Secretly Famous

The Letter

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Tris's POV:

Zeke, Uriah, Will, Tobias, Marlene, Lynn, Shauna, and Christina all slept over my house. We partied until two am and then fell asleep in the living room. When I wake up the next morning on New Year's Day it is already 10:30 am. I look around from my spot on the couch and see punch glasses, plates, and streamers everywhere. The room is a mess. I am the only one awake so I slowly stand up and start cleaning. I finish quickly and go to the kitchen to make breakfast. I make French toast, pancakes, bacon, eggs and sausages. When I finish setting the table the rest of the group walks into the kitchen yawning.

"Good morning!" I say cheerily.

I get a few grunts in response.

"Well aren't we a happy group today," I say sarcastically.

"We don't mean to be rude. We're just really tired," Shauna says while taking a seat at the table.

Everyone else follows her lead and sits down. Tobias comes to sit next to me, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek and holding my hand under the table before digging in to his food.

"Mmmm! Tris this is delicious!" Uriah exclaims through a mouthful of eggs.

Marlene smacks his arm. "Uriah! Table manners!"

"Sorry," says Uriah after swallowing his food.

I was about to thank Uriah when Caleb walks into the kitchen still wearing his pajamas. That's odd. Caleb went to bed before us and he never wakes up this late. Then I remember the strange letter from last night.

"Good morning everyone!" Caleb says casually. I glare at him.

"So can I read our letter now?" I ask him frustratedly. I am still ticked off about his weird behavior last night.

"Ummmm," he says looking worried.

"What now!?" I ask.

Caleb doesn't say anything for a minute. He just stands there and looks like he is thinking hard about something.

"Well?" I push him to tell me.

"Maybe you should wait until your friends leave," he suggests.

"Why would I want to do that?" I say trying to stay calm. "I am going to tell them what it says after I read it anyways so they may as well be here when I open it."

"I just thought you wouldn't want to get upset in front of them!" Caleb counters.

That's it. I slam my fork on the table and stand up.

"You've already made me pretty upset Caleb so it won't really make a difference now! Will it?" I shout. "What is up with you!? I know you, James, and Nick are always trying to protect me but someday you won't be able to anymore! I am seventeen years old! You can't keep bossing me around all the time!"

When I finish yelling at him Caleb just stands there shocked and all of my friends have stopped eating and are now staring at me with open mouths. I am not usually one to yell at anybody. Zeke keeps glancing between Caleb and I as if he is ready to get up and keep me from attacking Caleb. Tobias must be thinking the same thing because he stands up and puts his hand on my shoulder to keep me from pouncing on Caleb. Tobias's hand on my shoulder makes me relax a little bit and Caleb sensing this decides it is safe to speak again.

"Fine," he says. "You were going to find out soon enough. I just thought I would let you enjoy your first few days of the new year before I broke the news to you. I'll go get the letter."

With that he walks out of the kitchen and up the stairs. The tension in the room is way to much so I am relieved when Lynn speaks up.

"What could be in that letter that he thinks you will be so upset over?"

"I honestly don't know," I tell her quietly.

We continue eating our breakfast in silence and when we finish I put all the dirty dishes in the sink. Caleb comes back into the kitchen with the letter in his hands. He slowly hands it to me and goes to lean on the counter while I take my seat around the table. My hands shake as I begin to read the letter and by the end of it I have tears streaming down my face. I look at Caleb to see him also crying. All of my anger towards him is forgotten. I jump out of my seat and run over to him, flinging my arms around his neck and crying into his shoulder. His arms wrap around my waist and hold me tightly. Tobias who was sitting next to me and had read the letter over my shoulder stands up and comes over to me quickly while the others look at each other confusion written all over their faces. By the time Tobias reaches me I am full out sobbing. Caleb lets me go and Tobias pulls me into a warm embrace whispering sweet things in my ear while rubbing my back. We stay in that position for about five minutes until my crying dies down.

"What does it say?" Christina asks cautiously.

I take a deep breath. My head is still resting against Tobias's chest and I am careful not to look anyone in the eye as I say,"The letter says my dad was seriously injured in war and is currently in a coma. He is in awful condition and they are not sure if he will ever wake up."

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08/29/16