I have decided to do a series. Really hoping you will like this story. I have big plans for it :) Of course, you can suggest anything you want to happen in the story as we go through it. Have fun reading and don't forget to review.
Thank you.
I look down at the glistening pavement as I walk. God knows how long I've been walking for. All I know is that my feet ache; my shins burn despite the cold rain that is trying to cool them down. I don't know what time it is. But it is definitely past midnight. I remember glancing at the clock as he yelled at me, and it was eleven. I wrap my arms around myself and let the chattering of my teeth get louder. I don't stop the whimpers from coming out of my mouth either.
Life sucks. It's all been different since Tobias died that night. I have nobody. Well... now I definitely have nobody. I was stupid enough to go out with a guy after the war and look where that got me. He took my apartment, my pride and my goddamn car. I could have been driving instead of walking.
I hold out my shaky arm to signal a vehicle when I see lights reflecting in a puddle in front of me. For a moment, I think it would stop. But instead I am drenched with freezing water. A complimentary honking follows, informing me just how stupid I was, yet again, for trying to pull someone over. I hear the loud thumbing of the music from that van as it speeds ahead of me.
Please accept my deepest apologies for disturbing your party.
Assholes.
I cannot bring myself to cry. I've been through worse things. I am not going to cry.
I stumble forward as the ground gets abruptly higher and gasp, keeping my arms around my body. I focus on my soaking hair which is hanging in front of my face. A big drop of rain slides down the strand and plummets into nothingness.
I glance up as I hear the sound of an engine accelerating towards me from behind. I stick my arm out again, trying to keep it still as the thunder cracks.
To my surprise, the lights stop moving and I hear the sound of a car door opening. "Are you alright?" That voice sounds familiar. I am going mad.
"Um," I choke out as I turn around slowly. "I-I need a ride. Please." There is an unmistakable silhouette of a man, holding onto his car door. The front lights are too bright and I squint. My face must be pretty terrifying to him.
I think I hear him swear under his breath as he gets in and drives closer to me, without closing the door. Then he gets out and I see him. After all this time.
"Stiff?" He grabs my arm and releases it for a second, surprised by the coldness of it.
"Peter..." I don't know what to expect, aside from that any minute now, I'll be on the floor, clutching my stomach. What a night for him. He finally found me at my weakest point, and he is going to finish me forever.
"You're insane," He says. "Get in." Before I know it, I am in the passenger's seat of Peter's Audi.
I take a quick glance at him and notice that he is very well cleaned up. He is wearing what looks to be a black jacket of a tux. I can't be too sure; the lights of his car are glued to my eyelids. Although, it is not hard to notice that he recently shaved. His hair is black and thick with hair gel. He distracts me from my thoughts when he looks over at me, and I look away.
"Are you going to explain why you were wandering around a motorway at one am?" His voice is gentle. I watch his hand flick on the heating and turn a knob to make it come in faster.
I guess we are just going to ignore the fact that we only saw each other now after about a year.
"Just drop me off at the nearest hotel." I keep my shaky around me as I try to keep my voice even. Obviously it doesn't work because Peter stops his gaze on me for a second. I lean back into the seat as the atmosphere gets warmer.
"Still looking for adventures?" He asks. I smirk.
"I got kicked out of my apartment." I don't know why I tell him. Maybe I just need someone to talk to. Either way, I don't expect him to listen, but I continue. "My boyfriend... erm, he stole all the money I got after the war," Yes, I got given money for saving the city. It shows how corrupt the world really is. "And now... he doesn't need me. I mean, why would he? Nobody does." I force out a laugh and mentally kick myself when it turns out to sound more like a sob.
I am not going to cry in front of Peter.
"What a dick," I hear him say as he takes a sharp turn. "Aren't you gonna try to get everything back?"
"No," I whisper as I feel a hot tear roll down my cheek. I turn my head away from him and clear my throat. "I'm not going back."
"Hey," His hand rests on my forearm and I feel him rubbing it gently. "There are assholes everywhere. You get used to it." Yeah, you're one of them.
I shake my head and sigh louder than I wanted. I look ahead of me at the long road and realize that Peter is not heading to a hotel. He went past at least three already. I furrow my eyebrows and look at him. "Where are we going?"
"Where do you think?" He flashes a smile at me. "My apartment isn't far from here. Just don't fall asleep."
I am about to object but decide to let it slide. You don't get many acts of kindness these days. So I am not about to let one of the opportunities from them slip away.
"I've been taking classes," Peter looks over at me as if he knows what I'm talking about. "It's bullshit. It's all about trying to stay calm and not inflicting violence upon others. It helped a little, I guess. But I still don't feel like a better person."
I watch him with a crease in my forehead. Anger-management classes: he needed them.
"I've had time to reflect on the mistakes I've made," He gives me a long look as he drives. "I'm sorry."
This all seems surreal. Never in a million years have I thought that Peter Hayes would apologize to me. I shake it off with a shrug and sigh. "S'fine."
"No, it's not." He stops the car slowly near an apartment complex. It looks modern and has a massive parking lot in front of it. I feel Peter take my hand in his and rub it with his free one. "I'm not going to forgive myself until you forgive me."
I watch him in shock as he undoes his seatbelt. His eyes are dark brown in this light and make him look innocent. But I know better. "Then you will be waiting a while."
Sassy Tris xD So what did you think of the first chapter. Obviously, this is a Petris story so there will be romance later on. Maybe sooner than you think. Please review :)
