Chapter 4
Tobias
Eric calls out Tris's name. She walks up on stage, and we make eye contact. She looks really nervous, almost scared, I try to calm her down. She tries to smile, but it's too hard for her. It's selfish of me to want her to choose instructor for the initiates. I didn't tell her what I wanted, and I'm glad I didn't. She needs to make this decision all by herself. She walks over to Eric and he whispers something in her ear. She faces the audience and says…
Tris
"…Instructor for the new initiates." I say, pressing my palms to my thighs to stop people from seeing that they're shaking. At first the room is silent, then a massive cheer fills the room and I feel the weight on my shoulders disappear. Eric takes my arm and leads me to the back off the stage. I search for Tobias, but the applauding dauntless crowd makes it hard to see any ones face. Now it's Uriah's turn.
"I choose Instructor for the dauntless born," he says with no hesitation.
I'm the first one to applaud. He turns toward me and smiles. I give him a hug. I knew it. He couldn't choose a better one. Then it's Lynn's turn.
"Tattoo artist," she says. She will be working with Tori.
After Lynn it's Marlene. She chooses to work in the patrol leadership track. I don't really know what that is. I just now realize that no one has chosen dauntless leader with Eric yet. This must be some sort of a record in Dauntless history. The first ranked initiate has always chosen Dauntless leader, except for Tobias. Marlene stands next to Uriah and I look at the line again. Peter is next. Great. Who would want to boss everyone around more than him? But when he walks up on stage he doesn't say anything. Instead he directly stands next to Lynn.
Uriah touches my arm. "Eric probably already asked him to be leader. They do that sometimes." I roll my eyes, of course. They did that with Tobias.
"Looking forward to screwing you around Stiff," Peter says.
"Don't talk to her like that," Lynn says.
Then Will walk up on stage. I haven't even thought about what he will choose. "Control room," he calls out over the crowd.
Erudite, is the first thing that comes to my mind. Of course he choose to work in the control room. I give him a thumb up and he smiles back. Finally it's Christina's turn. She looks nervous. She sees me and I wink. I know what she'll choose. I can't believe that position is actually still available.
"I choose to be an instructor for the dauntless born," she says with a big smile on her face. Everyone cheers for her and I give her a big hug.
I'm so glad she got what she wished for. The last three members, that I don't know the names of, choose nursery, tattoo artist and ambassador. Uriah and Christina will boss around the dauntless born next year, Tobias and me the transfers. Will will also work with Tobias in the control room. Lynn at the tattoo parlor and Marlene in the patrol leadership. We all got what we wanted and I couldn't be happier.
See ya'll soon. Be brave! -s
