Long ago there was a war. It destroyed life as we knew it. But then the factions were created. The factions: Abnegation, the selfless, Erudite, the intelligent, Amity, the peaceful, Candor, the honest, and Dauntless, the brave. The factions only exist inside the city and I have always been told that we are lucky to live inside the Fence. At the age of 16 each person takes a test. This test determines your faction. Then at the choosing ceremony you publicly announce your new faction and as my father says, " Faction before blood."
I was sitting with Beatrice and her brother, Caleb, waiting for them to call my name and for me to enter a room and find what was my real faction. i had never belonged in Abnegation and i was ready to move and get away from my father. My father was the world's cruelest man. He had always beat me, but the beating got worst when my older brother left and switched factions. I am still mad at Tobias for leaving Abnegation. When we were younger he would always promise that he would chose Abnegation and as soon as I was sixteen we would leave the factions and join the factionless but he choose Dauntless instead and i have never seen him since. My dad taught me how to get abnegation as my aptitude test results but i wasn't going to use his "teachings".i really don't know what's going to happen today but I do know that in a few days i will never see my father again.
" Ryann Eaton, Beatrice Prior, and Caleb Prior " I heard a voice. I looked at Beatrice and she looked at me and nodded. I slowly got up. I walked toward the 10 cafeteria rooms. The doors opened and i walked through the one of the doors. The room was covered in mirrors and I quickly looked away. Another person was in the room. Dressed in all bright colors was a man. "Amity," I thought. The man turned around and introduced himself as Chris and told me to take a seat. Once I was seated he started to hook wires up to me. When he was done he gave me something to drink. I drank all of it. Slowly the room started to disappear.
I woke up and i was still in the room. I looked over at Chris but he was no longer there. I looked forward again and saw a lady. i jumped out of fright. The lady held out cheese and a knife.
" Choose one," she said.
"Why," i asked?
"Choose before its too late," The woman said again.
"Why," i asked more forcefully!
" choose!" she practically yelled.
" gosh okay!" i took the knife.
"GRRRRRRRRRR," I heard a loud growl.
I looked to my left and saw a dog. The hair on its back stood up and it foamed at the mouth. I turned back to the lady to ask her what to do, but she was gone. The dog started to run at me and all i thought about is that i was going to die. i didn't want to use the knife. At the last moment i had an idea. i sank to my knees and opened my arms to the dog. i closed my eyes and felt the dog jump on top of me. The dog started to lick my face and i giggled.
"You're not so vicious are you," I asked the dog?
"Doggy," said a voice.
I looked to my side and saw a girl maybe 7 years of age. The dog started to growl again and took off after the girl. for a second i didn't know what to do. My body pounced on the dog without me knowing. the dog and i fell through the floor and all of a sudden i was sitting on a bus. There was a man sitting next to me reading the newspaper. I couldn't see his face only his hands. Suddenly the man grabbed my hand and pointed at a picture of a man on the newspaper.
" Do you know this man," he asked loudly?
I felt like i did, but if i said yes i somehow knew i was going to get in trouble.
I looked him straight in the face and said simply," No."
" I don't believe you," said the man.
"Well I'm telling the truth," i responded.
The man leaned in and looked me straight in the eyes.
"You're lying," he yelled at me.
" No, i'm not lying," I responded bravely," and you don't scare me! So leave!"
I woke up breathing heavily, when i looked around i saw chris staring intently at the screen. he glanced up at me his eyes full of worry, and then his eyes went back to the screen.
"What's wrong," i asked.
He grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the back door.
"Where are you taking me," i asked.
Chris didn't respond and kept pulling me.
"Let me go," i said again.
I started to squirm and finally yanked my hand out of Chris's.
"Lets go," Chris said firmly.
" Not until you tell me where we're going and why," i said, not afraid.
"Does this have something to do with my answers to the test?"
Chris looked at me with regret written all over his face.
"I've never known a stiff to be so noise," he said.
I brushed the comment aside.
"W-what happened," I asked.
" Your test results were inconclusive. you got Erudite and Dauntless," Chris responded.
" What! That's impossible," I responded!
" yes it is possible, its called Divergent. You don't fit into a faction. They can't control you. You're dangerous. "
" Who can't control me?"
" People that want to kill people like you, Divergent. Go home and say you were sick. I'll change your test results to one of a single," Chris grabbed my shoulders tightly," You can't tell anyone you're Divergent. Not your friends or family. No one! Okay!"
being a little rebel i said, "I've never known a banjo strummin' softie to be so serious."
Chris didnt think that was funny.
"This is serious. You could get in a lot of trouble if you tell anyone what you are. Okay?!"
i realized how serious this was.
i nodded my head slowly.
"Then go, now and don't tell anyone!"
I ran all the way home, never looking back.
