today is the last day of summer vacation. we spent the entire summer packing up our entire lives and moving on some spontaneous idea my
parents had to go on an adventure. we used to live in New-York, now we live in Chicago. Right I guess I should say my name. I'm Six. or at least
that's what all my friends used to call me, so that's what I go by. my real name is Tris, Beatrice Prior. my parents are never home, my dads a
lawyer and he still works in NYC, my moms some famous actress/model that travels a lot. we have a big house, it has 6 bedrooms all with
connecting bathrooms, a fully developed basement, (I got emancipated last
year so technically I could live on my own but the basement is mine.) an indoor swimming pool, a theatre, and of course a wine and liquor seller.
the backyard has a beach volleyball court and a hot tub. it's nice, I guess, but we never use most of the house. I'm starting school tomorrow at
some high school called Divergent High. for some reason they have split the students into five factions, Erudite, Abnegation, Candor, Amity, and
Dauntless. you get placed in a faction based on a test you take when you register, they call it the aptitude test. I was put into dauntless. my parents
went here when they were my age and they were both in Abnegation. My brother Caleb, who's one year older than me, got placed in Erudite. Caleb
is a nerd so it wasn't very surprising. you see, each "faction" values something different. Erudite values knowledge, Amity values kindness,
Abnegation values selflessness (I still can't figure out how my parents got put there) Candor values honesty, and Dauntless values bravery. I'm
starting my junior year, Caleb is starting his senior year. Caleb isn't the best big brother ever but I guess I could have a worse one. when he gets
upset sometimes i'm in the way, it's not his fault it's mine, I shouldn't be there when he's upset. I already have my first job here. I'm working at a
restaurant called the pit. you have to meet certain expectations to work there, I had to change my appearance a little but that's ok. I like the new
me. im about 5 foot 7, blonde, and have grey blue eyes, I like my body but I don't think im that pretty. they didn't make me change a lot but what
they did I probably would have changed anyways, I got a boob job, black streaks, I have about 4 piercings in each ear, one in my eyebrow, tongue,
and nose. I have to wear black knee high boots, black skinny jeans, a black crop top and I wear my hair in a high pony tail or in a messy bun. today
I get off work around 5 and then i'm going to work at tori's tattoo parlor, tori is a family friend, and I guess she thinks im a good enough artist to
work there. there's a couple customers who think im amazing, but other than that I get a steady stream coming to me. I'll probably have tori give
me a new tattoo today before I head home.
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hey six" he yells. yeah bud?" I yell back. "you got some customers in your section" "got it bud. thx" I head over to the booth and stop when I see
about 9 people sitting in the booth. "holy crap" I think. " this is the most people at once I've ever had. oh well. better get it over with" I continue
walking. i'm not to excited because i'm not much of a people person and most people don't really like me anyways. I get up to them and they stop
talking. "hi. i'm six and i'll be your server today, what can I get you to drink?" I say with a slight smile, pulling out my paper pad and pen.
everybody keeps staring at me. the guys and two of the girls with their mouths half open and the rest of the girls with hatred. " are you gonna sit
there catching flies or are you gonna tell me what you want to drink?" I say getting impatient. the girls can clearly tell and try to hide their laughs.
one of the girls smacks a guy upside the head and says " zeke! she's asking us a question!" " ow! shauna what was that for?" he practically yelled.
after he did all the other guys and the two girls broke out of their trance and I asked the question again. " what would you like to drink?" I said a
little more impatient but I still wore a smirk because of what just happened. " right. um. a round of beers and a round of water please." the guy who
got hit said. " sure thing." I say finishing righting it down and just as i'm about to turn to leave another girl gets my attention. "hey! six was it?" I
turn around my frustration seriously showing by now. "yup. that's my name. is there anything else?" I say more than a little annoyed. "oh. um I was
just wondering if you were going to divergent high. im chris by the way." she explained. "yeah I am. why?" I ask a little more curious. " well zeke
always throws a back to school party before school starts" chris said while pointing at the guy who got hit. " so I was just wondering if you wanted
to come?" im a little taken aback by this but I don't really want to and I can't because my shift at the parlor doesn't end until 11 pm. " thx but no
thx." I say a little more rude then intended. "your my last table for the night and then I start my shift at the tattoo parlor down the street. I don't
get off till 11. thx though." I say with a little smile. im about to turn to leave again when zeke calls my name again. " wait six! your a tattoo artist?"
he asked a little shocked. "yeaah." I say pulling out the end of the word. I'm a little shocked that he's so surprised. in New-York it was completely
normal. "why is that so suprising?" I ask. he just shrugs his shoulders so I say "right so beers and waters coming right up." I leave and get to the
kitchen. " what was that all about?" bud asks. I explain what happened and he just laughs. " well it's not that suprising for the guys to be like that. I
mean your a beautiful young lady." he says. I smile and blush. " thanks bud. but you know its not true." I say. " anyways. I need nine beers and
nine waters" "sure just give me a sec." he comes back a couple minutes later with two trays. one with water and one with the beers. "thanks bud" I
call as I walk back to the table. I put the trays on the table behind me and pass out the water. I grab one of the beers and pull out my bottle opener
but right before I can open it zeke stops me. " it's ok I can do it he says." I raise my eyebrows and hand it to him. he struggles for a minute before
he opens it. he hands it to chris and puts his hand out for another bottle. " it don't think that's such a great idea" I say taking the bottle opener from
him. "it looks like you had some trouble with the last one" I grab another bottle and open it in one swift motion. all the guys and girls are trying to
hold in their laughter. I just smirk as I hand It to him. he takes a sip and looks a little annoyed. I open the rest and pass them out. " do ya'll know
what you'd like to eat?" I ask. they all state their orders and I go back to tell bud. it's about half an hour before their ready. when I take them back
I pass them out and ask what time it is. a guy with gorgeous blue eyes answers me. "its 4:55" he says. my eyes go wide. "sh**!" I almost yell.
