Resurgence (Life After Allegiant - Divergent Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty Eight

For a moment we just stand there, looking at each other while Anna stays frozen, shivering in the corner. There’s too much for us to process. One minute I’m in the hospital, the next in falling in an abyss in the hospital with our fears mixed into one, and the next Marcus appears, and then he’s got no hand, and when we come home Anna is alive, and Samuel has Christina. How has this all happened? I guess there’s no point in even questioning it.

I stare at the letter again.  Even if we did try to give Marcus back where would we take him? Everything is so opaque and no way to get the answers. Just like before. Just like the most of my life. Kept from peace of mind by constantly having the answers hidden from me.  I start to get angry but then I remember the last time my anger got carried away – Tobias has the bruises still to remind me.  I drop the letter to the floor and concentrate on breathing and with each breath I feel the anger slip away, like waves rolling off the shore.

Tobias walks up to me, taking my hand. “We just need to sit down and talk about things, Tris. We just need work out what’s going on and what to do.”

I nod and then point my eyes towards Anna. I don’t think she’d notice if we were talking about her but it seems rude. Tobias walks over to her and crouches right in front of her. She flinches but doesn’t react more than that. I can’t help but feel sorry for her; she’s in this mess because of us.

“Anna, is there something we can do for you?” He asks, but Anna doesn’t reply. Tobias looks back at me, he looks lost and for some reason I have to try not to laugh at his helpless look. I tilt my head to signal to Tobias to leave the room with me. I figure she needs to be alone, it’s probably best for everyone. Tobias rises up and follows me out after giving Anna a sympathetic look.  Once we’re out the room, Tobias pushes the door so only a tiny gap remains. I sit on the step, right near where Caleb died; I push the image from my mind. Tobias decides to lean against the wall, his eyes stuck on some random bit on the steps, obviously thinking.

“Shall we start from the beginning.” I suggest.

“Which is where?”

“Well…from where we met Shay?”

“Sounds as good as any. Well I guess we’ve worked out she works for Samuel right? But what was her purpose on being there?”

“To make us go into that room. She knew that if she pretended that she didn’t want us to go in that room so that we would go in there and hopefully get killed.” I’m surprised that my answer was so quick  but it makes sense. Tobias seems to think so too. “But what I don’t understand was how the rooms worked.”

“You think this is the time to start questioning how things work? Seriously Tris?”  He laughs. His laugh is infectious and I can’t help but join him. For only a while it seems like nothing is wrong. He sits down on the step next to me and I link arms with him and put my arm on his muscular shoulder.

“Why is it always us?” I ask him, suddenly I feel like a child that just needs to be comforted.

“Because when it ends, we’ll appreciate the world more than anyone else.” He says. I look up at him.