I was swept back into a sea of grey without a seconds hesitation or thought for what I just sacrificed; the next candidate had already gone up. I heard blood sizzling on hot coals. That Candor girl just chose dauntless, I hope she enjoys her freedom. Her dark eyes spotted me in the crowd and her lips curled into a small smile creasing the dark skin around it and pushing her short black hair back slightly. Maybe we could have been friends. I didn't have long to think about that until my mothers grey sleeves closed around the back of my hair, pulling hair out of my neat bun and pushing me deep into her chest. I closed my eyes knowing I would be safe at home with my mother for at least a while longer. Some how it didn't feel like a good thing despite how much I wanted it to be. As I pulled away my father just said, "You made the right choice today, Beatrice". I could see his eyes fixed on the Eritude area where Caleb was. I didn't want to look over there and see Caleb with a new life and new friends. Jealously prickled the back of my neck as I imagined his new found happiness in the faction that was the enemy of his own father. Nevertheless, I couldn't look at my father either. His hatred toward Caleb, the caring, loyal brother I had grown up with made me feel sick. So I just looked into my mothers soft blue eyes and she gazed back; tears forming at their corners. I walked out of the hub knowing that moment had just decided the rest of my life but somehow still being unsure of what was to come. But the feeling of my fathers firm hard on my shoulder, the feeling of my mothers soft kiss on my cheek and the warm welcomes from the rest of my faction helped me relax and know I might just be able to live this way. For now at least.