Chapter: Taking My Llife Back
I get off my bed and start looking for some clothes to wear. I need to find something that I can run in. I end up putting on blue jean shorts, blueish white shirt, and a white jacket. I leave my room to go downstairs and eat. My father already left because he is holding the Choosing Ceremony.
Once I'm all finished with my cereal I slip on my blue sneakers and head out the door. I head to the bus station and wait. I finally get on and find a seat. All the Abnegation are letting people take their seats. I could never go to Abnegation. I feel like I want to run and be free not be stuck in another prison.
I'm now in between an Amity girl and an Abnegation boy. We are about half way through the names. Jayne transferred to Dauntless. There was no doubt in my mind that she wasn't. She never really fit into Erudite. My father just called the amity girl in front of me. The small blonde girl slices her palm ,and drips her blood in the bowl with dirt and water, the amity bowl. "Elizabeth******."(not giving my last name) My father says with a fake voice. I'm the only one who knows his real voice.
I slowly walk up to the center where the five bowls are, gracefully take the knife given to me, and cut my left palm. I look at the grey stones, and shake my head. I look at the pure water, and shake my head again. Lastly I look at the burning coals. I look at my dad, and give him an evil smirk. He suddenly looks confused. The look I've been waiting to see my entire life. I put my left palm over the burning coals and let my red, dark blood drip off into the bowl.
The Dauntless erupt into a cheers while the Erudite are whispering loudly and have faces of concern. I smile at my new faction, my new life.
"That is are last name. thankyou for coming." As if on cue the Dauntless spring up to their feet and start running up the stairs. The Dauntless are crazy, they are screaming, cheering, anything loud. My lungs are burning, but I don't care. I'm getting stronger with each step I take. The train tracks are ahead of me. I give Jayne a nervous smile and keep running. When I climb up the stairs I try to not hunch over because my back is still hurting from two nights ago.
When I finally reach the platform, glance around ,and see that they are all lined up look down the tracks. A loud whistle blows from the train, and we all start running. The train has now caught up to us so now I'm sprinting alongside it trying to find a handle to grab. Once I finally grab a cold metal handle I swing my small but strong body into the train. I look around the train for a second and realize that Jayne is not there. I look at the handle I just a second ago held, and see tan fingers. I look out the door seeing Jayne trying to swing her body in the train. I give my hand for her to grab. She gives me a thankful smile, and grabs on. With one jerk of my hand she is in, safe and sound.
I see this brunett girl dressed in black and white, sitting across from me. "Do you know where we're going." She yells over the wind.
I answer to her question by saying "probably Dauntless headquarters." I'm looking into her fierce brown eyes when I say " I'm Elizabeth and this is Jayne." I point to Jayne who is sitting next from me.
"I'm charlotte" After that we stay silent for the rest of the ride. I'm looking at the sunset with my legs dangling off the train when I start to see people in the cars ahead of me jumping off.
"There jumping off!" I yell over the wind to Charlotte and Jayne.
"What are we waiting for then." Jayne says right before she jumps. I jump right after. I feel this joy and fear when I jump. I feel weightless and like I could fly. I wish I could enjoy this more longer but my feet land hard on the gravel. I have to run a few feet in order to regain my and Charlotte on the ground laughing. "How did you land" asks Jayne in the middle of laughing. I don't know why I'm the only one out of the transfers who landed. I don't know how to answer her question so I just shrug my shoulders.
We all start to gather around this dark skinned man standing on a ledge. The way he is walking on that ledge makes me wonder if he has no fear of falling atleast ten stories. "Hello my name is Max. I am a leader here in dauntless. This is the members entrance, and if you can't muster the bravery to jump, then you must leave. So who is first" he asks with a smirk on his face. If I'm going to live here then I must show people that I'm not a weak, short, and pathetic girl. I must prove myself.
Before anyone can ask what's at the bottom or some stupid question I say"I will" with a stern voice I didn't think I had. Max steps off the ledge as signaling me to go.
"Haha! Look even when she is on the two foot ledge she is still short" a candor boy says with a cruel look on his face. "Aren't you a little young." He looks my way and scans my body. "I would say ten twelve at the most." At this the two people next to him snicker.
I look down at a hole in a roof. I feel the summer breeze against my tan skin. I can't back down now so I take a deep breath and count to three. Once I get to three, I jump.