I stand in shock as I realized what I had done. I had just become dauntless. There was a voice in the back of my head nagging me to leave the stage. But I knew that my mom, Tris, and my dad, Tobias, would be very dissapointed if I took it back and tried to join another faction. However, there was no going back. I turned away and walked to the back of the crowd, tears in my eyes, waiting for initiation.
As the choosing ceremony ended, we ran away from the school and twards the railroad tracks. Dauntless born initiates had no trouble getting on the train, but the transfers did. I had to help several people onto the train. The boy that I was admiring was sprinting to catch up with us.
I did what I felt I had to do.
I jumped out of the train and grabbed him. Together, we hopped onto one of the back cars and layed down, panting.
"Thank...you" he managed to gasp in between breaths.
All I can manage to do is slap him.
"What was that for?" He screamed at me.
"You made me join dauntless!" I yelled back. "I was thinking about how brave you were to join dauntless from abnigation, like my mom, and I want crazy!" My voice dropped while I said that last part.
"That's not my fault." He said calmly. "But you seem like a cool chick." He said with a grin. "My name is Alex. You?
"Lindsay" I replied, suppressing a smile.
Just then I heard screams. I looked out the car door and saw the newbies jumping out of the train. I saw that we were nearing task 1 of initation.
"Ready to jump?" I asked. He looked nervous. I grabbed his hand and we jumped at the same time. Alex fell and scraped up his knees. I landed like a dove.
"How do you do that?" He asked while groaning.
"Magic" I responded with a grin.