Hey, readers here is the next chapter. I hope you all enjoy. This chapter is a little bit shorter sorry about that, but originally when I was cutting this story and figuring out chapter this seemed like a good place to cut. Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter! Happy Reading!
Chapter 25 After Seven Minutes In Heaven
A bunch of unknown people stare at me in formal clothing in the middle of a dance floor. I feel the subconscious sway of my body as a Fall Out Boy song fills the speakers of a room. I pull away from my dance partner, and I find myself dancing with Stephen, who is in his dress blues when the song changes to a slow one and Stephen backs away from me slowly with a knowing smile creeping across his lips. I spin around the dance floor looking for a new partner to dance with. I'm halfway around the room when my eyes land on Tobias. He's there in his dress blues, the ones that match his dark blue eyes. He has a huge smile on his lips. He has a wrist corsage in his hands, and he hands it to me as he says "You look beautiful. You are the most beautiful girl in this room. I don't even see anyone else, but you, Tris."
He kisses me gently on the lips as I pull away, I murmur against his lips "You look handsome."
"I'm sorry I'm so late." He whispers as I giggle, "Better late than never." My fingers play with his hair on the back of his neck as he sighs contently, "I missed that sound so much."
"What sound?" I ask, confused.
"Your laugh. It is one of the best sounds in the world. I love you, Tris. I love you so much it hurts. I'm sorry I left you for so long." He whispers as we dance, our foreheads touching.
"You love me?" I ask, not believing the words that Tobias is finally telling me, the ones that I have been subconsciously waiting to hear for so long from him.
"Of course, I do. I have loved you for a while now. I was just too foolish to tell you."
"I love you, Tobias, so much."
"Tris," but Tobias's voice morphs into someone else's voice as he spins me and dips me "Tris!"
Bright lights shine into my eyes. "Tris, squeeze my hands if you can hear me." I don't feel like squeezing anyone's hands, my head is pounding, and I feel like vomiting after the memories of Tobias telling me he never wanted to see me again re-emerge into my mind.
I blink open my eyes to see a sterile looking room, bright lights, with doctors surrounding me, staring at me. I move to sit up, but one of them gently pushes me back down saying "Miss Prior, please stay laying down. You took a pretty hard fall. We need to do scans to make sure you are okay after you hit your head."
"No. I need to get the hell out of here, and away from you people. I don't want to see any of you until you fix my boyfriend." One of them raises his eyebrow at me like I have gone crazy. "Captain Eaton, fix him!" He wasn't like this before that stupid mission."
"Miss Prior, we can't fix, Captain Eaton."
"And why not?" I yell.
"Because only he can do that for himself. Actually, your little argument caused him to start bleeding internally, he was taken to the OR (operating room) shortly after we found you unconscious in his room. After surgery, he will be brought to the ICU (intensive care unit) for recovery. We don't want you to visit Captain Eaton, anymore, at least, until he is more stable, and fully recovered from surgery."
"Don't worry doctor, Captain Eaton and I are no longer together. He made that perfectly clear when he told me that he never wanted to see me again. You don't need to worry about me upsetting him again. Now, I'll just be on my way." I say, trying to jump down off the table.
"We can't let you do that." The pixie haircut nurse says quickly as she touches me gently, pushing me to lay back down on the table. "We need to make sure that you are okay, Tris. Do you really think Captain Eaton would want you to avoid medical attention?"
"Hurry up!" I shout, "I don't have all night for this."
I patiently let them take their scans of my head which come back as negative for anything. I refuse to hear any status updates on Tobias from anyone, even from the pixie haircut nurse, who took care of Tobias, who attempts to give updates to me long after everyone else gives up. Finally, I am released from the hospital, early the next morning, after all my results come back as negative, and I attempt to find my way back to the house.
Picking up my dress skirt, my cell in hand, I find a map of the base, and attempt to find my way home from the hospital. As of tomorrow, I'm leaving this place, my mind full of confusion, needing a break, a vacation. Tobias and I are no longer together. My brain and my heart battle over if I should stay here and fight for him or if I should give him what he wants and leave him alone. My mind telling me I have no reason to stay here, no future in this state without him. He made it perfectly clear when he was screaming at me that he never wanted to see me again. My heart tells me to stay, to fight for him no matter what it costs me in the end. After an hour of walking, I find the house, finally, after getting lost a few times, my heart and brain still in turmoil even after that hour of reflection.
The screen door is swinging open on the front porch, and the front door is unlocked to a pitch dark house when I try the handle. I head into the bedroom to put Tobias's dress blues away from where they were lying on the bed, but they aren't there. I could have sworn I left them out. The garment bag is hanging up, I start to unzip it, but there is nothing inside. A squeaking of a floorboard with a bang of the garage door opening sends my heart beating quickly. As I spin around in the closet, I notice Tobias's everyday uniforms are hung up on the wrong side. Those were in the boxes when I left. A sense of dread runs up my spine. Is someone in here?
What did you think of the chapter? Please review and let me know. Do you think someone is in the house or do you think it is Tris's imagination running wild? If you think it is someone, who do you think is in the house with Tris? Can't wait to hear your guess. Next chapter will be up the weekend April 27th.