Chapter 1: A Fresh Start

Tris POV

We were finally there, my Mom, Dad, my Brother Caleb and I had finally arrived at our new house. My Dad worked for the government so I was used to moving around a lot. But, this time he assured Caleb and me that we would be staying here until Caleb and I graduate from Divergent High school in three years. (Caleb is only ten months older than me, so we're in the same grade level.) After we are finished unloading the boxes from the U-Haul my Mom told Caleb and I that we should get some sleep for our first day tomorrow. I begin to hike up the old metal spiral stair case that leads to my room, when I open the door a sense of familiarity and a little spark of excitement wash over me. I have never actually been able to decorate my room the way I want because we were always moving and there didn't seem like a point; but now thousands of possible combinations run through my mind as I change into my pajamas and pull my shoulder length blonde hair up into a pony tail and collapse on the mattress that is laying on the dark cherry colored wood floor. The possible decorative combinations are still fresh in my mind as I begin to drift into a dreamless sleep.

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"Beatrice, Hurry up you don't want to be late for your first day of school" I can hear my Mom's voice yelling over the sound of her blow dryer.

"I'm awake" I assure her "now" I mumble so she can't hear me.

I walk into the bathroom that is conjoined with my room and begin to adjust the water temperature so it was just cooler than scalding and I let the heat of the water wash away my nerves about today's day. After my shower I made my way over to my closet where I picked out a fitted black top that accented the curves of my hips and my favorite pair of jean shorts; they are a light wash jean that had little decorative holes in them (which my Mom hated) and pockets that were longer than the shorts and were decorated in white jewels, then I slipped on my simple black gladiator flip-flops. Then, I headed back into the bathroom and applied the little makeup I wore which consisted of concealer, blush, a thin layer of eyeliner, and mascara. Finally, I threw my hair into a messy bun on top of my head because, I just didn't feel like dealing with it today. My day was going to be stressful enough and I didn't have time to deal with my uncooperative hair. Glancing at the clock I saw that school started in thirty minutes, and it was going to take at least fifteen to get there and I still needed to go to the office and get my schedule. I quickly grabbed my bag and keys off my dresser and headed down stairs.

"Where's Caleb?" I ask my Mom who is pouring coffee into a mug

"He left already, I thought you were with him, aren't you going to be late if you don't get going?" she questioned

Figures Caleb would already be gone, he's always been a bit of a nerd. "Yupp, I gotta go, love you" I holler as I grab a granola bar off the counter and walk out the door before she has a chance to respond.