Tris
I live with Christina; just for now. I had not realized how much I missed my friends: all of them. In fact, I had not realized how much I missed everything. Blue skies, fresh air, flowers. All of it. It's funny how sometimes you don't realize what you have until it's gone.
Like Tobias.
Not that I did not love him as much before everything happened. I just realized how part of me wasn't complete there, in solitary confinement. As I said, sometimes you don't miss things until they're gone.
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I knock on his door, hoping he is home. We just have to spend time with one another, make up for those lost days. He opens it and I smell faint traces of cologne. Clearly, he was expecting my arrival. Honestly, I wouldn't blame him for beingprepared, wanting to make the most of time with your girlfriend you've thought was dead for the past three years.
"Well, don't you look nice?" Tobias says, though it is more of a statement than a question. I smile slightly.
"Oh, I was trying to go for a casual look," I say, pretending I'm not dressed in a thigh-length, cleavage-bearing (er, whatever "cleavage" I have) black dress with minescule straps. Of course, Christina had insisted on doing makeup, but I fought her over it until she did so lightly. Very lightly.
We walk inside, and Tobias takes me into his arms, brushing through the hair hanging over my shoulders lightly with his fingertips. A chill runs through me at his touch, but at the same time, it fills me with electricity. He presses his lips to mine. I feel a hand traveling up my side and resting on my hip. Another wanders down my thigh. I don't flinch at this touch as I normally would have before.
"I thought I lost you," He whispers, only removing his lips from mine for a moment.
"I know," I whisper back.
"I love you, you know."
Tobias
She's alive. And here. And mine.
I knew she would come today. We couldn't stand being apart. When I saw her in that dress, at my very door, I realized this isn't just a dream. It's real. I needed to hold her, kiss her, and love her again. Now I can.
Sorry this was so short! Another chapter is coming up...