Chapter 1

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Tris pov

"Tris, Honey time for school" My foster mom calls out in a soft tone.

"Alright, Linda" I say.

I open my chest that sits at the end of my bed and holds all of the clothing I own, plus my shoes and the one necklace I have, It's from the school bully, Four. We used to be best friends when we were kids but when my mom died I moved to Toronto Canada and he moved to New York. Now I've moved back to Chicago and 2 years later he moved back here too.

I recognized him the moment I saw him but he didn't recognize me, I even tried going up to him and telling him it was me but as soon as I went up to him and said hi I was being smashed up on a locker by him and that was the first and last time I ever talked to him.

I don't blame him for not recognizing me, I've changed a lot. I had blonde hair that went down to my shoulders, my skin used to be lightly tanned, my body had no shape and braces. Now I have dirty blonde hair that reaches down to my belly button, along with many more curves, my skin is a light olive color that looks like it's never seen the sun, and I got my braces off a year after I came to Chicago.

"Tris, Honey are you okay," Linda asks snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Ya, Just getting an outfit for today" I say while looking through my chest.

"Oh, Tris don't you remember what today is?" She asks I shake my head no "Tris, Honey it's your 5th year here" she says, I smile remembering all the great times here, but then start looking through my chest again.

"No Tris, we got you a couple presents and clothing is one of them so close that case and come join me, your dad, and your siblings for breakfast " she says, I close the chest.

"Okay " I say closing the chest and standing back up, taken aback by the fact they got me gifts.

I walk out of my room down the stairs and into the kitchen where my foster dad and siblings are.

 "There's my girl, Happy 5 year anniversary honey" my dad says with a huge smile on his face hugging me as i smile in his warm embrace.

"Ya happy 5 year anniversary Tris" my brothers and sisters chime in.

"What does anniversary mean Trisy? " Ask My little foster sisters, Kate and Ali.

"It's hard to explain guys, " I say to there smiling faces, they nod as if they understand and go run off to get dressed.

I sit down at the table next to Matt and Chloe my to older foster siblings and eat the pancakes with chocolate chips and marshmallows and a warm extra chocolaty hot chocolate.

"Tris, Sweetie hear is your outfit for today, we bought it especially for you "she says handing me a flamingo pink gift bag with some deep purple tissue paper in it.

I take out the paper to reveal a cute knit black sweater shirt, Some lightly ripped blue skinny jeans, and some black framed glasses.

"Thanks mom, Thanks dad I love it" I say with excitement, hugging them in thanks.

"We have two more" my dad says smiling, which shocks me as that was already so generous. My mom hands me a book shape box covered in baby blue wrapping paper and a shoe box wrapped in metallic pink wrapping paper.

I un wrap the pink one first, opening the box and pulling out light rose gold rings and a necklace with a white gemstone on the bottom along with a pair of super cool black combat boots.

I take the last present and unwrap it, there are two boxes tied together so i pull the sting and separate them, i grab the box that was on the top and open that box to find a bright purple phone case, my eyes go wide, Why would they buy me a phone case? Whats in the next box? I rapidly open  box to find a iPhone 5 along with another case.

I hop up and hug my parents tighter and longer than usually, "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so so so so so so so so so so so much" I exclaim loudly whilst hugging them and jumping around celebrating.

"Of course sweetie, now get your but upstairs and get ready or you might be late," Linda says and i give them both pecks on the cheeks and make my way upstairs.

I walk into my bedroom which is the one at the very end of the hallway on the left, and turn on my laptop. I quickly turn it on and start playing Shawn Mendes handwritten whilst getting ready.

Luckily after getting dressed in my outfit, I still have 15 minutes before I have to leave so I decide to download some apps on my new phone, and after 10 minutes Chloe walks into my room.

"Tris come on we're gonna be late for the bus" she says rapidly like shes in a rush and quickly walks out of my room.

I get off my bed swiftly and  grab my headphones from my desk and slipping them into my ears turning on The Chainsmokers and make my way to the crowded bus stop.

After a few minutes the bright yellow school bus stops in front of the stop, squeaking trying to stop and I climb on to the bus and  make my way to the back of it.

I climb into the seat and rest my back into to seat, moving my feet onto the seat in front of me and keep bob my head and tap my fingers to the music blasting from my earbuds.

The bus ride is quick as always and i am soon making my way through the hormonal teenagers to spot my only friend Al.

You see me and Al instantly clicked when i moved her, and we are still friends to this day. We know everything about each other, He's the only one who knows me and Four used to be best friends and i'm the only one who knows about him being gay.

"Hey Albert" I say poking his chest and giving him a toothy grin.

"Hey Trisy, you look happy" he says chuckling and lightly slapping my hands away from is chest as i keep poking.

"Today is my 5th year in this foster home anniversary and I got this outfit" I explained, twirling showing off my outfit "and a iPhone 5."

"Lucky" he says dragging out the word poking me back this time as i giggle and squirm.

I turn off my music and stick my phone into my pocket whilst walking to my locker with Al. I put quickly stuff my things into my locker and grab my books still chatting with Al about the math homework and how our school team lost the soccer game last night.

"Want to come over after school?" Al asks cutting off my thoughts about how they could have won if they had taken Uriah Pedrad off the bench.

"Sure" I answer, smiling and turning to poking him once more as he hits my hand away again laughing.

We make our way to math which we have together, making sure not to be seen by Four or asshole friends.

Fours pov.

The night before.

"Four Candor or Dauntless " Zeke calls out still laughing at the dare Uriah just did. 

"Dauntless" I answer, but soon regret it as a have a bad feeling about this, but hey it's not as bad and telling them the truths hidden in my head.

"Okay'"  he says stroking his fake beard thinking "I dare you to get the foster Girl, Tris, To be your girlfriend then dump her in public" He explains, Uriah high fiving him.

God Dammit ,I knew that something bad was going to happen.

I run my hands through my hair "Okay fine I will. But i got to go before my dad realizes that i'm gone, Bye guys see you tomorrow" I say walking out of Zeke and Uriah's waving not really wanting to go home but having to.

For some reason the whole way home all I can think about is how somethings gonna go wrong and  I'm gonna mess up this girl's life.

Well tomorrow will be eventful.

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