Chapter 1

DISCLAIMER: I am obviously not the author of The Divergent Series. It's pretty clear the author is Veronica Roth.

Hi, I'm Beatrice Prior but you can call me Tris. I'm 16 years old. I have a brother, Caleb and my parents are from Abnegation. It's time for us to join a new faction. I'm nervous about my decision. This will change my life. In my aptitude test I got Abnegation, Erudite and Dauntless. I have to choose out of the three factions. I hate Erudite; they are really geeky and annoying. My brother would fit in with them perfectly. I am not selfless enough to be in Abnegation although my parents believe that I am one of the most selfless people they know. Dauntless sounds amazing but really dangerous. I don't know if I have the guts to hurt someone. I know I can be ruthless but I do have a heart. I don't know what faction to choose.

The bus comes every five minutes. I got on the bus with my brother and sat down. As I looked around the bus, everyone looked as if they knew which faction they fit in. I felt as if I was the odd one out. A couple of girls were chatting about joining Amity. A boy sat down and started to do a maths problem. He would obviously fit in with the Erudite. I looked at my brother Caleb, who stood in front of me since there were no more seats left, his face filled with confusion and worry. He was probably thinking about life without me since he knew I would not join Erudite. We talked about this last night at dinner time. He looked so sad and scared about me leaving him that I promised him I would visit him at least once a month. Caleb caught me staring at him and he smiled. Mother would always say that the way to say goodbye without crying was to smile. I never understood what she meant until now. I smiled back at him and we got off the bus.

The choosing ceremony was held at the Eden Hall this year since there were so many people saying goodbye to their loved ones. I forgot that mother and father were going to come. Caleb raised an eyebrow as if he knew what I was thinking. Where are mum and dad? We searched the room like a lighthouse but they were nowhere to be seen. Butterflies started to form in my stomach. Mum and dad have never been late to anything. I was just about to sit down when I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see my mother smiling. I smiled back and squeezed all the air out of her.

"Oh my Beatrice, you have grown!" My mother exclaimed. She looked over at Caleb and smiled. "You are now taller than me Caleb."

We all smiled but I knew something was wrong. Where is Dad? He should be here. He promised me before they left us when we were thirteen. My face must have shown what I was thinking because my mother's smile dropped from her face. She looked down at her shoes and cleared her voice.

"Your father was in a terrible accident a couple of nights ago. A car crashed into his car. Thank God that he is alive. He is much better now and will be dismissed from the hospital in two days." Mother whispered. She looked at me with a tear rolling down her cheek. I hugged her – gently – and whispered "He will be fine. I will come and visit in a month, so don't worry."

We all sat down in alphabetical order. Caleb was behind me and I was behind a girl called Annie Parte. This year's host was Marcus Eaton, leader of Abnegation. Each year a faction takes the role and does a speech on each faction.

"Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the choosing ceremony. Today is the day when all the sixteen-year-olds will face the most challenging decision of their life. Each faction represents a personality. Abnegation are the selfless. They are…" I stopped listening to Marcus's voice and wandered about which faction I should choose.

By the time Marcus finished his speech, I had made up my mind for the faction I was going to choose. Slowly, one by one, 16-year-olds stood up and went to the stage. Marcus stood at the back, handing out a knife to each person. After half an hour my name was called out. I stood and smiled back at Caleb and my mother. Each step to the stage took so much energy. I stood on the stage with the knife in my hand and looked at the five bowls. One of these bowls will hold my blood for the rest of my life, I thought. I walked to the Abnegation bowl and stared at it. This is where my ancestors and family lived. I looked at the Erudite bowl. This is the bowl where my brother's blood will be in. I walked to the Dauntless bowl. This is where my blood will be in. I closed my eyes and my blood dropped into the Dauntless bowl. Dauntless is the faction I chose.

AN

Hey guys, sorry for the boring start. The action will start after a 2 - 3 chapters hopefully. Hope you are having a great Easter!

Sabiha