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i cringed. his body had peircings all over. im not one to judge but enough is enough already. i stared at his black, yet shiny, lip ring as he blabbered on about how he expected more people and how hes surprised this many people made it.

i rolled my eyes at his intimidating statue, i could kill him within seconds.

he must be the beta, max.

"anyone from abnegation?" he smirked, looking around the crowd of kids. he must think its a joke or something, but he really shouldnt be joking about it, espically when i can cause him pain in one glance.

i raised my hand, raising an eyebrow along with my hand. no one else was from abnegation, its really rare for an abnegation to choose to be a dauntless at the choosing ceremony, usually they stay in abnegation, yet here i was. in the flesh and blood.

he snickered, "a stiff," he crossed his arms and leaned against the small wall behind him, "its good to know you made it this far." i swear to the moon goddess, i will hur-

chill, nala.

okay yeah, your right. your right.

i breathed in, smiling. it was so fake it hurt. he stepped towards me and i held my stance. i was a gamma, i wasnt going to stand down to a beta. i might just rip his eyebrow piercing out, see how tough he is then.

"how bout' you go first, stiff?" he was inches away from my face. okay one, i really dont like him. the vibes i get from him aren't nice. and two, he badly needs a peppermint breathmint or some gum, and that might not even help his issue.

"sure." i started to take off my brown cardigan, something all girls wore in the abnegation sector, and looked back at the piercing guy. he raised both his eyebrows at me, looking mighty pleased with himself.

"yeah, thats right, take it off stiff." someone yelled from the crowd. i rolled my eyes, setting it down on the ground, only left in a tan tanktop and skirt.

"no, put it back on." the same guy yelled, just a little less louder, like a whisper-yell. i turned around and glared at him, making him flinch and grab his chest.

haha.

nala, calm down.

geesh woman, have some fun.

i climbed up onto the ledge, making sure not to flash anyone because thats not how i was raised and took a good look at the ceiling below me with a huge hole in it, big enough to throw a cement truck down into it.

is that how you get inside? thats cool. is this part of thier initiation or something? i wondered what was at the bottom. a mattress? a cushion, people? or maybe even nothing at all.

i turned around once more and saluted the piercing guy, leaning back and falling off the edge. i felt the pure rush as i fell insanley fast, screaming in delight. i giggled when my back hit something (kinda like rope) and it knocked me back up like a trampoline.

well shit.

language, nala.

have fun you whore.

nala!

when it finally stopped, i smiled, pulling a stary piece of hair behind my ear. i sighed in content and looked around. it was a net, of course.

smart. didnt know they thought things here.

dont judge, nala.

aye, i judge by what i see. that james lawd kid's still in 10th grade and he should be graduated. the only thing he knows how to do is give someone a black eye.

nala-

someone coughed, as if to tell me to get-the-hell-off-the-net-before-someone-jumps-onto-you, so i scooted over to the edge of the net, grabbing the hand that was held out to grab me as sparks shot up my arm, as if he was electrocuting me.

does he have a buzzer on him?

nala, what if hes our ma-

nope. we dont need a mate, max.

but mat-

no.

"whats your name?"

my heart stopped. i couldnt shake the fireworks exploding in my body, no matter what nala told me.