CHAPTER 46

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

I storm into the girls portion of the condo and quickly lock all the doors so Tobias can't come in.

"Tris, are you alright?" Shauna asks slowly.

"Fine." I say wiping angrily at the tears that are running downy face.

Out of my peripheral vision I can see everyone giving each other nervous glances, silently talking with their eyes.

I quickly lay down on my bed and wrap the blankets around myself tightly. I am so tired. Not sleeping at night is not a very good idea.

I feel myself drifting off when all of a sudden, there is loud knocking from our door.

"Let me in!" I hear Tobias yell.

Lynn goes to get the door, but Christina quickly grabs her arm, while whispering something in her ear.

"Please! Tris! I am so so so sorry! Christina! I'll buy you clothes if you open the door!" Tobias yells helplessly.

"What kind of clothes?" Christina answers.

I shake my head. He'll be in here any minute now.

"I don't know. A shirt." Tobias replies.

"A shirt? That's the best you got?" Christina asks with disgust and plops down on the couch.

"C'mon!" Tobias says banging the door again.

I quickly put the pillow over my head to block out the noise. It helps. A little.

Somehow, the banging and yelling falls into a steady rhythm and lulls me to sleep.

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I awake to find someone gently rubbing around my neck area.

Blinking, I glance up and see mom seated next to me.

"Hey, honey."

"Hi." I whisper.

"Everyone is out getting dessert." No wonder it is so quiet.

"What time is it?" I mumble.

"It's almost ten at night. You feel asleep around four - thirty." Mom tells me.

She moves her hand down so she is now moving her hand up and down my back very, very, very gently.

It would have been fine, too if it weren't for falling backwards onto the stone.

I let air escape my mouth suddenly and mom looks up, her face twisted with worry and confusion.

She slowly lifts up my shirt, so she can stare at all the scars. I feel her fingers slide over the small bump that has emerged and she quickly gets up, practically running to the freezer.

I close my eyes again and burrow my head under the pillow.

I feel something cold be placed on the bump and I can tell it's a padded ice pack.

"Do you want anything to eat?" I hear mom ask.

"No thanks." I say softly.

"Tobias gave ice cream to me and told me to give it to you. Is everything okay between you two?" Mom asks suspicion seeping into her voice.

We're fine." I say my voice quieted since I'm talking into the pillow.

All of a sudden, there is a loud knocking at the door and I can hear Christina talking loudly.

Mom lets them in and I quickly put the blankets on top of me, so the girls can't see the ice and I pretend I am still sleeping. I don't want them to question me.

TOBIAS POV~~~~~~~~~

I can't believe I did something so idiotic. I should have known not to raise my voice around her. I know how she is afraid of that kind of thing.

I am so stupid. Almost as dumb as Uriah when he thought Cinderella was his father. Yes. I know. Cinderella is a girl and Uriah's father is a guy. I have no idea how this kid made it through the first grade.

I've talked to Christina and she said that when she left, Tris was sleeping. Also crying. I am so dead.

I bought Tris that ice cream and told mom to give it to her when she wakes up. I want her to know how sorry I am and how bad I feel.

Eventually, after dessert the guys are all sleeping and the darkness soon pulls me under, too.

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

I jolt awake.

How many times has that happened to me in the past week? Past month? Year? I hate sitting up straight in bed knowing that your dream was real enough to make your body move.

The slightest creak makes the loudest sound and I am always worried that Marcus will suddenly appear from the shadows.

What I really want right now it to be next to Tobias even though we had that fight. I know that I'll feel safer if I am near him.

I slowly tip toe across our room and go through the adjoining door, which leads into the boys room.

Uriah has the bed closest to the door and his legs are dangling off the side, while Zeke's head is at the end of the bed hanging off the edge. Will is sideways on his bed, curled up in a little ball and Peter is in the exact same position. Tobias has the bed all the way in the back next to the window. He is laying diagonal across the bed with a pillow on top of his head.

I gently tap his shoulder, which he doesn't respond too, so I tap a little bit harder.

"Zeke stop. I have to be up early to apologize to Tris." Tobias moans and rolls over all the way to the left side of the bed.

I take this as a 'sure Tris, come next to me.'

I slowly crawl in and pull the covers on top of me, burrowing my head in Tobias's side. Just the way he smells makes me immediately calm down.

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My eyes open to see Tobias staring at fearfully at something in front of him with his arms covering me while everyone else who is on the trip has formed a wall in between me and something--- or someone.

HOW WAS THAT! CLIFFHANGER!

SORRY ITS SHORT!

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