Chapter Twenty-Seven

And thus, Tris goes through another dramatic change. This time, to an elated teenage girl, light with limerence. I'll admit, I'm no better when I have a limerent object, but I just remain that their situation is different. They live in a world where they are instilling human nature with planned obsolescence  I feel if she is mentally deprived, she shouldn't be so...focused on boys? Or, rather, just Tobias. She can't register an emotional response to death, but she can imprint on a L.O.? Something doesn't add up here. 

Anyway, Christina and Will are totally weirded out by super bubbly Tris and Four gives her the cold shoulder--which totally stings. She can't imagine why he can't acknowledge her--not like he's her instructor, or anything crazy like that. Hopes dashed, she jumps straight to the insecurities:

"What did I expect? Just because we kissed it doesn't mean anything changed. Maybe he's changed his mind about liking me. Maybe he thinks kissing me was a mistake."

Again, I didn't test Candor, because this is duplicable as can be--but wow, silly thoughts right before a final evaluation, wouldn't you say? I know that the teenage mind is one that is quick to make assumptions, but it's a fault of hormones. Doesn't make it anymore fun to read. I feel bad for all the boys that had to read through erratic teenage girl reasoning.  (And even worse reading through the makeout-scenes)

She goes through one of the instructor's fear landscapes, facing a kidnapping fear. Tobias pulls her out prematurely because he doesn't want any secrets to be found out and he snaps at her in front of the class. Hurt, she slaps him and storms out, and the relationships problems start before the relationship.