Finding The Courage

Epilogue

It had been almost three years since the city had started over. Four and I had moved back with the reset of our friends. Zeke and Hana had forgiven Four. Four and I had moved into an apartment north of the river. To my displeasure it was lower to the ground than I would have liked but it still has a beautiful view. Our former Dauntless friends had decided to settle on the higher levels of the Hancock building while Caleb and Cara, our Erudite, had chosen to move back near Millennium Park. We had a neighbor who had come from the fringe and called Chicago the fourth city. He was a historian and was filled with facts about the world. I enjoyed having tea with him and listening to his stories of the world that I hadn't learned about growing up. Four had gone to get Evelyn. She had been invited back into the city and would be staying with us for while. There wasn't much in our apartment, a couch, some chairs, a table and the kitchen. We had two bedrooms and both were furnished with beds. Four had expressed anxiety surrounding Evelyn living with us but he had promised to bridge the gap. They entered the apartment and Evelyn dropped her bags on the couch.

"Wren! It's so good to see you! Thank you for letting me stay with you."

" It's no problem at all!" I reassured her.

"George told me you were helping him train the police force part time. You didn't offer Tobias?" She struck up a conversation.

"I told you I was done with guns." Four defended himself.

"You know I don't trust politicians." She teased her son. A small smile crossed my face.

"You'll trust me, I'm your son besides I'm just an assistant."

"What about your father?"

"Someone told me he left." Evelyn crossed the room and pulled out a piece of blue glass I had often seen in his room as a child. She brought it over to him and held it out to him.

"I always intended it for you, I thought you might keep it." Four smiled and nodded his head. Later that afternoon we headed out to meet the others at the train tracks near the Merciless Mart. We were going to scatter Tris's ashes today. It would have been the day of the choosing ceremony and it felt right. Christina stood with Zeke and Shauna who was in a wheelchair still but this one was better for her. Matthew stood a little further away from them.

"I have something to show you." Shauna announced. She pulled the blanket from her legs to reveal metal braces. She grinned at us, shifted her feet and stood.

"Well, look at you." Four grinned.

"Caleb and his buddies made them for me. I'm still getting used to them but they said I might be able to run one day."

"Where is he?" I asked.

"He decided to join Amar at the end of the line." I chuckled as we all heard the train clattering towards us. It slowed to a stop in front of us and Car's head popped out of the window. We all shifted to get on the train Four handed Shauna the Silver urn that held Tris's ashes and stood in the doorway clutching the handle as the train began to move and pick up speed. This was no longer the same as it had once been for us. Caleb and Cara worked for the Department of Agriculture, Matthew worked in psychiatric research, Christina was working to help relocate people from the fringe. Zeke, Wayne, and Amar were police officers. I helped George train the new recruits and Four worked with Johanna.

"Are you going to use the zipline?" Christina asked Four.

"Yea, I think Tris would appreciate my trying, besides this one can't get enough of heights." He gestured to me. We slowed to a stop and we all got off the train as Four asked Matthew for updates on Peter.

"He's in Milwaukee. I don't know what he's doing though." Matthew answered and shot me a look of sympathy. I had lost touch with me once we had moved back into the city, there was the occasional letter sent through Matthew but not much else.