CHAPTER 5: Her Time

TRIS POV:

It's been two years. Two years. But in two days, I'll have my chance to choose. I sigh, laying in bed. My aptitude test is in a couple hours, and I have nothing but time. Time to think. Tobias sent letters every week, which soon turned to a month, then once every two months, then never. I have had no contact with him in 4 months. For all I know, he could be dead. He never visited, I've never been able to hug him or kiss him, or lay in his arms.

The part of me that was boiling with the thought of going to Dauntless has simmered down. Why transfer, when the reason I wanna transfer hasn't contacted me in months? In his last message, he sent me a picture along with it. It was him, and another man. His name was Zeke, and he made Tobias look happy. I look at the photo sitting shyly on my dresser, and pick it up. I analyze his features. His shoulders were broader, his arms bigger, and he had stubble. He looked at ease in this photo, happy almost. He didn't even need me for it.

Waves of sadness overcame me. I don't know if I even love him anymore, if he even loves me. Do I even know what love is? I'm 16, so probably not. A knock on my door distracts me from my wallowing, and I shove the photo under my pillow. I don't care if they see it, but I don't want to talk about him right now? I sit upright, "Come in."

Caleb opens the door, to my surprise. He gives a weak smile, and takes a seat on the foot of my bed. "Are you scared?" He asks me. I shake my head. Tobias described exactly how the test was, and what to do to get an Abnegation result. I didn't even know if that's the result I'd want. "Are you gonna stay?" Caleb adds on to his question. I pause, not knowing my own answer.

"I'm not sure, I don't know if I belong here, but I don't think I belong anywhere else." I say meekly. He nods.

"Beatrice, we should think of our family. Bu-But.. we should also think about ourselves." I nod. It would be selfish to leave, but it would be horrible to stay in a faction you don't belong in. "I want to let you know, I'm leaving. I'm going to Erudite." He says, with a pause at the end. I didn't expect this, he always seemed to fit in perfect. He seems happy mostly. We talk, for hours. About our plans, our thoughts, our dreams. We never talk like this, and I enjoy it. Today may be the last day this ever happens.

"We should go, it's almost time." Caleb says, pointing to the clock on the wall- The only thing on the wall. I nod, and we get up. Mom is showering, and dad is out. We leave without saying goodbye.

In a moment, we have arrived. There are a couple rooms, and two Abnegation go in at a time. Caleb and I are next to each other, staring at our feet and twiddling with our fingers. Impatient. Scared. Excited. These emotions have combined into one heaping mass and are weighing me down. The doors in front of us slide open, and out walk two Abnegation. Me and Caleb give each other one last glance before walking in.

I take in my surroundings. There is mirrors surrounding the computer and reclined chair in the room. "Sit." A girl in black instructs. I follow her instructions, and I look at her tattoos, which I like. "My name is Tori, I'll be administrating your test today." She says, and hands me a liquid in a extremely small glass. "Drink." Tori instructs. I turn the glass around and examine the liquid, before chugging it. "Good luck." Is all I here before everything turns black.

I open my eyes, only left in the room with the chair. I stand up, and walk over to the mirror, examining myself. I don't get a chance to do this often so I soak it all in. "Choose." A voice, like mine says. I whirl around, and there stands platters of either meat or knives. "Why?" I question.

"Just choose."

Before my eyes, the objects in front of me are gone. In it's place, stands a rather large, rabid dog. It's growling. It runs at me, and I fall down, shielding myself. The growls turn into little whines, like a puppy. I open my eyes, the dog looks different, smaller. "Puppy!" I look to the sound of the voice. A young Abnegation girl sits there. I turn back the dog. I widen my eyes, the dog is back to it's original, ferocious form. It starts running at the girl, and I follow. I jump on top of the dog, stopping it from going any further. The simulation I'm in ends, and I shoot up. I spin around, and I'm back into the regular testing room.

"Get up." Tori grabs my arm and pulls me up. "What? Why?" I ask, stuttering. She doesn't answer.

"WHY?" I ask, this time louder. She halts and turns around, "Your results were... inconclusive. You got three factions; Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite." She says.

"What does that mean?" I ask. "You're... divergent." She says, and this time, I stop. My mind is whirling. I thought those were myths, not real. I'm lost in my thoughts.

"Don't tell anyone, we're going out the back door. Say the serum made you sick." Her words are quick, and incoherent. She opens the door, and I quickly walk out. I pick up the pace once I'm out of the hallway. My mind is turning to mush, unable to process what I just heard. Divergent people are said to be killed. They are considered threats to our faction system, and must be eliminated. That's what Jeanine said. I'm out of the building.

I run. I get glances as I whizz past everyone, not caring what people think. I'm Divergent, I could be killed.

How do I choose one faction when I belong to three?

A/N: I didn't want to go into too much detail, since I assume most people know what her test was like. Next chapter will be choosing ceremony.