I still love you | Thomesa (After TDC Book)

CHAPTER 13

Dear Teresa,

If you have found this letter, it means you have found the flat trans to safe haven. A place where all of the remaining immunes will truly be secure. I hope this flat trans will lead to what will be a new life.

I'm so proud of you, Teresa. I always had belief that you will turn out to be a wonderful person. And you have. You were the one person who knew the meaning of the greater good. You're a bright young lady and I'm so sorry that it has
come down to this, ultimately because you deserve happiness more than the rest.

Since you have found the flat trans, you'll know how it works. You'll have to turn on the switch you found in the disc, to open it. You might have noticed that without a person passing through it, it shuts. But unfortunately, it doesn't work that way when closing. There's a remote box to the left of the flat trans, which becomes visible, only after you have opened the flat trans and a person has entered it. The remote has to be turned off in order to ensure that no crank will ever follow you to the safe haven. However, you can't close the box if you reach safe haven. So, you will have to stay back to turn it off.

To sum it up, You will have to stay back here to make sure all the immunes pass through the flat trans. And then you will have to close it, that way, they will all be safe. But, you won't ever be able to get to them, once you've closed it. You will forever be stuck here, without means to get to your friends....to Thomas.

Of course, you can tell all the immunes about this letter and explain to them how it works. But, I doubt, if anyone will willingly sacrifice their own life to save yours. They never deserved you, Teresa. They never understood why you did what you did. You deserve better.

So, when you do what you have to do, come find me. There is a WCKD quarters present underground, below our headquarters. Come there. Come to me. You can lead a new life too. It might not be with your friends but at least, you will be alive, getting to know new people, safe from the cranks and you can work for the cause, you always wanted to. To find the cure, without torturing immunes.

If you choose to live away from WCKD, I'd understand that, too. The choice is yours, dear. But there will always be a place for you where I am. I trust you to make the right choice, Teresa. I'm really sorry that it ended like this because I'm sure you were looking forward to safe haven. I truly am.

From,
Ava Paige.

Teresa's breath started becoming short. She has to stay back? She couldn't go to safe haven?

She huffed, as breathing became ragged and difficult. This letter had to be fake. This can't be true....If this was true, god, everything will change. And Thomas....he..., Teresa's mind ran to all the places.

She remembered what the letter said, "You might have noticed that without a person passing through it, it shuts"
That had to be true, because she most certainly doesn't remember closing the flat trans. It shut on its own.
Of course all of the letter is true. That's the harsh reality of life. Correction, that's the harsh reality of a day in Teresa Agnes's life. 

She held the letter in one hand while clamping the other one over her mouth, in shock. What was she supposed to do now? What was she supposed to tell the others? Sonya ? And Thomas....?

She didn't know if Thomas really had apologised to her or it was just a part of a dream that mirrored her one desperate wish. But that didn't mean he won't care about her dilemma. He wasn't that insensitive. And just because Thomas hadn't always been the worst version of himself didn't mean Teresa didn't like him....loved him even.

She raised her eyes above at the crowd, rejoicing around her happily in the darkness illuminated by just a few lanterns. She could never have this....Her eyes gathered unshed tears.

She tried, desperately, to calm down her breathing. She licked over the seam of her lips, wondering what to do. Should she even say about any of this to the others, she wondered. She sobbed, realising this is how her life was always going to be. Unloved and hated by all. Yet always having to be the one to sacrifice everything for others. Tears started dripping down her cheeks, staining them colourless but leaving a wet trail.

She went through the letter again, hoping for some way out of this mess she's in. She read every single word, looking through a new angle. Unable to find any, she slumped back on the wall, placing a hand on her forehead.

What am I going to do?, She thought finally, looking at the ceiling, losing all hopes for her happily ever after.

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Please don't hate on me after this chapter for doing this to Teresa🙏🙏...I assure u, the fic ends happily. But what's a story without a little angst here and there 😉?

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