Convergent

I sit in my room looking out at the grey world of Abnegation through my window. Today is the day that will decide the rest of my life, the Aptitude test.

Every year, the 16 year olds take the test to see what faction to belong too, Amity the peaceful, Candor the Honest, erudite the intelligent, Dauntless the Brave, and the hell-hole of what is Abnegation, the Selfless.

I should introduce myself, I'm Elizabeth Eaton, or Lizzie, That's what my brother used to call me before he left me. Tobias Eaton, Abnegation born-dauntless. He was 3 years my senior, my protector from our father, Marcus.

Our father abused us a lot. Tobias would get beat worse then I did. He would take the blame for things I did, I never did understand until after he left. As a child I was daddy's little girl, I was too naive to see how much of a monster he is. He would wait until I'm asleep for the monster to come out and play. He never hit me, not until almost 3 years ago, when Tobias left. Marcus abused me every night. Blaming me for him being a traitor. And for my divergence, which I still didn't understand fully.

After that night as I was soaking my wrists now cut up by his belt, I decided right then I would follow in my brother's foot steps, leave here and join Dauntless. I can't stay another minute here. Today, I find out where I really belong.

I wipe tears away from my eyes from thinking about my brother and walk downstairs to the bleak kitchen table where scrambled eggs await.

"Morning Elizabeth" Marcus, I refuse to call him anything but. He's not a father. Fathers don't abuse their kids, "big day." He says as he sits down to eat.

"Yep." I nod and dig in, "Dad?" I wouldn't dare call him anything else in front of him.

"It's rude to talk when you weren't spoken to." He gives me a stern glare. I look away and stand up.

"I have to go." I hurry out to the train stop with out a goodbye. I hope I get the aptitude for Dauntless. I know that's where I would fit best. I'm too selfish for Abnegation, I don't care enough about knowledge like the Erudite, I like to think I'm not peaceful and friendly like the Amity, and too dishonest for Candor.

I get on to the train and stand in a corner. Here all the factions come together. The dauntless are in back being loud and carefree, the candor's were next to me debating about something. The erudite were across from me with their nose in a book. The rest of Abnegation wait in the front. I never got along with the kids in my year in Abnegation. I can be very friendly however, I think the bruises and scars i've acquired over the years have scared them all off.

The 16 year olds go directly to the cafeteria and we wait for our name to be called. The tests are administered by someone outside our faction. I sit in a chair and look out the window and wait.

"Elizabeth Eaton to the left." a girl's voice speaks out. That's my Queue to get up. I stand and walk to the room on the left. These rooms were made specifically for these tests. I walk in and sit on the chair reclining backwards. A blond girl dressed in black-dauntless, was fixing some sort of liquid. I noticed she had a tattoo of the dauntless symbol on her arm and 3 black Ravens on her collarbone.

"What are the ravens for?" I ask her quietly, she seems to smile but its a quick one.

"My family, a Raven for every member I left behind." she nods, "Are you related to Tobias Eaton by any chance?" she sits down in the chair next to mine. She had blond hair and blue eyes, her eyes reminded me of him.

"Yes. I'm his younger sister. Do you know him?" I look over at her. She smiles and nods.

"He's my boyfriend." she holds her arm out, "I'm Tris Prior, he never told me he had a sister."

"I don't blame him, I was 13 when he transferred. He probably wanted a fresh start, a new life, talking about his old life would hurt too much." I look away. Why hasn't he told his girlfriend about me? We were so close! I shake my head of that thought. Prior, why did that sound familiar, "Prior, as in Andrew Prior?" I ask. The prior kids were a year older than me, both transferred out, Caleb to Erudite and she to Dauntless. Marcus and Andrew are good friends.

"That's my father but yes." she smiles and hands me the cup of the mysterious liquid," Drink this, enough chit-chatting. there are hundreds of you, who need to take the test."

"What is it?" i ask her, "Will it kill me?"

She laughs a little, "No, its to start the test, drink it and it should go into effect in a minute."

I gulp the liquid down and relax, this is it Lizzie. Suddenly everything goes black