Oookay, so here's the final chapter! What will happen when Tobias finds out that Tris is dead? How will he react? Find out!
Chapter 7:
Tobias PoV:
At first he just stood there, looking at Christina with confusion. Who were dead? What was going on? But then it hit him. Harder than a ton of bricks could have, and he felt the blood leave his face. " Christina, it-it isn't her." She looked at him with a pained look in her eyes. "TELL ME IT ISNT HER!" I yelled at her. Her pain and sorrow flinched, backing away from the fear she felt for my anger. Deep down he might have felt for her, but right now, the disbelief were clouding his mind completely. As it cleared off, he realized that he was squeezing Christina's shoulders way too hard, and he was a little surprised that she hadn't winched or moved at all. "I can't. she's gone. It was the sound of the beeping heartrate monitor that woke me up." Christina looked down. "her lung had clapped together because of the bullet wound. The bullet had hit it, but the doctor hadn't been able to detect it. I'm sorry, Four" he backed away from her, step for step. He couldn't believe her. He refused to.
Tobias ran out of the door, and towards the hospital floor. The burning feeling in his legs were as welcome as ever. It cleared his mind enough to be able to find the room. He burst in, and saw that nobody had moved her. That sent a glimpse of hope through him. That might mean she wasn't actually dead. Just thinking the word was like getting a bucket of ice water thrown over his head. It hurt and cleared at the same time. He stumbled over to the bed, and looked at her. Something was wrong. She was too pale. She had been pale the past few hours, but she was too pale now.
All out of a sudden, the doctor were beside him. She must have heard him come in, but all that mattered now was that she were here now. Not that it mattered actually, because Tobias didn't even see her. All he could focus on was Tris. "Tris?" he whispered. The doctor tried to get his attention, but he didn't even look her way. He kneeled down by her side. He reached out for her hand, but right before he touched her it, he got up, and ran away.
If he touched her, it would be the end. If he felt her cold skin, that would be the moment that he was forced to face reality. Tris was dead.
He looked around him, and realized that he had no idea of where he was. Tobias suddenly felt weak, weaker than he had ever felt before. Slowly, he dropped to the floor, with his back pressed against the wall. Then the violent sobs came. He didn't want to cry, but he had to. If he didn't he might explode. All of his emotions poured out with his tears.
He had no idea of how long he had been sitting there, but all out of a sudden, Zeke came around the corner. "Four, there you are! We have been looking for you for hours! You shouldn't have run off like that!" Tobias let his head roll over, so he could look at Zeke. The look that met his best friend, was horrible. Tobias' face was red, and his eyes were swollen. His upper lip had cracked, and his posture was to hell. "why. Why shouldn't I? she's dead, Zeke. Dead. There is nothing for me here. Not without her, and you know it." All out of sudden, he felt a extremely strong feeling of rage and hopelessness, and got up. He pushed his way past a Zeke, which was too surprised to even react.
Again he fled down the halls, until he found a balcony. He remembered when him and Tris had been talking after Albert had killed himself, and gotten honored for it. He got up on the edge, and looked down. He shouldn't have. His fear of heights kicked in, and he almost stumbled on the edge, just by looking down. "Four, what the fuck are you doing!? I was trying to tell you something! Four, for fuck's sake, SHE'S NOT DEAD!" Tobias turned his head to look at Zeke, who stood just beneath him, waving his arms back and forth. "she's not what? Yes she is, I- I saw her."
He mumbled. "she's not! The doctor fixed her after Christina went off! I have not got the faintest idea- oh, cant you just come down here while I talk to you!? You're distracting as hell when you're threatening to kill yourself!"
Tobias slowly sat down on the edge, and let himself drop to the ground. A relieved look brushed over Zeke's face, and he kept talking. "that female doctor - I didn't get her name - she managed to fix Tris' lung, and she's awake. And really - if you were going to kill yourself, shouldn't it be like, shooting yourself, or something else?" everything after awake didn't make it into Tobias' mind. It echoed in his head, and he spontaneously smiled. She was live.
Tobias ran inside, and towards the last place he saw her. It couldn't be true. Zeke must be lying.
He had been so sure, she was dead. But then his mind flickered back to the small details; had her eyelids been flickering? Had she been breathing? He just remembered that the doctor had been trying to get his attention, but he hadn't been paying any attention to her at all.
He slammed open the door, and saw her sitting up. He couldn't find the beginning, nor the ending of his relief. She was alive. When he entered the room, she looked up at him with her sky blue eyes. "Tobias!" she smiled at him. Actually, she looked the happiest she had in weeks. By her side sat Christina, Marlene, Uriah and a little further away, Lynn. "Tris…" he whispered. That was all he could manage, and despite them both being abnegation-born, and usually a little shy and bashful, Tobias now crossed the room the fastest he ever had, and kissed her. Her lips were warm and chapped, and it send another shockwave of relief and joy through him, when he realized that they were as warm as they should be.
At first she had been a little hesitant, but then she gave in and kissed him back.
Behind them Uriah cheered loudly, and Tris smiled shyly against his mouth. "you're alive. You're really alive." He pulled her into a hug, and put his arms gently around her. Right now, none of the others mattered. Right now, Tris was alive.
Soo, that was all for the final chapter! I hope you have enjoyed the story! Fun fact: I originally intended to finish the story right after Eric had shot Tris, but I wanted to make it longer, so here's the outcome! I have enjoyed writing this soo, so much, and I hope that you will review it, because I also put a lot of time and effort into it. I have enjoyed tagging along with you guys, but this time it isn't ' till next time ' its Goodbye. Bye, bye! - Karla.