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I know it's been way too long since I updated but I'm very sorry. Life happened. But I have every intention of picking right up where I left off with the same momentum. Enjoy. 3

Chapter 35

"Najia

Vallon

Juniper

Veera

Blaire

Amos

Fallon

Otto

Keena

Everett

Axel

Anderz

Everley

Keenard

Edison

I'm sorry but, Liam, Ardel, Dexton, Ario, and...Imara. Pack your thinks and leave." Tobias's voice breaks as he storms out of the room, I sit in horror.

I don't know how long I sit. Cristina come out of nowhere, tears in her eyes. "Tris, it's time."

I nod as I rise. Time to see my Daughter off, time to lose her forever. Visiting day doesn't exist for the factionless. We make our way up and outside to the train. I see Tobias, Uriah, the Twins, even Max and Shauna. I'm trying to be brave but there's no use. Imara and Liam are holding hands as the train approaches. They jump and I jump after them.

"Tris, Tris! Wake up!" Tobias is on top of me shaking me hard. My eyes fly open and without thinking I instinctively slap him off the bed. He gets up and sits beside me.

"I should have seen that coming."

"Yeah!" I snap "You should have! Mind telling me what the hell your problem is?"

"You were having a bad dream."

"Oh..."

"Mind telling me what it was about?"

"It was about Imara. I dreamed that she didn't make the cut and had to go live factionless."

"Tris, that's never going to happen. She will make that cut tomorrow. She has to."

We get dressed and head downstairs to eat. I dread this. the final evaluation before the first elimination. Transfers and dauntless born, all being evaluated in the same room. Max is coming to observe to make sure our opinions are unbiased. Tobias wastes no time whatsoever. At 8am sharp he calls all the initiates together and leads them to the room where we are holding the hand to hand combat matches.

The door doesn't even close behind me before he starts calling out names.

"Okay! When I call your names get in two lines by pairs!

Imara v Najia

Keena v Everett

Veera v amos

Liam v Vallon

Axel v Anders

Kennard v Ardel

Juniper v Everley

Blaire v Fallon

Otto v Dexton

Ario v Edison"

Tobias nods to Max as we step back out of the way.

"Alright", Max says "Imara, Najia, Get in the ring."

They take their places opposite in the ring, circle each other for a moment, and then they pounce.

By the time all the evaluations are over the kids are exhausted. We let them off for the day as we head into Max's office to consult with him.

"Here's how this will work. You four will give me a list of kids that made the cut in your eyes. I will do the ranking, but no doubt Imara and Liam made it. You, as their parents, just can't rank them. "

"Okay." Tobias hands him the list of names of transfers after a quick glance. Cristina does the same with her list of Dauntless born.

Max reads over and ponders for a moment.

"Alright, I think we're good here. I'll do the ranking and I'll get the final list to Four before lights out. Then you can do all your computer work with the official boards and such." He pauses for a moment. "I know this is pretty difficult for the four of you as parents, but in my opinion, I believe that Imara and Liam are in. That is, unless there is some type of big change or slip up. Dismissed."

We book it back to the apartment and start getting cleaned up. It's our turn to visit my parents. Imara can't go this time, she can't leave the compound until paintball night, and can't even freely leave at all until initiation is over. Both twins have play dates so they won't want to go. I guess it'll be just the two of us, for the first time in 16 years.

"Ready?" Tobias looks over at me.

"Yep lets go."

The train ride is uneventful as we approach Abnegation. We jump off just like we have hundreds of times before, and stroll hand and hand down the street to my parents house.