The next morning, I smiled to myself as I put on my green dress and combed my hair, sliding in a blue hair clip, and let my hair down. I put on my mother's old brown flats, which surprisingly fit me.
I ate my pancakes and smiled to myself the whole time. My mother smiled back and seemed as happy as me. Caleb just looked confused that we shared a joke and he wasn't in on it. Mom and I had agreed after Four left that it was best that Caleb didn't know, at least not yet.
I drove Caleb to school in my car, because his car was in the shop getting repaired.
When Christina came up to her locker next to mine, I was waiting for her. "Hi, how're you doing?" I said.
She looked up, surprised. "I'm doing well, how are you?"
"I'm great!" I replied.
Her face shone and she grabbed my arm. "Hey, you look happier. What's up?"
I grinned at her. "Oh, just an overnight change!"
We talked on and on about… oh, I don't know. I didn't tell her about me and Four.
I sat next to Christina in homeroom, in front of Marlene and Uriah. First period, I sat by Zeke and Shauna. You get the picture. That day I sat by my friends. Because by then they were my friends!
At lunch, there was no room for me. Then…
Four patted his lap. "You can sit here." He muttered. I sat down, and Chris (Christina's nickname according to Zeke) raised her eyebrows.
"You have something you want to tell me Tris?" She asked.
I laughed inside. I forgot that there had ever been tension.
"Nope!" I said, popping the p.
She raised her eyebrows. "It sure looks like it!"
I turned around and smirked at Four before pecking him on the cheek. "There's your answer, Chris."
We laughed together, and for the first time in my life I felt like I had finally found happiness. For the first time, I had lasting friends.