Secretly Famous

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Tobias's POV:

When Tris found out about her father being in a coma she was so sad. I hate seeing her unhappy. Our friends tried to cheer her up a little bit but we only managed to get her to give us a small smile. Ever since she found out yesterday morning she has only wanted to go visit him, and we are now in the car with Caleb driving to the hospital he is at. I pull the car into the parking lot just as Tris wakes up. She yawns and stretches her arms.

"Are we there yet?"

"We have just arrived," I say, giving her a small smile and squeezing her hand.

We walk through the main entrance of the big white building and up to the desk. There is a woman with long brown hair and blue eyes sitting behind the desk.

"May I help you?" she asks politely.

"Yes, we are here for Andrew Prior," Tris says.

"I am sorry but only family can see him. Are you family?"

"I'm his daughter. This is my brother and my boyfriend," Tris tells the woman while pointing at Caleb and I.

"Alright. Third floor, room 306," the woman says.

"Thank you!" Tris replies.

We walk to the elevator and when we get in I press the button to the third floor. Normally I would be claustrophobic in the elevator but all of my focus is on Tris, and making her feel happy and calm. There is a ding and the elevator doors slide open. The three of us walk to room 306 and go inside. Andrew is laying on a white hospital bed and there are a bunch of different tubes and wires attached to him. There is also a mask covering his nose and mouth that is helping him breathe.

Caleb goes to sit in a chair on the right of Andrew while I sit in one on the left. Tris stays standing by the door staring at her father deep in thought. She has tears in her eyes but is trying to hold them back. I pat my lap for Tris to come sit.

"Tris come here," I say gently, interrupting her thoughts.

Her tears start to fall silently down her cheeks and she sits down in my lap. I wrap one of my arms around her waist pulling her close and the other I run up and down her arm soothingly as she rests her head on my shoulder. I am not sure how long the three of us stay sitting in silence like that. I just know that eventually Tris's tears are gone and she is holding her father's hand whilst staring at his peaceful, resting face.

After what seems like hours I glance at the clock on the wall. It is 9:45 p. got here at 4:00 p.m. and Andrew has made no improvement so far. I am just thinking about telling Tris and Caleb we should head home when Tris's head shoots up from where it was resting on the hospital bed.

"What is it? What's wrong?" I ask worriedly.

"H-he j-just squeezed m-my hand," Tris stutters.

Now she has Caleb's full attention.

"What? Are you sure?" He asks.

"I-I think so," Tris replies staring wondrously at her hand linked with her father's.

I stare at their linked hands too and then I see it. A slight, weak squeeze but a squeeze nonetheless. Tris jumps up from the chair in excitement.

"He did it again!" She shouts enthusiastically.

"I'll get a nurse!" Caleb says, rushing out the door.

A minute later Caleb comes back with a nurse who starts doing tests and checking the monitors.

Next thing we know Andrew's eyes snap open. He is awake.

I hope you liked this chapter. It is a little short because I have to go to bed but I owed you all a chapter after being gone for a week. I just finished my home work so I'd have enough time to update.