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Chapter 8 ~ Tris

Romance chapter... Be ready!

Sorry about the length. I think it's fairly short, but I like the writing that I did.

Enjoy! 💕

I wait for five minutes, then strap myself in.

I'm zooming down, spreading my arms out like a bird.

The wind is rushing in my face.

I like it.

Scratch that.

I love it.

I smile, but as soon as I do, something whacks my face.

Confused, I drop my arms back down.

I get hit again.

This time, I see what it is.

It's a string hanging from the zip line, holding a paper.

"Tobias?" I whisper.

I know he's not there, but still.

I catch the next paper, tucking it into my pocket.

A line of string dangles in my face, but there's no string to it.

Ten strings pass by.

The eleventh has a note.

As I'm collecting the note, I'm grinning like an idiot.

I wonder what they say.

I've caught only the two notes, and I'm nearing the end.

I stash the second note in my pocket, then reach for the lever.

It's human nature to me now.

I unstrap myself.

It's empty.

Where did Tobias go?

I lay out all the notes.

They're all numbered.

I open the first one.

Tobias was smart to think that I wouldn't catch the first two.

VI:

Glad you got this. Okay, look left of the zip line and find chalk. Follow the line.

~ IV

Sure enough, there's a line of chalk.

"Tobias..." I whisper again. I'm smiling like a goof.

How did he manage to tie the notes to the zip line?

I follow the line, taking out the second note. I'm outside the zip line, near some bushes.

I open the second one.

VI:

Walk two steps up, then turn right, till you approach someone we know.

~ IV

When I follow his instructions, I find Zeke, with a solemn face.

"Hey Zeke," I say.

He doesn't reply anything back, just formally hands me the third note.

VI:

First kiss just like a drug.

- Boom Clap, Charli XCX

~ IV

That must mean the Pit.

Where he gave me the promise ring, where he gave me my first kiss.

When I'm there, I'm panting heavily.

A string with a note is dangling from the roof.

I reach up and collect it.

VI:

Go to your apartment.

Follow the roses.

~ IV

My legs hurt, but when I arrive, sure enough there's a trail of pink pedals.

It leads to the roof.

Where Tobias, may I say MY Tobias, is waiting.

OMFG I WANT A TOBIAS...

I hate the boys in my grade. They're all idiots. I can't believe what the girls see in the boys.

Anyone play Roblox? It's like this computer game.

QOTC: Augustus or Tobias?

Me: Tobias 💕

~ Evie 👓