Divergent : Tris Pedrad

Chapter 39

I threw my chair across the room in frustration. I kicked over my other chair, making a loud thud. I was so mad. I felt an angry tear fall down my face. Zeke was so damn annoying. He acted like I couldn't take care of myself. I made a mistake and now he wants to punish me for it. I'm trying so hard to keep from falling apart. It doesn't help having someone  constantly bugging you about everything all the time. I heard a knock at the door and I groaned. "Oh my god, leave me alone for once!" I screamed, sitting on my bed.

"Tris, it's Tobias," his voice rang out.

I walked to the door and unlocked it. I opened it and he glanced at me, with concerned eyes. "Come here," he said gently, pulling me into his arms.

I let him hug me. He gently ran his hand down my back. "I love you," I said into his chest.

"I know. And I love you," he said.

"You aren't leaving me, right?" I asked.

"No one can take me away from you. I love you more then anyone in the world," Tobias said.

We sat down on my bed and he pulled me into him. "You're so strong, you've been through so much and you've made it so far," he told me.

"I'm not strong. I'm weak. I'm too weak. And I just made my brother feel like shit over something I did," I said, immediate guilt filling my body.

"He understands. He might be mad now, but he knows. He just wants to be there for you, to be strong for you. You mean everything to him and he just wants you to be okay," Tobias said, gently placing a kiss on my neck.

"I was so mean to him. He's the closest thing I've had to a dad and I threw it in his face that he was nothing to me. I feel terrible," I mumbled.

"He'll forgive you, you just need to talk to him," Tobias said.

"I just can't stand when he's upset with me. I just want to make him proud. I want someone to be proud of me," I said.

"I know. And he'll be proud of you no matter what," Four added.

"Yeah, I will," Zeke said.

I glanced up, he was leaned against my door frame, a gentle look on his face.
"I'll be back over later. I love you," Tobias told me, standing up and leaving.

Zeke entered, sitting beside me. "I'm sorry," I said

"I know. I'm sorry too. I know I tend to smother you a bit, but it's just because I care. I want you to be your best self. I want you to be strong. You're so important to me," he said.

"I'm okay. And I shouldn't have said any of that. You're the closest thing I've had to a parent and you've always been there for me. You've been nothing but loving," I said.

A smile spread across his face. "I love you ri, no matter what you do or say," he told me.

"And I love you too, dear brother," I said back.

"And your sweet beautiful brother Uriah," uri said, standing in the doorway.

"Of course, I'm sorry uri," I laughed out.

"No worries baby sis. As much as I hate saying it, I was being a bit of a dick."

"Hug it out?" Zeke offered to me.

"Obviously."

He wrapped his arms around me and Uriah jumped into the hug, knocking us all back onto the bed.

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I heard a knock at the door and I sprinted down the stairs. For Christmas Eve, everyone was staying the night and we were exchanging gifts. We all decided the past few days event to not be shared with anyone. I opened the door, Jack and Eddies smiling faces appeared.

"Ri!" The exclaimed.

They wrapped me in a hug and I smiled. "Good to see ou kiddo," Jack said.

"It's good to see you guys too," I replied with a wide smile.

Before I could shut the door someone's foot caught it and I opened it again. Lynn, Mar, and Shauna appeared. Lynn gave me a tight hug, then Mar, then Shauna. Lynn was a Tough girl, but she always had a soft spot for me. She was like an older sister. I walked back into the family room. The room was decorated beautifully with Christmas decorations. I smiled at everyone. The door opened and I saw Christina. Will accompanied her. She was the only one I had told about my incident. A smile lit up her face and she walked to me giving me a tight hug. "How are you?" She mumbled.

"I'm okay. That's Chris. I misse you," I mumbled into her hair.

She pulled back and gently tucked some hair behind my ear. "HEY! TURN ON TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!" Eddie shouted.

I cracked a wide smile. "Oh come on Eddie!" Mar exclaimed in annoyance.

I walked over to Four and sat on his lip. He linked his arms around my waist. "ew, stop," Uri whined, making a disgusted face.

"Oh shut it, you're doing the same thing with Mar," I snapped.

"Get some four," Eddie exclaimed.

"I'll literally kill you," Zeke snapped.

I rolled my eyes as they all bickered. It was just like old times. Like the last few months never happened. Best friends. Back together. It was amazing. I loved every second of it.