Tris's POV
"Beatrice wake up !" I heard my best friend Mira calling my name . But I was too lazy to open my eyes . It was still early in the morning too.
"What do you want Mira ." I asked her opening one eye and looking at her, trying to send her a glare, but failed miserably.
"You can't live like this for the rest of your life." She sighed pulling the covers off me. Instantly the cold wind hit my body and I shivered.
" Yes I can . Let me sleep now ." I heard shuffling downstairs and since I lived alone I knew that she wasn't here alone . I was not in the mood to see them although they are my family.
"The girls are preparing breakfast so come on." She urged me. I looked at her for a couple of minutes and saw her so persistent. I closed my eyes for a second and got up.
"Fine I'll join you after I get a quick shower ." I told her now fully awake .
" If you don't come down in ten minutes I'm calling the police ." She joked and left . I smiled a bit . It has been a month since I smiled or laughed. Yeah that's how depressed I am.
Here's my pity life : I'm Beatrice Rose Black . I lived with my parents until I was 18 and moved to my own appartement so I could join university. I got a boyfriend at the age of 19 and he was so sweet . His name was Blake. He was the perfect guy. Always sweet, always spoiling me with gifts and his love. But I always felt that something is off, until a month ago I found him cheating on me with the slut Jessica . So I broke up with him and here I am falling into misery. Pathetic I know it's just that I loved him so much. After we broke up he called me many times and I left my old appartement and found this one hoping he wouldn't find me . I even changed my phone number. My friends told me that he was as depressed as I was but I didn't care . I hated boys who cheat .
Sometimes I sit alone and think about our times together. I missed him terribly and always wanted to call him back. But then the image of him and Jessica just wouldn't go away and I fall onto my bed crying, until there's no more tears.
After I finished my shower I went downstairs to find my 5 best friends : Romy , Mira , Annabella
Bella
, Joanna
Anna
, Rebecca
Becca
. We met at the first year of university and since then we were inseparable. We pulled pranks on students and teachers, we never stepped a foot outside our apartments without each other. But that changed because of one man. And I hate it.
" Morning girls ." I said as I entered the kitchen. All five of them tackled me in a hug . It has been a while since I saw them because I wasn't in the mood for getting out . They had the keys to my apartment but they decided to leave me alone for a while, because they knew how much I needed to be alone. How much I was wallowing in my misery.
Well until today it seems.
"C-can't b-reath." They suddenly pulled away and looked at me with stupid smiles . God I missed them so much . Much more than I thought .
" Tris! Omg finally girl . We missed you ." Anna screamed with a full smile on her face which made me smile a bit too. She was a beautiful girl, brunette with chocolate eyes and a great personality.
" Me too Anna but you know I was..." I said trailing off, not finding the right words to continue as a lump formed in my throat.
" We know just don't think about it for now ." Bella said giving me one last hug. Bella was one of the most caring person you'll ever meet. She loved everyone. She was a blonde with green eyes, slim figure and gorgeous. Boys would dir to date her but she rejected them saying no one is enough for her.
"So what are you doing here this early in the morning?" I eyes them and instantly added. "No offense." I laughed a bit trying to ease the tension in my chest.
"We are here to tell you that we won a trip to an island where we will spend the vacation!!" Romy said while jumping up and down .
Wait what ?
"What ? No way . I'm staying here you guys can go ." I said eating a piece of pancakes, that Mira prepared. Mira was still silent and I looked at her.
"But Tris the invitation came for you especially." She exaggerated and I knew how determined they were to take me with them.
"But I didn't want any trips ." I looked pointedly at Romy trying to prove my point, but I saw all the girls glaring at me.
But still I'm not going anywhere.
"Yes you didn't but we knew about this competition and put our names and yours too . You won it ." That sounds too easy. There's something that isn't adding up and I felt an uneasy feeling creep inside of me.
"I'm going nowhere okay ?!"
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"Where is that island exactly." I asked Bella as I was packing my things . She looked at me smirking, and I felt like choking her. Not really but you got my point.
" In the middle of nowhere." She said giving a dramatic sigh, while throwing to me the blue shirt she was holding in her hands.
" Great . Middle of nowhere. Awesome place ." I said sarcastically rolling my eyes.
No really, can I choke her?
"Come on Tris you'll get your mind of this all ." She glared at me and I stopped what I was doing.
"I don't want to . I just want to stay here and watch Netflix while eating popcorn and crying miserably." I pouted trying to give her the puppy eyes, but she wasn't buying my act.
I was doomed.
