Chapter 38 (Saturday)

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Four's P.O.V

Tris wakes up 30 minutes later. She immediately groans and I see her eyes get glossy.

"Hey, Sweetie," I say gently. Her eyes find mine and they are filled with pain. "Here, the doctor said you need to drink this," I hold up a glass of water in clear cup. "W-what I-is it?" She asks. "It's just water, I promise," she drinks a few sips and I put it back on the table beside me.

"My b-back h-hurts," she says. "I bet. Just try not to think about it," I say. She nods then curls up beside me. "I-I want t-to go h-home," she says. "I know, just one more night, then you can go home."

After Tris has laid down for a few minutes I decide to ask her about Caleb.

"Caleb's in the waiting room and he wants to come in. After you passed out he realized what he did and he wanted to come talk to you. I told him it was up to you."

"W-what I-if he t-tries t-to hurt me a-again?"

"I'll make sure he doesn't."

Tris thinks for a minute but she decides to him in.

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Caleb comes in 10 minutes later and jumps into an apology. I found out that Caleb isn't good with words, he just repeated the same words over and over again for 3 minutes.

He sat with us while I stroked her hair and the doctor came in to check up on her and give her the pain killers.

Tris just layer on my chest and wrapped her arms around my torso. It would have been a comfortable silence if it were just Tris and I. With Caleb here it was semi-awkward. He broke silence.

"Oh yeah, here are some clothes to change into whenever you feel like you can," Caleb said while putting a few tee-shirts, jeans, and jackets. "T-thank y-you," Tris stuttered. Caleb just gave her a warm smile.

When the doctor comes in I ask her a question about Tris. "Do you know why she's stuttering frequently?"
"Yes, the pain is causing her mind to get some what blurry, which makes her stutter and talk in circles sometimes."
I thank the doctor after the checkup and I help get Tris get up so the doctor can help her change.

It's very hot in the room so when Tris comes out hiding her arms and reaches for her jacket, I get suspicious. Now that I think about it, she's always wearing long sleeves and jackets. She even wore a jacket in the pool for the little time she was in it.

"Tris? Are you cold?" I ask.
"U-um," she bites her lip, "y-yes?" She says it more like a question though.
"Caleb can you excuse us for a minute?" I ask.
"Uh, sure," he says while walking out the door.
"Babe, I know when you're lying. You're not cold, so why are you really putting on your jacket?"
"N-no reason," Tris states nervously.
"Let me see you arms," I say. Tris seems startled. "W-what?"
"Let me see your arms. You hiding something. Tris, you can tell me anything. This conversation is 100% completely private," I say. She bites her lip.
"It's just me in here. You know you can trust me. Why won't you show me?"
"B-because you-you'll think I'm a f-freak," Tris stutters.
"Not possible. It's okay. Please, just show me," I say sincerely. Tris contemplates this for a minute before taking a big breath and holding her arms out to where I can see them.

And that was the day I never trusted her with a knife again.

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