CHAPTER 51

TRIS POV~~~~~~~~~~~

My eyes slowly open to everything dark. The sliding door to the balcony is partially open so I can hear the nice sound of the waves crashing into the sand.

I turn and see Tobias next to me, his mouth parted slightly.

My stomach declares it's hungry by letting out a deafening roar. How long ago was it that I ate?

I slowly begin to maneuver my way out of the sheets and I stumble into the next room where the kitchen is.

I try to be as quiet as possible because I see someone sleeping in the couch, but it seems that every single time you try to be super silent, you are the loudest.

The cabinet I open creaks and the bag of chips I grab crinkles in enormous ways.

I turn around to find myself face to face with Zeke who has already unleashed the power of his pillow on me. It hits me in my side knocking the air out of me and I fall to the side on the tiled floor.

"Zeke," I moan.

"Trissy? Is that you?"

"No, it's the Tooth Fairy, of course it's me," I groan trying to sit up.

"Uh oh, I'm so sorry! I thought it was a intruder who was going to steal all of the food and then murder us.... Are you okay? Is your back okay?" Zeke asks quickly probably worried that he hurt me.

"Just help me up," I give Zeke my hands and he pulls me up and I resist the temptation to let out a cry of pain.

"I am so so so so sorry Trissy! I never meant to hurt you even more! Oh boy when Four finds out he is going to kill me," Zeke runs his hand through his hair nervously.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Four," I say.

"Won't tell Four what?" Tobias walks into the room and turns on the light so we can actually see everything.

"Zeke, Tris, what happened. What did you do," Tobias glares daggers at Zeke and Zeke giggles nervously.

"Four, it's okay. I got hungry and came to get food and Zeke thought I was a murderer and lightly touched me with his pillow," I say that almost as if it was a question.

"You hit her with your pillow!" Tobias yells, outraged.

"Shhh. To--Four! People are sleeping!" I whisper.

"Listen, man. I didn't know it was Trissy and I might've hit her side, but please don't hit my side," Zeke pleads.

"Why would you hit her! You know she just got hurt today!" Tobias growls.

"I'm fine! Zeke go back to bed, Four come with me," I drag Tobias away with as much strength as I can muster up. I collapse on the bed and just start shoving chips in my mouth.

"Are you sure you are okay?" Tobias asks quietly, much more calm now that Zeke isn't here.

"I'm sure. It was a pillow, it can't do that much harm," I say.

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In the morning, well the real morning where the sun is out and there is blue sky, mom and dad announce that we are going to have a relaxing beach day.

As everyone is changing, mom comes and talks to me.

"Beatrice, you don't have to come to the beach is you don't want to."

"No, I will.... I just.... I'm not sure if I want to show my back and my one piece is a little to tight," I tell her.

"Here what if you wore a tank top but it could get wet if need be and then just wear bathing suit bottoms," mom suggested.

"I guess..." I shrug.

"Here, I'll let you try them on and you can decide."

Mom comes back a minute later holding a flowery tank top with the tag that reads, Can get wet! Waterproof!

Moms then hands me blue bikini bottoms that goes with the shirt.

"Go try it on and tell me how it feels."

It turns out that it feels okay, sure it looks a little weird but I don't care.

"It's good, mom. Thank you," I smile and she claps excitedly.

"Let me do your sunscreen. Come out in the balcony."

After spraying me like I am a paint canvas, I finally join Tobias and the other gang member and head down to the soft sandy beaches.

"Girly, normally I would yell at someone for wearing that, but you are really working it," Christina smiles at me and starts jumping up and down.

"My little Tris is finally learning how to properly put clothes together fashionably!"

"Excuse me, but are you saying that I didn't know how to properly put clothes together," I smirk at her reaction where her smile turns to a frown.

"Okay guys, pick a spot! But always stay near there when you are in the ocean! We don't need any lost children!" Dad yells.

"Is the salt water going to hurt your scars? Or if a wave ponds against your back?" Tobias asks as we sit down on nice chairs that you would normally see at pools.

"I don't know probably," I sigh.

"If you want, me and you can go to the pool," Tobias suggests.

"No, the chlorine would hurt more than salt water."

"Well, if you need or want anything just tell me okay," Tobias offers me a smile and just as he does a football hits him in the jaw.

"EXCUSE ME!" Tobias yells. "How can I just tell that was you, Uriah."

"See guys, I told you he was a mind reader. I was telling him in my mind that I was doing it and he knew it was me! Yippee Four! You're a mind reader!" Uriah yells excitedly.

"I have to go take care of this," Tobias tells me and I laugh as I see Uriah's face filled with pure horror as he realizes what he has done.

"Tomorrow's Christmas!" Christina shrieks in my ear.

"Yeah and maybe for Christmas I want my ear drum," I laugh sarcastically.

"Tomorrow we are getting presents! I wonder what Will got me! I am so excited!"

"I couldn't tell," Marlene mutters.

"Hey, now don't be rude!"

"And still you are the only one screaming. In. The. Morning," Lynn says annoyed.

"Lynn's right. Cool down Chris. Otherwise I might just have to give you the ugliest dress and pair of shoes known to man," Shauna teases.

Christina gasps.

"You would never!"

"I think I would," Shauna laughs and pulls up Christina from her beach chair and pushes her full force into the water where Christina gets hit by a huge wave.

And you wouldn't believe what she says when she surfaces, gasping for air.

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