Author's Note:

Hi, everyone! Summer's here! I'll probably update about twice a week, more or less, but I am aiming for at least two updates each week. I don't know exactly where I want to finish this story, but I know I want to complete it this Summer.

floss1402: I'm glad you like the story! "The Selection" series is pretty great, huh? It's one of my favorites! I have read "The Heir", did you? It was great! The ending almost made me cry, though! I was like: 'um, no, you can't do this! Like, is this legal?!' That's a main idea of what I had been thinking about it. I'm so glad you like my writing style; that means a lot to me! Thank you for your support and review; I really appreciate it, and enjoy the chapter!

silviaastrid112: I'm glad you thought it was cute! I try, I try . . . ;) And we share a few fandoms! I like "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," too, but I have not finished the "Heroes of Olympus" series. I also like the "Divergent" series, of course, and I've read "The Fault in Our Stars," "Paper Towns," "Looking For Alaska," and "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green. I haven't read "Artemis Fowl," though. Is it good? Should I read it? Are there certain books you should read before those ones? Thank you for your review and support, and I hope you like the chapter!

Alright, enjoy, everyone!

Wearing His Jersey

Chapter Fourteen

Tris' P.O.V.

The past two weeks have been extremely chaotic.

Uriah had surgery, which went well, and he should be released from the hospital at the end of this week.

Marlene, well, she is doing okay. She's refusing the surgery, which is okay, but it'll take longer for her to know what parts of her legs will be able to move. She should be released in a couple weeks, because the doctors are working on therapies with her, keeping her legs moving in ways that'l keep the muscles strong and the blood moving; she's doing well, and she can't wait to get out of thee hospital.

She would be home alone for a while after she was released from the hospital, because everyone who would help look after her had a job meeting out of town when she would be released from the hospital. I do not think that's a good idea, and neither do the doctors, so they're saying that she'll have to stay there. She really isn't happy about this.

"You know what I heard?" I said as I stomped into Coach Jap's office on Monday morning. He looked up from his laptop and responded with an uninterested, "What? That you suck at football?" I gave him a look.

"Nope! I heard that I made the team, and you made sure you got to talk to me at tryouts, not one of the other coaches, so you could tell me that I didn't make the team."

"What? Noooooo," he said. "Ptsh, why would I do that?"

"You know, you should work on your lying techniques if you plan on tricking me. I know that I made the team, okay? So, I want me jersey and playing schedule."

"You don't have one. I told you, you didn't make the team."

"Yes, I did. So give me my things, or I'll just go to one of the other coaches to get them."

"Mmmm, see, you know what?" His tone let me know: this was the time to press 'PLAY' on the recorder I had in my pocket. "I told the other coaches that you decided that you didn't want the place on the team, so we decided to give your spot away. As far as the players should know, you never made the team, and the coaches: they think that you gave up your place on the team." He sneered every spoken word.

"Let's go," said Zeke after I'd told everyone what had happened with Coach Jap. We were all sitting in Marlene and Uriah's hospital room. "We need togo talk to the other coaches. Do you have your recorder with you right now?"

"Yes, I came from there to here. I want to tell Coach Lee; I liked her. But I don't want to go right now; why don't we go in a little while? Whoever wants to come can, and we can talk to Coach Lee, and then pick up some Chinese food from the place by the school and come back here."

"Okay, we'll do that, and I want to come," Zeke responded.

"All right. Who else is coming?" I looked around the room at my friends.

"I'll come," Four said.

"I'm coming," said Christina.

"I will, too," Will added.

"I'll come," Lynn smirked.

"I'm going to stay here with these guys," Shauna said, and nodded toward Marlene and Uriah. "Plus, I don't know Coach Lee, and I don't know a lot about football."

"Yes you do," Zeke said.

"Well, not enough to want to come argue with a football coach about a football team."

"Okay," Christina said. "We'll bring back the food. What do you three want?"

"I'll have the chicken and white rice, please," Shauna said.

"Can I have the noodle thingies?" Uriah said.

"What are 'the noodle thingies'?" I laughed.

"I know what he means, but he never remembers the name of it. I don't either," Zeke said.

"I'm not really hungry," Marlene said. "So, just something small, maybe the chicken."

"Alright," Zeke said. "I can remember this." Shauna laughed.

"I think I'll wish you luck anyway," she said and I smiled.

"Here we are," Zeke said as he parked his car in front of the school. We all headed up to the door and went in. "Good thing it isn't locked."

"Yeah," Christina agreed.

We walked around looking for Coach Lee's office.

"Ugh, where is it?" Lynn complained.

"I don't know."

"I do," a voice said from behind us. I turned and saw the principal, Mr. Loaniero. "What are you kids doing here right now? Schools was over three hours ago, and aren't you the ones who aren't going to be here for the next couple weeks?"

"Yes, that's us," Four said. "We're here because there's been a problem with the football team and coach. Coach Jap claimed that Tris here did not make the football team, however she did, but he didn't wan ta girl on the team so he made sure he was able to turn her away from the team. The other coaches have been told by him that she didn't want to be on the team, which is wrong. She deserves to be on the team; she is a wonderful player. We're going to talk to Coach Lee about it, but we don't know where her office is . . .?"

"Okay," he said, and directed us toward her office.

"Thank you, Mr. Loaniero," Four said, and I nodded to him as we walked away.

"I thought he was going to kick us out," Lynn said.

"I did, too," I agreed, and so did Four.

"Well, buddy, you explained our presence well," Zeke said and smiled at Four as we drew closer to Coach Lee's door. I stepped up to knock and she swung the door open after peering at us through the window.

"Hello!" she said. "Would you look at that? It's, like, half the football team!" Then she looked at me, and seemed to be questioning what she said.

"It's fine," I said and continued, "That's what we came to talk about."

"Have you decided you want back on the team?"

"I've decided I want to be on the team."

"That's what I said."

"You said 'back on the team.' I was never on in the first place, because Coach Jap told me I didn't make the team and that I sucked at football." She gasped and looked straight at me.

"Why?"

"The dude doesn't want a girl on the team," Zeke said easily.

"Well, Tris, we apologize for this, but we filled the spot. You can't be back on the team for the year."