What Up everyone! This is THE CHOOSING CEREMONY! Hope you like it...

TERRI'S POV

I wake up to the sound of my alarm. It reads 7:00am! All members of our city have to reach the Hub at 8:00am sharp.

I have only one hour in hand. I jump off the bed and run into my bathroom. I turn the water tap on and furiously brush my teeth as my tub fills up. I splash the cold water into my eyes to get the sleep off. Then I quickly get my clothes off myself and try jumping into the bathtub, but slip and fall on my butt.

Ow…. That hurts. I get up, rubbing my butt and slowly enter the bathtub.

A slight yelp escapes my mouth.

I forgot to turn on the hot water tap and instead turned on the cold water.

The water is freezing cold! Especially as it is December now.

I tightly shut my eyes and force my body to stay in the bathtub. There's no time for refilling the tub with hot water.

The cold water makes my ass go numb which is good cause then I don't have to feel the pain. I wash my hair. It's a special day after all.

I grab my towel and dry myself. Then I get out of the bathroom and head towards my wardrobe. It's filled with black clothing.

I suddenly wonder about which faction to choose. I take my loosest top and my skinny jeans. Then I dry my hair with a blow-dryer. I put on my clothes.

Then I realize the tattoos on my collar bone are showing. It's that of a spider. I made it to show everyone that even though my body is small, I am strong. That they should be afraid of me. And the next day, I won the combat fight against Zara (Uncle Peter's daughter). God! She literally resembles a witch. Actually, her whole family is a bit weird.

I put on my jacket. If I chose Abnegation, the tattoos won't be of much help. Then I neatly braid my hair. The Erudite are always very neat. Then I put on some eyeliner and mascara. What if I choose Dauntless after all?

I head down the stairs. Mom and Dad are in the kitchen.

"Morning" I say as I take a seat on the dining table.

"Morning sweetie" says Dad

Mum gives me a tight hug.

Trev enters the room and gives us a light smile. "Morning guys"

"Morning" I say and Trev sits next to me.

Mom serves us eggs and toast.

"Guess what! I have something special for you" dad says suddenly and pulls out a bag from under the table.

I quickly take the bag and open it. It contains Dauntless Chocolate Cakes!

"Yay!" exclaims Trev and then all of us are fighting for pieces.

After breakfast, we all head towards the station. We take the train and jump off it when the hub arrives.

For once, I decide not to run and my family slows down too. As we enter the Hub, Cara greets us with a warm smile. Her hair, as usual is tightly braided, not a single loose strand in sight. "Hello Eatons. Are the twins choosing today?"

"Yeah" me and Trev answer in unison.

Cara laughs. "Go ahead. Take a seat and choose wisely"

We nod and head towards the side where the Dauntless are sitting.

We all sit close to each other and wait. Now, I am seriously nervous. I am not even sure of which faction to choose.

Abnegation? Uncle Caleb's there and so is Michael. He too will be choosing today. Wonder which faction he will choose.

Erudite? No…. I don't really like studying that much

Dauntless? I don't know. It's true that I love my faction but sometimes I think I fight for others. There has not been many times wherein I fought for myself.

God! This is difficult. Abnegation or Dauntless? Which one should I choose? Where do I belong?

Dad walks up to the stage. It's our (Dauntless) turn to host the choosing and Dad being a leader has to welcome everyone. He says the boring speech with a bored expression spread across his face. Everybody finds the speech boring. Mom who is sitting next to Trev yawns. Trev suddenly takes my hand.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"Which one are you choosing?"

"I seriously have no clue. You?"

"Same as you"

I give his hand a light squeeze.

After Dad is done with the speech, he comes over and sits next to mom.

Then Evelyn (my grandma) comes onto the platform. She is the leader of our city now after Marcus. He was banished from the city and I doubt if he is still alive.

"The future belongs to those who know where they belong" she says and then starts calling out the names. It's in the reverse alphabetical order as usual.

"Zara" she calls out.

I watch as Zara hugs Uncle Peter and then her mom. She then slowly makes her way to the platform and cuts her hand. I see her wince. She lets her blood fall into the glass.

She is the first transfer. She chose Candor. I turn to look at Uncle Peter. He has a startled expression on his face. If I am not wrong, I think Candor is his faction of origin.

He just sits staring blankly as the ceremony continues. His wife has her arm around his shoulder and is comforting him.

Mom suddenly switches her place with Trev. I turn to face her. She puts her arm around my shoulder and leans closer to my ear. "I love you. No matter what" she whispers and then pulls back and smiles back at me.

I kind of tear up at that but don't show it. Instead, I smile back at her. She puts her other arm around Trev and he puts his head down on her shoulder. Dad, who has a pretty long hand extends his arm and puts it round all of us.

We are THE perfect family.

Then I start to wonder.

How can I leave them? How can I betray them? But am I brave enough for Dauntless? Or am I selfless enough for Abnegation? Or do I belong in the Factionless?

Ugh….this is difficult.

"Eaton, Terrissa" I am suddenly snapped out of my thoughts. It's my turn and I am not even sure of what to choose!

I stand up and hug my mom. "Remember. I love you, no matter what. Okay?" she whispers into my ear.

" I love you too mom" I whisper back.

Then I hug Trev. "All the best Terri. Choose wisely and….you know that I love you. Right?"

"Yea. I love you too and all the best to you too" I reply.

Then I hug Dad. He is much taller than I am and I literally feel like a baby in his arms. He kisses my head. "I love you baby girl. All the best."

"I love you too Daddy" I call him daddy on occasions like this.

Then I walk towards the bowls. What do I chose?

Evelyn smiles at me. "All the best, grand-child" she whispers.

I smile back. "Thanks"

She hands me the blade and I look at my family as I cut my hand cause I don't want to see it bleed. Mom smiles and mouths "I love you".

I feel the pain and know my hand is bleeding now.

I look down at all of the bowls and quickly get another glance at my family.

They are all anxious

Suddenly, I find the confidence in me. I love my family. I am brave. I am strong.

I am Dauntless.

I let my blood fall on the burning coals and I hear it sizzle.

"Dauntless" announces Evelyn and hands me a band-aid.

I smile at my family as I head towards the side where the Dauntless are sitting. I am greeted by the shouts of the Dauntless and I know this is where I belong.

Mom and dad give me a thumbs-up as I take my seat next to Trev.

"Eaton, Trevor" Evelyn announces.

I squeeze Trev's hand and he stands up. He quickly hugs mom and dad and then hugs me. His hug is pretty tight and I kind of choke but I don't mind. This maybe the last time I am ever hugging him. "I love you" he says and then quickly heads towards the bowls without giving me a chance to reply.

Is he leaving Dauntless?

What is he choosing?

PLEASE review and let me know how you feel the story is. The next chapter will have Trev's choosing. What do you think he should and is going to choose? :)