Life in Dauntless
Chapter 28: Still Trying
Aaron's POV:
I have been trying to find Hope and my family for weeks now. I have looked in many abandoned buildings and haven't found any signs of them or any of the other Dauntless. I have been stealing food from the trains coming from Amity, just so I can eat something. But that isn't as important as finding my loved ones. Though, I know I need to eat in order to live long enough to find them.
I know I am getting closer to the fighting area because I hear gun shots and cries. I see an abandoned warehouse up ahead and see Dauntless peoples walking in and out of it.
I smile.
That must be where they are.
I run towards it with my gun at the ready, I found it on a train with some bullets. I manage to get inside without being shot. Thankfully.
I walk around the building and see a lot of dead bodies on the floor, most covered with sheets but some uncovered due to the lack of sheets. None of them are members of my family though, I looked under every sheet.
As I walk around I get weird stares from people. They think I'm dead. I'm not surprised.
I go onto the level that is full of bunks. I walk around, trying to find everyone I consider family and friends, but I can't. But I find a bunk that has one of my shirts on. It has a double mattress next to it. On the floor. I sit on the bunk and hold the pillow to my chest. Smelling it.
It smells of Hope. She was here. She was safe.
I notice something sticking out from under the bed.
I bend down and pick it up. It turns out to be a bunch of ultrasound pictures of the baby. Of our baby.
I smile as I look through all of them. It looks like she had one every week. Her twenty week one isn't here though. She must have taken it with her, wherever she is. There are bags of clothes under every bunk. They must have left theirs here. I don't know where they are but they very clearly aren't here. The beds are made and look like they haven't been touched in weeks.
I stuff the pile of ultrasound pictures into my pocket and walk around. Looking for someone to talk to.
I see a woman making her bed and go over to her.
"Excuse me…" She turns to look at me and look shocked when she sees me.
"Aren't you…"
"Supposed to be dead? Yup. But I'm not. It's a long story. Anyway, do you know where Tris, Four, Hope and my family are?"
"Uh, they had to leave when the Factionless stormed the building. I don't know where they went though, I'm sorry. I know they went out of the back stairs and into the woods but I don't know where they are know."
"Okay. Thanks."
I go to what looks like a kitchen and fill a bag with some food before going down the back steps and entering the woods.
I have to find them.
And I will.
…
Hope's POV:
We have been in this house for three weeks. I am twenty four weeks pregnant and my bump is quite large now. My little boy keeps kicking me. Especially at night. I haven't really been getting much sleep because of it. And I have been getting stretch marks. The gunshot wound on my shoulder is healing well but it's still sore sometimes.
At the moment I am sitting on the sofa, my feet resting on my dads' legs as he sits next to me, rubbing the soreness out of them. My hands rest on my large bump as my son kicks my hands.
"Did the others kick mum this much? It's kinda annoying the hell out of me. Don't get me wrong, I love my son a lot, but this is really annoying."
"Oh, believe me, the others were constantly kicking your mum. Just wait until you're further along and he's constantly kicking your ribs."
"Great."
"Have you thought of a name for him yet?"
"I've been thinking of names. I'm kinda tied between Andrew and Aaron for his first name. But his middle name is going to be Jay, just because I really like that name. Also, his nickname could be A.J. which I think is cool. And his last name is going to be Eaton-Hughes."
"Well, either way it's a cute name."
"Thanks." I yawn.
"Why don't you try and get some sleep?"
"Okay. Help me up."
He helps me up and I kiss his forehead before going into the bedroom with my bed in. I go to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
Hey Ravens, how are you?
I will update again when I can.
Please review!
