Just a day in the twisted world

Chapter 5

That buzz. It's the last Ill hear that again. I slowly move from my bed. I have to push all pain from me today. I have to show I belong.

I go down the hall and slowly down the stairs. I start picking up speed. I set beside Kaysillee as we eat a family breakfast. We don't have to be at the Hub till 12. We all set in silence.

Finally the clock in the hall chimes 11. We head to get in the car. My head aches more with every step. Ignore it. We arrive at the Hub. We have 10 flights of stairs to go up. Yet again the pain slips in my head. Ignore it. Finally we are in the room.

The 5 bowls. Erudite water, Amity soil, Candor glass, Abnegation rocks and Dauntless coal. Us 16 year olds are lined up in alphabetical order. Kaysilee and I are beside each other. I stand beside the amity boy Clay Ress.

After 20 minutes Jack Kang walks on the stage. He's the candor rep.

"The purity war separated the old world. Those who blamed selfishness formed Abnegation. Those who blamed evil formed Amity. Those who blamed lies formed Candor. Those who blamed fear formed Dauntless. Finally those who blamed stupidity formed Erudite. At the age of 16 you must chose where you belong in this world. After all our society would collapse if we all didn't belong." He says.

He begins call the names starting with Zack Yang from Candor. He stays. Then a few people later Kirsten Stevens starts off in candor then she allows her blood to drip in the erudite water. She's the first transfer. First of many.

Finally I'm called. I go up to the stage and take the knife from Jack Kang. I look back to my family. With the knife in one hand I reach the other hand back and undo my bun. Then I slice my palm. I look to the stones in the abnegation bowl. Then I look to the coals in the Dauntless bowl. I walk up to the bowls. Then I hear a sizzle. My blood fell on the coals. I choose Dauntless.

I stand with the other dauntless wanna be's. Then Kaysillee gets to the stage. I know what she's gonna do. She slices her palm and her blood falls on the soil. She's Amity.

After a while everybody watches as the water, the glass and the soil turn a deep red. The stones have some blood on them. Only one boy transferred to Abnegation. The funny thing was he was from Erudite. You can't see blood on the coals.

Finally he calls Tyler's name. He takes the knife and looks to me with fear in his eyes. I nod. He know what I'm saying. He slices his palm and his blood sizzles like mine. He's Dauntless.

He comes beside me and we intertwine our fingers. Tara takes the knife and walks to the candor bowl. I know the only reason is so she will never have to see Kaysillee again.

Tyler's grip tightens on my hand as a tear slips from his eye. Crap what is the dauntless gonna think. Two stiffs, the boy crying and the girls with a black eye, to make it better they are together. Yay!!

I squeeze his hand. He looks at me. I mouth, "Not here. Not now." He just nods and tries his hardest not to cry.

After a few more we take off running down the stairs. The pain returns. Ignore it. I know how to jump. It's not as hard as it looks. You know you just jump on the moving train. I've practiced. I run along with Danyella with Tyler a few steps behind me. All the 16 year olds ride in one car.

I jump in making it in safely like I grew up in Dauntless. I quickly pull Tyler up with me. We intertwine our fingers. I pull him over to where Danyella, Rj and Jasmine set on the train wall. There are 8 dauntless born.

"Danyella, Rj, Jasmine I would like you to meet Tyler. Tyler this is Danyella, Rj, Jasmine." They say their hi's. "Sorry but I think we should introduce ourselves to the other transfers."