"No fucking way I'm letting you do that . Plus look at the bright side . We're going together. The six of us are going for the first time on a trip to an island. We'll have so much fun ." She squealed but I still wasn't enthralled by the fact that we are going to the middle of nowhere.
"Fine. Come on I'm done let's get our luggage loaded in the cab and then we'll head to the boat." I sighed as I finished my packing.
"Yay that's the spirit." I rolled my eyes at her childish reaction but whatever. Maybe we will have fun after all . It had been a long semester, plus I won't be afraid to go out because there won't be a certain person named Blake trying to get in my way .
"Wait. Phone, check. Charger, check. My fav panda hoodie, check. Pants and shirts, check. Pajamas, check. Toothpaste, toothbrush, hairbrush, hairspray-" I was making sure I got everything.
"You got everything! Now come on." She took my hand and closed the suitcase. She dragged us, I mean the suitcase and I, downstairs.
"Are you ready girls ?" I rolled my eyes.
"Always ." They chirped . I wonder why I'm friend with not one or two but FIVE psychopaths.
"Did you pack everything we need ?" I asked worried about forgetting something.
"Yes we made a list and everything is packed. Don't worry Tris all you have to do is enjoy okay ?" Bella told while giving me a reassuring smile .
" Okay ." I smiled at her and squeezed her hand .
I wasn't going to burden them with my misery while they all look so excited to go on this vacation.
I'm not that kind of friend, and I don't want to be her.
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"Tris come upstairs and look at the view ." We were on our way to the island and they were so excited. But me ? I was still depressed and not in the mood, despite trying to cheer up.
"I'm coming Bella ." I said rolling my eyes . I knew they will just keep calling me if I don't go up .
The land was still visible to us. I haven't realized that were I lived all these years was such a beautiful place . The boat was amazing too . It gave a me a sense of relief. Maybe it wasn't a bad idea after all , and it'll be only a week away , and with my besties along with me, it will be an amazing trip for sure.
"When we'll be arriving?" I asked the pilot, already wanting to see the island.
"In about 3 hours or so." I nodded and went back to the girls.
They were sitting on the roof of the boat in circles, with drinks in their hands. I smiled and took a drink too sitting next to Mira. They all cheered me and I smiled warmly at them.
"Tris did you hear what happened with Emily ?" Our gossip girl, Anna said . Anna knew everything about everyone in the campus . If you want to know anything just go ask her . I don't know how she gets all these informations , she says it's her secret . We always sit and listen to her storied about people I probably never met, and will never meet.
"No Anna what happened?" Mira always wanted to know the things from Anna , but even though, she couldn't know all the things Anna knows. Told you psychopaths.
"So Emily was in a relationship with Jackson. " she paused dramatically, but we were now eager to know what's the gossip this time.
"What ??" We all asked surprised, well that was shocking.
"But they don't sit together, don't talk , hell I thought he didn't knew about her existence. " I said looking with big eyes at the girls as they nodded simultaneously.
"Yeah they wanted to keep it a secret ." She shrugged.
"Makes sense he just sat with his friends Christian and Harry .We thought he was gay." We bursted into laughter.
"That's not all . She's pregnant." We looked at her like she's crazy . No way the shy and quiet Emily would be pregnant she was too in grossed with the idea before marriage . "Anddd he proposed to her too after he found out ." She squealed. Anna loved these kind of gossips. I do too, especially the ones with a happy ending.
"Okay that's too much." Romy said gaping at Anna .
"I didn't believe it but her best friend was so excited that she spilled the beans to me ." She laughed and we joined her too. Poor Emily, Christina always spilled her secrets. I'm sure Emily didn't tell her about Jackson and her dating or we would've known ages ago.
"Good for her then ." We all nodded happy that she got her happy ending. Unlike me . I felt tears in my eyes but I didn't want to ruin the fun so I went to the bathroom to wash my face .
I washed it 3 times with cold water, trying to make the tears go away, but they just kept running. What if I over reacted with Blake? What if I should have listened to what he had to say. Maybe he had a good explanation.
No Tris. Cheaters don not have good explanation. What will he say? I walk in my sleep and found myself over Jessica? She tricked me? Typical cheaters will say those things and I never want to go back to him again. He hurt me bad and I'm not going to listen to his excuses, and I certainly won't forgive for what he did. I already forgave him enough for many things that were silly to talk about, hut cheating is a whole new level.
When I felt myself ready to join them again, I went back up and drank with them.
We spent most of the time talking and enjoying ourselves until we heard the pilot calling us .
"10 minutes and we'll arrive at our destination."
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