As soon as I woke up I knew. Today was the day. My operation. I managed to get up without waking Tobias, since usually he notices my every move. More now than ever. I changed into dark jeans and a vest top. I tried to distract my mind by making breakfast and watching TV. However, this didn't help. There was no way I could forget. Tobias was right, this is a big thing, but at least it'll be over after today. After a few hours, Tobias came downstairs.

"How long have you been up?" he asked.

"Not long." I lied. I looked over at the clock that read 9am. I must have woken up around 6am.

"Oh. How are you feeling?"

I sighed. "I guess I'm going to get a lot of that today."

Tobias stared at me, eyebrows slightly creased.

I sighed again and brought my palms to my face, rubbing tiredly. "Sorry, I just, I guess I'm freaked out."

He smiled sadly and walked around the kitchen counter to me. Without saying anything, he pulled me into his arms. "You've been so strong." His lips brushed my ear. "I'm really proud of you."

Suddenly, I could feel myself drifting, loosing all self control. I put my head against his chest and let the tears fall. Tobias pulled me back slightly and held my face in his hands.

"Why are you crying?" The softness of his voice made my heart melt.

I stayed silent for a while, trying to piece myself together before speaking. "How can you be proud of me when all I've done is run away from the problem, tried to get rid of it as fast as I can."

Tobias' eyes didn't leave mine. "That's exactly why I am proud of you. You haven't broken down. You've faced the problem head first, and dealt with it all. You're brave, Tris. I always knew you were."

My eyes fell as he placed his lips on my forehead. It was then that I realised, I didn't need to piece myself back together on my own. I had Tobias, and I always did.

"I'm going to be right here when you come out, okay?"

Tobias' soft words brought a smile to my face. The first genuine one I'd had in days. I nodded carefully at him. I looked to my other side as I felt a squeeze on my hand.

"Me too. You don't get rid of me that easily." Christina smirked, though I could see she was putting it all on for me.

It overwhelmed me how they cared for me and I was extremely grateful. Suddenly, my arm went numb and everything became black.

Just as promised, I opened my eyes to see Tobias sitting in a chair opposite my bed. I moved my arm slightly as it felt heavy. I looked down to see tubes and wires coming from my hand. Tobias' noticed the movement and rushed to his feet.

"Tris." He smiled.

I smiled back, so happy to see him.

"How do you feel?"

"Really tired." My voice croaked. I coughed to clear it and started to sit up.

"But other than that everything is fine?"

I nodded.

"Nothing aching."

I looked up then to see Tobias glaring down at me, worry written all over his face. I laughed slightly and reached for his face. I ran my fingers through his hair.

"I'm just happy to see you." My voice came out in a whisper.

A smile spread across his face, meeting his eyes for the first time I had seen in a while.

"See, now that's what I want to see." I smiled.

Tobias chuckled and quickly pressed his lips to mine.

"Ill let Christina know you're awake." He said before leaving.

Within seconds, Christina rushed into the room, asking near enough the same questions as Tobias. We spent the next few minutes talking about anything we could. I could tell they were trying to distract me, make me feel better. It was working. That was until there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me, Miss Proir. You have a visitor."

Tobias and Christina shared a look before leaving. "We'll wait out here." she told me.

I was confused, why were they leaving?

My body then froze as Caleb walked in. How could he be here?

Carefully, he shut the door behind him and we stared at each other. Nothing was said for a while.

"I'm going to kill Christina." I said under my breath.

"Christina didn't tell me, your boyfriend did. How old is he by the way?"

I shook my head and scoffed. "You are not going to lecture me about Tobias."

He looked down, clearly feeling awkward. All I felt was anger. How could Tobias do this behind my back?

"Why are you here?" I asked him.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm here to see how you are."

"Well I'm fine. You can go now."

"How could you not tell me about this, Tris?"

"Isn't it obvious?" I shot back, mimicking him.

"I tried to contact you, Tris. I've been calling you for months."

"I'm well aware." I sighed and pressed my hands to my face.
"Do mom and dad know?"

I nodded. "Yeah. See, I tell the people who actually care for me."

"I do car-"

"No you don't Caleb, you don't. If you did, it wouldn't have taken something this serious to bring you here."

"You didn't exactly contact me either." He mumbled.

I couldn't believe how pathetic he was being.

"Oh, so the first two years of your move, that wasn't me calling you every night?"

He didn't speak, confirming what I already knew.

"Just go, Caleb." I sighed.

"Tri-"

"Go. I don't want to argue."

Without saying another word he left. I was so angry. I was angry Tobias had contacted him. I was angry Christina obviously knew from the look they shared. I was angry Caleb thought he could arrive and everything would be okay. I was angry that I was stuck in this stupid hospital bed when all I wanted to do was run. I was angry that all of this had happened to me. I wasn't able to hold it in anymore. I lifted my hands to my face, and began to sob.