Chapter 1
Emily's P.O.V.
I woke with his name forming in my mouth. I can't believe I still have nightmares about that day; they supposedly gave me the memory serum to make me forget about what I saw. It didn't work. I get up and change into a long sleeve blue knit sweater and khaki colored skirt and any chocolate brown hair on a ponytail and my glasses.
Most Erudite wear glasses because it makes them look smart but I wear them because i need to. This is the day of the choosing ceremony, I have to choose a new faction or my old one. I don't know what to choose, I got an aptitude for all five factions. I go down stairs and see my boyfriend Caleb Prior at the door, he waves when he sees me and I open the door. He decided to go with me to the choosing ceremony so he came. "Hey Em." "Hey Caleb." " Ready to go?" He asks. I nod.
"I'm scared Caleb, I don't what to choose. I can choose like my sister Cara to stay or like Will and go to Dauntless, or go to another faction but I don't want to lose you." I say barley in a whisper. He puts his arm around me and hold me tight and says,"I think you should join Dauntless, you should do what makes you happy. Choose what makes you, you and I'll be happy with any choice you make." I smile and say," Okay I will and I'll choose Dauntless."
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We sit in our section in the room. I have never been here before, it looks interesting. There goes my Erudite showing. We sit in our seat and i look around, I catch the eye of Marcus. He nods at me with an emotionless face. I'm scared, I never made any form of contact with him and he nods like he knows what faction I'm going to choose.
I wait bored out of my mind waiting for my name to be called, when I hear my name. Marcus doesn't even bother to say my fake name so what I hear is," Emily-Marie Eaton." I get up kiss Caleb and say good-bye to him. I walk to my "Dad" and take the knife. I cut my hand, pain shoots up my arm. I move my hand over the hot, sizzling coals and my blood drops into the Dauntless coals."Dauntless" Marcus says.
I walk over to the Dauntless section and sit down. Next I hear my best friends name get called and she chose Dauntless just like me. "Hey Emily, i didn't know what to choose so I chose Dauntless so I can be with you." She says. "OMG, thank you! I'm soo glad you chose Dauntless because i don't really know anyone here." She nods. I think of how different Savannah and I are, she's taller than me by 1/2 a foot; she has dirty blonde hair, I have chocolate brown hair; she is wild and energized and I have to try to control my energy and I'm shy to most people, mostly because i have ADHD; but we have different personalities.
"Emily!? Emily?!" I break out of my daze. " Sorry I was just thinking." I says. "Ummmm... Emily I wanted to ask you ummm... why did Marcus call you Emily-Marie Eaton?" She asks. " Because I'm his daughter, and that is my last name and my brother is Tobias Eaton."