(Finished) This story is complete.
After Teresa's betrayal and Minho's kidnapping Thomas and the rest of the gang have to go and save their friend. In the process will they destroy WCKD once and for all and go to safe haven? Many questions would f...
I walked up to the cell in which Tom was in. This was it, it was time to finally tell him everything that I wanted to tell him. All I had to do was put the code and walk in there but I couldn't. I was scared, I was a coward, I didn't know what was going to happen and that was scaring me. I had to take the chance though, didn't I?
This was my chance to finally redeem myself for all the things I have done. I could finally tell Tom everything that I wanted to tell him. I just hope that he can see things through my perspective and forgive me for the things I have done.
I walk up to the panel and hesitantly put the code in. I felt as if the doors were opening so slowly I was standing there for hours but when they finally opened I found myself walking into the cell.
His head shot up immediately to the sound of the doors opening but he didn't look back at me.
"Tom?" I asked as I carefully approached him.
"If you're here to kill me I'm just letting you know I'm not going down without a fight." He told me as he faced me.
I felt tears start to build up in my eyes and I did what felt right. I hugged him. "I'm so sorry, Tom. They said they'd kill you if we didn't do everything just like they told us. No matter how horrible. I'm sorry, Tom!"
He didn't answer, he didn't hug back. I pulled back slightly and the only thing I could see was one thing. Betrayal.
"I told you to trust me." I said barely above a whisper.
"I-I don't know what you want me to say let alone think Teresa. You jacked me up bad." His voice was laced with hurt and anger.
"It was all an act. I had to do it, for you."
Those words seem to snap something inside of him. He walked straight up to me, making me back up into the nearest wall.
"Put yourself in my shoes! How do you expect me to believe everything you say when I except you to lie to me every single second?" He exclaimed.
"I don't. Not anymore." He was right. What I've done is unforgettable. How could someone you've known your entire life do the unthinkable over and over without any explanation. How selfish was I to think that he would actually forgive me after everything Ive done. I haven't even fully forgiven myself. So I know what has to be done. "I really didn't want it to come to this." I looked down at my feet and slowly grabbed the knife I had from my back pocket. "Here take it." I said putting it in his hand.
"What?"
"Kill me and don't hesitate. I deserve it for everything I've done."
He took a step back, brows furrowed in confusion trying to make sense of what I said.
"I betrayed you. I betrayed our- your friends. I've got nothing to live for, now that I know you can go and be free." I closed my eyes as I wiped my tears. "And as horrible as this might sound I just want you to know that I'd hurt you again and lose anything you felt for me just to ensure you get to live."
"That's sick you know that?" He said gripping the knife. "You lied to me!"
"It was to protect you! And I don't regret it! So just get on with it already!"
In a blink of an eye he had the knife pressed against my throat, not hard enough to kill me but hard enough that with one wrong move I could die. My breath hitched as I took one last look at him. His face was bruised and beat up but he was still as beautiful as ever and I was glad that his face was the last thing that I would see.
"Teresa." He whispered. "I can't." Unexpectedly he pulled away and dropped the knife. I stood there breathing heavily looking at him. "As much as I think and want to kill you, I just can't. And the truth is I don't think I ever would."
"God Thomas how do you not hate me?"
"I never said I didn't." He said seriously.
Ouch. At least he's being honest.
"Right um okay look we've got to go." I said collecting myself while I grabbed the knife and put it back in its place. "Better to get a move on now before they come here and take us.
"Wait what about Aris?" He asked.
"Don't worry about him. He's no longer someone we have to worry about." I said cautiously not knowing how he'll take his death, that was caused by me.
"Teresa, what did you do?"
"What needed to be done to save your life. Now let's go."
Without exchanging another word we left the chamber. The first thing you see when you walk out of there is Aris' body but he didn't even seem to notice it.
Thomas' POV
His body laid there slumped against the wall. Teresa killed him and I don't know how to feel. She killed him and it doesn't surprise after everything she's done but something in me was still shocked she was capable of killing someone. Maybe she had a good reason behind it but I wasn't going to ask. All I wanted was to get out and find my friends.
I looked over at her she didn't make eye contact with me she just started to walk outside away from my small prison.
"From here on out every single thing is going to be real. No more lies no more secrets." Teresa said as I manage to feel the sun's rays. "You have to trust me Tom."
We both stopped and faced each other. "Do you trust me?" She asked quietly without braking eye contact.
"I don't." I said and all she did was nod thoughtfully. She said no more lies no more secrets she got what you wanted.
She started to walk ahead of me but stop to say, "I'll do whatever I can to have your trust again. No matter what the cost."
Everything from here on out is going to change. WCKD isn't going to win this time I won't let them. And I'll won't let anyone get in my way. Again.
A/N:
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Well I have risen back from the dead. It's been more than a year and I'm sorry for the late update but I hope this chapter can make it better and you get some sort of closure. Now I have an idea for a third book and if I go through with it, it won't be an immediate start nor would it be long. Would you guys want that? Let me know.