"enjoy your meal" I yell as I run back to the kitchen ripping of my apron in the process. " sorry bud. my shift at tori's starts in five minutes" " no
problem" he yells as he tosses me my black motorcycle helmet. I throw on my leather jacket and run back to their table. "i'm sorry guys but i'm late
for my shift at the parlor. bud will take care of you for the rest of your evening." I explain pointing at bud. he waves and then goes back to work
preparing meals. im about to leave when the guy with the blue eyes gets my attention. "hey. what bike is yours?" he asks. "the black fireblade" I
say with a smile as all their jaws drop. I wave and run out the door. I put on my helmet and pull a wheely as I leave. I get to the parlor and it's
5:15. I run inside and put my helmet and coat in the back. "sorry i'm late tori I got held up at the pit" I apologize as I put my hair up. " it's okay
darling. you have a customer though." she explains. "thanks tori" I say as I walk to my chair where a girl who looks to be about 14 is sitting. "hi.
are your parents ok with this?" I ask her. "yes." she says. "ok. so what's your name?" I ask with a smile. "lily. my name is lilly" she answers. " that's
a nice name" I say as I start pulling out the tattoo gun and the colors. "thank you" lilly exclaims. "so what would you like today?" I inquire. " I would
like a sentence that says 'fear god alone' on my fore arm please." she states. I smile. "why are you smiling?" lily asks. "i have one just like it." I say.
she smiles back. "really? can I see it?" I laugh a little. "sure" I say. I realize i'm still in my work out fit but I don't care. I lift the back of my crop top
so she can see my shoulder blade wear the words ' fear god alone' are tattooed in calligraphy. I turn back around. she's still smiling. "can I have
one just like yours?" she asks. "yeah. sure. you still want it on your arm?" "umm. where would it hurt less?" she asks. "probably your shoulder." she
takes her shirt off and sits backwards on the chair. "my left shoulder blade please." she says. "sure thing. so first im going to create a temporary
tattoo and place it on. k? and I will tell you when i'm going to start tattooing. ok?" "sounds good." she sounds excited as she says this. I place the
temporary tattoo and tell her i'm going to start. she doesn't even flinch. after im finished I put some cream on it and bandage it. I tell her how
to care for it and she gives me a hug. at first i'm startled but then I hug her back. careful of her tattoo. she pays then leaves and I clean up my
station and sterilize the needle. I walk over to the counter to talk to tori when the bell on the door dings. I turn and see all the people from the last
booth I served come in. " I thought you guys had a party to go to?" I ask with a slight smirk. "yeah we did. but we wanted to stop here first. hey.
how old was that girl who just left?" inquires the guy with the blue eyes. "i don't know. 14? why?" I ask. "don't their parents have to sign
something?" chris asks. " no. we just ask if it's ok. and if they say yes then we do it." I respond. "oh. I guess we should introduce everyone." a guy
that looks almost exactly like zeke says. "oh. right. so i'm zeke." he states. "that kid is my younger brother Uriah" he points to the guy who looks
like him. "that's marlene, Uriah's girlfriend, shauna, my girlfriend, Christina, will Christina's boyfriend, this is lynn and her girlfriend jess, and that's
4." he explains pointing to each one as he says their name. the guy with the gorgeous eyes is 4. " so you guys want tattoo's or something? I get off
in two hours so decide now." I say. lynn, jess, chris, zeke, Uriah, shauna and four all reply some form of sure. I smile. "ok." I smile. "hey! tori! jack!
get your asses over here and help with this would you?" I practically yell. tori and jack had gone outside for a smoke. they come back in and tori
comes over and says. "careful how you talk to me. I can still fire you." she says with a smirk. I just laugh and say " yeah right. like you would. you
need me more than I need you." I say back smirking. everybody just stands there with shock on their faces. tori chuckles and then tries to punch
me in the face. I duck and sweep her legs. we both burst out laughing and I help her up and we fist bump and bro hug. everybody looks confused.
tori isn't that much older than me. she's only about 20. still laughing we turn to them. she puts her arm around me. "she's a family friend. like my
sister. what can I do.?" she laughs and walks off. everybody else starts to laugh with me and we get them squared away with new tattoos. four is
the last one to get one. "hey. do you have like a private room where you could do mine?" he asks quietly so only I can hear. "yeah. sure." I say a
little confused. I walk to the back and he follows I pull the curtain closed and I ask him what he wants. "something to cover my whole back." he
states. he shows no emotion on his face but I can see the pain in his eyes. "sure I say." I sketch something really quick. "wow. this is amazing." he
says eyes wide. " so you good with this?" I ask with a smile. "yeah!" he says enthusiastically as he takes of his shirt and sits backwards on the
chair. his back is covered with scars. I don't say anything to him I just explain the process and start the tattoo. once it's finished he looks in the
mirror. he smiles. it's a black abstract design that curls barely up his neck with the schools faction symbols down the middle. "thank you" he says.
we walk out and he shows everybody. they all respond with sounds of oohs and ahhs. "so you gonna come to to party now?" zeke asks. "no. sorry.
im getting tori to fix me up with some new tattoos." I explain. "how long do you think it will take?" asks chris. " um. probably 45 minutes at the
most." I explain. "we can wait." says uri. every one nods in agreement. I smile, "ok" I get tori and she gets started. I get ravens on my collar bone,
a phrase that says 'that's the thing about pain. it demands to be felt.' and a black rose vine that crawls up my rib cage. once im done tori wraps me
and I grab my helmet and jacket and follow them to zekes. we get there and you can hear the music from down the street.