I decide to rewrite chapter 2, so here it is..
Chapter 2
Beatrice P.O.V.
After the choosing ceremony is over, I walk over to my parents. Both of them hug me tightly, I can tell that they're both trying to fight off tears. That's when I noticed him.
He's from abnegation. I see his warm brown eyes staring at me through his long eyelashes. I try not to blush, but I can't help it. He won't take his eyes off of me. I don't know why, I'm definitely not pretty.
He's actually kind of cute. His skin is beautifully tanned, almost like a caramel color. His features are slightly rounded, but he looks really strong for an abnegation boy.I decide to walk over to him.
As I approach him, we both bow our heads to each other. We don't make any physical contact. It's something that should mean something, not to be used freely especially not in public.
"Do you need some help?"
He lifts his head and smiles a wide, crooked smile. He doesn't answer my question. Instead, he says "I'm Jackson." I tell him my name, and we keep the talking to a minimum. Even though he didn't answer my question, I help him clean up.
After the hub is completely clean marcus asks us to take our seats at a bench and we hear a speech that was prepared for us followed by the manifesto. I start to notice that Jackson is staring at me. His warm brown eyes are staring a hole through me. Why is he staring? I'm not pretty at all, and I have the shape of a little girl.
Ignore it Beatrice.
"...Therefore, I choose to turn away from my reflection. I rely not on myself but on my brothers and sisters..." I really don't care about the manifesto, I've heard it about a million times by now. I'll listen anyway.
After Marcus is done reading the manifesto our feet get washed by older Abnegation members.I am sitting in between Susan and some Candor transfer.
"I'm Amber," she has dark skin and dark brown eyes,her long black hair in a ponytail. The man and woman at our feet give us disapproving glances but don't say anything. Amber and I ignore them.
"I'm Beatrice, Beatrice Prior." She looks at me like she was astonished.
"Prior? Like Andrew Prior's daughter?"
"Yes."
"I had no clue!"
I don't know why this made me angry. I feel heat coursing through my veins. I keep my voice low and authoritative, "Listen Candor, You need to learn to control yourself and your thoughts, because here you don't talk because you want to here your own voice. Okay?" I try to soften the blow of my words, "just try not to fail initiation, please. I dont want you to have to leave because of some habit from your old faction."
"okay."
skip to dinner for the initiates..
Peas and chicken is getting very bland. After eating it so much I don't even taste it any more. everything's the same, its all part of this sea of grey that's swallowing me. We all pass our plates to the left. Susan hands the plates to me and after serving myself, I pass it to Amber. When she gets the plates her eyes widen and she lets out a small sound.
"That's it? I don't get a hamburger or anything?" The shock in her voice is funny for some reason. But what's a hamburger?
"A hamburger?"
"yeah," she whispers, "it's a beef patty in between two pieces of bread. You should try it some time."
Now, more quiet than I've been I say, "okay. One of these days we can sneak out and you can take me to Candor and we can get some hamburgers."
I am exhausted after the day is over. Tomorrow we have to start our 30 days of community service, I'm definitely not looking forward to community service. It's going to be so boring, but I'm sure that I'll get through it.
As we get to our dorms I feel him staring agian. I just ignore it and follow Suzan, Amber, and the other girls inside. The boys are across the hall.
"Beatrice today was a good day!" Amber acts like she ate Amity bread. She hugs me and we say goodnight when someone shuts off the lights.
I can't go to sleep. Why is Amber so happy? But more important, why was Jackson staring at me so much?