Effulgent

Chapter 27

Tobias POV

My day at work just ended. I look at my watch. It's 8:30 pm. Oh crap. I over ran 30 minutes. Tris would be really worried. I gotta run. I go to my apartment to find it locked. Is she inside? I try knocking and calling her but nothing. I shove my hand in my pocket to find that my keys are with me. Double crap. Where did she go? Maybe her place. But... No, I shouldn't underestimate her. She's brave. She should be in her place. What if something happened? I run up the stairs and to Tris's. I burst in through the door to see Tris, sitting on the couch and watching TV. She turns over and looks at me. There's something different about her eyes. They grayish blue looks as if it has been mixed with brown.

"Tris?" I call out.

"Yes?" She replies.

"Are you okay?"I ask.

"Why would I not be?"She says. Oh well. Nothing is happening but the atmosphere feels strange. Something about her seems off. I go and sit down beside her. She moves closer to me and rests her head on my chest. I stroke her hair. Even her hair colour seems a shade darker.

"Four?" She calls out. Four? Why does she call me that?

"Call me by my real name, Tris." I say.

"Um..." She trails off."I don't know."

What does she mean by she dosen't know? She's the only one who knows.

"What?" I ask."You don't know?"

"Yeah. You never told me." She says and looks up at me. When she does, I don't see Tris, I see a very different face. Parts of it are still Tris but her eyes don't look the same anymore. What's happening to my girlfriend? Why is she changing?

"Tris." I call out. She looks infuriated for a moment.

"That's not my name." She says. What?

"Hey, what's happening here?" I ask. She turns her head away from me for a moment. I slowly reach out for her shoulder."T-Tris?" I stutter out.

"That's not my name!" She screams, still not looking at me.

"Look at me." I say, my voice shaking.

She turns abruptly and I gasp. Her face has changed compeletely. I don't see Tris, I see Lauren. Of course! Lauren liked me and told me to go out with her but I refused. She was the one who pushed down all the things in the kitchen and th vase. Why? Because we were being intimate and she didn't like it. She was the one who threw Tris off my lap that day. Anger sweeps through me. She hurt my Tris! Now she's taken Tris's will away from her. She's controling her! How dare she!

"Lauren." I say quietly. "Get out of Tris."

"Never!" She screams.

"Get out! I know what you're trying to do! And that'll never happen." I yell.

"Why?"She asks, with tears streaming down her face.

"Because you're forcing me. I don't like it. I've always thought of you as a good friend. Nothing more. Lauren, listen, you can't force someone to be with you. It's as good as what you're doing to Tris right now. Taking their will away from them." I say. She ponders over it for a moment.

"You're right. I am. I'm sorry. I'll go away and leave you 2 in peace. But can we still be good friends?" She asks.

"I'd love that more than anything. Um, except Tris of course."

"You really love her don't you?" She asks. I nod.

"Now, will you please get out of Tris?" I ask.

"Of course." She says and something like black smoke covers her over. After it clears, I see Tris on the floor, nearly unconcious.

"Tobias." She moans. I go up to her and pick her up. I carry her to the bedroom and place her on the bed. I slide in next to her.

"Sleep, Tris." I say. Moment later, I hear light snores and I know that she has fallen asleep. Now, we can live in peace. With no one to disturb us, for eternity.

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This is the end of the story. I hope you all enjoyed this and guess what? This is the first story I've ever completed. Be sure to check out my other stories too.

~Mayuri :)