Hey everyone! So to answer some of your questions on the potential Hunger Games/Divergent crossover that my sister and I are considering:
We are still trying to decide the plot line. I'm thinking we might base it Panem but again it's not a solid plot line. I want it to be based after Divergent but before Insurgent and i want it to be based just before the reaping in the Hunger Games. we might publish it on my account.
Have any of you seen Mockingjay yet? IT WAS INCREDIBLE:) so good you have to see it. I won't spoil it for any of you but it was definitely awesome.
This is the second to last chapter of Anna's Infinity... it feels weird to be ending it... :'(
hope you like it!
okay?
~Wallflower95
I really like 'The Promises We Keep'. The story is set ten years after Anna. We're told that Anna got to sick to write in AIA and that she eventually died. 'The Promises We Keep' is told from the mother's POV. It turns out that The Dutch Tulip Man was no rich guy but he was truly nice. He married Anna's mom and they lived near where Anna was buried. We learn that Sisphysus the hamster went to Anna's friends (who got together) and then he died three years after Anna. Anna's mom had another child and she named him Jacob. Anna's mom continued the Anna Foundation and she often visited her daughter. There's a prologue and it features Anna right before she died and it also shows every one of her loved ones saying goodbye to her and making her promises.
Ten years later it shows the promises being kept.
Spoiler Alert: The book doesn't end in the middle of a sentence...
I'm lying on the grass next to the Funky Bones sculpture. Liam is lying beside me with his fingers laced through mine. We just lie there looking at the stars in the sky. The night is cool. It's quiet.
"Do ever think that every atom in our body was once part of a star?" I whispered as I stared up into the night. I was remembering that quote my dad used in his eulogy video to my mom. Liam sighed.
"First off, that's from Gattaca," I laughed. "And second, yes. I believe our atoms came from the stars." He finished.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah. Van Houten said stuff like that all the time." I look back into the sky.
"I wonder where we go when our lives are over." I whispered.
"Somewhere..." Liam said. I sighed.
"Somewhere." I turned on my side and looked at Liam. What word can I use to define Liam Birch? He means everything to me. Few months ago I didn't want him in my life and now I can't possibly imagine a day without him. He was there when I needed someone. He made me laugh. He made me smile. We fought over stupid little things and then we'd make up after a few seconds. Do I love him? Maybe... but I'm not ready for those three words. I always wondered why it was so hard for people to say those words to someone they loved. Now I know why it was always so hard. Because it means commitment. It's a promise and sometimes people don't understand the promises they make.
Am I ready to make that kind of promise to Liam. No. At least, not yet.
I smiled at him and stroked his face. His grey eyes stared back at me. I lean forwards and kiss him slowly. His strong arms pull me into his embrace. He smiles against my lips.
"You need to make a choice about those schools." He whispered. I closed my eyes and sighed.
"Right." I rolled onto my back and looked up into the sky. I've spent most of my summer contemplating what I was going to do for University. Of course I want to go... the only problem is I don't know what to do. Liam was going back to Amsterdam for the Fall. He had gotten an official position as Peter Van Houten's assistant. This means I won't get to see Liam until Christmas break and the idea of it made me a little sick.
"It will all be alright Anna." Liam whispered. I nodded.
"I wish you could stay here." I whispered.
"Me too." He said. I had gotten into some local and distant schools. I still haven't replied to any about which one I'd be attending in the Fall. I had to hurry. They wouldn't wait for long.
"I just don't know what I want..." I'm not good at anything. I'm... unextraordinary.
"Hey..." Liam turned my face towards his. He pushed some strand of my hair behind my ears.
"Have I told you that you're incredible?" I smiled.
"You might have mentioned it..."
"Well I'm saying it again. You... are... incredible." He kissed me softly on the cheek after each word. And right then and there I decided I didn't want to be miles away from him.
"What if I go with you too Amsterdam?" I said.
"What?"
