Allegiant-How it should have ended
She kneels next to me and touches a cool hand to my cheek.
"Hello Beatrice," she says smiling. Her eyes are filled with tears. "I am so, so proud of you". She runs her fingers through my hair and strokes my forehead.
I close my eyes and speak. "How are you here? How am I able to see you?"
"It's a side effect of the death serum. It is a rare occasion that one survives, but if they do, their dead loved ones will be able to enter their minds and communicate for five minutes. Though he very much wanted to be, your father was not able to come. My time is almost up."
"David?" I croak. "What happened to him?"
"He's no more" she replies.
I feel so relieved. I never liked killing people and taking their lives, but this was different. David was a traitor, a complete liar. He deserved to be killed. He deserved to die. Unlike Will. Unlike Uriah. Unlike my parents.
"Sweetheart… I have to leave now. My time is up. I love you." She fades, her image becoming dimmer and dimmer, until I can no longer see her. I lie down, close my eyes and fall asleep.
I wake up to the sound of voices all around me. Christina's terrified face looks down at me.
"Oh my god, I'm so glad you're okay! I was so afraid you were going to die". She starts to cry and scoops me up in an embrace. All my injuries seem to have magically healed. I hug her back and blink tears away from my eyes, so that I wouldn't flood the place with them.
I see Tobias running toward me. I run faster toward him and he hugs me so hard that I am lifted off the ground. His lips find mine and we kiss for a long time. This time, I am not able to control my tears. I sob with joy embrace Caleb as well. It feels good to forgive him and forget what happened in the past. The past is over. It's the present that's happening.
EPILOGUE
TRIS
Chicago is a new city. Businesses have developed, people are happier and we're finally able to live stress-free and normal lives. The factions have all disappeared. Everyone is treated equally, even the factionless. No more Abnegation, Dauntless, Candor, Erudite or Amity. We're all the same. We're allowed to eat what we want, drink what we want, wear what we want and do what we want. Our children, mine and Tobias', run around and play outside in the cold autumn air. I sort of miss the old life though. I miss the excitement and thrill that being Dauntless used to bring, miss taking risks. But leading a relaxed, civilian life is better. We want to raise our children in the best way and keep them happy.
TOBIAS
Tris is happy. The children are happy. And I'm happy. That's all that matters really. The fact that we're all here for each other. I'm Johanna Reyes' assistant now. It's a lot of work and pretty boring, having been from Dauntless. I'm not used to sitting down so calmly and working like this. I'm really Dauntless at heart. But it's okay as long as I can support my family. I couldn't ask for more.