Forever and Always

Chapter 23

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Four's POV

The bell just rang for 1st period to begin. We sat there being bored to death with the details from World War Two. I get that history is important and all, and is important to learn so we don't make the same mistakes, but I mean, COME ON! We've learned this year after year since 5th grade. Is it really necessary?

I looked beside me and I see that Tris is about to fall asleep. I gently nudged her elbow and she immediately snapped back awake. I smile. She is so cute. Her jaw is significantly bruised and the bump on her head from the lockers is swollen. I know that she tried to hide it, but when you have white bandages and white ace wrap like fabric under your jaw, it's hard to not notice it. I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do to Peter. All I know is that he's gonna get it hard. I mean, clearly embarrassing him in front of Lynn, his crush, wasn't enough. Tris' head starts to fall onto the desk and her eyes are closing. I lean forward and gently shake her shoulders. She pops back up again but she looks exhausted. Her face is pale and her eyes look tired. Luckily the bell rings and we all hop up and speed walk into the hallway.

I hold her hand as we walk to ELA. "Are you tired, Tris?" I ask. She nods and puts her head on my shoulder. I kiss her forehead. "You are so cute when you're tired," I say. She gives me a small smile. I hope that she believes me, she is so beautiful and it would be a shame for her not to know that. I wrap my arm around her waist and she flinches. She sifts her body and relaxes on my shoulder again. "Are you still sore from...you know," I ask. The response I get is her shrugging. I know that means yeah but she is to embarrassed to say so. I don't want her to be embarrassed about that around me, I know what she's going through. But I also know that she doesn't want sympathy which she is afraid that I will give her. She is trying to carry all of her own weight, even when half of it shouldn't have to be something that she has to do deal with. I loosen my arm around her waist, careful not to add to her pain.

We get to ELA and sit down. Tris puts her head on her desk and her eyes close. I smile. She quickly falls asleep. The bell rings for class and it didn't wake her up. Wow, she must be really tired because that bell is loud. I gently shake her shoulders, she doesn't wake up. I try again and rub her shoulders with more force. Nothing. Well, she isn't going to wake up. Class begins and surprisingly the teacher doesn't notice that she is asleep. Then again, the teacher's old.

Class was really boring. When the bell rings for the end of class I look at Tris. She is still asleep. She slept through 2 bells, me shaking her shoulders twice, and the old, loud, teacher. Tris must be exhausted. She told me that she was sick this morning, maybe that's what is making her so tired. I leaned down next to her ear, "Tris, sweetie, wake up." She still didn't move. It's official, she is not waking up soon. I put my strap binder and her strap binder on my shoulders, then I bent down and put one of my hands on the back of her knee and my other hand right below her shoulders. I gently lifted her up bridal style and held her close to me. I walked us to music.

When I got in there, I put her down gently in her assigned seat. Then I went up to Tori. "Tris hasn't been feeling well and she fell asleep during last period. She won't wake up so..." I say awkwardly. "That's fine, we are doing basics today and based on the last test she took, she doesn't need any help. She can sleep." I thank Tori and walk to my assigned seat. The gang is in here and are saying how cute Tris is when she's sleeping. Class starts soon and I am so bored. I get music and I'm not perfect at it, but I don't really need the review.

Class ends and she is still asleep. I pick her up and carry her to the last part of ELA. I set her down and her head falls onto the desk. Class was boring. The bell rings for lunch and I pick her up. When I get in the lunch room I get a bunch of 'Awwws'. I give them a half smile. With all eyes on me I put her down gently at our table. The gang comes over and are staring at her. "Uh, guys?" I ask. Their heads snap up, "Oh, sorry," they state. Christina brought her lunch so she watched Tris while we were getting our food.