Hi guys, I am super-duper sorry for not updating for more than 3 months! It was all because of school (it always is). You have no idea how much I missed writing. So without any delays, here is chapter 10!

P.S.: This chapter is a bit depressive, sorry!

Disclaimer: I do not own Divergent, Veronica Roth does.

Tris' P.O.V.

I leaned against the door to my apartment without opening it. I pushed away the tears that had been running down my face through the whole ride back here and searched in my bag for a pocket sized mirror. My eyes were red and my face looked dry from all the crying. Luckily, I also carried around a bit of makeup and did the necessary touch-ups on my face. After double-checking myself, I entered my home. As I closed the door, Aden walked in the room.

"Hey honey, where did you go? I was getting worried." My fiancé told as he approached me.

He kissed me, but it didn't last long. It didn't feel appropriate to kiss him when I had just met up with his boss who also happened to be my ex, even though nothing happened. Aden didn't seem to notice the weird quickness of it though.

"Hum, Sky called me up early this morning and told me she wasn't feeling very well. So I directly went to see her, I forgot to leave you a note. Sorry." I managed to lie.

"No need to apologize, is Sky doing alright now?"

"Yeah, I guess... Actually, I just came here to get a few things I needed and I'll be heading to her apartment as soon as possible."

"Ok, well, take good care of her and yourself. While you're at Skylar's, I'm going to go give Mike a little visit; it feels like I haven't seen him in ages." Aden informed me.

"Tell him I said hi!" I smiled faintly though my intentions were to give a toothy grin, but I couldn't seem to manage it.

My mind couldn't seem to tear itself from Tobias' image. All I could think about was the conversation we had and soon enough, I would burst into tears. I could not let Aden see the real state of mind I was in. He would ask too much questions and I couldn't afford going through today's events all over again. Fortunately, my boyfriend didn't seem to notice.

He gave her a light peck on the lips before leaving. I stayed a good five minutes on the floor, leaning on the front door, motionless and completely dazed. Then, suddenly, as if a trigger had been set off in me, I began to shake uncontrollably. Before I knew it, tears blurred my vision and I let them fall because I couldn't not do so. I cried helplessly, completely in distress. I cried to pour out all my emotions. I cried for the love I still undeniably had for Tobias, even though I wasn't close to admitting it. I cried until my body couldn't take it anymore, until I drifted in a restless sleep.

I stirred as I woke up from my nightmares. I sank back into the comfort and the warmth my bed offered. Though it was only a minute later I came back to my senses: I hadn't been able to pull myself into bed earlier that day considering who shattered I was. I looked around me as I tried to find something unusual in the scenery while I thought of who could have brought me in the room first of all. My heart skipped a beat when I thought about Aden. It could be highly possible he was the one who carried me to our bedroom, after all, I had passed out for over 2 hours. Also, I didn't think any of our friends had our house key. I didn't want to leave the room and have to confront him. I didn't want to talk just yet about my real past, not when I was this sensitive. As silently as possible, I sneaked out of the bedroom and into the bathroom.

I looked at my reflection in the mirror as I supported myself onto the sink. My eyes were puffy from all the crying and I had bags under them. There was no way to somehow deny the fact I had been crying. I opened the faucet and splashed my face with cold water as if to make me understand the reality of things. I had to tell Aden, I had no choice. Even if that was not what I wanted, I couldn't keep things from him any longer. I dried my face and looked at myself once again in the mirror. I watched as my eyes started to fill up with tears. I quickly blinked them away even though I knew that, in the minutes that were about to follow, they would run down my cheeks as soon as the occasion came.

I opened the bathroom door and walked towards the living room, expecting to find my fiancé there. Then, when I got there, he wasn't sitting on one of the couches or going walking up and down the room. He simply wasn't there. A few seconds later, I noticed a movement out of the corner of my eyes. I stood there, shocked and confused to see my best friend pouring herself a cup of hot chocolate. I was so overwhelmed with relief by Sky's presence and not Aden's that I let out a little whimper and I let myself fall on the ground. Sky lifted up her head from her task, only having noticed me from the sounds I made. As soon as she saw me laying on the floor, she rushed to my side and helped me sit up, only to hold me tight. She didn't ask any questions, she didn't confront me on what I was doing to myself. She just smoothed my hair and laid her head on top of mine.

For a long while, I let the tears run until I had no more. I sat there silently, still playing the scene I had with Tobias in my mind. When Skylar thought I was stable enough emotionally to walk on my own, she guided me to the closest sofa before going back to the kitchen. She quickly came back with two mugs in her hand, handing me one.

"Thank you." I murmured with a grave voice because of the crying.

We remained silently for a moment, sipping the hot beverage, while I opened up to Sky.

"How did you get inside?" I asked.

"You had left the door unlocked." She announced, looking at me directly in the eyes.

"Tris, you know I don't want to push you to explain what happened today, but I'm worried. After what happened in Paris, you have been acting really weird and it's really not good for your health." She continued on.

I sighed and leaned my head on the wall behind me. Slowly, I told her the events of that morning. Surprisingly, I didn't start sobbing. At the end of my 'story telling', Skylar sat down next to me, snatched an arm around me and we both leaned against each other. Again, no one spoke. I took that time to glance over at my best friend and noticed that she was pressing both her lips furiously in a tight line.

"I forbid you to go see him again!" She ordered me.

For a few minutes, I stayed shock from her command, not knowing what to do.

"I only went there to tell him to stop looking for me and to stop finding a way to meet me." I told her weakly.

"I know that. But from now on, under any circumstances, you must not talk to him. He did you no good and now, he has come back to haunt you again. I don't want you to go through that pain once again. So promise me you won't go find him for whatever reason."

"Promise." But while I said the word, I had a feeling I would break our pledge.

A few days later

I was washing the dishes when I heard the doorbell ring. I dried my hands on a small cloth. I walked towards the door expecting to find Aden behind it. After Sunday's event, I tried not to think about it as if this weekend never happened. My fiancé didn't suspect a thing and I was grateful for it. I knew that this omission and lying wasn't going to last long, but I wanted to be strong and seem unfazed when I told him and I still wasn't feeling ready to talk about it.

I put on a smile and I opened the door. My smile quickly faded to be replaced by an agape mouth.

What were they doing here?

Yes, I know: another cliffhanger! But don't worry, it won't take me another 3 months to write the next chapter! To be honest, I'm not really proud of this chapter, I feel like it's missing something. But I didn't want to make you wait even longer! Also, where I live, it's Christmas today! So I thought it would be a perfect gift for you guys.

I want to thank all of those who checked my story to see if I had updated and your reviews always put a smile on my face. So thank you 33dauntless33, Lillygreen, FandomFreak1, Guest, Guest, Guest, Guest, lisaovboltonxx, maggiescousin, Castro05, Guest, Guest, BansheeOfDream, Krazzyjosy and bahrfamily for those amazing comments :)

I will update again as soon as possible, within the week. Meanwhile, you guys can always guess who is behind that door.

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas (even for those who don't celebrate it, because it's always fun to have a break from school ;))

MeTwoCat :)