Tris POV
I wiped my sweat on my eyebrows with the back of my apron, Ive been at work for hours now and my throat was beggining to hurt from taking snobby , rich peoples orders. I loved my job, the people I meet usually fascinated me from their stories drom around the world. But today it has been a range of old women who found me a waste of their time or drunks trying to drink their wives away and used me to hit on to make them feel better.
Its been a week since I went to Dauntless and I had to cover the bruise I had from Uriah on my arm with a bunch of clangy bracelets. The theme of the resturant I worked at was maids and royalty, hence the small fourtune per plate.
"New guy in your section sweetheart" Max nudged me. I sighed and cracked my knuckles, putting on a smile and walking to where a man and a woman sat, the womans hair was dark and twirled into a child's bow. I looked over and saw the man was...
Four. I pulled on a smile and stood in front of the table.
"Hiya My name is Beatrice" I hated the name, but it was on my nametag. I pulled out my little notebook and looked up.
"Could I get y'all anything to drink today?" I asked, playing up the southern accent I usually tried to hide, it set me apart here it showed relation to my brother and reminded me of how my parents brought me up. But the customers loved it.
Four was staring at the girl in front of him with adoration, her eyes were lit up and she was smiling brightly. I had two cousins that were challenged and despite the way people treated them I admired their confidence, naivety and kindness. The girl looked up at me and smiled widely sticking her hand out for me to shake.
"HI! Im Evania! Nice to meet you Beatrice- do you have a nickname?" She shook my hand and I smiled kindly.
"Tris or you me Bea" I saw Four from the corner of my eye snap his sight toward me, dark navy blue eyes wide in surprise.
"Imma call you Bumble Bea" She giggled at her own joke and I smiled.
"My cousins call me that" I said with a laugh she smiled and looked at the menu.
"I think im going to have the sweet tea is that okay Toby?" She asked looking over at Four, it was obvious that he was her brother. He was still staring at me, I looked to him and smiled. He licked his lips and rubbed together.
"Tobias- its not polite to stare" She scolded. He blinked a few times and I scratched my cheek with the back of my pen.
"That's fine Evania" He murmured, I put a bright smile on my face despite the awkwardness of the situation. My heart beat erratically.
"Anything for you sir?" I asked, This dress was much to short and I felt like a French whore inside of it. I resisted the urge to put on sweatpants.
"S-same" He stuttered out. I bit my lip and wrote it down sliding the pen into my apron pocket.
"If y'all need anything you know who I am" I said with a smile. I turned around and hurried to the fountain drink machine.
"Did you see that guy?" Molly asked licking the air suggestively, I rolled my eyes and snorted, mixing drinks for the men behind the bar. I didn't particularly like Molly, she was always flirting with customers to get a better tip. She hated me behind my back because her usuals preferred me to her.
I filled up to sweet teas and set them out as Molly clicked off her nails.
"That girl though- she must be a retard ewe why is he with her?" She asked snottily, and rather loudly. I set down the cups and turned to face her. My blood boiling. I hated when people thought less of others because they were different.
"What?" I hissed. She looked down at me and laughed like a pig, snorting included.
"I asked why he was with that retard." She nearly shouted. I punched her straight in the face and she went down, no one could see us, just hear us. I stepped on her throat.
"NO one is a fucking retard you whore, some people are just different. Get it? Got it? Good." I snapped applying enough pressure to choke her. Her face turned a pale shade of indigo in response. I stretched my bruising knuckles and turning around, my silver platter balancing the drinks on them.
"Your a whore" She snarled. I rolled my eyes and went to the bar,setting down the vodka shots and martinis.
"Hey baby" One guy breathed, it was Old Harry, after his fifth drink I stopped charging him and started giving him water. He was pushing eighty strong and still drank like a sailor. This was his last shot before I stopped the alcohol.
"Hey Harry how are you doin?" I asked setting down his cup he smiled and pushed my a ten.
"Very fine and yourself? It was a good thing you shut that Polly girl up I was about to knock her a new one with all that vulgar talk" Harry muttered I looked up to him with my eyes wide.
"Everyone heard that?" I asked fiercly, he nodded.
"A few people were smilin' when they heard your fists on her face" He smiled and I swallowed roughly moving on to the next guy.
"Im bringing a few guys next time" He slurred as I handed him a cocktail.
"Hm?" I asked as he slid me a ten.