"I could go with you for the Fall. Put off University for a bit until I decide what I want to do." Liam was quiet for a moment.
"I could work with you and Van Houten. I could be an assistant to the assistant." I said. Liam smiled.
"That actually sounds kinda perfect."
The next day I decided to drop by Kaitlyn's and ask for some advice. I drove over to the hair studio. Infinity Wigs was the name of the studio. Kaitlyn does all sorts of stuff there. She can cut, color, style and make wigs. It's a huge business. She makes a lot of wigs for Cancer patients. I opened the door and the bell dinged. The receptionist looked up and smiled at me.
"Hey Anna." She said.
"Hey Summer." I said.
"Kaitlyn around?" Summer nodded.
"Round the back with a customer."
"Thanks." I used to come here all the time when I was little. I remember taking every wig off the shelf and trying them on. It had been one of my favorite things to do with Amelia when we used to wait for Kaitlyn to finish work. Kaitlyn is cutting a woman's hair. The woman is in her early to mid thirties. She now has brown bobbed hair with choppy bangs. Her brown eyes glowed with excitement as she looked at her reflection.
"It looks great!" She exclaimed.
"Glad you like it Jackie." Kaitlyn said proudly. She put the scissors and the hair dryer down. She saw me.
"Hey Anna. I'll be with you in a moment. She took the cloths off of Jackie and Jackie slipped out of the chair she smiled at her reflection and then stopped when she saw me. She frowned.
"Do I know you?" She asked. I shook my head.
"You look like someone. Someone I met a long time ago..." She said.
"Who?" I asked. Jackie shrugged her shoulders.
"Didn't know her name. I just met her in the mall when I was a little girl. She let me try on her cannula." She smiled at the memory.
"It helped me breathe better." She said.
"Well, I'm off. Thanks again Kaitlyn." And she left.
A girl she had met with a cannula... at the mall. Maybe? I shook my head and walked towards Kaitlyn. She was putting all her tools away when she looked up and smiled at me.
"What can I do for you Miss Lancaster?" I sighed.
"Telling me my future would be nice." I sat down in a chair and stared at the wall. Kaitlyn sat beside me.
"Still trying to decide?" I nodded. Kaitlyn put her hand on my back.
"You don't have to go now." She said.
"I know. That's why I want to go with Liam." I said.
"What?" I looked at Kaitlyn.
"I want to go too Amsterdam for a bit. With Liam." I said. Kaitlyn stay quiet for a moment.
"Is that what you want." I sighed and smiled at her.
"Yes."
Of course Isaac and Kaitlyn and my other grandparents supported my decision to go too Amsterdam with Liam. They weren't to big on the idea of me being alone with him but they believed I'd find myself or something. I don't know. Now I just had to talk to Grandma and Grandpa. We're sitting at the kitchen table eating bean casseroles. I'm not a meat person. Something about it... it just makes me sick at the thought of eating an animal.
"So..." I started. They both looked at me.
"I've been thinking about what I want to do... in terms of my future." I said slowly. They were still looking at me. I hate being the center of attention.
"I want to take some time off. Maybe travel for a bit. And maybe go to Amsterdam with Liam for the Fall..." I trailed off and looked down at my dinner. I'm usually okay with talking but tonight I seemed to mess up all my words. They didn't say anything and that made me nervous. What if they said no? I closed my eyes. Grandpa cleared his throat. I looked up.
"Anna..." I looked at him. Grandpa is a bit emotional. He cried when I graduated from elementary to high school. He cried when I received my high school diploma and he cried during my speech. But today he looked at me with a straight face. No tears in his eyes.
"We want you to be happy. It's your life and you may do what you wish. As long as you don't go there and get pregnant or anything... we will support you no matter what." I smiled and took his hand.
"Thank you grandpa." I whispered.
