Love at Divergent High
Chapter 25: Awakening and Sleeping
And that is when he opens his eyes.
"Dad?" I say.
"Beatrice." He replies, looking at me.
"I'm here Dad. It's all right." I say.
"Where's your brother?" He asks.
"I'm here dad." Caleb says and my dad turns his head to look at him, smiling slightly.
"Caleb." My dad says.
"Yeah." Caleb replies.
"Where's your mother?" He asks, looking back at me.
"She's in another room. She's in bad condition though they haven't told us anything or won't let us see her." I tell him.
"Your mother told me about the baby, and the engagement. I'm so happy for you Beatrice." He says.
"Thank you. Just, get better soon." I say.
"I'll try." He says.
That is when a doctor enters the room, looking sad about something. "It's good to see that you are awake Andrew. How are you feeling?" The doctor asks my dad.
"Sore." My dad replies.
"I'm not surprised; I'll give you some pain meds soon. But first, I have to talk to you about your wife, Natalie." He says.
"What about her?" I ask.
"She was in critical condition, as you know. The crash caused her brain to start bleeding. We managed to get it under control. But an hour ago it started bleeding again. We tried our best, but…"
I blocked out the rest of the words. I knew what he was going to say. She's dead. My mum is dead. I get out of my chair and run out of the room. Tears pooling in my eyes and I don't stop them from falling as I rush out of the hospital. Except, I don't know where to go. I lean against the wall of the hospital and slide down it. I pull my knees to my chest and I cry. My mum's not going to be there when I walk down the aisle. My mum's not going to be there to hold my hand as I give birth to my baby, and any other babies I might have after this one. She isn't going to be there for anything.
I hear someone walking towards me but I don't look up. I hear them as they slide down the wall to sit next to me. I feel their strong arms as they wrap around me in a comforting embrace. That is when I look up to find Tobias looking down at me with a sad look on his face and tears forming in his eyes. "I'm sorry." He says and I sob into his shirt. Clutching at it like it's the most important thing in the world. He pulls me into his lap and I continue sobbing as his arms wrap around me tighter. Keeping me safe and warm and protected from the world.
"Don't ever leave me." I sob.
"I will never leave you Tris. Not now. Not ever." He says.
"If the baby is a girl, can we name her after my mother?" I ask, still sobbing.
"Of course we can." He says. "I love you."
"I love you too." I say and continue sobbing into his shirt.
"Come on, let's get you home. You need some rest." He says. All I can do is nod. He picks me up and carries me to the land rover. He puts me in the passenger seat and does up me seatbelt before shutting the door and making his way over to the drivers' side.
We drive home in silence, with me crying and him holding my hand whenever he doesn't need to change gear or whatever.
When we get home we get out of the car and he holds my hand as he leads me into the home. He leads me upstairs, to my bedroom, to our bedroom where we just climb into bed, him holding me in his arms as I cry. "She isn't going to be there when we get married. Or to hold my hand when I have the baby. She isn't going to be there for anything anymore." I say.
"It's all right. I'm going to be there. I'll always be there." He says.
"Does the pain ever go away? The pain of losing your mother?" I ask.
"No, but it gets easier. You just learn to live with it. It made me stronger. More determined to live the life that she would have wanted me to have. More determined to live." He says.
"What was your mum's name? I don't think I've ever met her, even when we were little." I say.
"Evelyn." He says.
"We should name the baby after her as well, if it's a girl." I suggest.
"Yeah. What name do you have in mind?" He asks.
"Eve Natalie Eaton." I say.
"Perfect." He says. "What about if the baby is a boy though?" He asks.
"We'll think of something." I say with a slight smile on my face.
"You should get some sleep. You've been through a lot and you and the baby need some rest." He says.
"Okay. Just, promise me you'll be here when I wake up." I say.
"I promise. I'm never going to leave you Tris. Not ever." He says.
"I love you." I tell him.
"I love you too." He tells me before kissing me gently on the lips. "Get some sleep." He says when we pull apart.
"Okay. Goodnight Tobias." I say.
"Goodnight Tris." He says before kissing the top of my head. Those are the last things I hear and feel before I drift off into a dreamless slumber.
Hey guys, hope you liked it. Sorry that I killed Natalie, but I had too. No one else is going to die anytime soon so don't worry. It is my 16th birthday on Thursday so I won't be able to update then, also I'm having a sleepover on Friday so I won't be able to review until Sunday, maybe late Saturday, I don't know yet. Though, I will try to update again tomorrow. I will also try and update my other fanfics once or twice between today and Thursday. I also had my college taster day yesterday and only had the time to update one of my fanfics as I was busy afterwards as I had to go to my cousins and look after her daughters, Ella and Evie, for a few hours whilst her and her fiancé went out for a bit. It was my other Divergent fanfic. Could you guys maybe go and read my other Divergent fanfic, Love in Dauntless, and review on it as well. It's about Tobias' and Tris' lives in Dauntless if there wasn't a war. Not as many people are reading it as they are this story.
Anyway, what do you think is going to happen next? Please, please, please review!