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❝Our world doesn't play out like a fantasy. We aren't some carefree princesses getting handed happy endings on a silver platter-you make one wrong move, and it's game over.❞
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In a world where all control over their lives is illusory, a grou...
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—Part 3.4— The "Special" Label
"I don't know who I am." —Katsumi—
It was hard to blend in with a sea of emotionless Abnegations. Their faces were set in stone, monotonous and ignorant to all the slurs and insults that left the mouths of the other factions. I had to fight the urge to punch all the Erudites just so I could blend in with my new home.
I'd chosen Abnegation to live an easy, hidden life that still helped the factionless, but I'd never realized just how tedious living there was. Sneaking into an abandoned warehouse near the Abnegation district wasn't hard; the factions never patrolled there. So, I spent hours just enjoying myself while watching the Abnegation live their lives. I'd stolen the dull gray clothing they wore and styled my hair the way I observed every female Abnegation with, working to perfect my cover as an Abnegation.
I never thought life could be so boring, so restricted.
Currently, I sat in the corner of the Abnegation section within the school cafeteria, carefully observing each and every faction.
Whereas the carefree factions, Amity and Dauntless, played games and enjoyed their time, the upright factions of Candor and Erudite participated in more educational things. No matter how utterly laborious that seemed to me, I still found myself wanting to rather do that than sit within the drowning silence of the Abnegation.
With each passing moment, the sheer excitement of taking the test dawned upon me. Whereas those born in the factions would be more burdened after the test, I had no care. I had no family to lose. I'd already left them behind in search of a new life.
Names I couldn't recognize soon got called forward, and unfamiliar humans disappeared with proctors and volunteers. I didn't realize how elaborate and important the aptitude tests were until today.
As time passed, a few thoughts settled in my stomach. One, I had no idea how the test worked. Two, I barely got to say goodbye to Sungchan. Three, I was extremely hungry.
I didn't eat much since I didn't have an official home in Abnegation.
"Seo Yoonmi, Nakaya Sumi."
Hearing my name called by the proctor, I shot out of my chair, dusting my gray dress. The clothes were uncomfortable unlike what I'd imagined—they were made out of coarse materials. Shuffling to the door, my hands naturally gravitated toward each other as I started to fidget, the sudden anxiety that coursed through my veins surprising me.
I wasn't scared earlier, but now as the heads turned my way, I was scared of the possibilities.
What if my plan fails?
I hadn't thought of it earlier, but now it seemed to be a more plausible doubt, one that took over my mind within seconds.
Would they notice some random girl showing up out of nowhere?
