The boogeyman. I hate the boogeyman. My brother found a book in an old section of the library and told me the story of the boogeyman. We don't really have a need for stories here but since he told me that story I have been petrified of the boogeyman. I have trained myself to always sleep under the sheets no matter how hot it is in my room and I always keep my fingers legs and toes on my bed. I would have nightmares where my fingers would just slightly hit the edge and a dark shadow would come and grab me and drag me under the bed to my death. I hate that my bother told me this story, but I hate even more how much I miss him.
He transferred to Amity when he turned 16 and I haven't seen him since. That was 4 years ago. I knew my brother wasn't meant for erudite he was smart enough but he preferred to make people smile and laugh and always wanted to have a good time. My father is erudite through and through, he is a chemist and works closely with the serums used in all the factions. He is always working which is fine with me. About 7 years ago he started getting really stressed at work and he was never one to control his temper. It started with yelling at me when I would get questions that he deemed simple wrong. But as time went on it got more brutal. I would be locked in the closet, I would be spit on and hit sometimes with just his hands and sometimes with objects. It happened to my brother too, but he always had a smile on his face. I never understood how he could smile so brightly when I knew he was so sad. I always hope he is happy and found someone who could make him even happier.
I wake from my nightmare, and look around. It is still dark, my white walls and floor looking grey against the small bit of moonlight left. Why did I have to have this nightmare today of all days, the day of the aptitude test. It is also the last day that I will get to see my friends or at least most of them. Only at school can we socialize with other factions and since it is the last day of school and only a half day we have less time together. My first class is with my only non-erudite friend Sunshine. Only the amity would name their kid that and she is nothing other than a happy ball of light. I would miss her as I am more than positive she will be staying with them. We became friends after a candor boy was making fun of her and I helped her out. We have been friends since then. At lunch I sat with her and when it was done I gave her a hug and we said our goodbyes, as she had to sit with her own faction during the aptitude test that was to start after lunch and I went to sit with my faction friends.
I sat next to Anne my best friend since we were born. We were 10 hours apart on two different days but we have always been friends, she is who I would miss the most. On my other side was my friend Courtney and Mari was across from her, Greg was next to her and Brandon was next to him. We talked and decided to meet up on the roof after dinner to spend our last night all together knowing that at least one of us would most likely transfer. And I knew it was most likely me. I was not what you called book smart for an erudite after my dad started to abuse me I spent as much time as I could outside the erudite compound. I found a book about surviving outdoors and found it so intriguing, that I learned all that I could. I even picked up the old hobby of archery making myself my own bow and arrows and practicing almost every night. I knew plant identification and how to tie knots. I knew that if I had to leave my faction or any faction that I would as least be able to survive though I never would want to become faction less. One by one someone started calling names for the test. When my name was called I rose from my seat and went into the room.
The room was white tile flooring and mirrors for walls and ceilings, a lady in gray clothing kept her eyes trained on the floor. Abnegation hate mirrors.
"Hello. My name is Natalie, I am going to be administrating your aptitude test today" she said. "Please have a seat" I sit down on what I think looks like a dentist chair. I watch as Natalie busies herself with a bunch of wires then she hands me a glass of clear liquid and told me to drink it to start the test. I down it in a second and then my eyes close.
When I open them Natalie is gone and I am in the empty cafeteria. Where did everyone go? Suddenly I hear a voice it sounds really familiar and it says only one word. Choose. I turn and see two pillars one with a knife on it the other a hunk of cheese the size of my face. I choose the knife. As soon as I pick up the knife I hear a growling noise, I turn and see a large dog snarling at me, it is inching closer and I don't really know what to do. I remember reading somewhere that you shouldn't look a dangerous animal in the eyes as it is a sign of aggression. I get down low and feel its breath on my neck. I hold the knife tighter as I will not let this dog hurt me. Then I hear a pant and feel a wet tongue on my neck I look up and the big bad dog is now a small little puppy, I sit up on my knees and the dog rest paw on my leg.
"puppy" I hear a young child say I look up to tell her to be careful but the dog is large and snarling a gain and jump towards the child, I grab the knife and lunge at the dog falling and feeling its blood on my hands. I blink and now I am on a bus. I look at my hands and they are clean. I see a man in a black suit reading a paper next to me. I look and see the bold letters Murderer and a picture of a guy who looks kind of familiar.
"Do you know this man" the man asks. I tell him that I am not sure if I know him or not. I say that he looks familiar but I most likely just saw his picture somewhere else. I blink again and I am back in the dentist chair with Natalie looking at me with sad eyes. She says nothing to me as she starts to unhook me and herself from the wires.
"So how did I do" I ask her. She looks up without meeting my eyes.
"Your results are inconclusive. You have equal aptitude for erudite, candor, abnegation and dauntless" I look at her like she has 2 heads.
"That makes no sense" I say. "The test is supposed to eliminate the other factions not only eliminate one."
Natalie looks at me her eyes change to a more serious look and she tells me in a flat none abnegation voice. "You are what they call Divergent it means that you cannot be controlled into just one faction and it is also very dangerous. You can never tell ANYONE about your results ever. Do you understand?" she helps me up from the chair I am pretty sure I am still in a state of shock she tells me that she put me down as erudite manually as my result and I leave the room to sit back with my friends. I am silent.
After the rest of the testing is done I give my friends a hug and that I would see them after dinner on the roof. Anne and I walk back to our apartments together since we live in the same hall. She turns to me and I can tell she wants to say something to me, but I just lower my eyes and remain silent and she does the same. When We get to our hall I give her a hug and tell her I will see her tonight, she opens her door and walks in and I continue down the hall to my family home, contemplating what I was told, and now I realize that the choice tomorrow is completely my own.