Divergent High

Chapter 4. We All love a little Party pt.1

Tobias led me into a apartment building with a red brick exterior and two white glass front doors. We walked over to the elevator and got in going to level 13.

"I would like to at some point, go out and see Edward." I tell Tobias. He nods at me. "We can go out to lunch then visit Ed." he stated as the elevator came to a stop. we stepped out and started down the hall towards room 418.

As we entered I realized his apartment was humongous. "Do you live all by yourself?" I ask still memorized by the large room.

"Yeah, I used to have a roommate but he had to leave." he answers. "Oh.." is all I can say, I'm distracted by how well furnished the kitchen and living area was.

"So it has two rooms?" I ask, he looks over at me. "Sounds like Christina is rubbing off on you, and yes two rooms." He answered a smile on his face.

"So what do you wanna do?" He asked. "I don't really know. I'm so tired, I had trouble sleeping." I answer.

"Come on I think you need a nap, than we'll go out to lunch." He told me, I nodded my head.

He lead me down a hall that only had three doors, he took me into the room on the left and entered. Inside the room was a King sized bed, with a gray cover. He helped me get settled and grabbed two extra pillows from a small closet.

"Why are you doing this, why are you being so nice?" I asked him in a tired tone. "It's nice to think of karma, 'the good you do will come back to you.' and when I'm old and arthritic, I would like to think my friends will still be there for me." He answers in his amazing deep voice.

I yawn and nod my head as I drift off into a deep sleep.

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I awoke to a bright light and a tall Tobias standing over me. "Good afternoon." He whispered to me. "What time is it?" I asked him, I began to open my eyes and look around the room. "1:48, and if I where you I would be starved so we're going out to lunch. So wake up and do whatever girls do to get ready."

I laughed and looked at his back as he walked out of the room, behind his jacket I swore I saw the tips of a tattoo but I didn't pay to much attention to it and went about what I had to do to get ready.

I walked into the bathroom and put on a coat of mascara and fixed the make-up that was smeared all over my face making me look like a demonic panda.

Once I finished I walked out grabbed my shoes and found him sitting in the living room on his phone. "I'm ready." I said to him blankly, he looked me up and down than nodded. He stood up and walked over to the front door he held it open and I walked out phone in hand, I said a thank-you and we went down the elevator and out to his car.

Once there we drove to a 'Five Guys Burger And Fries' and ate we agreed to go the hospital.

"Hello who are you visiting?" Asked the receptionist at the hospital. "Edward Rowly." Said Tobias, I came to a realization that I didn't even know Edwards real name. "Room 619, I suggest you hurry visiting hour is almost over." She said with a smile we nodded and headed down the hall.

"I'm warning you, its going to look worse than it is." Said Tobias, I solemnly nodded my head. I KNEW that, and I knew I had a high chance of crying, but I was willing to test my chances. We walked into the small room which was divided by a thin curtain.

"H-Hey Four." Croaked a sour voice which I soon recognized as Edwards. "Hey man, who're you feeling?" Asked Tobias taking a seat beside Ed. "Feel like shit to be honest, but not much I can do." Said Edward to Tobias. "Hey Tris." Said Edward with a slight smile, I could tell he was tired from the pain killers and antibiotics he was receiving frequently through needles.

"Hi Edward, how are you doing?" I asked him with a slight smile. "B-better now that y-you are here." He said with a smile, I could tell he was tired he was studdering and was striving to keep his eyes open. "I see you soon Ed." Said Tobias as he stood up. Ed nodded his head before passing out completely.

The walk back to the car was silent. Once finally inside I let out a breath I didn't even know I had been holding. It was around 1:50 in the afternoon.

"Can you take me to school I'm suppose to go home with Christina tonight before the party." I said after awhile of driving, Tobias gave me a wary look. "You still want to go to that?" He asked surely shocked by what I had said. I nodded my head causing his breath to hitch.

"Okay, but I'll be with you tonight okay." He said like a statement more than a question, but I nodded knowing he would have probably tried to stick close to me anyways.

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We finally arrived at school and almost as soon as we pulled up I saw Chris, she was staring at Tobias's car in confusion. "Thanks for the ride." I say to him as I get out of the car. "Wait." He says as he grabs my wrist. "I care about you okay, I don't care about how you cut or anything like that. I care about You." He said and realised my wrist. I stared and nodded my head smiling lightly.

I walked away from the car as it pulled out and left the school parking lot, I walked over to Chris who was still staring in shock.

"Where the hell where you all day! I was worried sick! Four didn't come back, You didn't come back! What the hell where you thinking?! What if you got hurt?" She was yelling at me but I could see in her eyes that she was grateful to see me.

"I am sorry." I say to her staring into her eyes, I noticed that they softened.

"God damnit Tris... You make it really hard to stay pissed at a person don't you." Christina said grinning at me with a small chuckle.

"Come on we are going home, and we are going to buy some ice cream and watch 'Orange is the new Black'. Okay, come on." She said to me taking my hand and pulling me over to her car.

"We are going to Al's party"

And in that moment I was not afraid of anything, because the only person who could hurt me was myself.