The Stiff's Choice

Chapter 3

Elizabeths POV

I'm sat in the large chair, feeling uneasy- being Abnegation I'm not used to all these mirrors. I find myself staring into a mirror, mesmerized by what I see, I've not seen my reflection in a whole year- gosh i've changed. My hair is brighter, my eyes seem bigger- glistening in the light. The only thing that hasn't changed is my small body structure and the clothing- gosh its boring.

I'm brought back to the room when Christina says "Drink this please." Holding out a bluey-green liquid. As I take hold of the glass I wonder why I need it

"Umm.. what's it for?" I say, confusion in my tone.

"Just drink it already, there's no time for you and your curiosity asking a million questions." she huffed, obviously getting bored.

I sigh and do what she says, drinking the serum quickly. I lie back in the chair, feeling a little strange- What's going to happen to me? Why am i feeling like this?

"The simulation has begun!" She says, my eyes close.

Then suddenly I'm on a train going at full speed, I look around aimlessly. When suddenly someone shouts "Jump or Die!" I presume its Christina. "W-What why would that happen? It's just a train?..."

Everyone on the train is jumping and I sure as hell don't want to die so I rush to the door and am about to jump when I hear a whimper behind me. I turn and see a girl, she is sitting in the corner shaking like crazy she won't jump on her own! "Come on we have to jump" I say! I hurry over to her and crouch down grabbing her wrist "Now! Come on we have to go." She sobs loud and doesn't move I'm getting desperate I don't want to die I try to drag her ways from the wall over to the open door but she won't budge "Last chance!" I say desparely trying to coax her to the door. No reply I have to jump now I or I'll be trapped "I'm sorry..." I shout as I jump.

Suddenly I'm on the roof, no impact or anything we're huddled I'm a circle taking a register. The leader calls out "is Elizabeth Eaton here?" Everyone starts to laugh because it's well known that my grandfather, Marcus Eaton, is an abuser. I flush a deep red colour and look at the floor confrontation and embarrassment are probably the two things I hate most in this world. There is no way I am answering I'll just become someone new. So I lie and keep my mouth shut, it's not like anyone knows I'm me.

I blink and suddenly I'm in the middle of a street riot people running all around me crashing in to me holding weapons and fire. Ahead of me I see two fires. In one fire they are burning books and in the other weapons. I see multiple Erudites trying to salvage the books and dauntless trying to rescue the weapons neither being particularly successful I don't want to get hurt so I start to walk backwards away from the fires. Then I see a hose in the weapons fire, I rush forwards and pull it out. A slight tingling feeling on my exposed skin but nothing major. Somehow the hose turns on and I point it towards both fires and slowly they begin to go out people begin cheering and I'm lifted above their heads...

Then they drop me but I don't fall, I am standing in a massive field. Obviously I don't recognise the field but I expected that. This is all in my head anyway. I blink and in an instant there is a bunny in the middle of the field. It's a baby I think. Don't get me wrong I'm not Amity or anything but everyone thinks bunnies are cute. I blink again and when my vision refocuses I see a fox creeping up behind the bunny. I don't even think, I charge towards them both. The fox sees me coming and its eyes become alert and angry. I keep running in the hope that somehow the fox will be scared. It isn't. I'm about to reach the fox when everything disappears.

I wake up panting like crazy, heart beating at two hundred miles an hour, I'm afraid it will burst out of my chest. I sit panting until I realise Christina looking at me funny.

"What...were my...results" I say still out of breath.

"Dauntless" She says with a hint of hesitation. "Go home now don't worry about your friends just go and you know the rules don't talk to anyone about your test okay?"

"Okay." I reply frowning. I never thought a dauntless would be so strict about the rules. I thought it was an abnegation trait. Maybe she's a transfer. I would ask her but that's against the rules too. I really hate rules!

I walk out a different door to the one I came in from and I'm just about to start down the corridor again when someone goes running down the corridor and bumps into me.

"Oh, sorry!" The boy shouts behind him to me, he turns ever so slightly and I see his face,

Its Milo...