"My daughter has downs syndrome and Im telling everyone I know that they don't support hasty whores here. My buddy own this restaurant actually, he'll be happy to know that one of his waitresses are keeping up the image of classiness." His wife came out of the restroom and sat down next to him, her plate was full of vegetables.
"I don't believe I was very classy, I just punched a woman in the face" I joked setting down her water. The woman laughed.
"Classy and feisty. You must have a very lucky boyfriend." I chuckled and slid them the bill.
"No boyfriend- have a nice meal" I said lightly moving on to Four and Evania's table. I was ashamed to look up as I set the tray down and slid them their drinks.
"Your so cool!" Evania squealed at me I looked up surprised to see her smiling.
"Hm?" I asked, confused.
"I didn't know someone as cute and tiny as you could punch a girl that was saying so many mean things! That's cool!" She squealed taking my right hand and examining it.
"Awe you have bruises, she hurt you?" I laughed and let her examine my hand.
"nah Anything to eat?" I asked she let go of my hand and looked over the menu, her eyebrows furrowed.
"S-Ste- what is this?" She asked struggling with the words. I glanced at the picture she was pointing at.
"Steak" I said she touched my hair in its messy ponytail and brushed it with her fingers.
"Evania, you shouldn't touch other peoples hair" Four said from across the table softer than I expected a man of his size to be able to muster. Her long elegant fingers sprung from my blonde hair and she folded them into her lap, I looked over at Four and rolled my eyes playfully.
"Its fine" I murmured writing down what she ordered.
"You have nice hair- why do you put it up?" She asks, I take it down and shake it out touching it gently.
"It gets messy" I joked she ran her fingers through it and I turned to see Four.
"Anything for you?" I asked. He shook his head as if to clear it.
"Um a Shock Top Beer Battered Fish and Chips please" He cleared his throat, I wrote it down and smiled at them.
"That'll be back in a few see you guys then!" I turned around.
"If I don't get fired first" I mumbled walking to the kitchen. I pinned up the orders and Chef smiled, looking up to me with an amused face.
"You broke her nose" He informed me, I blushed and sucked on my teeth awkwardly.
"This a pleasant first meeting with the boss" I murmured scratching the back of my neck, I hadn't met the owner of Candor, the restaurant I worked at, but I knew something like this would most definitely end me in his upscale office.
Goddammit.
I still didn't regret it though. I would rather die than sit back and watch people walk over others because they weren't the exact same as them.
I sat back and stretched my arms out as I rubbed my eyes worriedly. I wrangled my hands until the food was done. My shift ended after I was done with Four and Evania. I grabbed the plates and walked over to the table.
"have a nice meal" I said smiling. Evania patted the seat beside her.
"Can you sit with me?" She asked, I looked over at Four, who was staring at me. He quickly looked at his plate.
"Don't you want to have dinner with your brother?" I asked, she giggled.
"He doesn't mind, Do you Tobias?'' She asked, Tobias, it was a nice name. Easy to say, but it was obvious he only would let her use it.
"Not at all Evania" He murmured I slid in awkwardly and scratched my shoulder, the ruffles on my dress were itchy.
"Does your job end soon?" She asked kindly I laughed.
"You could put it that way" And then I had the joy to go home to the worlds cutest couple cuddling on the house while I plugged my ears with music to keep from crying at how pathetic my life turned out.
"Why do you work here?' She asked cutting up her steak. I bit my lip.
"What do you mean?" I sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Why don't you have a fancy husband or work as a model? your pretty enough for either" She commented plainly, I flushed at the compliment.
"Sometimes life just doesn't work that why" I said with a smile she snorted and chewed her steak thoughtfully.
"Toby is single to!" She proclaimed swallowing her dinner I looked over to Four who was blushing hotly.
"Is that so?" I asked raising my eyebrows at Four who scowled.
"Evania I don't think Tris doesn't want to be set up" She rolled her eyes and laughed.
"He's grumpy today, some girl he likes" Tobias face palmed and I did my best not to let it get to me- he's had almost every beautiful girl in the city- which one would he be worried about?
"So why'd you punch that girl?" She asked. I smiled slightly.
"I have a bad temper" I admitted. She started on her mashed potatoes. I stretched out my neck.
"Do you?" Four finally spoke up. I blushed hotly.
"Im tender on a few subjects" I wet my lips and leaned back in my chair.
