Forever and Always

Chapter 20

Tris POV

The bell rings for science and I feel nothing but dread run through me. Four went to the office so I was by myself for a few minutes. I walk to science and sit down. Yes! A substitute! I was smiling and then Four came in. He gave me a small smile. "Substitute again. Cool." He says. He seemed kinda distant, like something was wrong. "Are you okay, Four? Is something wrong?" He didn't answer, but a second later the intercom came on. "Mr. Evan?" The...someone asks. "Yes?" He answers. "We need Tris Prior to the office." WHAT?!! No, no, no, no, no. Everyone was oooing. "I'll send her up." Four was giving me an apologetic look. What did he do?! "Go, Tris." Mr. Evan says. With no choice, I go up to the office.

When I get there the principal asks me to sit down. I do and she starts drilling me with questions. "I've been told that you're being bullied?" Oh no. I can't. I stay silent. "Is that true?" I'm still don't answer. "If you don't answer than I'll give you 3 weeks of dentition." Well, now I have to answer. "Y-yes. It's true."
"By who?" She grills.
"A student and a teacher." I answer
"A TEACHER!" She says out of anger. "What teacher?!"
"Um, Mr. Langley."
The principal seems mad. By instinct I'm afraid she'll hit me.
"What student?"
"Peter (forgot his last name)
"Okay. Thank you. If you don't mind, our councilor would like to ask some questions." I think, yes, I mind very much.

The councilor comes in and starts grilling me even worse. When she's finished, I'm crying. She dismisses me and I'm forced to go to class like this.

I walk in and everyone looks at me. They stare at my tears, and I quickly walk to my seat. I put my head down on my desk, covering up my face with my arms. Why did Four do this?! He doesn't touch me or try to comfort me, he knows I'm mad at him. I feel Christina's and the gang's eyes boring into me. When class was over, I wiped my eyes and tried to avoid everyone by walking fast to my next class.

"Tris." I hear Four call after me. "Leave me alone," I say. "Tris, just let me explain!"
"No!"
I try to get away from him but he grabs my arm. "Tris, I couldn't stand the fact that you're being bullied! Especially by that teacher. So, I did something about it. I didn't want to hurt you, I promise. I just had to Tris."
I stay silent and he watches the tears go down my face. He did that to help me. I tell myself this over and over again and I'm no longer mad at him. I wipe my tears. "Thank you." I say. He smiles. I walk to math with him.

When I get there Christina and the gang surround me. "Tris, are you okay?!" They all yell. I'm beyond embarrassed that everyone saw me cry. "I'm fine."
"Why were you called to the office?" They all ask. I didn't really want to answer that. But I did, because they're my best friends. "I-um-Four-uh." I take back what I said about answering the question, my mouth won't work. Four remained silent, afraid to push it. "Um...you k-know that teacher? M-Mr.Langley? He...um. H-he was bullying me and s-so was P-Peter. So, F-Four helped me o-out and t-told." I say, stuttering on almost every word. My eyes we on the hallway, were I see Lauren, Nita, and Peter. Why are they together? Are they planning something? I didn't exactly obey her orders. "Tris...?" I heard my name but kept my eyes on the hallway. They all stop and point at me. Peter looks like...he's ready to do something. "Tris...?" The person asks again. "U-um. I-I'll be right back." I say and take a risk, I get up and walk over to them.

I walk out and face them. "Ah, just the person we wanted to see." Lauren says. "Come over here." I know what's going to happen next, and I'm letting it happen right now. Maybe they'll change their mind? No, probably not. I'm not saying I won't hit back if they start attacking me, I probably will, but at least I'll get it over with. I obediently follow them.

I stand where I'm instructed and then Peter comes into my line of vision. I get shoved into the lockers. Pain goes all throughout my body. He punches me in my jaw, the other side where my mom didn't, and I feel like he broke it. I shove a fist at him and hit him square in the nose. "OW! YOU'RE GONNA GET IT!" He says and I get punched in the gut, I double over and get hit on the corner of my eye. His fist goes into my jaw again. Yep, that's broken. He pulls my legs out from under me and I fall hard, my head hitting the lockers. "Go, Peter!" I hear Lauren and Nita yell. I kick and my foot makes contact with his leg. He shoves his foot onto my shoulder then punches me two times. He picks me up and slams my head into the lockers again. Once, twice, three times, four times, five times, on the sixth I collapse. His foot makes contact with my neck. Hard. I manage to hit him in the gut, but my vision is blurry. Then, I hear someone run up and Peter hits the lockers. I hear running feet and see Peter run with them. A face comes into my view. It's Four. "Tris? It's okay. I got you." He picks me up and carries me to the nurses room.

Long story short, I'm laying on a bed, they've determined that my jaw is most definitely broken, they pull my shoulder into place, I have a huge bruise on the corner of my eye, and they are icing my sides, eye, and head. I don't have a concussion. Thank the Lord. It's just bruised. Four sits by my bed and the whole time, I'm looking at the ceiling. Then a question arises. "How did you know, that I was..." I trail off. It HURTS SO BAD to talk. Well, with a broken jaw, na duh. "Shh. Don't talk. It'll get worse." Four says. "Well, when you left, I explained to the gang the whole, 'office situation', and then I heard screaming. I thought that you were just going to the restroom or something, but then I heard Lauren yell, 'go Peter.' I remember the threat and connected the dots. I ran out and slammed Peter into the lockers and they all ran. I'm so glad that you're at least conscious." I sit there, not knowing what to do. A few minutes later, I hear a bell ringing that was for the last period to be over. The nurse comes in. "You're allowed to go. Just be careful." I nod. The doors open and the gang comes in. "Tris!" They all yell and run to me. "Are you okay?" Will asks. I nod. "What's the...update?" Zeke asks Four. He asks it like it a question, not sure if update is the right word to use. He goes into an explanation and everyone listens closely. When he's done, I try to sit up. "Careful." Four says and comes over to me. He helps me up and I grab my book bag. Four helps me over to the carline and I thank him. Even though I'm not supposed to talk. He smiles and has to go.

Being the good boyfriend he is, Four contacted my dad ahead of time and told him everything so I wouldn't have to explain. When Dad gets here, I hop in the car, carefully. "Princess..." My dad say with sympathy. "Four told me everything. He said that you weren't supposed to to talk so I brought you this. It's a whiteboard." I smile and write, 'thank you' on it. He reads it and says, "Anything for my Princess."

When we get home I lay down. No HW. Yay! About 30 minutes later I get a text from Christina.
C: Are you still coming to the party?

I went downstairs and wrote on the board, 'can I go do something with my friends tonight? It'll get my mind off of the pain. Please?' When he reads it he hesitated. But his final answer was, "Yes. But be careful." I nod and text Christina.
T: I can go, but I'll have to take it easy
C: YAY! Can I come over and help you get dressed?
T: I don't really want to wear a dress. I want something loose so I won't be in as much pain
C: okay. Then I'll just let you get dressed on your own! See ya there!

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