City of Chicago High (Divergent)

Chapter 9

Tris POV

I'm excited about homecoming. I really like Eric. He is very sweet and kind when he he lets his guard down. I can't help but feel like this is wrong, though. All of my friends seem to like him, except one. Four.

Four seems really bothered by Eric. I think he is afraid that Eric is going to hurt me. I'll be fine, though. It seems like it would hurt Four more than it would hurt me. He seemed to move on. He asked out Lauren but I don't think he likes her.

I'm with Christina. We're shopping for dresses. I know that home coming isn't as important as prom but I still want to dress up.

So far, Christina has tried on 75% of dresses that the store has. The other 25% is mostly wedding dresses but I wouldn't be surprised if she tried those on.

Only one dress appeals to me. It's teal with a gray belt. It goes down to me knees and has a few ruffles but nothing too fancy. I've tried it on and I thought it made me look kind of pretty. Everything else is too girly for me. I love the bows and ribbons but it all reminds me of the dress that the mice made for Cinderella.

I end up buying the dress and Christina ends up picking a red dress that goes to the floor with a split on the left side, revealing her leg.

We walk to the food court in silence. We both go to our desired restaurants and come back to eat together. I've taken several bites of my salad when Christina finally says something.

"So, Do you really like Eric?" she asks.

"Yeah. He's really sweet when he isn't acting all tough and stuff. I like him but something just doesn't feel right," I say.

"I just didn't see you two dating. But now that it's happened, I can see that you make each other happy. Eric hasn't been as big of a jerk lately," she says.

"Yeah. I just feel weird about it. I don't know that I like him enough to continue dating him," I say.

"Well, if you are going to end it you know you have to wait until after homecoming. And, you know, somebody thinks that you are trying to make him jealous," she says.

"I don't get why he is acting like that. I thought he would move on," I say.

"So are you going over to Four's apartment after the dance?" she asks.

"No. I didn't know anything about it," I reply.

"Well, Four days he has something to tell us. And he only wants us eight to come. So it isn't like a party or anything," Christina says.

"Good. I have a feeling Eric wants me to show up at a party with him," I say. I just wonder what Four has to tell us. maybe it is something about his past.

Nah. He would never tell us that.

Enjoy it? I had school today and I'm tired so I know this isn't the best quality. I just needed something to fill in the hole between the last chapter and home coming. Please.comment and give me ideas. I need ideas for Halloween costumes, too.

Disclaimer: I fail to own Divergent. I would love to but I have a feeling Veronica Roth isn't going to sell it...

And happy birthday Percy Jackson!!!