DAUNTLESS EVER AFTER (on hold)

chapter 8

Tris pov: its been two days since our game of candor or dauntless.in that time, I've had to attend school.I didn't actually think that they continued with school here.i didn't think that the dauntless thought it was important once you completed initiation.i swear its been so boring when Im at school,because Tobias isn't there with me.i sigh inwardly.i sound like a lovesick puppy and its only been a few days since we got together.right now, I'm in the arena beating the fluff out of my punching bag.my knuckles have already split over but i don't care.i barely feel the pain anymore.training has toughened me up.i gab a towel,clean up my hands and leave the room. # # # # # # i enter the store in which Christina has turned into a beauty salon,which she and Marlene work in together.she (Christina) looks up from under the counter, where she was trying to get a bunch of lipsticks that had fallen.''hey Tris. come for a makeover?,'' she asks.I shake my head wildly,my eyes wide.''noway.'' I say.''I am never gonna go through with a makeover,especially in this store,surrounded by all these beauty products and...dyes.'' last time I was here,she and Marlene practically pulled out my hair from all the bushing that they did. I swear my head is still trying to replace the hairs it lost.

''I just decided to take a walk and i came here to see my two best friends,'' I whip my head around and took a look around the store.''by the way,where is Marlene?.''Christina gives me a sad smile.''shes gonna go and break it off with Uriah , '' she says.I'm confused right now. ''why?''. Christina continues rearranging the lipsticks in an orderly fashion. ''I think she's found her true calling...with Lynn.''my eyes practically bulge out of my sockets when Christina says this.wow.''but i thought her and Uriah had that connection,y'know?''. she nods her head .''i know what you mean.That's what we all thought.but look on the bright side,'' she says.i look at her and raise my eyebrows.''There's a bright side?,'' I say questiongly.

Christina nods her head. ''yup! At least she knows who she now belongs with, and that is all that matters.''she says brightly.I nod my head in approval.''cool.we shouldn't judge them on the way they feel with each other''.i look at the time and know that its time to go.''anyway, thanks for you time Chris,i gotta head back home. I'm so tired right now''.she waves back at me and i leave the store.i just want to go home and rest.i hope that's possible.

when I get home to Tobias and I's apartment, I am welcomed by the sight of cupcakes on the bench.beside the cupcakes is a note with someones scribbly handwriting.I pick up the note and read it to myself.the note sounds kinda weird, though. ''dear neighbour, please accept these cupcakes as a gift from us for your success at coming first in the rankings.'' . i place the note down on the bench.its a bit weird that someone goes to all the trouble of sending a gift and not putting their name on the note.how else are we supposed to thank them properly?. i walk over to the couch and just drop onto its fluffy cushions. i sigh pleasure as i sink into the couch, propping my feet on the armrest. i must have dozed off, because next thing i know, Tobias is shaking me by the shoulders, a worried look on his handsome features. ''Tris, wake up.did you eat any of those cupcakes on the bench?''. I shake my head to gesture as a no.he sighs and sits next to me on the couch, pulling me into his arms.