Convergent

Chapter 3

Chapter 3- Tris

I'm currently sitting up and staring out the window in my room. I believe it is a hospital as the walls are so white, they can permanently blind you. I can't look outside too long or else, I become nauseous. Seeing the world from so high... Hopefully, I won't end up in a hospital again. I gaze out the window and watch the little white crystals falling out of the sky, having all the time in the world. If only they knew nothing lasts forever.

"Well, if it isn't Miss. Tris Prior. You're wounds are healing much longer than we've expected. Sweetie, it's been a long two years for all of us. The boss will be here to explain father in depth later, but right now, orders are for you to rest. The stimulation serum you were under kept you alive, but you unable to heal properly." The nurse, whose name on her tag is Cathy, recites this so monotonously I feel like she memorized a script.

As of now, she's checking the machine to my right. There is a constant beeping noise that annoys me very, very much, but the beeping shows me the truth. I can see Tobias again and maybe, just live a life with him.

What if he moved on? What if he doesn't love me any more? What if he doesn't forgive me for leaving him to save my brother?

I look up to face the nurse, contemplating whether or not I should ask the question that's been going through my mind lately.

"Where am I and who brought me here?" I asked, not sure if I wanted to hear the answer. Cathy purses her lips, as if rethinking what she should say.

Slowly, she replies, " I don't think that's really important right now... What you need is some rest." Why isn't anyone visiting me in the hospital? Where's Tobias and Christina? Questions flood my mind as I wonder how things could've been different if I didn't go in for Caleb. Hopefully, Caleb gave Tobias my message. It was the only way to communicate with him.

It's nighttime now and the only thing going through my mind is how to escape. "Lights out." Nurse Cathy pokes her head in the door and flicks off the light. I start to become drowsy until I remember:

I have to escape.

I look the needles in my hand and one by one, take them off. It doesn't hurt as much since I'm used to the needles piercing my neck, but it still hits a nerve. I slowly get up and walk out the door. I will see Tobias whatever it takes, even if I have to die for it.

I walk down the hall looking over my shoulder the whole way. When I reach the end of the hall, I take the stairs down. When I reach the ground floor, there is a man in a black suit waiting for me. I must have sounded a silent alarm when I took the needles out."Hello Tris. My name is Dave Miller and I'm in charge around here. They call me the boss and I am chosen to explain the whole story."

"Alright. Why am I here? And can I go see Tobias and Christina now?" I say hotly.

"Not quite yet... come with me." He walks up the stairs and motions me to follow him. We walk up to the roof. I walk over to the edge and look as far as I can. We're in the middle of nowhere.

"Where is this place..." I ask hoping for him to give me a direction of home.

"We are far away from the city, but not far enough that if there's trouble, we can't help." I want to ask him why I'm here, but I'm afraid of the answer he might give me. But my curiosity gets the better of me.

"Why am I here?"

"Well... Ah... are you ready to here this?"

"I think I deserve to know why I'm here." I reply, suddenly angry.

"If you are sure." I nod. "You're here because you didn't die when David shot you." I roll my eyes. He said it like I didn't know. "But, there was a threat at the buro that could not be contained. The only way to keep you and your friend safe was to fake your death and not tell anyone. We couldn't return you to the city until that threat was gone. You ended up defeating our stimulation serum that kept you stable in your 2 year coma. It woke you up much earlier then you needed to. Luckily, the threat is now gone and you will only have to wait a couple weeks until you can see your friends."

"Why." I ask, curious to know more.

"We want to make sure the threat is gone for sure before we risk your life and your friends too." He says, looking over his shoulder.

"How is Tobias?"I ask demandingly.

"Do you want the truth or a lie?" He asks.

"I want the truth, no matter how bad it is." I truthfully answer David, even though I'm not sure I want the truth. I'm nervous, but I need to know.

"He's doing fine. But, he has shut down love in his life. He still is in denial that you would leave him after what you both went through, but at the same time, he still loves you and knows deep in his heart why you did what you did. He knows you did it out of love..." He paused awkwardly and looked around. I can feel tears coming to my eyes, but I don't try to brush them away. I miss him so much and I hope he will forgive me for what I put him through. For now, I have to protect him and all my friends by staying here.

Why do they want to protect me?

I have to find a way to tell Tobias that I'm ok, but i don't know how. Until we are all safe, I'll try to stay away from him. I don't want anything to happen to him.

I love you, Tobias Eaton and all my efforts to keep you safe are going to succeed ( see what I did there, LOL ).

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Btw, that's a Fault In Our Stars reference. You should read the book if you haven't. IT IS OKAY. OKAY?