Living On

by Q-girl900

The war is over. Those who made have rebuilt their lives. It's time for them to start Living On. (Marlene and Will are still alive and Shauna is not paralyzed. Each chapter is told from some one elses POV. I know there is a lot of these out there, but I decided to give it a shot. It's rated T. Has some Other Characters in it.)

14. Chapter 14 Mia

A/N: Did you really think I would leave you hanging on Eric and Mia? I wasn't going to post this tonight, but BaileyBoo1207 reviewed right away and motivated me to do so! BaileyBoo1207: It doesn't sound creepy and thanks for shipping them :-) Enjoy!

Chapter 14 Mia

GREAT FRIEND! GREAT FRIEND! What happened to your plan, Mia! You were going to tell him. You were going to find out if like you that way too! And what if he does like you that way, now he thinks you just like him as a friend and you'll never have a shot with him. I swear you're so stupid sometimes! This is all I could think as I walk away from Eric. I couldn't believe what I just said. Oh why am I so stupid! I walk to the infirmary and they ask me what happened. I tell them I fell down some stairs and rolled for a while. I think l they bought it.

I was walking back to my apartment to get ready to see Eric when these three big, guys came up behind me. One held me down and the others started groping me. I did fight back. And hard, too. I managed to get in some good punches and I wouldn't be surprised if one of the guys had to get stitched up. And I'm pretty sure I broke someones jaw. I heard what they were saying, but I didn't tell Eric everything. They were telling me I was Factionless scum and I didn't belong in Dauntless. That I didn't deserve a chance to be here. They don't know what've seen. What I've had to do. I earned my chance at being Dauntless. I was beaten. I was forced to dig graves for loved ones.

I watched my mother die slowly from hunger. I was ten.

I watched my father die from disease. I was twelve.

My sister was worked to the bone and she died at age sixteen. I was fifteen. I only had my little brother left. But I left him. I've been through more in nineteen years than most people in Dauntless ever will. Jason, my brother, is only four years younger than me. He's fifteen now, so Aunt Jeanine said he will be able to choose next year. I doubt he'll be able to go to the ceremony, but at least he'll have a chance. I don't know why Aunt Jeanine decided to help us now. But she did and I am very grateful. I think she expected me to choose Erudite, but I don't care. I love Dauntless. I belong here.

I go into my apartment and take a painkiller. I fall asleep and wake up crying. I was dreaming of Eric. I should have told him. It may be too late now. I might have missed my chance.

A/N: The unrequited love isn't so unrequited anymore, huh? Reviews are appreciated!