The next few weeks were a blur. It was packing. It was saying goodbyes. It was practically moving out of the home I grew up in. I should be sad but I was excited for this new chapter in my life. Kylie sat on my now bare bed as I packed up the last of my clothes in a giant suitcase that once belonged to Grandma and Grandpa.
"If you find a hot dutch guy you should bring him back as a present for me." Kylie said. I laughed.
"Sure thing Kylie." I closed the suitcase and looked at her. Kylie is usually strong and extremely infuriating but today she was quiet and withdrawn. I sat beside her.
"I'll skype you once a week."
"Three times." Kylie said.
"Deal."
"And facebook messages every day."
"Okay."
"And maybe call every once in a while."
"Sure." Kylie sighed and then grabbed me and pulled me in for a tight hug.
"God I'm going to miss you Anna." She said. I smiled and hugged her back.
"I'll miss you Kylie."
Everyone was at the airport. All my grandparents. Isaac, Kaitlyn, Amelia, Max and Kylie. It was very emotional. Amelia and Max kept complaining about missing our weekly gaming sessions. Kylie complained about attending University all on her own in the Fall. Kaitlyn was complaining about losing her wig making assistant. Isaac complained about the complaining in general which resulted in a kick on the leg from Kaitlyn. I got lots of kisses and hugs from my dad's parents and then finally it was Grandma and Grandpa.
They weren't emotional like the others. They were smiling.
"Call every week." I nodded.
"Email every day." I nodded.
"And maybe skype every once in a while." I smiled and hugged them both.
"I love you guys." I whispered. They hugged back.
"We love you Anna. Have fun, be safe and enjoy it." Grandma said. Grandpa kissed the top of my head.
"I'm so proud of you. You know that, right?" I nodded and smiled at him.
"I know Grandpa." I turned to Liam. He smiled and took my hand. We went to the gate and I stepped through the machine that declared that I was a non metal bearing human being. It was also a step away from my life at home. I turned back and I saw my family and friends. The people who were there for me all my life. My family. I handed Liam my carry on bag and ran back towards them. I threw myself into their arms and I hugged them all. Of course my arms didn't reach around all of them but still...
"You guys are pretty awesome, you know that?" Everyone laughed.
"I love you all. I'll see you soon, okay?"
"Okay." They replied. I smiled and went back to the gate. I looked at them all one last time. They waved goodbye. Liam took my hand.
"Ready?" I sucked in a deep breath.
"Ready."
I was quiet the first bit of the plane ride. We landed in Detroit and from there we took a plane to Amsterdam. I was looking out the window. Wondering what it would be like to live in the clouds. Liam laced his fingers through mine.
"You okay?" He asked. I nodded.
"I'm fine. It's just... weird being away from them." I said. Liam nodded.
"But it's also exciting. This is something different. Something new." I said.
"Well, for the record, I'm really glad you're here." Liam whispered. I leaned towards him and kissed him on the lips.
"Of course you are." I said with a smile. He smiled back.
"I'm going to get some shut eye." He said.
"I'm just going to stay up for a bit." He nodded and turned his head away from me. His shoulders relaxed and soon he was asleep. I took my ipod out from my back and put in the headphones. I searched for a song and then I played it. It was by The Hectic Glow. A slow song called 'Goodbye'. It made me think of my family. I looked out the window, I watched the sun slowly disappear and the darkness take over the sky. And then another song played. I can't remember the name of the singer. The song was called 'From Afar'
'That I would love you from afar'
'It shouldn't come as a surprise. What I'm feeling what I'm feeling now.'
The song reminded my of my parents. They love me from afar. Somewhere. I love them from afar. Here. In this plane. Right now. I love my parents. Present tense. I am so thankful for what they have done for me. My eyes closed and the song kept playing
'That I would love you from afar'
'From Afar' is a song by Vance Joy. Thought it would fit nicely into the story:) 1 more chapter to go... comment and review please! Thank you:)
~Wallflower95
p.s did you guys like that little scene with Jackie? I just thought it'd be interesting to have her in one scene ;)