*Same thing in Tris POV starting from after talent show*
Tris POV
It is just after the talent show and both Tobias and I did great! He sang so well, it almost made me cry!
Now we are walking to get dinner since we both have really big news. I feel both of us trembling and neither of us are saying a word.
I finally can't stand it and say, "Look it's clear we are both super nervous because neither of us is talking, so let's just count to 3 and both say our news out loud at the same time."
He nods.
"1" I say calmly with my eyes closed.
"2" he says shaking and I grab his hand to steady him.
The second I say 3 I say, "I am in love with you."
I smile. But then I hear that he said, "We can't be best friends, we'll just have to try and ignore each other."
What? A tear drips out of my eye then another, then another soon I am sobbing.
I turn and run even though he will catch me. He doesn't though he just stands there in a daze. Where do I go?
Um... A best friends house, right I would go to his house. I know. I'll go to Chris' house.
I can't keep the tears from pouring out, I can't believe he would ever say something like that to me! I run to Christina's and rapidly knock on her door.
When she sees me she doesn't even ask what happened she just pulls me upstairs lays me in her bed grabs 10 boxes of tissues.
There is a knock at the door and I rapidly say, "if it is Four don't let him in even if your life depends on it."
I hope she heard it because it was super muffled. She does because she nods and walks out of the room going to get the door.
I sit there sobbing a while and hear her finally slam the door. She doesn't run upstairs though... So I decide to go downstairs and get her.
I hear voices outside and wonder who she is talking to but then I realize that I already know, it is the only one who she would have to talk outside with.
Four. God, why can't she listen to one simple instruction, I start stomping down the stairs and rush to the door.
I swing it open and say, "Chris how could you?"
I give a glance to Four and slam the door then run upstairs.
Chris rushes in and calms me down because now I am crying harder, which is pretty much impossible considering how hard I was already crying.
Once that is done she explains everything Four just told her.
I finally made up my mind about how I feel and say, "I will always love him and he needs to know that but how could he even have the smallest thought in his head that breaking my heart could protect me and fix his problem!"
She nods at me and speaks, "Everything you said is 100% true but you should talk to him because no matter what he did he deserves to know what you think."
I think about this for a minute like I never considered talking to him ever again was a option. I finally speak but in a very soft tone, "Ok but not right away."
She smiles and starts to make a bed for her on the floor until I speak up, "No no no, I can walk myself home and sleep there."
She immediately says, "I think breaking your heart made you mind forget some things, sweetheart your apartment is right next to Tobias'"
I playfully glare at her, "My brain did not forget anything, I am aware he lives next door but he will be sleeping at Zeke's tonight."
She gives me a questioning look, "I'm sure of it." I somewhat rush to reassure her.
She slightly nods, "If that's what you want I guess you can, but you are always welcome here and you need to know that."
I nod and we hug for a while. Then she gives me a hoodie and sunglasses so nobody can see that I have been a sobbing wreck for hours.
I head out the door and walk to my apartment which is only a half a mile away so it doesn't take me long. I am almost there when I see another figure walking in the halls, there is only one person in Dauntless that it could be since it is a hot summer night and the figure is wearing a hoodie and sunglasses just like me.
He is the only other person who has the need to wear a hoodie and sunglasses tonight. The one and only Tobias.
I look at him but he doesn't notice me until we are almost to our doors and I trip, he looks back and just stares while I get up then I start running to my door which is pointless because he catches me in a second and pulls off my glasses and my hood, then pulls off his.
When Chris said crying I thought she meant a few tears, but no, he had been sobbing pretty much as much as I had.
He drags me into his apartment and sit me down on his couch. I look at him like I already know everything and he gets it and nods.
"Then what is your answer" he asks quietly.
I explain what I told Christina I felt and only a few tears escaped. Before he could answer I got up ran out went into my apartment and locked the door even though it was probably pointless again because he has a key.
Thankfully I go the whole night without him using it but I still don't go to breakfast whether I'm starving or not.
