At lunch Uri tells me that he is going to explain my claims to the other team. That makes me laugh but I let him anyway I mean Zeke is Uriah's brother too and I can't ask Uri to chose between him and I. That wouldn't be fair. Of course I'm asking for Uri support but it's only a psychological one I won't ask him to let Zeke down or anything.
The end of the day go pretty uneventful and I go home by the bus to avoid Zeke. Once I'm home I see that he is waiting for me. He tells me to go sit on the couch and tells me that ' you know that you are my baby sister right ?' 'Yeah, yeah I know' 'I'm sorry if you felt like I wasn't respecting your wishes or if you felt like I act all macho. It's just the first time since we teach you how to fight that someone touch you in a way who asks for conflict and I just couldn't keep it together I'm sorry.' I think about it a little and realize that it's the first year that Zeke and I really live together for a long time because of our aunt and the boarding school so I look at him smiling and hug him. I say ' I love you big bro but you have to learn to keep it down … How will you react when I'll have a boyfriend ?' Zeke answer chuckling ' Well, I don't know but let's not find out okay?' ' No Zeke I'm serious you have to let me be. Pleaseee' 'Ok, ok I'll do my best but do not count on me to play at the PS3 with him from the beginning ok ?' Zeke says. I laugh and say ' Knowing that you'll try is all I need to know Zeke! I love you, you know?' Of course I know, I love you too Trissy' I smile, my brothers are the only one I let call me Trissy.
I go to prepare dinner. We eat all together talking and laughing like the day didn't happened. After dinner my brothers clean the plates and I go set everything in place to work on the art project with Uri. We are almost done and it's only due in a week so we'll work a bit on it and then do our homework. We talk while working and it's be our twin time today because it's been a long day already and we are both tired.
Thursday
I wake up in the morning in Uri's bed. We must have fall asleep talking. Uriah was trying to convince me to talk to Four. He told me that Four missed me. I don't know what to think about it. We get ready, have breakfast and leave to go to school.
The morning goes uneventful. I'm still angry with Four so I'm still avoiding him. I beginning to be good at that game. When I'm about to enter the cafeteria Four appeared from nowhere, grabs my arm and leads me to a corner isolated. There is no one around us. No one to save me. Four start talking 'look Tris, I sorry. I didn't meant to hurt you' I answer 'well maybe you could have thought about it before don't you think ? ' 'Listen, I'm sorry when I saw him touch you I lost my temper' 'You still don't think I can take care of myself do you?' I say beginning to feel angry again. 'It not that … You don't get it do you ?' Now, I'm confused 'Get what Four ?' He doesn't answer, he gets closer to me and kiss me. At first I'm taken aback but as soon as I realize what is happening to me I answer the kiss. We move apart to catch our breath. I tell him 'we need to talk, come home tonight text me when you are there. I'll open the door for you' . After saying I run to the cafeteria to join my friend who probably wonder where I am. When arrive at the table I ask to Uri to come with me so fast that nobody can ask me where I was. At the moment where we leave the cafeteria we cross way with Four, our eyes lock for a sec, he seems confused but says nothing and move toward the group we just left. As soon as Uri and I are alone I tell him about what happened and he cheers. I ask him what to do and tell him that Four is going to come tonight to talk. He tells me that now Four probably think that I feel nothing and that I should text him now saying that he doesn't have to worry that I want the same things as him but that we need to talk because I don't want Zeke to kill him. So that's was I do. He answer 'Thanks god I thought that you just run away from me. See you tonight. around 5.30?' I answer 'perfect'.
The rest of the day goes uneventful and soon it's time for Four to arrive. I wait for his text and I get it I open the door and leads him to my room . That's the only place where we can be sure that Zeke won't come, even if Uriah is helping us by occupying Zeke I don't want to take risks. I explain to Four that for now I would prefer that Zeke don't know about us until we are sure that it's serious etc. Four and I spend some time kissing, cuddling and talking. Then it's time for Four to leave and for me to prepare dinner. I eat dinner with my brothers and after I go to my room to do my home work. Uriah come to my room and sits on my bed to talk about what he missed between Four and I. I tell him everything of course and we fall asleep in my bed that night.
Friday
The day goes as usual until I try to sneak out to steal a kiss to my new boyfriend. I heard some voices yelling. I come closer and see that Al and Four are arguing. I stay aback at first to heard what they are arguing about and discover that it is about me. Al is telling to Four to stay away from me because I'll come back to him and some other bull shit of that kind. I intervene. I separate them and tell Al 'Listen, I was trying to be nice until now but stay away from me and from my friend. I don't like you and you're not a friend to me anymore. I despise you and how you think. Now leave and leave us alone you asshole'
I turn to Four and we kiss briefly. He tells me 'didn't know you had it in you Tris.' We laugh and then he adds ' you know my father leaves in a business trip on Monday morning and only comes back on Tuesday afternoon so I thought you might tell to Zeke that you go at Chris's and we could spend time together as a real couple for once. What do you think ?' I answer ' I would love it. Let me see with Chris and I'll text you ok ?' 'Yeah perfect.' I take Chris alone to ask her to cover me she agree. Then I talk to Uri and tell him everything he is very happy for me. Finally I tell Zeke that I'll spend Monday night at Chris and he says it's fine so I text Four 'Every things settle for Monday can't wait XXX' he answers 'me neither see you xxx'
Monday's night around 8 P.M
I arrive at Four's and he has already cooked dinner for us . There is some lasagnas and some salad. We eat together and enjoy our time as a real couple. He cooked so I clean. After I'm done i join him in his room and we lie on his bed. We kiss a lot but we talk also. At some point Four looks at me in the eyes and tells me ' You know Tris I don't want you to call me Four anymore when we're alone because I love you so call me Tobias.' Did he just says that he loves like it was nothing ? I answer ' I love you too Tobias, I going to talk about us to Zeke tomorrow after going back to school' he says 'really ? I couldn't be happier. honestly I love you and all but I was a bit tired to be in your closet'. We fall asleep in the arms of each other.
Tuesday after school
I close the door after coming back to school and tell Zeke ' can we talk please ? I got something to tell you ?' We sit in front of each other in the living room and I say ' Zeke, I got a boyfriend.' he answer agitated 'Who ? Do I know him ?' I answer ' Yeah, you know him. It's Four.' I'm terrified by my brother's reaction.
Zeke stand's and says 'Are you telling me that my best friend is your boyfriend ?' I answer timidly 'Yes but you promised to try' He answers yelling ' Yes but that was before knowing it was my best friend !' He goes to the door to leave and I try to stop him. He tells me that he just wants to have an explanation with Four. He leaves and I run to my room to try to see what's happening because Four leaves two houses down the street. I can't see or heard anything so I go to Uri's room to calm myself and wait for Zeke's return.