A/N- hey guys.
sorry I didn't update on Sunday or yesterday. I tried to write but I didn't have any motivation, so no matter how much I tried, I wasn't able to. I'm sorry.
I also finally managed to get the cover for this story uploaded.
This story is at almost 2k views already and that's so insane. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
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Tobias' Point of View:
Tris and I have gotten much closer over the past few weeks. Out of her group of friends, I'm defiantly closest to Tris, then Zeke, but they all treat me like I've been their best friend for our whole life.
Having people I'm close with is a really nice change, even though it is sometimes quite hard to get used to. At my old school, I had some friends, but I wasn't really close to any of them. We would just talk during lunch and pair up together during projects. None of them cared too much about me though.
It's so different here. I once was about five minutes late for lunch because I had to stay a few minutes after class to talk to my English teacher, and they were all wondering where I was and actually noticed I was gone, unlike any of the people from my old school. I once missed an entire week because Marcus got extremely drunk and angry one night, so I was in too much pain to go at all, and they never even realized I was missing.
Although it is amazing that I've gotten so close to some people, it scares me so much. What if Marcus finds me and hurts my friends? I would so much rather him just hurt me than hurt my friends.
I've surprisingly been fine so far though. I got away almost a month ago, and ever since then, things have just gotten so much better. I now have a reason to be happy and I now don't like to stay at my house because I would rather be with my friends, not because I'm trying to avoid Marcus.
I'm currently working my shift at the coffee shop. I actually don't hate this job. The people here are nice enough and the boss is extremely kind and is completely understanding if you can't go to work one day. Ever since I moved, it takes a while to get here, but it's worth it because it pays very well. I also get to drink as much coffee, tea, or hot chocolate as I please, which is great.
"Hey, Four!" I hear a familiar voice say.
I look up from the plate of brownies that I'm organizing to see Uriah, Zeke, Will, two men who look very similar except one has brown hair and one has black hair and their fringes go the opposite directions, and two women, one with long, bright teal hair, and the other with short, black and green hair.
"Hey guys. What are you doing here?" I ask.
Zeke shrugs. "You said you worked here so we decided to meet up here with the rest of the group."
I glance at the clock. "My shift ends in fifteen minutes."
"Great." Will says. "We'll wait for you to finish and then we can go do something."
"Oh, by the way," Uriah begins. "These are Zeke and I's dads, Dan and Phil, and these are Will's moms, Alex and Shannon." He introduces them to me, pointing to each person as he names them.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Four." I introduce myself. "What can I get for you?"
They all order some drinks and I go to make them. Once I bring the drinks back to the counter, Tris and Christina have shown up with four men, one with long black hair, another with long brown hair and the front bleached blonde, one with long blonde hair, and the other with long brown hair.
"Hi Four!" Tris smiles at me, instantly making my day even better than before.
I smile back at her, saying a quick hello to them.
"Four, these are my dads, Jordan and Bryan, and Tris' dads, Johnnie and Kyle." Christina introduces us. "Lynn just texted me to let me know her and Shauna couldn't make it. Marlene should be getting here any minute though."
"Dammit." Dan mutters under his breath. "I was looking forward to seeing Louis and Harry again."
"All of our parents are weirdly close friends." Tris explains to me, seeing the slightly confused look on my face.
I nod in understanding and I take their drink orders. After filling up their mugs with their drinks, I carry them over to the counter. Marlene still isn't here yet.
By the time everyone finishes paying for the drinks, Marlene shows up with two women, one with short blonde hair, and the other with longer blonde hair.
"Hey, Mar." I greet her.
"Hey, everyone. Sorry we're late. Jen insisted on stopping to get pizza on the way here." The woman with longer blonde hair rolls her eyes. "Hi, Four. I'm Natalie. This is Jennifer."
By the time I get them their drinks, my shift is ending. I go into the back and change out of my uniform and say goodbye to my co workers before walking out of the coffee shop to meet my friends and their parents where they are at the benches outside of the shop.
"We're thinking about going to the movies. You in on that?" Zeke asks me.
I nod. "Sounds good. There's a movie theater a few miles away. We should go there."
They all agree and we all drive to the theater and meet up again outside.
The parents decide to go to see an R rated movie, and we decide to watch an action movie that looks good. We order popcorn and find seats in the theater.
To my luck, I manage to get a seat in between Shauna and Tris. Even though I know I can't be with Tris, I still love having her company. Her presence next to me always makes me feel better.
As the movie starts, the popcorn is already finished and somehow Tris' hand finds its way into mine during some of the more intense action scenes. I'm not complaining at all. It is probably the best feeling I've ever felt.
I look over at her and she smiles at me.
My heart feels like it skips a beat. This cannot be happening. Good things don't happen to me. Tris is a good thing. I can't believe that this is actually happening.
Tris' hand remains in mine for the rest of the movie. The movie wasn't the best, but being able to hold Tris' hand makes it some of the best two hours of my life. During the past month, I've fallen for Tris so much and even this simple action is able to make me so happy.
Once the credits come on the screen, to my disappointment, Tris releases my hand. I know she has to though. We never know what people will say about it if they see it.
We walk out of the theater together and go over to where their parents are already waiting.
"Can we talk later?" I whisper to Tris.
She nods. "Yeah. I'll text you somewhere we can meet later. Does tonight work?"
"Perfect. I'll see you then."
I say goodbye to the rest of the group and I get in my car to drive home. The entire ride, all I can think of is the feeling of Tris' hand in mine.
A/N- do you think I should keep doing what I've been doing with switching between point of views every other chapter or should I switch it up sometimes? I don't know if I want to change it sometimes or just keep it the way it is now.
Sorry this chapter was kinda short. I'll hopefully be able to start writing longer chapters again soon.
Also, mattsmithfangirl is planning on canceling her story and I really don't want her to so can you all please either spam her PM or reviews or my reviews telling her not to cancel it because it's so good and she's a really good writer? Thanks.
I hope you enjoyed even though this chapter kinda sucked. Thanks for reading. Bye guys.