The secret divergents

Chapter 3

Thankfully this time I remembered to set my alarm because if I didn't I would have slept through the whole choosing ceremony. Me and Lucas stayed up late last night, pretty much kissing and staring into each others eyes the whole time. This is the first time I've ever felt this way about someone, the first time I've loved someone.

Usually I'm not a morning person, but today I felt like the happiest person on earth. I got up and put on a pair of black jeans, a black tank top with a black leather jacket and some combat boots. To add some style I also put on a silver necklace that my father gave to me.

I only wear this necklace on special occasions because it's one of the only memories I have of my dad. He died when I was 5, apparently he committed suicide but I'm not completely on board with that idea. They found him at the bottom of the Pit and claimed that he jumped... But thinking about him is making me sad and today I don't want to be sad.

- "Emily c'mon let's go!" I hear my mother yell.

- "Coming!"

Once I finish eating my breakfast and doing my hair I hop in the car and we're off to the choosing ceremony.

I'm still not 100% sure what faction I'm going to choose, but I'm definitely thinking about it. Dauntless is probably a safe option, ironic, but it's probably the faction that I feel the safest because it's so familiar. Also I think Lucas is staying here so that's a bonus. I'm positive that I'm not choosing Amity or Candor, that's not my type of place. Abnegation and Eruidite are the only one's left... I respect them as a faction and I might do well in either of them... But I still don't know what to choose.

Finally we arrive at the hub.

I walk over to my fellow dauntless. Everyone's talking loud and some people are even cheering. I spot Lauren and Lucas standing side by side and go to join them.

- "Hey guys!" I exclaim.

- "Hey Em." Lauren says.

- "Hey." Lucas repeats, giving me a smirk.

I stand and chat with them before the ceremony starts.

- "So do you guys know what faction your gonna choose?" asks Lauren.

- "Actually, I'm still deciding..." I reply.

- "Me too." Lucas continues.

- "Well you better hurry up."

Lucas didn't say anything to me about last night. I think it's because he doesn't want to say anything in front of Lauren. I hope that he's not embarrassed by me... No that's probably not it.

After a while of waiting Jeanine Mathews, Erudite Leader, comes to the stage. Everyone quiets down and she gives her usual speech. I tune out until I finally start hearing her call names.

- "Sophie Abernathy."

The names are in alphabetical order, by last name, so I'm near the end. I'm not really paying attention to the ceremony except for when I hear gasps coming from some factions because of a faction transfer.

Then I hear Lauren's name.

- "Lauren Montery."

She gets up out of her seat and shoots me a quick look before walking towards the faction bowls. She cuts her hand without even wincing and pours her bright red blood into the burning dauntless coals.

I predicted that Lauren would probably stay in dauntless so it wasn't a big surprise.

Finally Lucas got called.

- "Lucas Sader"

He's sitting right next to me, with my family on the other side. So just before he gets up, he kisses me on the lips.

- "I love you no matter what." he whispers.

- "I love you too." I whisper back.

Then Lucas walks along the aisle and finally reaches the bowls. Him and many of the other dauntless cut their palm with ease. Lucas moves towards the bowls on the right, the coals for dauntless, the stones for abnegation and the water for erudite is right in front of him. He brings his bleeding hand over the dauntless bowl, but just before the blood drops, he moves it over into the gray stones and his blood falls onto the rocks.

He chose Abnegation.

Many gasps come from the dauntless, including me. Lucas is the last person I would pick as an abnegation, he's usually so daring and outgoing... I can't believe it. I start breathing heavy, my plan was to go dauntless with Lucas and we could have gotten married... But now, it's all gone. And it's not like I'm just going to throw away everything by joining Abnegation just to be with him.

I'm feeling so many mixed emotions. I'm not ready to choose, what if I make the wrong choice? I'll be stuck with it for the rest of my life.

- "Emily Shire." Jeanine calls.

I am startled by my own name. I freeze for a second then look at my mom.

- "Go ahead sweety. No matter what you do, I'll be proud of you." she says, almost shedding a tear.

I clear my throat and get out of my seat. Walking through the aisles is probably the worst part, all eyes are on you and you only. It feels like I'm going to throw up, but thankfully I make it to the stage without puking. Jeanine hands me the knife. I have more trouble than the other dauntless when I cut my hand, I cut a little too deep and it stings for a bit. The five faction bowls are right in front of me, waiting for me to choose. I can feel everybody staring at me and the pressure is getting to me.

Just take a deep breath, and drop your blood into one of the bowls.

I follow my own instructions and walk towards the faction bowl. I close my eyes and let my blood fall in. A small sizzle comes from my blood dripping on the dauntless coals.

I chose dauntless.

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