The Choice (sequel to Resurgent)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

~Ashton POV~

I fix my nice white shirt on, and put a black bow tie on, to represent I'm from Candor.

I put a small portion on gel in my hair, to fix it up and get it out of my face.

I walk downstairs, and my whole family is sitting there smiling at me. I say goodbye, and everyone acts like they will see me later.

Do they just assume that I will choose Candor, but do they not realize how much this choice is stressing me? I still don't know what faction to choose.

Of course they don't know, because I never told them.

I walk out of the house, hands clammy and mind going everywhere. What do I do, what do I do....

Larissa POV~

I slip on my light orange sundress, my favorite one that I wear to Church all the time. I pull my hair back into a messy bun also as my hands shake uncontrollably.

The Choosing Ceremony is in twenty minutes, I have to go.

My younger sister, Cassandra, keeps pestering around me, asking me constantly what faction I'm going to choose.

I tell her she will have to wait and see. That's just an excuse because I don't even know what faction I'm going to choose.

I make my way downstairs, nervously walk over to my parents and say goodbye, not sure if this will be the last goodbye or not.

I walk outside and make my way to the Choosing Ceremony, and I've never felt so much terror in my life. What will I do? Who do I please?

~Ashton POV~

Warren, that's my last name. I sit here waiting for the Ceremony to start. This year, it's Abnegation's turn to lead the Ceremony.

Warren, that's my last name. My name starts with the letter that is fourth to the end of the alphabet. That means I will be one of the first to go.

I see Marcus Eaton step up to start the Ceremony. Eaton, his son is Tobias Eaton. He is Dauntless, one of the leaders, a trainer, married to Tris Prior, both former Abnegation. I've heard both good and bad about them both and I don't know what to believe.

"Zachary Xavier" I hear Marcus say.

X, his last name started with an X. That means W is next which is me.

My hand start to get sweaty, I feel the sweat starting to form on my forehead. I get nervous, like I'm going to throw up. Then I hear it.

"Ashton Warren".

I look over to my family, they are all smiling at me. They are all thinking I'm going to pick Candor without hesitation. But I don't know if I am.

I get up and make my way down the stairs to the five bowls in front of everyone.

I reach the bowls, and take the knife that is sitting next to me.

I make a cut into my hand, and feel like red hot blood start to ooze out.

I look at the bowls. Erudite is out, I'm not smart. Amity is out, I can't be that nice. Abnegation is out, I can't do all that charity work. That leaves Dauntless and Candor.

I've made my choice.

I move my hand slowly over to the bowl with coals, just as my blood drops on top of the burning coals.

I hear my blood sizzle on the coals, as I also hear Marcus announce, "Dauntless" and gasps throughout the room.

I look up at my family, and I wish I didn't. They were all staring at me in astonishment, except my dad. He was the giving me the death glare. And they all had the look of betrayal in their eyes, that look that I gave them...

~Larissa POV~

The gasps are getting louder, as the first person just switched factions.

Oh, what was his name again. Oh right, Ashton. Ashton Warren. He switched from Candor to Dauntless, a brave move that I don't know if I want to do.

I follow his gaze to what seems to be his family in the crowd. His older sister is just looking down. His mother is crying, and his dad looks angry and disappointed.

I looked around. I had my two younger siblings and my family to my left. Did I really want to leave Newt and Cassandra behind? Did I want to leave my parents?

I zone out for a while, and nervously move my hands and feet around. I do this when I'm nervous.

Next thing I hear, I hear Abigail Burns.

That's the name that is before me. I'm next.

My palms get really clammy and my heart starts beating faster then normal.

Then I hear it, Marcus says, "Larissa Brooke's".

I look around at my family and they are all smiling innocent smiles.

While I was sitting there waiting, I made my choice. I wasn't going to live my life pleasing others, I was going to please myself.

That's why I'm choosing Dauntless.

Their innocent smiles bother me, they have no idea what I'm going to do to them.

I make my way down the aisle then the knife and the five bowls.

I grab the knife and aggressively slice a line through my hand and quickly move my hand over to the burning coals and drop my blood on them before I could change my mind.

Marcus announces, "Dauntless" and gasps fill the room just like when Ashton switched.

An Amity girl just switched to Dauntless, that's rare.

I don't even look up to my family, I don't want to see the same looks that Ashton's family gave him.

I'm Dauntless, and I'm going to become a Dauntless member, and that's all that needs to be said.
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