Dauntles Black Heart

Ch2

DBH Ch2
I get to the training room just in time. Now that I have stopped running I think about how I ran into Thomas again and then I realized I didnt give him my name this time either. "Today you are going to learn to through knives" then Four demonstrates then instruct us to start throwing. My first few throws dont even stay in the target bored. Then Six gives me some advance. Before I through my knife with the tips she gave me I run my hand in my thick, medium length, golden blonde hair I take in a breath. My knife hits about an inch too far to the left. I look around I se im the first to hit the target. After about five or ten minutes everyone has hit the target at least once. We keep throwing untill Four and Six say that it is time for lunch.

I grab a peice of bread and an apple and make my way to the chasm, where eles would I go. I eat my bread and half of my apple in peace. I eat the other half as I watch two dauntless men get in to a fist fight, and other people trying to stop them from killing each other. After the fight is broken up I see that one of the men has a busted lip and the other man's nose is bleeding. Then they do a bro hug and act as if the fight never happened.

After lunch is over we go back to the training room. "now we move to guns." Six says then Four demonstrates and we start shooting. The gun is not as light as I had expected. I inhale, aim the gun, exhale, and pull the trigger mimicking Four and Six's actions. The recoil of the gun makes me stumble back a little. I look and see I almost hit the center. I smile a little proud of my accomplishment. I continue shooting. Six comes up to me every now and then to adjust my stance and tells me two or three times that I'm doing a good job. She says it loud enough for me to hear but quite enough that no one else can. I noticed that she doesn't say that to anyone else but me. Why me? Does she know about my divergence? No there is no way she can figure that out on one day.

Im pulled out of my daze when Six and Four tell us traing is over for today and we have the rest of the afternoon to ourselves. Its 4:00 what am I going to do until 8:00? Maybe I will go to the chasm and then maybe an idea will hit me. I walk through the dark stone walled hallway I can hear the giggling of the girls in my class. There talking about how hot Four is. I roll my eyes the only guy I have an eye on is Thomas. No stop it! Dont think about him you messed up your chances when you didn't tell him your name. And not just once, twice! Then I walk past the table if the boys in my class and over hear them talking about their plan to win over Six's heart. Good luck with that I think to myself.

I set on the edge of the chasm and hang my feet over the side. Just looking at the water. The water is free, it flows were ever it wants. I wish I was free like that, I mean yes the dauntless are free. But no one can step outside the fence. I guess this is as free as I will ever be. Someone sits next to me I look over and see it's Thomas. "Before you run a way can you tell me your name?" "My name is Emerald." I say shyly. "Emerald, I like that name" I feel heat rushing into my checks, I hope he doesn't notice. "Do you want to do something? My brake will be over in 40 minutes." He smiles a goofy smile. "Why not." "Lets just walk around I will give you a tour of the entire building." He says as we stand up and start walking. My shoe gets caught on uneven rocks I fall forward and into Thomas's arms. He laughs a little and says, "it seems like your falling for me." Heat rushes to my checks again. He tells me some background information on things in dauntless. Who to I would like to avoid, one of the dauntless leaders named Eric. And who throughs the best parties, Uriah another dauntless leader and his brother Zeke.

The end of the tour brings us back to the chasm. "Have you goten any tattoos yet?" He asks "well I have been kind of busy with training, going on tours, and being at the chasm. " I reply. "Do you want one?" I nodded. "Come on my brake will be over soon. Follow me." I follow hem not knowing where he even works. "Where do you even work?" I ask. Then he stops in front of a tattoo parlor. I see the lady that told me I was Divergent after I took my test. "Hey, Tori this is my friend Emerald. Shes going to be my next costumer." Tori smiles. He is going to give me a tattoo himself but all I can think about is the fact he called me
his friend. He is the only friend I have.

"What tatoo do you want?" He asks me. I haven't really thought about it. "Take your time. I have to get it set up." He finished setting up. "Do you know what you want?" "No. Can I trust you to help me decide?" I ask hoping I can trust him "You can trust me. So tell me more about yourself." I tell him about my family and how I went through a really bad depression when my grandmother died. I didnt get more than one day to mourn her death. I wasn't supposed to tell eany one my feelings, its considered self indulgent. For five years I locked myself in my room. Never turned on the lights, it was pitch black, that was how my heart felt. Dark and empty.

"I think I have an idea." He said and started to sketch it out. When he finished the sketch and let me see it, I saw it was perfect. It was a black heart with flames surrounding it. It was a simple heart for abnegation, the flames were for dauntless, and the heart was black, that is how my heart felt, but the heart was filled in with black, it's not empty. "I colored in the heart because I want you to know you're not alone." He takes my hand, "I will never leave you. I promise." I smile and he starts working on the tattoo. I decide to put it on the in side of my left wrist. When he is finished he does one more costermer before is shift was over. Toir said that I could stay until then. When he finished the tattoo for the drunk man we walk to the cafeteria for dinner.