He chose Dauntless.
My brother, Caleb Prior, the most selfless person I know, is now a Dauntless transfer.
He walks down the steps and almost trips. I want to run to him and ask him why he would ever want to be Dauntless. I believed that he wanted to stay and become an official member of Abnegation. I would understand him transferring to Erudite because he is very intelligent, but I never imagined Dauntless.
He comes to our section and I move down the bench as far as I can manage so that I can ask him questions, but he strides past me and sits three rows behind Cassidy and I.
He doesn't even look me and I can't move because the boy who choose before Caleb starts to talk to me. "Wow," he says, "Two stiffs in one day. How bad is it in Abnegation?"
Stiff is supposed to be an offensive name for people from Abnegation. We never really acknowledge the name because our faction just washes it off.
"Why do you care? I don't even know you." I snap at the boy.
"Please," He smiles and laughs mockingly, "Like I would ever care about someone like you. I'm only interested for the sake of the rumors, so is it true? Does your father beat you like Marcus Eaton beats his son?"
"Just shut it, Connor." Cassidy says on the other side of me.
"You know each other?" I ask her.
She looks at him and grumbles, "Unfortunately."
He smirks at her and says, "Come on sis, deep down, you know you love me."
"Whatever." She says agitated.
"You two are brother and sister?" I ask.
"My theory," Cassidy starts, "Is that either Connor or I was switched at birth. I mean come on, there is no way that I can be related to this idiot."
Connor rolls his eyes. I can't help but giggle at them and the moment I do, I try to stifle my laugh because I'm still angry and him for talking about Abnegation like that.
"Connor," Cassidy says seriously, "Apologize to Beatrice."
"No way, I am not going to apologize to some selfless little-"
"If you don't apologize to her right now, I will tell every Dauntless initiate what happened last summer-"
Connor interrupts her and says to his sister, "You wouldn't-"
"By the look she's giving you, I think she would." I say grinning.
"Listen to her Connor or I swear I will tell -" Connor gives in and mumbles something that sounds like an apology, I end up giggling again. Now, I'm quite interested about what exactly happened last summer. I'll have to remember to ask Cassidy later.
"I leave Erudite thinking that I won't have anyone and now I have two bratty sisters, sheesh." Connor says to himself causing both Cassidy and I to laugh.
The official in front of me turns around and speaks harshly, "If you don't shut your mouths right now, you will be factionless by the end of the week. That is a promise."
He is Dauntless through and through. His hair is black and spiked, so it all sweeps in different directions. The leader has a metal piercing in his ear and looks as if he had others on his face, but were taken out. His eyes are a dark shade of brown and the way that he looks at us three, let's just say if looks could kill. Cassidy whispers to me quietly that his name is Amar.
A gust of wind blows past us and I see little goosebumps rise up on my arms after a few minutes. The sky is beginning to darken and I realize that the ceremony is almost over. Only a few people still have to make their decision and I can't help but wonder for the hundredth time if made the right choice.
I slowly tun my head to look at my brother, he ignores me at first but then I catch his eyes. They are unreadable and don't give me the slightest hint to what he's thinking. None of this makes sense, it frustrates me so much and I want to scream. He turns away from me once again and focuses ahead of me, where the next person is beginning to cut their hand.
Tobias' turn is coming up and I realize that I have absolutely no clue as to where he would spend the remainder of his life. Growing up in Abnegation, he always seemed like an outsider, even more so than me. Tobias had a hard time around adults and would never let his walls down unless he was with us, until he left us that is. Five factions and not one sounds like a perfect fit for him, maybe he's like me.
I wonder if I'm truly alone in this. Are there others like me? Are they afraid too? Questions that will probably never be answered, that makes me angry the most.
Divergent, one word and yet it brings so much fear to me.
I shake off my depressing thoughts and watch as Tobias takes his place. He walks steadily when the speaker yells his name. He grabs the Dauntless knife with no question at all and slits his skin.
I admire his bravery. I could say that I'm shocked by his choice, but honestly nothing could really surprise me right now.
After the ceremony concludes, the Dauntless members start to leave and we follow. When we exit the building, some begin to run towards the train tracks. Just being around these people gives me an adrenaline rush, they make me fell free. After running the distance, we are faced with train tracks and I know what is coming. The Dauntless that I grew up watching and longing to be, would always be jumping off of trains. Sure, it sounds sort of reckless, but that's what made me want to try it even more.
The leader, Amar tells us that another train will be coming for us in five minutes after the leaders train and that we will have to get on it if we want to get to the compound. He also said that it wouldn't be stoping.
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