Choose Your Own Adventure: Divergent

Molly N Drew- 72

You pick your way down the edge of the Pit and emerge on the Pit floor, immediately swarmed with bustling families and the clamor of shouts. Finally, you break free of the crowd, noticing Molly and Drew.

"What do you want, Amity?" Drew says suspiciously, glaring at you.

You shrug, plopping down next to them. "Nothing." You pause. "My family didn't come, either, you know."

There's a pause, then Molly nods with a sigh.

"Then you get it," she says, rubbing the sore spots around her nose. "Drew's an orphan, so, at least he's not unwanted."

Drew's head jerks up, and he grabs Molly's shoulders. "You're not unwanted," he emphasizes, shaking her gently. "Stop saying that. They just... you didn't want to spend your life in a lab."

Molly nods, looking away. You can tell she doesn't really believe him.

"My parents wanted me to join Erudite," she explains, still not meeting your eyes. "I couldn't stay Candor with them, and I couldn't join the happy-happy factions, and I couldn't see myself as Erudite..."

She sniffs, wiping at her nose. "I just couldn't do it. I wouldn't make it in, and even if I did... what kind of a life is that? It's not..."

She can't finish, and Drew nods, sticking a hand on her shoulder. "She had to defect. We weren't going to let her go alone," he says to you. "Me and Peter, that is. We've been doing what it takes to get us all past initiation."

You nod, suddenly seeing him and Peter's crew in a different light. That's why they're here.

"That makes sense," you say, sighing. "I'm so sorry."

In a sudden urge, you wrap your arms around her, and Drew joins you. You stay there for a while.

1+ Molly

1+ Drew

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