Dauntless Brothers

[Chapter 20] My decision...?

Tris walked upto Eric.

She said something to him.

They both walked to the dance floor.

And they're both dancing!

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I stand there staring at the two of them. Eric has a smug look on his face and Tris has her back to me so I can't see her expression.

I turn around, place my glass on a table and walk out of the field. I'm about to leave when a hand lands on my shoulder, making me to stop. I turn around, saying.

"Zeke! Will you stop doing that?!"

"Doing what?" He asks, surprised.

"Touching me again and again..." I trail off because a thought strikes me.

"What now?" He asks crossing his arms.

"Are you sure you're not...gay?" I finally ask.

"Four! I'm not gay!" He screams in reply.

"Alright. Alright. Just stop touching me." I tell him.

"Fine. Where are you going?" He asks me.

"None of your concern." With this I walk away leaving him standing there probably confused and hurt. Most boys are careful not to hurt girls but I care about Zeke too.

I sigh and turn back towards my destination.

I reach the train tracks and sit down on  its edge. I know that from the moment I laid my eyes on Kate I fell for her but she'd always been out of my league. No matter how much I had liked her, I had never really loved her.

I've always loved only one person and now I'd lost her too.

Soon the tracks start to vibrate, indicating the arrival of a train. I get up and move a few steps back. I brace myself and keep reminding myself.

You're Dauntless. You can do this. You're Dauntless. You can do this.

When the train rounds the corner I get ready to jump. But I'm not preparing to jump onto the train.

I'm going to jump in front of it. I step onto the tracks.

"Tobias! Stop!"

The train’s light blinds me so I shade my eyes with the back of my hand and look at the little figure of the girl I always loved though I didn’t know how much till right now. I close my eyes as the tears start to follow.

The train’s only a few feet away from me and I wait for the pain that is sure to follow when the train hits me.

But before anything can happen, a pair of hands pushes me off the track. I feel the heavy weight of a body on top of mine. I open my eyes to find her on top me. Tears stream down both of our faces. I sit up so that she’s sitting in my lap. I hug her tightly before pulling away and pressing my lips to her. I break away and tell her what I had been meaning to all this time.

“I love you.”

“I love you too.” She manages to say before burying her face in my neck. I put my arms around her and hold on for dear life. In this moment I realize that there is always one person who will always love you no matter what. And I’m holding that person right now in my arms.

I love Tris.