Prolougue

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*Beatrice 10 Years old*

The whip came crashing down again and again, each sound of the whip was shrouded in my mom screaming for my father Andrew to stop. The pain was unbearable but I could handle it after all these years my mother had been brave and strong just to keep it in the 4 grey walls of our house for 5 years.

The last sound of the belt came down on me before he kicked me in the head and walked out muttering profanities then the world went all black...

*2 hours later*

When I awoke I saw my mother bandaging my back her expression was placid like every time she lost herself with selflessness but this time there was something different about her like an aura the tension was so heavy in the room that it could have been cut with a knife. Finally she broke the silence with 5 words that would change my life forever

"You are going to dauntless" she said in a strong powerful voice. It must be true that mothers know everything about you, she must have noticed the times when I used to climb tree's I was always very adventurous when it came to physical activity. I smiled mischievously this is what I wanted to do, to grow up to be, DAUNTLESS...




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