Allegiant: Is This The End?

Chapter 8

Tris

I wake up to the sound of the most familiar person in the world, my Tobias. He is trying to wake me up but I ignore him. He seems very energetic. Suddenly I am covered in icy cold water, I open my eyes to the blinding light of sunlight, as my eyes adjust to the light the first thing I see is his wide grin on his face.

'You are so gonna pay for this?', I exclaim.

I get up from my bed and he gets clue and starts running, it gives him a head start but I not gonna let him win so easily and I run behind. I just have enough time to see him turn a corner and his wide grin mocking me. I run faster, good lord knows how many turns I take before I unfortunately lose him in the winding corridors. I stop running to catch my breath. I notice my surroundings for the first time; I realize with sudden panic that the surroundings are not familiar at all.

I start running hoping to find Tobias or someone who could help me. I stop running because it was useless. I was just getting more lost. This is when I realize that there are a few drops of blood on the floor, panic builds inside my chest, I start following the trail of blood hoping it wasn't of ... when I see a body crumpled against the wall. I move towards it. The face was not visible. Those hair, no it can't, it cannot be Caleb.

When I move his face, I felt my heart skip a beat. It was him, I collapse on the wall. I check his pulse, it is there but it is very light. His face was pale, he is covered in blood and filthy. Questions bubble inside me. How did he reach here? What was he doing here? What happened here? What should I do, wait for someone to come and help me, as it is I was lost, roaming around for help wont help anyone.

Before I could ponder over my options someone tapped on my shoulder. I saw David behind me even though I don't like him, relief flooded through me.

'Please help me David!', I exclaim.

'No I won't help you. You planned behind my back. You tried to betray us, I know all of your plans. Now you will watch all of your close ones die in front of you. Bring them here', he barked.

Relief left me as soon as it came with even a greater force as my friends were brought in front of me.

'I trusted you, thought you were smarter but I should have known. Now you will pay the price for your mistake. Since I don't trust you anymore and any of your friends I think it will be a good idea to end your future right here.' He says. His eyes were gleaming.

He shoots Christina first, I scream, he shoots Uriah, then Peter and then Cara. I scream even more. He stops at Tobias.

'Any last words', He asks Tobias.

Tobias mouths me 'I love you' before the gun goes off and the light leaves his eyes. I start screaming louder, the world around starts swaying and consciousness leaves me, before a searing pain goes through my heart as I descend into nothing.

I wake up with a jolt. Absorbing in my surroundings, Tobias was still sleeping, he stirred a little bit and was smiling, I wonder what he was dreaming. I look outside the window, it was still dark, and sunrise was probably hours away. I chant to myself that it was just a dream or more or less like what could possibly happen if David does find out about our plans. Even though it was a dream it was so real, worse than stimulation. In a simulation I knew it was not real, the situation could be changed into my favour, but in a dream, nothing is under my control, things can't be changed but it is not reality either. Not a big issue indeed. Right now my present worry is that whether things will go smoothly or will we lose anyone in the fight or will we lose the fight against the bureau altogether? The future is not in our control, it is unknown but the present is in our hands, the present that shapes our future. With these thoughts I fall into a dreamless sleep.