Alone(A Fourtris Story)

19:Talking

Merry Christmas Eve guys.

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Tobias burrows his head deeper into my hair and I rub his back soothingly.

" Did you want to talk to her?" I ask quietly. He looks really conflicted.

"I want to say no but at the same time..." He sighs " she's my mother" I nod as he gestures to call her. I hand him my phone as he scrolls through my contacts. He smiles slightly as he sees the name her contact is under, double-E-7 ( a/n get it like double O 7? No? Okay then) he clicks on the number, him fingers shaking and holds it in front of him. As the dial tone sounds he hands me the phone shaking his head. I put the phone up to my ear just as it is answered. The voice on the other end sounded far to young to be Evelyn.

"Hello?" The voice says

"Hi, is Evelyn there?" I ask

"No you just missed her, who is this"

"Tris Prior, who is this?"

"Kayla Eaton, I'll tell her you called" I sit there shocked, sneaking a side glance at Tobias.

"Great thanks" I say and hanging up. I turn to Tobias and smile nervously

"I take it she wasn't there?" He says and I nod

"Nopeeeeee"

"Who answered?" He asks at first i mutter something unintelligible under my breath. When he looks at me impatiently I sigh
"Kayla" I say quietly. For a while he just sits and stares at me. No emotion at all, just staring. Suddenly, he stands and starts toward the stairs and goes to his room. I was going to follow him but decided to let him blow off some steam. I make two cups of hot tea and walk slowly to his room. Muffled sobbing is heard from behind the door. Caleb's head pops out from his room and he looks questioningly at me. I wave him away and he disappears back into his room.

I knock on the door lightly before I come in. Tobias is curled under the blankets, crying silently. I don't blame him of course, I mean it's obviously a lot to take in. I place the warm mugs on the table and sit gingerly on the bed, rubbing calming circles on his back. He doesn't react to my presence but he obviously know as I'm here. I go to the other side of the bed so I can see his face. I run my hand along his handsome features.

Eventually he looks up at me with sad eyes. I take his hand in mine and scoot onto the bed with him. He rests his head on my chest and his body moved with the smooth rise and fall of my chest.

"Are you okay?" I ask, stupid question I know but what else do you say in this situation?

"No" he replies horsely

"I know-" I start

"No you don't. You couldn't possibly know how it feels to have the people who were supposed to be there for you, abandon you. Then come to find out their living together and made no attempt to help." He says. I frown slightly knowing he's right.

"Your right, I don't know how you're feeling. But that doesn't mean I can't help you through it." I say and he nods snuggling closer to me. He sighs deeply and cranes his neck to look at me.

"I...I want to see her" he mutters. I run my hands through his soft, sleek hair and pull out my phone. Just as I pull up her contact the phone rings, displaying her number.
"Speak of the devil" I mutter causing Tobias to smile slightly. I answer the phone and hold it to my ear.

"Hello" I say

"Hello Tris, it's Evelyn, my daughter said you called."

"Yes I did, Tobias wanted to see you."

"Oh really? That's great I've missed Tobias" I can't help but notice how she doesn't refer to him as her son.

"Yeah, so do you want to meet at the blooms berry park?" I ask

"Yes that sounds lovely see you there in say, half an hour?"

"Sounds good, bye" I say and hang up. Tobias looks at me questioningly and I run my hand through his hair.

" blooms berry park in half an hour" I say " do you want to go alone?"
He shakes his head and walks to the closet to change into something more appropriate, as he was wearing sweat pants and an old tattered shirt. I decide to so the same, in my room.

I changed into a tighter grey shirt with some denim skinny jeans. To complete the outfit I add a teal infinity scarf and some tall grey boots. Soon after Tobias comes down in a black shirt with jeans. We start to walk to the park because we have fifteen minutes and it's not that far. Half way there my phone buzzes and I pull it out of my pocket. It's a text from Evelyn.

'It it alright if I bring Kayla?' I show the text to Tobias and he nods and I reply with a simple 'yes'.

Soon enough we reach the park and sit at a vacant bench as Evelyn and Kayla aren't here yet. We sit and chat for a while before two people sit in front of us. One is the older women I met in the store, shoulder length grey hair flowing freely over her shoulders. The other is a young women, about a year older than me, with dark brown hair that goes to the middle of her back, her features are almost an exact replica of Tobias's, though her eyes are a less intense shade of blue. She is undoubtedly his sister.

"Your so much taller, my little boys all grown up" Evelyn starts

"I'm NOT you're little boy" Tobias snaps " I stopped being your little boy when you abandoned me, left me with that monster."

"And of course I look taller, the passage of time tends to do that to a person" he adds

"I understand that you're mad. I'm so-" Evelyn starts

"DONT say your sorry. this can not be fixed with a few empty words" Tobias interrupts "How about you Kay? Nothing to say?"

"No?" He asks " did you know? About her" he says gesturing to Evelyn. Kayla nods and averts her gaze.

" Did you two plan your little stunts?" Neither answer " you did! Why did you both leave me, why was I the one who was stuck there"

"I had to leave you know that" Evelyn starts " and I had to take Kayla out, she didn't deser-"

"SHE DIDNT DESERVE IT? SO I DID, WHAT DID I EVER DO?" Tobias yells

" Nothing, you didn't do anything, but if he didn't have someone there so would have come after us"

" Really, that's your excuse? And I see you don't deny that you thought I deserved it" he said

" No, Tobias, I'm sorry" Evelyn says

"Toby" Kayla starts " I didn't-"

" Didn't what? Care? Years Kay, six years you were there with me. Never ONCE did you do a single thing! You could have. He wouldn't have touched you"

" I know, mom told me-"

"So that was your doing too? I'm done, you're no better than him" he says and walks off. I shake my head disappointedly at the two and follow him. I know where he's going so I head there.

The pond, hidden in trees, is occupied by a certain blue-eyed boy with his head pressed into his knees. I kneel next to him and wrap my hands around his back. He turns and buries his head in my chest. I hold him close to me and kiss the top of his head.

" Both my parents hate me" he says, voice muffled by my shirt " one abandoned me and the other beat me. why?"

"I don't know how their twisted minds function but they were wrong to do those things." I say " Your the most amazing person I've ever met and you didn't deserve any of that."

"Really?" He asks looking up at me. I nod and hug him " I love you"

"I love you, too" I respond