Chapter 7
"My ex boyfriend Ryan, back in California. Four reminds me of him. Ryan was strong, handsome, and has blue eyes but not as deep as Four's are. I met him on a beach and he came up to me and was really sweet. Of course, we ended up going out. I was unaware of his reputation though. He would sweet talk girls, fake a relationship with them, until they slept with him. He broke up with me because I didn't. I told him absolutely everything about me and he used that against me. He made up lies about my family and me. Everyone believed them too. A few weeks after we broke up though, he moved to God knows where. Then I found out that he was cheating on me the whole time anyways on top of all of that."
"So is that why you moved here?" Zeke asks with concern in his eyes.
"No. My dad's job transferred him here."
"Why would you want to stay there though after all of that happened?" I knew he would ask a lot of questions.
"Well Ryan was the one that was making my life hell and he was gone. California was my first home. It was hard leaving it." He nodded letting me know he understood.
"So you think that Four is just another Ryan?"
"Well not exactly. I kind of overheard him breaking up with Cara at the party and the way he did it made him sound like a complete jerk. After that, he came and saved me from Peter and was being all sweet and protective. The emotion changed when the girl did. That reminded me of Ryan. I was a little rude to him after that and we haven't really gotten along since. I just got pissed off thinking about Ryan and I took it out on him." I say looking down at my desk.
"Okay that makes sense. Tris I can assure you, Four would never do anything like Ryan did, especially not to you."
I was about to ask him what the last part meant but the bell rang. I had to walk all the way to the other end of the school to get to room 33A so I couldn't chase him down the hallway and ask him either. I go into my history class and do what I always do, hand the teacher my schedule and tell them my name. He tells me to go sit down at the seat behind Four. Our teacher starts writing his name and a warm-up on the board that we have to copy down. The class starts writing and I lean over my desk and whisper in Four's ear:
"I'm surprised you still have my pencil. Thought you would have lost it by now." I see him smirk but then it goes away. He puts the pencil in his mouth and chews on it a couple times.
"You want it back?" He says holding it out to me.
I roll my eyes but smile at the same time. We go back to finishing our warm-up and don't talk for the rest of the period. For some reason, this is the only period that seems to drag on. The bell finally rings and it's lunch time. I walk out of the classroom and Four walks right beside me. Again, we don't talk. We were almost to the cafeteria when Zeke comes up to us.
"What are you two talking about?" He says putting his arm around me.
"We aren't talking. We were just walking." I say throwing his arm off me.
"Well that sounds boring. Good thing I'm here now!" He says smiling.
We walk into the cafeteria and I find Christina. We go and buy some pizza and sit down with everyone else. I sit in between Christina and Zeke.
"I can't believe I haven't seen you all day! How have you survived having no classes with me? Do you have anyone you know in any of your classes?"
"Well I have Uriah in first period, Four in second, Zeke in third and Four in fourth."
Right after I said that Four sits down at our table.
"Well let me see your schedule." I hand Chris my schedule and continue eating.
"So how do you like Faction High so far Tris?" Will says trying to make conversation.
"Eh it's alright. I think I like my other high school a little better though!" I say smirking. They all yell like I knew they would.
"Why is that?" Zeke asks, of course since I told him about what happened.
"Well the teacher's aren't as boring, we were ahead so I'm learning everything twice right now, and we had a break in between second and third period where we all went outside and pretty much went crazy." I say taking another bite of my pizza
"Well you will change your mind after trying this!" Uriah says pushing me a slice of chocolate cake. I take a bite and he was right. This is the best think I have ever tasted. Everyone looks at me waiting for my reaction.
"Well damn," is all I say. Everyone at the table laughs, including Four.
"I told you!" Uriah says.
"Why doesn't everyone else have this?" I say looking around.
"Because the lunch ladies love the Dauntless. They only make chocolate cake for us." Christina says smiling.
"How did you guys make that happen?" I ask taking another bite.
"I have my ways." Zeke says with a devious look on his face.
"Well okay then. Uriah you aren't getting this back!" I say taking another huge bite of the cake.
"Oh how much you want to bet?" Uriah says raising his eyebrows.
"30 bucks!" I say. Uriah gets up from the table and runs towards me but I already shoved the rest of the cake in my mouth. I hold out my hand waiting for my $30.
"I've never seen a girl eat like that!" Zeke says staring at me.
"Well now you have. Uriah, you better pay up!"
He curses me under his breath but takes out his wallet and hands me my $30.
"You're right Uriah. I did change my mind. I like this school better now!" I say with a big smile on my face. Everyone at the table laughs again and then lunch is over. Next I have Aide period. I found out that Christina does too which is really good since I don't even know the school. We basically just sit there talking the whole time since it's the first day and they don't have anything for us to do. We walk to P. E. together and I realize that everyone from Dauntless has the same P. E class. This should be fun. Coach Mathew's has us paired up and we're supposed to race around the track. I'm up against Zeke. He's supposed to be the fasted runner besides Four who refused to run with me.
"Don't worry I'll go easy on you!" Zeke says winking at me. Coach Mathew's blows the whistle and we both start running. I end up winning and Zeke argues that he let me win but no one believes him of course. We get dressed and get ready to go to seventh period. French. I love French and know it really well. In California, I took it for 3 years. I give the teacher my schedule and of course, she tells me where to sit. Why do they always tell me to sit around him? Mrs. Leroy tells us to go around the room and tell everyone your name and something about yourself.
"My name is Tris Prior and I'm from California." I couldn't think of another fact. I zone out while everyone else is saying their name and something about them until it gets to Four.
"My name is Four and no one knows my real name besides the teachers and I would like it to stay that way."
I see his eyes flicker to me before he sits down. Everyone else keeps going and then Mrs. Leroy starts teaching us how to say some phrases in French.
"What was that?" I say to Four.
"Just thought you might need to hear that." He says not looking at me.
"Tris, why don't you stand up and tell the class something in French since you aren't listening to me. I stand up and go to the front of the classroom.
"La chose la plus importante dans la vie c'est d'apprendre a faire confiance et a qui paire confiance."
"Um, wise words Ms. Prior. You can take your seat now." Mrs. Leroy says looking surprised.
I sit back down and lean over to Four.
"You want to know what I said?"
"I have to admit, I'm a little interested since I didn't understand one word of it." I laugh a little and then translate.
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to trust and who to trust."
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