ANOTHER CHANCE (Divergent Story : After Allegiant)

CHAPTER 8 : Explanations

Tobias P.O.V.

After we ate, I cleared the counter and washed all the dishes. Tris wanders around the house, and I see her eyes landing on the statue and urn. She gently touches the urn and then turns to look at me before saying, "Was this mine?"

I place the last dish on the rack, dry my hands and walk towards her, "Yes. Christina picked it out. I tried to give it to Caleb, but he didn't want it. Said you loved me more that him and so I should keep it."

"He was right about that," she mumbles and turns away from me. "Tris, I know you can't remember everything, but you love your brother. Dammit, you went into the weapons lab instead of him, you left me to save him. If that is not loving him, then I don't what is." I tell her. I can see in her face that she doesn't believe me, but then understanding comes to her eyes before she mumbles about something that sounded like, that is why.

"What do you mean?" I ask her, genuinely curious about everything she is thinking.

"I was wondering why I was in the lab to begin with. I remember us in the hotel at the lab and you saying something like, see you soon, and then I remember me with David. After that I can't remember much except you guys crying over me and I couldn't move. Then I remember some guards take me to another part of the Bureau, think it was underground for a while, because there was no windows. Then a few days passed and they did some tests and told me I was pregnant. I was so happy at the time, thinking I had a part of you with me, but so scared at the same time, for not having you with me and what they were going to do to me. Tobias, I don't have words at how much I missed you." she says before turning back to the urn.

I take her shoulder to turn her back to me and I press my lips to hers. It still feels so good to kiss her, I want to do it forever. After I kissed her, I let out a chuckle and she stares at me. "What's so funny," she asks me.

"I remember going to the morgue to see your body and there was a time that I thought what I wouldn't do for one more kiss, or word or glance from you. And now you are here again and I get to kiss you and hold you and stare in those beautiful eyes, and I can't help but feel relief. Relief that against all odds and a miracle, here you are, standing in my apartment. If I didn't have that nightmare on Monday morning and gone into work insanely early, I would never have seen you and you wouldn't be here now," I tell her, taking her in my arms and holding her tightly. I can't let her go, I am just to scared I will loose her again.

One thing that I have realised over the years is that love can make or break you. I have changed so much since Tris fell into that net many years ago and I was literally breaking into pieces when I lost her. And just to find her again, I can't describe what I am feeling at this moment.

I move her to the coach without breaking my hold on her and sit so close to her, that she is nearly sitting on my lap. I want to know more about what she remembers, but is so scared she will break down again. I can't see her in so much pain, it kills me inside.

"Do you want to talk some more, or do something?" I ask her.

She looks at me and says, "What do you want to know?"

Everything, I think to myself, but answer her, "Whatever you want to talk about, what you feel comfortable with."

Then she starts to explain about how she was held in room/cell like place, how she always had the same two guards. How she would try to fight back in the beginning for the baby, but after a while she couldn't. They did all these tests on her with different serums and try to advance them to work on her, because for some reason they couldn't get the death serum to work. The only one that seems to work was the Paralyse Serum. She was immune to the rest. When the baby was born, they tried to figure out how Divergence was transferred from parents to infants. They would test the serums on him, and he would beat most of them. Then they started to put him in simulations, while she had to watch how he would scream and she couldn't do anything to help. They kept him separate from her.

By this time, Tris was crying again and had her head buried in my shoulder. I was so angry at them for everything and yet I couldn't move from here, she needed me more now. I need her to recover, then I promise, I will get my revenge on anyone that had anything to do with this.

I look at the clock on the wall and it was already after 2pm, so I decided to make us some sandwiches for lunch. We ate in silence and just when I was done, my phone rang. I stood up to answer it. "Hello?", I answer.

"Hey Four, it's Christina. Do you mind if I can come over after work and spend some time with her?" she asks me.

I look over my shoulder and see Tris staring out the window, deep in thought, face still full of tears. "Yes, I think that will be perfect. She needs people around her, just you for now. Don't want to overwhelm her again with to many people.", I tell her.

"That is fine, I will see you at about 5:30 then. Thanks Four. See you later," she says before hanging up. Damn, she is something, I didn't even get to say goodbye. I look at the receiver and put the phone down again.

"Hey Tris, Christina wants to visit after work, will that be okay? Just her for now.", she looks at me and smiles while nodding her head.

"Don't you work?", she asks me.

"Yeah I do, I just took some personal time when I found you. Johanna always complained I worked to much, so I didn't think she'll mind.", I say while smiling.

"Johanna? As in Johanna Reyes, Representative of Amity?", she asks me.

"Yeah, the factions fell apart after your stunt in the Weapons Lab, a few of the old leaders and some new people, started a government. Johanna asked me to join her as her assistant. At the time I didn't know what I was going to do with you not being here, so I accepted." I tell her.

I go and sit on the coach next to her, staring out the window, before I hear a knock at the door. I glance at the wall clock and see that it is 5:25. That can only be Christina. I stand to open the door and let her in.

"Hi Four," she says before pushing past me, straight towards Tris. I see a smile on Tris' face and I excuse myself to go and shower. Giving them some time to catch up.

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Here is another chapter for you guys. I don't own any of the charaters, Veronica Roth does. I will be updating the next chapter over the weekend.

Enjoy

Diane