Chapter 15
Not So Celebrating

She opens her arms and I hug her.

.xx.

"How was everyone's first day?" Shauna asks at dinner.

"It was seriously the worst day ever." Zeke replies. "I had third period with Mrs. Matthews."

He is bothered because he had third period with Mrs. Matthews. I had first. But I can't say that.

Uriah is right by my side and touches my elbow. I turn to face him.

"Remember our secret?" He whispers in my ear.

"What secret?" I say back at him.

"Good." He grins. "Wait, you do remember right?"

I nod and smirk at him. He smirks back.

"I had Mrs. Reyes." Lynn says looking annoyed.

"You what?" Uriah says raising is voice. He starts laughing. "Everyone." He begins, getting up. He doesn't says it too loud, just loud enough for our table to hear. "I am proud to announce that our beloved friend Lynn," He says walking towards her. She buries her face in her hands. "will be wearing a wig for a full day. She doesn't know when, but she will!"

"Really?" Marlene says shocked.

Lynn nods. "Bet is a bet. Hey Uriah? Did you have Mrs. Matthews as well?"

"I did. But I've got no homework." He grins.

"Little brother won a bet? That asks for a celebration!" Zeke says.

"Funny." Uriah says dryly at Zeke before getting back to his seat.

"I'm serious. Whoever wants a beer tonight just show up in my dorm."

"I guess I'll not be getting any sleep tonight." Four mutters, but I can hear him.

"You have beer in your dorm?" Christina asks in utter shock.

"It's in my mini fridge." He says.

"Mini fridge?!"

"Perks of being a senior!" Zeke says happily.

"He worked this whole summer to buy it." Uriah says in my ear. I giggle. Sometimes I forget they are brothers. They have nothing in common besides the color of the skin and the dark eyes.

I glance at Lauren, and she looks like she is fine. Like she hadn't been crying this afternoon. Four looks like he normally does. He is quiet, looking at the people in our table with his deep blue eyes and hearing what they have to say. Those eyes leave me intrigued. I'd lost myself in there.

And Eric is... Not there. Eric is not sat on our table.

"Where is Eric?" I ask Uriah, since he is the only person next to me. He looks at the place where Eric usually sits, then looks back at me and shrugs.

I look at my plate and at the big hamburger it lays in it. I hear Lauren laugh about something I didn't heard and I end up zooning out thinking about Lauren and her secret.

"Your name is Four like the number?" I hear Christina ask after a couple of minutes.

"Yes."

"And it is spell F-O-U-R?"

"I just told you, it's like the number. So yes." He says, starting to get annoyed.

Like the number? That's weird. I'm sure there is no one called Four. It must be a nickname. Four can't be his real name. I have never thought of that.

"What is your real name?" I suddenly ask, surprising even myself.

"I tought Christina was the curious one." He says not making eye contact with me, before grabbing the rest of his hamburger and shoving it into his mouth. He gets up, grabs his tray and leaves.

"Great." Lauren says dryly. She takes her time to finish her food and then gets up and follows him.

"That is kind of a sensitive subject for him. He doesn't like to talk about his past." Zeke says.

I stay still for a bit, while his words resound in my head. He doesn't like to talk about his past. What has his past to do with him wanting to hide his true identity?

"And don't ask me why, because I don't know it either." Zeke adds like he could read my mind. "I don't think any of us know."

Everyone just nods at Zeke's sentence.

I take a bite out of my hamburger, but suddenly I've lost my appetite.

.xx.

It was about 10:30 pm when Christina and I decided to watch a movie. We turned on the tv but there is no good movie on. And we don't have access to the internet code, to watch it on Christina's laptop.

"We can drop by Zeke's dorm?" Christina says, but it seem like she is stating it and not asking.

"I forgot about that. Was he serious?" I say.

"There is only one way to find out."

We both look at eachother. We are both laying in bed. She is on her's and I'm on mine. She glances at the door, looks at me, glances at the door again and then she looks at me again. Without a word we both get up, put our shoes on and get out of the dorm.

The hallway is quite silent. There are only two girls who brush past us, probably heading back to her dorms, and someone is climbing up the stairs.

