Beep- beep. Beep- beep. Beep- beep. I woke up to the annoying tone of my alarm clock. Today I will be moving to my new home in Chicago. It is a big city, and there is a massive high school there. It is split into five groups; Abnegation, who help with the charity events, Erudite, who control how things are run, Amity, who organize all of the school trips and such, Candor, who deal with all of the problems and fights in the school, and Dauntless, who do all the sporty things; my group.
"Come on, Beatrice! Mum and dad are waiting for us in the car!" I hear my brother, Caleb, call through the door. I take a quick glance at my clock. 10:30am.
"Oh, crap," I mutter under my breath. I quickly go to my bathroom and take a quick shower. I pick out a black tank-top with a white Adidas logo on it, black leggings, and black and white Converse All Star. I blow-dry and brush my hair into a loose pleat down my right shoulder.
I quickly run downstairs, and grab a muffin on the way out the door. I open the back door to the car, and hop in.
"Where have you been, Beatrice?" my parents ask in unison.
"I slept in, and I had to shower and put my clothes on and do my hair, duh," I say. "It's not that late anyway." I check my phone to see what time it is. 11:36am. "Twenty five to twelve, reasonable time."
"No, it's not, Beatrice," Caleb says. "Your alarm went off at ten thirty, and we have been waiting for you for an hour!"
"Ugh, can we just go?" I moan, annoyed. "And don't call be Beatrice. It's too formal. I'm happy with Tris."
We pull out of the driveway and head to Chicago. I put my earphones in and play some music. The first song to come on is 7 Years by Lucas Graham. I love this song, so I sing along to the lyrics.
Once I was seven years old my momma told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me
Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was 20 years old, my story got told
Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
Once I was 20 years old
I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure
Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
I got my boys with me at least those in favor
And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
Once I was 20 years old, my story got told
I was writing about everything, I saw before me
Once I was 20 years old
Soon we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold
We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be 30 years old
I'm still learning about life
My woman brought children for me
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother I'm still sorry
Soon I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month
Soon I'll be 60 years old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Soon I'll be 60 years old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can hold me
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Once I was seven years old, my momma told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
Once I was seven years old
xXx
We were in the car for about eight hours before we arrived in Chicago. We pulled up into a driveway of a massive house, twice the size of my old house, easy.
The van with all our possessions has already arrived and was parked outside the house. I run up to what will be my bedroom. All of the boxes for my room were already there, so I decided to start unpacking.