Chapter 22
Tris' POV:
I don't know what's wrong with me. I feel sick all of a sudden. I guess it's just all of the memories of California are rushing back to me.
I get out of Tobias' car and he opens the door to the backseat to get Sam out. We walk up to the front door and I knock since Tobias can't. A tall, tan, beautiful girl came to the door. She had blue eyes like Tobias, but they weren't as dark. Her hair was short, layered to her chin. She was the girl version of Tobias. When I look at her, I see him.
"Hey Tobias, she fell asleep on you?"
"Yeah, we went to the park after the movie so she's worn out." He said walking up the stairs to put Sam into her bed.
"Oh hi, I'm Alexis." She says extending her arm, waiting for me to shake my hand. I do it but then say:
"Um, Alex, we've met before. I'm Beatrice. Beatrice Prior." I say not being able to look at her for some reason.
"Beatrice? Is that really you?"
"Yes, it's me. I go by Tris now though."
"It's nice to see you again!" She said pulling me into a hug.
"It's good to see you too." I say smiling.
"How did you run into Tobias again?" She says sitting on the coach and motioning for me to do the same.
"We go to the same school."
"Oh! So wait, did you recognize him? Or did he have to tell you his real name?"
"I didn't recognize him at all. I just thought he was this mysterious guy named Four, some stranger to me. We became friends and when he invited me to come meet your lovely daughter, he told me he was Tobias. That was only because Samantha calls him Tobias though. He told me he doesn't want anyone to know who he really is because they think they will treat him differently. I guess he trusts me." I say shrugging.
"Well you two were inseparable in first grade. He had a huge crush on you too. Every time I would go over to babysit you, he would beg me to let him come."
"Wait, Tobias had a crush on me in first grade? That's hilarious because I had a crush on him too."
We both start laughing and Tobias comes and sits beside me on the couch.
"What's so funny?" He says looking from me to Alex.
"Nothing. We were just talking about our memories from California. Like that time when you ate a crayon and I had to come pick you up from school." We both start laughing again and he laughs a little too.
"Hey, if I remember correctly, you were the one that dared me to eat it." He says pointing at me. We all start laughing again.
"Tris!" We hear from upstairs. It was Sam. Why is she calling me? I go upstairs and find her room.
"Hey Sam, I thought you were asleep." I say sitting on the edge of her bed.
"I was, but I wanted to talk to you before you left."
"Okay. What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Do you like my uncle?"
"We're good friends." I say smiling.
"Come on Tris, you know that's not what I meant. He looks at you all the time. I know he likes you, so you do like him?"
"What makes you so sure that he likes me?" I say narrowing my eyes.
"Because I haven't seen him this happy in a really long time. He never stops smiling when he's with you, like today."
Does Tobias really like me?
"I…I don't know if I like him or not Sam."
"Well I think you do. By the way, you two would make a really cute couple." She says laying back down and putting her hands behind your head.
"You know Sam, you're very smart. Now go back to sleep."
"Bye Tris! I better see you next weekend."
"We'll see about that." I say closing her door.
I walk back down the stairs but stop halfway.
"Tobias, you're my little brother, I know you so it's pretty obvious to me."
"How though?"
"Just by the way you sat down by her on the couch. You sat close to her, but not too close, how you smiled every time she started talking, and when she left, you watched her walk upstairs until you couldn't see her anymore."
"I'm just glad she doesn't notice all of those things."
"Why is that?"
"I don't know. I just don't want things to be different between us."
"Things would be different, but they might be better too. Just tell Tris that you like her."
Sam was right, Tobias does like me.