Hi, I'm Emily. And I live in Amity. It is so peaceful and happy here, and I like it. Everyone gets along, we receive zero threats and everyone is my friend. We do a lot of farming, it's basically the only thing we do. We have a good connection with all the factions, even the ones that scare us. Like Dauntless. They are brave and fearless and always getting in trouble. They jump off moving trains and all kinds of stuff. Then Erudite. They aren't all that scary. They do math for fun, they invent all the things we use and they create all the machines and serums. They are the intelligent ones, except they're trying to take over Abnegations role in leadership. Abnegation are the selfless. They spend all their time helping the factionless- the people who didn't make it past their initiations- they help anyone who is in need, and they are in charge of the way things go around here. And last of all, is Candor. They are all about honesty. They always know when your telling a lie, they say whatever's on their mind and they just...be themselves.
My little sister lays beside me on my bed. She had a bad dream and got scared so she crawled in with me. She said something about Divergent's taking over her mind and controlling her. But everyone's knows that Divergent's aren't real.
I wake up and my sister isn't there. She must be awake already. I get out of bed and walk to my wardrobe. I put on my simple yellow Amity top and a red skirt, nothing too fancy. I go down the stairs and to the living room where my mother and sister sit.
"Hello, Emily. Did you have a nice sleep?" my mother asks.
I nod. "Yes, how about you?" She nods.
My sister runs up to hug me and I hug her back. "Your Apitichute test is today," she says struggling. It's really adorable how she struggles with the word Aptitude. "Good luck." She smiles at me and I smile back.
"Thank you, Mia," I say, "I will." We both smile again.
Am I nervous about the Aptitude test? No. Because I know that I'm going to get Amity. I was born and raised in Amity and I intend to stay here. Everyone is always telling me that I'm perfect for Amity, and I know I am. No matter what the test tells me, I'm picking Amity. Anyway, I'm not smart enough for Erudite, I'm not brave enough for Dauntless, I lie too much for Candor and I'm too selfish for Abnegation. I belong here and everybody knows it.
I pick up my bag and walk to the front door. Mia's already waiting for me. I open the door and we walk to school in silence. It's a very windy day and the leaves are blowing everywhere.
I arrive and find my friend. Samantha stands at the front door of the school calling my name. She's also from Amity. And she's going to stay there with me.
School's boring and I'm not listening to anything the teacher is saying. I'm actually nervous. What if I don't get Amity? Will I still choose it? What if I get Dauntless? They're terrifying. What if I don't get anything? Then I'll become factionless. I'll be scared of myself. Okay fine, I'm scared of the factionless, they look like zombies. And what I've heared, zombies aren't peaceful.
Class finishes and I'm in the first group for the Aptitude tests. I hurry to the cafeteria where I'm supposed to wait. One of the Abnegation running the tests says my name along with some others and I follow them. The door is right in front of me. Like I said, I'm not scared. I'm terrified.
