Prologue

Tris POV

I groggily woke up from my sleep. Am I alive? I wonder as I get up. I thought I was dead for sure. David shot me. There's no way I could've survived. I look up and see my mother smiling at me. She is hugging me. I see Uriah, Marlene, Al, Will, and my dad with them. Okay, so I'm not alive. I know that all these people died, and Uriah was brain dead.

"Where am I?" I ask.

"You're in heaven, sweetie," My mom says gently. " We've been waiting for you to wake up. Usually a soul waits until the body is buries, but your soul left your body before that, though it fought to stay in. You did so well, Beatrice. We are all so proud of you. I'm so proud of you".

"What about Christina?" I dared to ask. "What about… Tobias?" I barely manage to say his name without breaking out into tears. I left him, though I promise I would never leave him again.

"You can watch them from up here," said Will. "You can see anyone in the world. If you stay here with us, which you probably will, then you can actually go down to Earth. Twice a year, actually. Most people choose birthdays. Nobody chooses their death day. You aren't supposed to talk to anybody. The deciders, whom you will meet soon, will give you points. These points…well, you'll see if you get any. I hope to see you soon".

"Will," I choked at the sound of his name. "Can you forgive me for killing you?"

He looks at me, and whispers softly, "I don't know Tris. Some days I think I can, others I don't. Your destiny was far greater than mine, but we all liked our lives down on Earth. Like you might, I wish my time had been longer." Then Will straightens up and says "Okay, everyone. Let's show Tris her new home. She'll be bunking with my cabin". Turning to me he says "You'll be with Al, your parents, and me in our big house. And don't worry Tris. There's no point in worrying about something you can't ever change. It will remain as it happened."

"Beatrice Prior" A voice booms. "You have been summoned".

"What does that mean?" I hiss at Will.

"You have to go" Will said. " Most people don't get summoned for weeks after they get here. Uriah still hasn't been summoned. He woke up here before you did, since his funeral was before yours. Actually, I don't think you've had a funeral yet. It either means you did really good things, or bad things. Good luck Tris!"

I scurry to the room, and hope to see what's next.


It is beautiful. I don't quite know how the process went, but many people praised my good work, and told me how I saved Chicago, and everyone else from all the bad things the Bureau were going to do. David was a very evil man, and I had done a good job by erasing his memory and not killing him. I wondered about all the people I did kill, but that seemed to be factored out of the equation. I didn't bother asking about it. Other things got factored in, and I ended up with ten points by the time I arrived to my new house. At this point, I thought I did okay, because by then points didn't seem like a lot.

"Mom," I yelled once I entered the door. "What are points for?"

"Only those who do something for the greater good get points, Beatrice," my mom says to me, as she reaches the door. "It doesn't matter, really. None of us got points. You probably won't either".

I stare at my mom's eyes. I must have done better than I thought. "I got ten points". I told her.

Her eyes widened. "How?" she asked

"Well, the people decided on things, and how I saved Chicago and other places, factored out the bad, and ended up with ten," I said flatly.

My mom looked at me, still shocked. " Well," she started, " points allow you to do certain things. You can take extra visits to Earth. You can upgrade your stay here. You can do anything you want. The only thing you can't do is make contact with actual people. They may sense you're there, but you can't get attached to them. They can't get attached to you. You shouldn't speak to them at all, Tris. That is the only rule with the points."

"So, I can't talk to Tobias anymore?" I said sadly.

"No, Beatrice, you shouldn't talk to Tobias. It would be for the best, anyway. You might get caught, and bad things happen to those who get caught disobeying the rules. Though it isn't a rule, a lot of spirits are against. Don't reckless Tris. You did enough reckless things while you were alive. Don't talk to him at all. It would be better if you didn't see him at all."

And with that, my mom walked away. Something about this "rule" seemed fishy. As I walked around inside the house, I decided to take a look outside. Uriah was above Zeke's apartment, and he was scaring him. He basically just communicated with Zeke. Well, I guess ghosts are supposed to scare people. But it isn't fair. I should be able to talk to Tobias. I float over to watch Tobias. He's sitting by the fountain. "Tobias", I whisper, " I never meant to leave you. I will see you again. You will hear me again. I promise". And with that I ran toward the house. Maybe this wouldn't be that bad after all.


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