Chapter 1
Skyler POV:
I am at the choosing ceremony, I didn't know who's name they were on. "Skyler Johnson" the woman called out, I went onto the stage and looked at the bowls. Amity…Dauntless…Candor…Erudite…Abnegation. I slice my palm open, I look at each bowl: each one meaning a different life story. I put my hand over the Dauntless coals, my blood sizzled as they did I moved to stand behind the rest of the transfers. All of a sudden the speaker grabs the microphone and yells out a name NOBODY wants to hear. "SHE'S DIVERGENT!" she screams and points at me and the next thing I know a gun is put my head … then pulls the trigger.
I scream and jolt out of my bed kicking the sheets desperately to escape when I notice strong arms are wrapped around me.
"Skyler it's okay" My brother voice tries to calm me down and it does. I could see my mom crying in the corner of the room. I've been having these nightmares since I found out I was Divergent, my mom wants me to transfer with my brother to Dauntless. Because our short tempers may give our secret away.
Today is choosing day, I put on a one shoulder yellow dress that comes down to my lower thigh. I braid my bangs back into my half-up half down straight hair style. I put on red lipstick, and do my make-up lightly with Amity colors as usual.
"Ready to go?" My brother, Ryan, asks. I only nod and take in my old room… I looked one last time as I shut the door.
We all file into the ceremony area and they begin to call names, I don't pay attention to them until my brother is called "Ryan Johnson" he makes his way to the stage and cuts his hand. He tilts his hand over the coals of Dauntless… it sizzles and gasps are heard coming from the Amity section. Then my name is called.
"Skyler Johnson" the lady calls out, I do the same thing as Ryan. Put my hand over the Dauntless bowl and gasps arise. I make my way to stand behind Ryan, we smile at each other and when the names are done. The Dauntless start to run out of the door, through the stairs and onto the train tracks. Ryan and I run past all of the new transfers and we about to pass the first Dauntless-born when the train came. Ryan got up easily, then turned and helped me up. All those hours of practicing running and jumping into a tree paid off. The compound comes into view, we then jump onto the room with ease. Screams pierce my ears, I turn to see a guy and a girl sprawled on the ground with their limbs turned in odd angels. Two girls pull another guy from the roof edge telling him to stop because they were gone.
We stop in front of a muscular tall guy, "My name is Max, I am a dauntless leader there are others you will see later on if you survive, So the only entrance into the compound is down there you will have to jump, Transfers first." He says and both me and Ryan walk to the ledge. I go first and turn backwards… might as well have fun while doing it. People stare at me with confusion clear. I jump backwards and tuck my legs then finish my back flip just in time to hit the net. "What's your name? Think about it you only pick once" He states "My name is Sky" I say proudly. Then a loud shout makes me smile, "FIRST JUMPER… SKY!" I smile and the guy claps me on the back. Then I see Ryan do his two back-flips then hit the net, they announce his name and I run and hug him. Once we break the hug we high-five and then a girl who helped Ryan out said "Nice Tucks Guys! I'm Christina" she sticks her hand out for both of to shake, I smile… I just made my first older friend.
