I stepped out of the shower and grimaced at the amount of needle marks on my neck. When I was born my father had the rights to me. I can still visit my mother but... My father doesn't want me. So he let's Jeanine use me as a lab rat. Today is choosing day. I got what almost all erudite kids get, erudite. But I'm not staying here, I can't. I refuse to be someone's labrat because my dad hates me.
I've narrowed it down to two factions. Candor, or dauntless. My name is Felicity Smoak, and the faction I choose will decide my destiny.
I put on an electric blue flare dress, my glasses, light makeup, and black pumps. When I left the bathroom my father just scowled and told me to hurry to the bus and that he'd meet me at the ceremony. I nodded grabbed a pop tart and left.
I walked into the ceremony room to find it mostly empty. As an erudite it's my duty to be early. I got a few smiles and a few unhappy glances. Once everyone was there the ceremony began. For some odd reason the order of teens was random. No pattern whatsoever.
My mother magically appeared in the seat behind me and whispered "Leave, it'll be safer anywhere else."
I nodded and when they called my name I hugged her and walked onto the stage. I cut my hand and winced.
In a split second decision I let the the blood drip onto the coals. I looked up at my mother and she gave me a teary smile.
I joined the other initiates and kicked off my shoes knowing getting on the train would involve running. Knowing joining dauntless was a possibility I had practiced a few times getting on and off trains.
The ceremony ended and the dauntless started running. I ran with them, I passed a few dauntless born and made it to the tracks. I saw the train coming and started running. I got into the front car and two dauntless born followed. They stared at me wide eyed.
"How did you do that?" The girl asked.
"Practice." I said with a grin. I looked out the door to see one initiate didn't make it.
"I'm Felicity." I told them.
"Thea." The girl replied.
"I'm Roy." Said the guy. I looked out the door again.
"That's where we get off. I said pointing to a roof top coming up. I backed up and made a running jump onto the rooftop. The gravel hurt the bottom of my feet but I knew there'd be worse pain to come.
"Welcome!" I man said, standing on the other edge of the building. He looked about 25. "I'm Max, a dauntless leader." He told us.
"Leader?" A candor asked.
"Your to young." His friend added.
"Age doesn't matter here." He growled. "Now, in order to continue you'll have to jump from this ledge." Max stated making initiates gasp. I grinned knowing it was a scare tactic. "Who would like to go first?" He asked.
"I will." I said stepping onto the ledge.
"Go ahead." He said smirking at the other initiates. I waved goodbye to Thea and Roy .and jumped