As soon as she notices me she stands up and drops she cigar on the ground.
"Peter." She whispers, covering her mouth with her hand. I look at her with wide eyes. I could not speak.
Tris squeezed my hand. I bit my lip until it bleeds.
"Hey." She said, awkwardly scratching her arm.
She looked a mess.
Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail; a tight one. Her clothes had multiple holes in them, along with soot marks. She looked as if she could pass out any second. I frowned at her. I didn't remember seeing her this way.
I finally respond to her. "Hey." I said, clutching Tris's hand out of anger.
Tris looked at me. "Are you okay?"
I nodded and pecked her the mouth.
Winter grimaced at Tris. "Haven't I seen you before?"
Tris nodded. "When I was in Abnegation, you were one of the Factionless that I fed."
Winter was Factionless? I looked at her again. Her clothes suited her status. They made sense now.
Winter looked at me. "You're dating a Stiff?" She said, a look of disbelief in her eyes.
Tris looked offended.
"Don't call her that. She's Dauntless." I said. "I could be dating a Factionless." I continued, sucking the blood from my lip.
Winter frowned. She knew what I meant.
I didn't feel bad for her. I've known more pain than her for years. Even if I wasn't Factionless.
She gave me a look. "You guys transferred?" She asked, oblivious to the fact that we both wore all black outfits.
"No. She's still Abnegation, and I'm still Candor." I said sarcastically, squinting my eyes at her.
Tris looked up at me. "Be nice." She tells me.
I shake my head.
I don't want to be nice. I don't want to calm down. I had to much hatred for her. I want her to feel pain, hurt. And I don't hesitate when saying another statement.
"Don't speak to me again, you coward."
With that, I grab my girlfriend's hand, and we enter the cafe together.
Winter's POV. WHAT A CHANGE RIGHT?!
As soon as he left, I felt a pang in my chest.
He didn't want me.
I shouldn't be surprised, I did cheat on him.
Does that make me a bad person? For experiencing different feelings for other people at the time?
Maybe it does. Maybe I should regret the choice I made. Be upset at myself for hurting him.
I do, honestly.
And I don't mind searching for another, it's just...seeing him with another girl.
I moved on. Years ago.
But so did he.
I wasn't used to him, not missing me. He seemed as if he hated me, even. Another pang hit me.
I didn't want to believe that he found someone new.
Tears sprang into my eyes.
What am I thinking? I have a lover already. I should be grateful. I wouldn't want to make the mistake of cheating again.
Then again, look where my current boyfriend got me.
Factionless and a druggie.
I let the tears fall.
Oh god, I'm awful person.
I shook my head. I really am. I really am.
I got up and sprinted away from the store, to the Factionless sector. I cried on the way there.
"I love you."
I hear Peter's voice in my head.
Yeah right.
He didn't know what the hell love was anymore. He was dating a Stiff. The tears came faster.
I was almost there. I ran faster.
I was close. So close.
Until I fell. When I did, I didn't want to get up. I let the tears spill over my cheeks. I wanted to get up, my feet were working fine, my mind however told me to stay. I cried until my head hurt.
"Winter!" Someone called out. It was Micheal.
"Oh my goodness! Are you okay?" He asked, lifting me up.
I shook my head. I wasn't okay. I wasn't.
He kissed me and wiped my tears away. "It's okay, I'm here. I'm here for you."
I frowned. That was the problem. He was here, not Peter.
Micheal pulled me into a hug, walking me to the sector. All I could think about was Peter. The tears came back, but as soon as they did, I wiped them away.
No.
I wasn't going to cry. I knew he loved me.
He had too.
Of course he wouldn't actually date a Stiff. He was better than that. He loved me.
Then why was he with her? To make me jealous? He couldn't have known where and when I would be outside of the restaurant.
Maybe he was dating here because he did love me. He needed somebody to distract him while I was gone. To fill the hole in his chest.
But why was he so mean to me?
I had to remind myself that I hurt him and that he was just letting his emotions out.
"You okay, baby?" Micheal asks, kissing me on the cheek. I nod. I understood why.
I was okay.
I was okay now.
Weeeellllllll okay then. Micheal is her boy...friend. I didn't feel like I was clear enough.
