I hate everything (it's a bit of an exaggeration but it's the easiest way to put things) and that includes my parents, I was never wanted and believe me, they tell me that every single day. The only people in my life that don't hate me are my three best friends. If you could call them that, like I said before I hate everything and that includes them as well: you might be wondering why they are my best friends then, well I hate them but they won't leave me alone so they are the closest thing to friends I've got. I was born in Erudite, my parents are geniuses and I am the only mistake they have ever made. Sadly, because I am the daughter of said geniuses I got their DNA, which makes me practically a genius as well. I have been the top student in my class every year since I started school: I had to be in order to keep their reputation, but soon I will finally be free. I turned sixteen 3 months ago and I have been dreaming of tomorrow my entire life.
Today I take the aptitude test and tomorrow I go to the choosing ceremony. Tomorrow will be the best day of my life. Unlike other 16 year olds I am not scared to take the aptitude test. I don't care if my test result say's Erudite I know I will not chooses this god-forsaken faction. So I have nothing to worry about.
XOX
I sit in the lunch hall; at a table on my own, as usual, until my three 'best friends', Mackenzie, Leah and Fraser, join me. Fraser sits opposite me while the two girls sit down on either side.
"Hey Alexis, nervous?" Fraser asks, his brown shaggy hair falling over his chocolate brown eyes.
"No, go away." I reply, not looking at anyone of them.
"Alexis, your happiness is contagious." Mackenzie groans. I ignore her comment and avoid interacting with them.
A lady in plain a grey abnegation dress walks into the room and starts to call out names and then leaves the room. She comes back 3 times before she says my name.
"From Erudite: Alexis Malik; James Makay…" I don't listen to the rest and get up from my seat at the table and follow the woman through a series of halls before stopping in front of one of five doors.
As soon as each of us is standing in front of a door of our own she tells us to enter. I push the door open and am greeted by a woman in Amity clothing standing at a computer, next to a dentist like chair. She tells me to take a seat and then starts placing electrodes on my temples. She then hands me a small glass filled with a blue liquid.
"In order to enter the test you must drink this. Once you are inside the simulation you will be given a series of choices that test your aptitude for each faction until only one remains." She tells me. I nod my head and then down the vile liquid in one. My eyes close and when I open them I am in the same room as I was before, except the Amity lady is gone, along with the computer. I get up off the chair and I am surrounded by mirrors.
"Choose." A voice says. I turn to find the source of the voice but I am only met by two tables: one has a block of cheese and the other, a knife. Without any hesitation I grab the knife and the two tables, along with the cheese, disappear. I hear a low growl from behind me and I spin around on the balls of my feet. Standing before me is a vicious looking dog and it breaks into a run towards me. I lift up the knife just before it bites down on my neck and it falls to the ground: dead. Suddenly the room changes and I am standing on a bus. There is a man with scarred hands, reading a newspaper with a murderous looking man on the front. I feel as if I know him but I can't quite remember where from. The scarred man notices me looking and looks up at me.
"Do you know this man?" He asks.
"No." I say to him with fake confidence.
"You're lying!" He shouts at me while grabbing the hem of my shirt.
"No I'm not. Now get your hands off of me!" I shout at him. He releases my shirt and I wake up back in the room with the Amity lady.
"What was my result?" I ask her.
"Dauntless." She replies with a smile: I don't return it. I slide out of the seat and start to walk out of the room. "Go with happiness."
"Go fuck yourself." I say as the door closes.
When I get home that night and my parents say nothing, what a surprise. I head up to my room and close the door.
XOX
"Alexis Malik." Jeanine Matthews calls out: Erudite were hosting this year. I stand up from my seat, not even looking at my parents; and walk on to the platform. Jeanine smiles at me and hands me a silver knife, I slide the blade over the palm of my hand. I don't wince at the feeling of my skin being cut open and just stare at the blood pooling in my hand. I reach out my arm and hover it above the bowl filled with hot coals, the blood falls down my hand and drops onto the coals with a hiss.
"Dauntless."
The Dauntless section cheer and I walk over with no emotion on my face. I sit down in an empty seat and just watch as the next name is called. I will never have to see my parents or my 'best friends' again and I sigh a breath of relief. After around half an hour I hear a name I recognise.
"Fraser Harvey."
I watch as Fraser walks up onto the platform and take the knife; he cuts open his hand and lets his blood fall into a bowl.
"Dauntless."
The Dauntless around me cheer and I glare at him as he walks over. This is why I hate people: they never do what I want them to do. Now I have to be in the same faction as him for the rest of my life. He sits down next to me and sends me a smile: I punch him in the privates and watch as he screams silently in pain. No-one notices his discomfort and I allow myself a small smirk.
When it gets to Mackenzie and Leah I watch in horror as they also spill their blood over the Dauntless bowl. The day I have been waiting for my whole life has just been ruined by these three idiots, the only consolation I get is that at some point during Dauntless initiation we initiates have to fight each other. I can't wait.
Thought I would try my hand at someone less happy and more intimidating and mean.
Let me know what you think and if I should continue this or not.
Thanks for reading,
Wholocker x