Donatent

The Choosing Ceremony

Kumu and I hold hands as we walk to the ceremony hall. On the table are 5 large white bowls, each mark one of the five factions. The Amity bowl holds dirt, The Erudite bowl holds water, Dauntless holds coal and fire and so on. We sit with the other 16 year olds at the front of our factions. Each faction is it separate groups. Abnegation wear grey, Candor wear black and white, Dauntless wear black, Amity wear red and yellow and Erudite wear blue. Once everybody has been seated and the noise has settled down, Schmoller Leeds, The Abnegation head leader, gives us a speech about our factions and how they were created. I barely listen to what he is saying. I am looking at the bowls. My heart is thumping and I have butterflies in my stomach.

Finally Schmoller reads out the names in alphabetical order. Starting from A. The first 9 kids pick there own factions then they start picking others. Finally Schmoller reads out "Locolina Edmunds" and I look at her making her way to the front of the stage. She cuts her palm with a knife without wincing and squeezes her blood into the Candor bowl. "Candor!" Schmoller shouts and the Candor cheer politely. My heart sinks. My best friend, Locolina, has gone to a faction that was not one of my options. Kumu squeezes my hand tightly and I squeeze back. Locolina waves at us before going to sit with the Candor initiates.
A few more names are read then he reads "Kumudra Raven" and Kumudra gives me a tight hug before making her way to the front. I don't want to let her go but I have to. I watch as she slices her palm with the knife and holds it over a bowl that I can't see what it is. I hope its Dauntless. "Erudite!" Schmoller shouts and Erudite gasp and start chatting and clapping. "Quiet!" Schmoller yells and they do. Erudite was one of my options. I might be able to join her.

When my name is called I take a deep breath before making my way to the front. I pick up the knife which is covered in blood and quickly slice my palm with blood. I raise my palm over the Erudite bowl. Suddenly I feel a longing to be brave and daunting. Just before the blood drips from my palm I quickly move it to the Dauntless bowl and my blood sizzles on the coals.

"Dauntless!" Schmoller shouts but I barely hear him. I sit back in Dauntless and the rest of the names are called. Then Dauntless start to make their way towards the exit. I glance back at Kumu and wave goodbye, She has a sad expression on her face. I bet she wishes she chose Dauntless. Before I can shout anything I am shoved towards the door and everyone runs towards the train tracks. "Wait! Do we have to jump on the train?" An Amity girl with golden hair asks. "Yep" I reply. I suddenly feel nervous as the train comes into view.

The other Dauntless race towards the train. The stronger ones wrench open the door and climb inside. "Come on!" I say to the Amity girl. She nods and we run towards the train. I jump into the 2nd last cart and the girl follows me. I reach out to her and she grasps hold of my hand. I pull her into the car and she bends down and puts her hands on her knees panting. "Thank you!" She nods at me. "No problem" I reply looking around at the other initiates. There are 18 of us all together. 10 of us are Dauntless born initiates and there are 3 Candor, 2 Amity, 1 Abnegation and 4 Erudite. "I'm Trixie" The Amity girl says "I'm Bea" I tell her. We stay silent for the rest of the journey home.