The second day is the day that I have to go to the aptitude test. The test will tell me which faction I really belonged . However in the end the choice is ours . I am not nervous but I am shaking. I don't know what to expect the test and I don't think that there is a good and bad for the result.

How can you judge a student for a test that they aren't allowed to prepare for. I sit on the balcony. It is 5am in the morning and the test is at noon.

My sisters and brother don't need to go because they are not going to take the test. They have a day off

"Delia, are you awake?" Someone is calling me

"Ted?" I turn around ." I am ."

Ted walks beside me . He stands like a statue . Maybe that is what dauntless like .

"Sit down ." I smile at him." We are more like a friend now . If they blame you for that, come and talk to my parent."

Ted sits down slowly. The wind is blowing.

"Max talked to me yesterday." Ted says

"What did he say?" I am wandering

"He wanted me to become an instructor this year ." Ted looks hurt." I have to go Delia. I am sorry."

I know that he can't resist max . If I choose to leave , dauntless is my best option.

"I may come with you if that make you feel better." I shrug

"Then you are betraying your family." Ted shakes his head." Don't do that."

"I am not selfless enough Ted." I sigh

Ted holds my hand . His hand is cold . I shiver a little

"Who told you that ?" Ted exclaims

"I think that I am not selfless enough to stay in abnegation." I lower my head

Someone is knocking on the window . I turn around and see my mom

"Mom." I stand up.

Ted stands up as well. He opens the door for her

"Can I talk to Delia alone Ted?" Mom smiles at him." You look good today."

"Thank you. Yes of course ms prior ." Ted leaves

mom and I sit down together . I rest My head on mom's shoulder

"Ted is leaving today." Mom says calmly

"I know that he told me ." I clinch my teeth." I don't really want him to go. He is more like my elder brother."

"You don't like him in romantic way?" Mom is surprised

Everyone know that ted likes me and he is the only dauntless man that my father doesn't hate .

"No mom, I never like him that way." I look at the sky." I think that I have already someone in my heart. I don't know who he is but I just don't know what kind of feeling is it."

"Who is that?" Mom frowns

"I only knew that he is from dauntless and he broke his legs." I shrug

Mom is staring at me . She is thinking about something.

"Mom , just take that as a joke . I don't even know who he is ." I shake my head

It is soon the morning. I get into kitchen . Ted is cooking breakfast for us . Dad is reading newspaper

"Ted , one of the leader of dauntless broke his legs . I heard it from max yesterday." Father asks Ted." Is Alan Davis okay?"

"He is fine . He was offended by an abnegation girl on the bus but he doesn't know who she is ." Ted sighs." I wish that she never find out by him."

Ted looks back at me . Maybe he already knew that was me or maybe it was a coincidence .

"Who is that girl? I will find out." Dad says angrily.

I am staring at ted . What if my father found out that maybe was me or is me . I don't know how to explain that. I finished the breakfast very quickly. I look at the watch.

"I have to go to school." I take my bag and run out of the house

I can't breath. What if my dad is angry with me after he found out the truth, then he is going to throw me into factionless . I walk toward the bus station.

"Delia." Abby is in one of the car." So you want to come with us?"

"No thank you Abby. I rather take the bus ." I smile at her

"Come ." Abby steps down the car and drags me into the car with her" don't be stiff."

I don't want people to think that I am selfish or Abby is associated with the enemy faction of her own faction.

"But….."

"Don't be shy. You are my friends . No one can offend you." Abby rolls her eyes

Very soon, we get to school. I and Abby walk into cafeteria . People are sitting with their own faction so I and Abby have to separate.

I sit beside a girl called Kelly. She is also from abnegation. She is staring blankly in front of her . I look around.

Erudite are reading book and chatting about it. Dauntless are shouting and screaming. Candor are bragging about something and amity are playing a game which required people to sit in the middle of the circle .

Abnegation is the faction which is complete quiet. We try to subsume ourself in this quietness. I wander is all dauntless likes to be this nosy or is all erudite enjoy reading a book . Are all Candor loves to have a lively debate or are amity always this friendly! However no one can defy or their norm more than I can.

A teacher comes out . She has a booklet in her hand. She calls out two names from erudite , two names from Candor , two names from dauntless, two names from amity . Then it is abnegation.

"Delia prior and Kelly Robison ."

I stand up behind Kelly. I follow Kelly into a corridor . At the side corridor , there are ten rooms. Those rooms are only used for aptitude test. Most of the examiners are from abnegation but due to fairness , there will also be some volunteers from other factions to test those of us who are from abnegation.

I stand in front of room 5. The door opens and enter the room . There is a dauntless woman who is cleaning up the electrode

"Don't be scare . It's okay." She smiles at me." My name is tori ."

I walk toward the recline chair . I sit down on it. I see a hawk on her back . It must symbolized something. I shouldn't be curious but can't control myself

"Why the hawk." I ask

"Never meet a curious abnegation before ." Tori giggles ." In some ancient world, hawk symbolized the sun. When I was young, that I was scared of the dark. I thought by tattooing a hawk on me , that I will not scared of the dark. It also reminded me of the fear that I overcome."

"You were afraid of the dark?" I can't control myself again.

Tori puts electrodes on my forehead and attach to her own too.

"I was ." She says.

She gives me a cup of water . I don't know what is it.

"What is it and what is going to happen?" I am wandering.

"I can't tell you that but trust me." Tori says

I drink the water and very soon I passed out. When I am awake , that I am in the cafeteria . Everything are gone only a mirror . I can see my reflection more clear in the mirror . I am small but tall. Then something appears in front of me . It is a plate of knife and cheese .

"Choose one ." A woman 's voice appears

"Why?" I look behind me but nothing appears .

"Choose !" The woman screams

I am staring at the plate and don't move . The plate finally disappears and woman sighs

"Have it your way."

I hear the door squeak open. I turn around and to see who is it. However instead I see a what. It is a black big dog with tongue sticks out. It is creeping toward me

I am scared . I finally understand why the knife will be handy or the cheese . What can I do? The dog can smell the secret from human when they are in the state of fear and then attack

If looking into its eyes is a sign of aggression , then what is the sign of submissive? I slowly lower my body and look away from the dog.

"Don't hurt me." I am praying.

After a few minutes, something is licking my face . I feel watery on my face . I look up. The dog is sitting straight and its lips are against my forehead

"You aren't that scary ." I sigh with relief . I feel lucky that I didn't pick up the knife .

A girl now appears behind the dog. She is wearing the white dress

"Puppy." She stretches out her hand

"No!" I scream

It is too late . The dog is running toward her . I run after the dog and throw myself on the dog.

Everything disappeared and I am in the room again. I know that isn't finished . I get up and open the door. I am on a big bus .

I look around and only find one seat beside a Candor man. He is wearing black and white suit . They pursue honesty as black and white so that is what they wear .

"So you know this man?" He pointed at the newspaper

On the newspaper it read . The serial murder was apprehended .

I never see a murder before since I was born. Mother said that faction system made the city much safer

"No ." I say firmly.

Even I may know this guy but I don't want to tell. I feel that if I tell him, then I will be in trouble. The bus stops in front of a station. The man stands up.

"If you can tell me the truth, you will be able to save me ."

"However I don't." I say more confidentially.

I wake up . I am shivering . I can't be Candor because I just lied .

"Delia, your result is perplexing. Please excuse me for a minute ." Tori stands up and leaves the room

Perplexing? How can a result be perplexing? Did I do a bad job? I curl myself in to a ball. Then tori comes inside again and sits down

"I am sorry."