Chapter 10:
Tobias POV:
I walk back to our table and Tris is gone. She probably went to the bathroom too. After 15 minutes, worry sets in. I ask the couple behind us.
"Do you happen to know where the girl at this table went?"
The woman responds.
"Oh! She went with the hostess down that hall. Something about a complication with your order?"
"Okay. Thank you." I get up and walk to that hall. Nothing is there just the door to the kitchen. Something is wrong with this situation. Something is very wrong. I open the kitchen door. There is nothing but people in white chef outfits. I don't see Tris or the hostess anywhere. I continue in the kitchen. I look over at one of the chefs.
"Have you see a small girl in a black dress? Or the red haired hostess?"
He doesn't respond, or even look at me. It's as if he didn't hear me. I ask another chef the same thing. Same response. Something is going on.
I walk over to the back of the kitchen and open the only door. It leads outside to an alley. The alley is dim, only lighted by the evening sun. I see the hostess get into a SUV. I run towards it.
"Stop! Tris!"
The SUV car starts to move. Shit. I sprint as fast as I can and jump onto the side of the car, resting my feet on the lift outside the door. I peak into the window and I see Tris. She's passed out in the back seat. Her face is blue. She's not dead. She's not dead. I bang my fist on the window. It cracks but doesn't brake. Now the red head know I'm there. She speeds up the car and I tighten my grip. I bang on the passenger seat window again. The glass breaks. My hand throbs. I unlock the car door and jump into the passenger seat. The red heads eyes are huge with fear but her hands still grip the wheel. I lunge over and press my foot on the break. The car stops with a jolt, and then I turn my attention toward the redhead. She puts her hands up.
"I'm just following orders." She yells.
I put my fist in the air as if I'm about to hit her.
"Following orders from whom?!"
"My boyfriend!" She yells back.
"Who is your boyfriend?"
"His name is Damon."
"What does your boyfriend want with her?"
"I don't know! I don't know. All he told me was to find her then call him. But she came straight to me."
"How do you wake her up?!"
"You don't. The serum will wear off in a couple of hours. When she wakes she'll be different. The serum has some Amity serum in it. So she'll probably be a bit giddy."
"Great." I say sarcastically. I glance down at Tris, her face still blue. Like she's cold. Then I feel her fist bang into my head. Then I look up and red haired girl is sprinting down the alley.
"Tris." I say half to her and half to myself. I get out of the car and open the back door and put her in my arms. I carry like I always do. Her legs are draped around my left arm and her head rests on my right shoulder. She's beautiful, as usual. But her skin is ice cold. She's not dead. I can feel her heart beat.
I walk back to our apartment and lay her on our bed then slip of her shoes. I lie down next to her and fall asleep.
Tris POV:
I awake to Tobias lying next to me. I'm still in my black dress and he's still in his outfit from last night. I remember what happened with the red haired girl last night, and I don't care. Peace. Peace is the answer. I giggle and a gush of energy runs though my body. I leap out of bed and head to the bathroom. I turn on the bathwater. I don't feel like a shower. I want to swim and splash. I giggle again then I stumble to the kitchen, struggling to keep my balance. Then start to sing.
"Sing a song of six pins, a pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie is open the birds begin to sing. Oh! What a dainty dish to set before the king."
I laugh.
"Why do kings like bird pies? Eww." I laugh so hard. My insides start to hurt. I stumble to the ground, not being able to keep my balance and fiddle with my hair. I spread it over my face and pretend I'm in a jungle and my hair is the vines. I quickly get bored and I stumble back to the bathroom. Tobias is still asleep.
"Uh Oh." I laugh. The water the tub is overflowing. I slip in the water and giggle at my clumsiness. I sit up and turn off the tub water. Then I start to sing again.
"The king is in his counting house counting all his money—"
"Looks like someone's up." Tobias leans in the doorway. I giggle.
"Uh oh. There's the king. You mister, need to stop eating birds, you meanie."I laugh again. As I lay on the ground I put my arms up so hopefully Tobias will help me up. He grabs my arms, and then he scoops we up into his.
"Your right. I'm sorry for eating the birds."
I laugh hysterically.
"I knew it!"
Tobias glances over at the overflowing bathtub.
"Looks like someone tried to take a bath."
"Not me!" I giggle.
He kisses my forehead.