"Did I tell you about my house?" She asked I looked over to her.
"No" I said, Her eyes lit up and she grinned in her seat.
"I live in the harmony house, It's for all the special people like me! I have lots of friends there!" I smiled brightly.
"My younger cousin goes there" It was my fathers sisters daughter, Hannah Matthews. She was the sweetest girl with the worst mother. Jeanine had a husband so many years ago before she went cold, now my brother apprenticed her in her science lavatory.
"Really?" She asked I smiled.
"Do you know Hannah Matthews?" I asked her hands went to her mouth and she squealed.
"She's my best friend!" She squealed. I smiled. "She has a mean Momma though" I nodded and she laughed.
"You cant say your aunt is mean!" She exclaimed I laughed.
"Im going to grab your guy's bill" I said looking over to see Chef glaring at me. I grabbed the piece of paper from him and he looked down at me, shaking his head.
"Good thing your pretty Prior" He told me, I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"You love me for so much more than my looks chef" I joked he sneered and hugged me.
"Debbie's going to be mad when I get home late" He said, referring to his wife. I laughed and slugged him in the shoulder.
"I have to get out of my French costume you have it easy Chef" I joked, that's what I dubbed the maid-like costume, it was extremely short and tight fitting. Chef laughed and I turned around to see Four was helping Evania into her jacket and had laid the money on the table. I smiled at them both- he gave me straight hard cash- something hard to come by.
I picked up the bill and called my goodbyes before almost sprinting to get the uniform off. I headed for the corridor, it wasn't like anyone was here.
I took off the dress and let out a happy moan, leaning back against the wall. I heard someone clear their throat and looked around with wide eyes.
Four stood with his arms crossed I just had on the lacy underwear Christina bought me and a push up brassire I got for Christmas as a gag gift from Uriah.
"Sorry!" I said pulling my t-shirt over my head and stepping into my sweatpants.
"Sorry um- I wanted to talk to you" I let down my hair like I had earlier.
"Talk? Sure'" He was beyond my league, beyond any ones league really. And now was the part where he told me the infamous 'your like a sister to me' speech from walking in on me with lingerie on.
"Evania caught a bus to the Harmony house- do you need a ride home?" He asked, my eyes widened- I missed the bus goddammit.
"If it wouldn't be a problem" I said he shrugged and I threw my backpack over my shoulder.
"You have a cousin At Harmony?" He asked I gulped and looked down at my hands.
"Hannah's my unrealistically smart aunts daughter" I muttered- I hated it, hated Jeanine, how she- a mother could dislike her daughter for something she couldn't even help.
Jeanine viewed Hannah as an Abomination and sent her to the Harmony House because she didn't want to be bothered with her.
"Touchy subject?" He asked, I took in a breath, he helped me into his Porsche and I settled into the seats.
"I hate her mother" I said bitterly, The seats were leather and the dashboard was polished, I ran my hand over the leather interior.
"Why?" He asked curiously.
"More than one reason" I said. He started the engine and it purred softly, the muffler on this thing was amazing.
"Where am I going?" He asked I gave him the address to my apartment building and he got there in record time.
And that's when I saw the fire truck lights, and the flames scorching my floor of the apartment.
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Alright guys- just kidding Im not ending there haha
Four stopped the car and I lurched out to see Christina curled into Wills arms and my neighbors around the building.
"Ohmigod Tris!" She sobbed looking over at me, I let out a sigh and looked uo at there. Then I realized something.
Every picture I had of my parents were in there, every memory. I paused.
"What are you doing?" I ran into the building, covering my mouth and nose with my shirt so it filtered the smoke. I ran up the stairs through the bright heat to my apartment. The door was closed and locked.
"What are you doing Tris" Someone shouted. I kicked the door open and grabbed a picture I kept near the door off the wall, the fire was terrifying but I had one thing pushing me forward. I grabbed my album and ran out, The fire had caught my shirt so I pulled it off and covered my face from the thick smoke. I had kept my breath in since I came in. I ran down the stairs and burst out into the open air.
"Are you okay?" Four asked, catching me before I fell completely.
"I couldn't leave them in there" I cried out rocking back and forth. Will held Christina and I held the picture of my parents tightly.
"Why'd you go in there?" Four asked again, I shook my head.
"I couldn't leave them in there" I whispered before blacking out.