Blue Flames //Divergent Fanfic//

My Eyes Remain Closed

Chapter 46: 

Tobias' Perspective

   I can barely see her, but it's her. I am so close to her I just need to run faster. I am about two yards away from her when I see all of the bruises and split skin on her face. It doesn't look like her at first, but her long brown hair gives it away.

    "She's losing too much, HURRY UP!" the nurse shouts. Too much what? Her eyes aren't opening like I hoped they would. I grab hold of her foot and stare down at her as Tris grabs the side of the gurney. I let go of her foot and grab the gurney.

    "Tobias!" Tris shouts. I look at her, and see where she's staring at. I look down to see a huge gash on Natalie's leg. It's gushing blood, and I place my hand over my mouth to keep myself from throwing up all over the place.

They turn off, and push her into a different room. They shut the door in my face and Tris falls into my arms, crying. "She is bleeding too much!" she yells. I nod and cry into her hair. Will she even stay? Will she leave Tris and I behind?

I remember how pale her skin looked just a couple seconds ago. She had never looked so pale, so helpless. Tris starts to fall to the floor, so I go down with her. I wrap my arms around her torso, and she clings to my chest.

She presses her face to my chest, and her tears seep through my shirt and I can feel her warm tears. It is hurting me to see her cry, feel her tears against my chest, hear her yelling out Natalie's name. I've always hated seeing her this way.

It pains me every single time something like this happens, I either have to see her or Natalie cry. I barely hear the doctor's yell over our crying, but I can just barely make out what he's saying. "WE NEED A BLOOD DONOR!!!!" he shouts.

I see the door swing open, and he almost trips over us. "ONE OF YOU HAVE TO GIVE BLOOD!!!" he shouts at us. Tris and I shoot up, and I wipe my eyes. "I will." I say, my voice strained. Tris' body wracks forward.

    "THEN COME ON!" he yells. He pulls me into the room, shutting the door in Tris' face. "Hey!" I say. But before he can say anything more, I see Natalie laying on the bed. There is blood literally gushing from her wound in her leg.

I gag, and fall onto the floor. Don't throw up. Don't- My thoughts are interrupted by the vulgar taste of bile. I swallow, and the doctor yanks me up. He throws me in a chair and I refuse to look at Natalie's wound. Instead I look at her face.

Pale, worn, but still beautiful. There is an oxygen mask covering her mouth. I feel tears escape from my eyes. I feel a sharp pain in my arm, and wince as I look down. I see that the doctor has already put the needle in my arm and is draining blood from it.

I look back at Natalie and hear the heart monitor slowing down. "HURRY UP WITH THAT BLOOD, WE'RE LOSING HER!" shouts one of the nurses. I look back over at her innocent face, and close my eyes. Hurry, I'm losing her.

    "I'M DONE!" shouts the doctor. He pulls the needle out, and I see a big bag of my blood. I feel very dizzy and sway in my chair as I see him run over to Natalie. I lay back in the chair, and my head is spinning. I feel so sleepy.

I sit in the chair, and want to get up to go back to Tris but my legs won't cooperate. I see them putting stitches on her leg and stabbing a needle in her arm. I am so tired.....

The nurses back away slowly, their hands stained with Natalie's blood. They come and help me up and drag me out the door. They set me beside Tris, who is sitting next to the door frame. She is crying.

    "Tobias, are you okay?" she mutters staring at me. "I-I'm just really tired. I have no idea how much blood they took from me." I say. I lean on her shoulder. "Is she okay?" she says through sobs. "I have no idea." I say.