It's the beginning of the choosing ceremony. Row by row kids go up and choose there faction. Then finally it gets to me, Jessica Draper. I feel like the whole room goes quite, my mom gives me a squeeze of the hand reassuring me that she loves me no matter what, my dad just gives me a head nod. I walk down the stairs and I get to the stage. The knife looks cold, I pick it up slice my hand, I squeeze the blood and pour it over Dauntless. I am no longer Erudite, I am Dauntless.
After the choosing ceremony everyone in Dauntless took off running for the train trax. I am not sure what's going to happen but all I know is I feel free. I love running always have. I start little by little taking off my Erudite past. Then I see them climbing up metal poles and I see each person on top jumping on to the train. Before I loose them I hurry up and I get on just in the neck of time, I'm struggling though to get my whole body in the train when I see someones hand to pull me in. I look up to see the face of the person who helped me. Eric! I haven't seen him in 2 years. My body starts to freak out and I'm not sure what to say. "You okay?" Eric says as he looks me up and down. "Ugh yes when did I ever need help?" I say hoping that he doesn't remember who I am. He just smirks and walks away. "Whatever You say Jessica." He says as he walks up to the front of the train. Crap! He does remember me. There is now no way that this initiation is going to be easy now. I say as I find a place to sit.
I sit down on the cold cement floor of the train and I see a Candor next to me, along with an Abnegation. They introduce themselves as Beatrice and Christina. We start to talking and then all of a sudden Christina freaks out. "Are they jumping?" I look out the window and sure enough I see Eric jumping off the train including some other people from Dauntless. "looks like it? You ready?" They both look down unsure of what to do, so with out hesitating I Jump cause no way I'm I going to miss this. When I ran off the train I got a little to much speed and I was now running on the roof and when I went to go stop myself I run into someone bumping them over. I look down to see who it was and of course Eric. He smirks again before he can say anything I roll my eyes and walk away, back to all of the other initiates.
"Alright Initiates! Good job of making it this far. My name is Max and I'm one of the leaders here at Dauntless. Today is the day when you become one of us. Eric do you want to explain what's about to happen?" I look over and I see Eric smile. He jumps on the ledge of a big square and I look down below and all I see is total darkness, my face goes white... "In order to become Dauntless you need to jump off this ledge. It's the only way to the compound." Everyone goes silent. "So whose first?" He scans around the initiates and I look down trying not to make Eye contact. "I'll go." I hear Beatrice say. Phew I'm so glad it's not me. "Abnegation? Alright you jump." She jumps and we hear screaming then silence. When the leaders don't react to anything we start to trust them and we each jump off. There is no way I'm being last and staying up here with Eric so I get up to the ledge and I wait for Christina to jump. She jumps, then it's my turn. I hesitate for a few seconds. Then I take one last look at Eric and I don't see him anywhere. All of a sudden I hear a whisper "If you wont jump willingly I'll push you." I just roll my eye and releasing all the fear I have and Jump.