Divergent Life

Chappy 1

I'm From Amity. My name is Catherine but I go by Cat because I hate that name more then anything, and call me Cathrine and you don't want to know what will happen. I don't understand how all these people can be so happy all the time! it just doesn't make sense! I literally have no friends here and all I want to do is transfer to dauntless.

By the way I'm about to go my choosing ceremony like... in a few hours.

I wake up to sunlight shining through my window. I think for a moment then remember that I'm leaving today and sit up straight in bed... forgetting I sleep in a bunk bed I used to share with my brother. A loud bangs resounds in my room as my hand flies up to press against my forehead.

"Ow... stupid wall, what'd I ever do to you?" I mumble to no one in particular. I roll over and land with another loud bang on the ground. I really shouldn't do that every morning but I do. I sit up and crawl over to a mirror in front of my door. What the hell am I supposed to do with myself? I smooth down my hair trying my best but failing because my hair does whatever it wants no matter what I try. Its curly/wavy and brown but it's naturally light at the ends, It goes just pass my chest. My grey, slightly large eyes looking pissed off as always because I hate this place.

I sit up and go to my closet and find a pair of denim jeans and a bright yellow shirt that comes halfway down my arms. I refuse to wear red and yellow together it does not look good at all. I then find my way downstairs in our house to find my parents sitting at the small, round, dining table. My dad with a newspaper and a coffee in hand and my mother with our small dog Scamp sitting in her lap, They both look up at me. My mother smiles and my dad does the same before returning to his paper. I go into the kitchen and eat a piece of turkey from the fridge. This is the day.

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"Catherine Boyd" I step forward as my name is called. I walk up to the Candor leader who's name I'm not sure of and take the knife from his large hands and take a deep breath. I can do this.

I press the knife into my skin, not even wincing as it slices my skin. I flip my hand and let my blood drain onto the hot coals. I keep my eyes on my sizzling blood as I hear the Dauntless cheer. I turn to see my Mother smiling at me brightly and my father with a straight face, not angry or mad. I turn and walk to the dauntless, being the only transfer so far my bright yellow shirt stands out among the dark dauntless colors.

I don't pay attention until all the Dauntless start running. I run with them felling free and slightly start panicking when I see where we're headed. I run at the train full force as I see a handle and jump. I latch onto the thing and swing myself in finally. I look over to see a girl struggling to do the same thing I did. I quickly pull her in and we both fall against the wall of the train, I have a feeling that we'll be good friends.

"Hey my Names Clover, how about you?" she says turning to me when she gets her breath back. She has very big brown eyes with light brown hair that stops just below her shoulders, very pretty.

"Catherine, But call me Cat please." She smiles and nods and we continue the ride in a comfortable silence until we hear people yelling. I get up and so does Clover as we walk to the open train door to see a building, very high up. I look at her and we both get nervous. I wait for the ledge to come closer before I jump. I feel incredibly free and I love the feeling.

I land roughly and stumble onto the hard gravel, my elbow stinging but I ignore it. I sit up and look around to see Clover doing the same as me. I smile to her and stand up, also helping her up. I'm not sure why we are on top of the building but whatever.

All the initiates gather around a man who starts speaking.

"Hello initiates. I am Max on of your dauntless leaders. and your first challenge as initiates will be to jump off this building." he smiles like a devil as people gasp.

I step forward, not looking back walking calmly to the ledge I turn backwards facing all the people staring at me with wide eyes, Clover has stepped forward a few feet behind me. I take a deep breath, turn around and jump.