Call Me Six

5: 'Zeke Puked' -Tobias

TOBIAS-

"Tobias! Tobias! Tobias! Tobias! Toias!" It was Monday morning and Zeke came charging through the crowded halls. "I've done something stupid..."

"Oh, so you shouted my name frantically and got strange looks from everyone just to tell me that everything's normal?"

"No, you bastard! I've actually done something really stupid this time."

"Really stupid?"

"Yes, really, really, really, really stupid."

He just stood there like a paranoid meerkat for ages, frantically looking over his shoulder.

"I'm not a mind reader, Zeke. Are you gonna tell me what you did or not."

"Uh. Here's the thing... It's more like, who I did."

"I still don't see what the problem is dude, just tell me what-"

"Hey Zeke," her voice caught and silenced me mid-rant, "Four."

She just stood there, with Uriah holding her close by the hip and her smile gracing her already stunning face.

Zeke puked. I mean he literally doubled over and hurled his guts out right there; in the middle of the little circle that had been created.

"I'm good," he spluttered out and stuck a thumb in the air, "I think Mom might have poisoned me Saturday morning with her hangover cure though."

I picked him up by the back of his shirt, waved a silent goodbye to Tris and Uriah before ushering Zeke to the toilets.

It was easy enough to get there since everyone moved out the way the second they saw, or more to the point smelt, Zeke's vomit covered clothes.

I shoved him into the counter and threw a handful of paper towels at his chest before ushering a few younger boys out of the toilets.

"What the fuck was that about Zeke?!" I bellowed and his eyes shot wide open in fear.

"It-it... I-I-"

"It, I, what, Zeke?!"

"I-I've done something stupid..."

"No shit," I muttered sarcastically, rolling my eyes as I dragged a hand through my hair before looking back at Zeke who was now sat on the sink counter; mopping off the remaining vomit from his shirt.

At least we've got PE this morning so he can change into his gym clothes, I think to myself as he continued to remove the gross goop.

"You can't tell Uriah," he says.

"Can't tell Uriah what?"

"I slept with Tris."

Damn.

"A-are you sure?" Stupid question... We wouldn't be having this discussion if he wasn't sure.

"Yeah, like... she was in my bed this morning, and she was trying to sneak out but I woke up; she was but ass naked..." His awkward mumbles had turned into random gibberish and the syllables all slurred together as if he was high.

"Tris is fit," he says and starts nodding sheepishly to himself.

"Like, them tits are just... Whoa."

Why am I even friends with this moron?

"I fucked a fit girl!" He cheers and pumps his fist into the air whilst I smash my forehead against the tiled wall.

"Wait till Uriah hears about this!" That's it... I snap round and punch him square in the face.

"Newsflash," I say as he rubs his nose. "You both slept with the same girl, moron."

"Oh yeah... Shit! Which one of us do you think she likes better?" I punch him again. "Ooh shit... She's your ex... Isn't she? Dude. We all slept with the same girl..."

He sits for a few more minutes, rubbing his - now bleeding - face and muttering cusses under his breath.

"Not quite, Zeke. You and your brother slept with the same girl. I'm not part of this party."

Why am I friends with such idiots?

Why do they both choose to sleep with the same girl?

Why is Tris so different? She used to be the sweet innocent girl that was non-the-wiser when it came to her appearance; but now... Now it's like she has complete and utter control over everything and everyone.

"Hello?" Speaking of the devil... "If you're pissing then hurry up and finish so I can come in."

"You can't come in anyway, it's the fucking boys' toilets, Tris."

"Oops, guess I never read that rule, Four." And then she saunters in; with the clicking of her heels and Uriah following along like a lost puppy behind her.

"You okay, Zeke? I've never seen anyone hurl like that before... some chick call Lynn must have videoed it because she posted it online and it's now gone viral and somehow she got it playing on all the announcement boards." She proceeds to pull out her phone from the orange purse and shows him the shaky video. In the background, you can clearly hear Lynn's laughter louder than anyone else's so it is clear that she recorded the footage. "That girl must hate your guts, what did you do to piss her off?"

"Dumped her sister," he says as his hands drag lazily down his face.

"Zeke you reacted even worse to the hangover cure than I did... I'm starting to think it isn't a cure at all just a vile way of-"

"I slept with Tris!" Zeke blurts out, cutting Uriah off, and immediately burrying his face in his hands.

"Funny joke, Zeke," Uriah says, with an edge to his voice as he looks between Tris and his brother. "Wait... That's why you were in my bathroom on Saturday?!"