Resurgence (Life After Allegiant - Divergent Fanfiction)

Chapter Nineteen

The rush of relief is addictive, like a drug, and I wish I had felt that more often.  Seeing Tobias take that breath of air felt like he was breathing for both of us. I realise how sick I felt this past half an hour or so, although I do have my reasons. The realisation makes the feeling more strong and I stiffen, looking for a place to run to if I need to.

“Tris? Are you feeling sick again?” Tobias asks me softly. Again, maybe it’s the pregnancy rather than Tobias’ death; it seems unlikely but still possible.  

“Yeah, I’m ok.” I reply shortly but not confidently. 

“No you’re not.” I shrug in response as I don’t want to talk anymore.  I look around the room to distract myself and focus on the view out of the window. Yet another stressful, dangerous day is over and I’m glad. The sun is transforming the sky into mystical colours and the birds and people head home for the cold windy night ahead.  The street lights start to turn on, waiting to start another night of lighting the places where the moon’s glow won’t reach.

Tobias’ touch brings me back to my happy but sad reality. I look expectantly at him and he eyes point to the door. I swivel my head to face his directions and there stands Jonah. His mouth dropped open in surprise, not moving, not even blinking.

“Hi Jonah.” I say, gently as not to scare him. He’s like a rabbit caught in the headlights.  I don’t blame him, he saw Tobias die and he doesn’t know that there is such a thing as the Resurgence serum so to him Tobias miraculously came back from the dead. Tobias takes a breath as if is about to speak but I put my finger to my mouth to stop him. 

“Im..Impossible.” Jonah whispers. I beckon him forward and step by petrified step Jonah comes towards us. I see the injection dropped on the floor, I must’ve dropped in instinctively after I’d put the last of the serum in Tobias’ neck.   I kick it quickly under the bed and hope it wasn’t too obvious but Jonah is too focused on Tobias and his miraculous revival.

“I know this must seem strange.”  I say to him.

“Strange?” He raises his eyebrow although his eyes are focused on Tobias.

“Ok a lot more than strange but there’s an explanation.”  

“There is no explanation to this.” He stops and he looks like he’s seen a ghost, which is a humorous phrase right now.

“Jonah, just come here and I’ll explain all of this.” I order a little more harshly than I should’ve done. Not everyone was going to act like Christina and Tobias when I was revived.  Jonah shakes his head then seems to rethink it and moves over to us uncertainty. I hold my hand out in front of me and he takes it, and stands right next to me. Tobias looks at our hands enclosed but I don’t care, Jonah was there when I needed someone the most even though I may not have realised it.

“How are you still alive? We all saw you die?” Jonah asks Tobias but I shake my head at Tobias so he doesn’t answer.  Even though Jonah seems like he’s good with secrets I don’t trust him yet with the knowledge of the Resurgence serum. Also the less he knows the less at risk he is to Samuel’s violence and destruction.  

“Tobias has a heart deficiency and sometimes after, even a small, injury his heart will stop so he has medicine that you give him that makes it work again.” I lie, I hate lying to his poor innocent face but it’s for his own good.

“Then why did you freak out when his heart stopped?” I freeze, unable to think of what to say to that.

“Because I was just on my way to collect a new batch of medicine after I’d been to the shops and when I was at the shops I got a call that Tobias’ heart had failed.” I had been told that in Chicago now the rich people are starting to have things called mobile phones, which call people from other places. The thought was mind boggling but intriguing to me.