CHOICES

FIVE- (TOBIAS) CANDOR

   A/N: WARNING!!! VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE!!! It honestly isn't that intense but some people are really sensitive. By the way, I'm really sorry I haven't updated in, like, TWO MONTHS!!! But school finally got out, so I will be updating more regularly, FINGERS CROSSED! If my mom doesn't pack on the chores. Sorry, I just wrote everything that I was feeling and didn't mean to so, here's t story!

    "Get up, you worthless excuse for a son!", was the first thing I heard. Every. Single. Morning. Obviously, I had a normal human reaction, and tried to defend myself. BIG. MISTAKE. Before I could comprehend what was going on, I felt the usual pain on me, but this time, my " father", Marcus, didn't hit my face. He is always very careful not to hit my face around the time of special occasions, like today. CHOOSING DAY. Translation: my chance to escape the living hell that I'm in.

   "Get up, you have to get ready to choose Abnegation, son! ", Marcus says. I hate when he says 'son'. It makes me feel like he thinks he is my father. But, little does Marcus know, my aptitude test didn't test positive for Abnegation. My results were Candor, which is weird, but the test tells us what to do, so I'm going to choose Candor today, and escape my pathetic excuse for a father.

   "Yes sir, sorry to upset you,sir", I say. Every part of  my body is holding me back from giving him a piece of my mind. After today, I no longer have to deal with the abuse, depression, and just Marcus himself, ever again. After today, I will be Candor, and no one can stop me.

   "Oh, and just in case you do decide to betray your faction, I better give you a good beating before the ceremony today.", Marcus spits out before going to the closet for his " toys". "Tobias, this is for your own good. You deserve this. Its your fault your mother is gone!", after the first few hits, I feel nothing.

XXX TIME LAPSE, 2 HOURS LATER XXX

    I look at my clock and see it is 8 o'clock, 2 hours before the ceremony, which means 2 more hours before I can leave my past behind. I walk downstairs to get some plain oatmeal, but before I get to the main floor, I hear conversation. My curiosity gets the best if me, and I peek over the edge to see Andrew Prior and his family. His children are both 16, which means they will be choosing this year as well. I stop when my eyes land on Beatrice, his daughter, I have had a thing for her since primary school. I hope she feels the same towards me. Not that it will matter, if we choose different factions. Which us probably likely, considering Abnegation has one if the lowest rate of defects in the system.

XXX YET ANOTHER TIME LAPSE TO THE CEREMONY XXX

   As the names are called I zone out, until I hear my name, I walk up to the Choosing Bowls, and cut into my palm. I look up at my " father", who is the speaker this year, and smirk as I put my hand over the broken glass of Candor, and watch the blood drop. As I look back, I see pure rage in his eyes, and for the first time in my life, I'm no longer scared of him.

   After a few more names are called, I hear one that I have been longing to hear,"Beatrice Prior", I hear my father say. I'm lost in thought until my new faction starts cheering, and as I look up, I see her walking towards Candor.

A/N: Sorry this took so long! But, like I said, I've had state testing, so school is my priority, but I'm so flipping excited it's SUMMER BREAK!!!!!  Give me a name to call you guys please!!!