We reach A hall and Christina stops. I look at her.

"Do you know where his dorm is?" She says. "Because I don't."

I grab her arm and begin walking towards his dorm. Eventually, she asks me how do I know the way.

"I asked Uriah the other day. I was looking for Zeke." I replied.

When we get to his door, Christina knocks and opens the door slightly.

I see a couple of heads turned to us.

"Hi! You've made it!" Zeke grins, not getting up.

As we enter the room I notice that their room is slightly different from the last time I've been here. One of the beds is against the wall and the other is against the big window. They probably moved it to make room for everyone to sit.

They were all in a circle and Christina and I sit in the middle of Marlene and Will. Next to Will is Uriah and Lynn. Shauna is sat between Zeke's legs, right by their side. Next to them there is Eric. And next to Eric is... Marlene. There is no signs of Lauren nor Four.

Zeke leans back and opens the mini fridge.

"Share." He says and tosses a beer can to me. I catch it with both hands and pass it to Christina. She opens it and takes a sip. Then, she passes the can back at me.

I look at it for a while before adventuring myself into taking a sip. Before I can lead the opening from the can to my mouth everyone starts laughing due to a joke Zeke just said. I didn't hear it, but I decided not to ask. Instead a take a sip of that beer. I shake my head because of the bitter taste of it and then I give it back to Christina.

"Where did Four go? He said he would be quick." Shauna asks.

"I've no idea, but knowing him as I do, he is going to do everything but be quick." Zeke replies resting his chin on her shoulder. "Who wants another beer?"

"I don't, thank you." I say getting up. I still have that weird taste of the beer on my mouth. "I'll be right back. I have to go brush my teeth. That thing you call beer tastes awful."

Zeke frowns and shakes his head. Then, he leans back and takes out of the mini fridge a couple of cans and tosses them to who wants it.

"Be quick!" Marlene says to me and I nod.

"And where is Lauren?" Eric asks, grabbing another beer from Zeke as I walk towards the door.

"With Four, probably." Uriah says.

"Doubt that." I hear Zeke saying before closing the dorm door.

What is Four doing alone at eleven in the night? I ask myself while I rush back to my dorm. If Zeke says he is not with Lauren, then he must be right, since they've known eachother for so long and are best friends. But then again, if he is not with her, what is he doing at a time like this? He must be doing something really important.

I arrive to my dorm and brush my teeth until I finally feel my breath fresh again.

When I leave the dorm again I have a déjà vu feeling. I remember the two girls brushing pass me, as soon as I close the door. When I am in the main hall I remember the footsteps I heard of someone climbing the stairs. I stop and look over my shoulder to the stairs.

No... I think. I turn my head back to the dark hall and keep walking. After a couple of steps I stop again and I turn around. I walk over to the stairs, "It is worth the shot." I murmur as I start climbing them.

There are no lights on in the main hall. The only way I can see where I'm going and where I'm placing my foot is because of the moonlight that shines through the tiny windows of the sixth floor.

When I arrive at the silver door I stop again. This was silly, he is not going to be here. It is too obvious and I should go back. But something inside me says I should at least check if he was there and if he was alright. I still owe him an apology for what I asked at dinner. My question made him leave.

I look at the door for a while.

What the hell, Tris. This is just a door, why are you being so weird? You just have to open it.

I open the door and, as once again I am greeted by a cold hair in my face, I see no other than Four sat on a chair next to the wall, with his feet resting on it. (A/N: He is afraid of heights, remember? He can't be by the edge.)

"Go away." He spits not even looking at me. "I don't want your excuses or your apologies."

I suddenly feel shaken by his sharp words. I struggled with this huge battle inside my head for minutes, to see if it was worth to come here and look for him or not. I guess it wasn't. Why did I even thought about it? Why did this idea crossed my mind in the first place? Why did I even thought that my presence would make him feel better?

"Fine." I say and before I could close the door I remembered I came here for a reason. "And I'm sorry about what I asked at d-"

His head snaps back at me and I can see his eyes shine, as the glow of the moon illuminates everything around us.

"Tris." He says sounding more like a whisper.