Divergent

The Life of:

Beatrice "Tris" Prior

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     From my childhood start, I've always doubted about what my future would be. To start, my childhood is really a big blurry memory. I have a hard time recalling my life before I was 16. All I remember is the fact that I never knew where did I belong, who I wanted to be and what faction was I supposed to join. The big question  always was, who am I?

 

     The day of mi aptitude test finally arrived, I remember being nervous in some way but relieved in another. Never did I think that this test will make me doubt even more. The fact is I've always trusted the test to give me the answer to my life-long question, where did I belong? Arriving at the testing room, I met my manager. Her name was Tori, from Dauntless, and if something I thank is that she was my test manager. After taking the test, my results were inconclusive - meaning that I did not belong to a certain faction - making me divergent. Divergent people are seen as a threat to society and are put to death, but Tori gave me the chance to keep living.

 

     She covered my test results and wrote that Abnegation was my final outcome. The day of the Choosing Ceremony, well, everything was just upside down. No test results, no help, no nothing besides my instinct. The safe choice obviously will be Abnegation, but my heart took me to Dauntless. Leaving my family behind, but my opportunity to start my own life. The first thing done was changing my name, previously known as Beatrice; now known as Tris. The truth is I suffered my first weeks in my faction. Those physical tests were hard, I almost became faction less, but I managed to overcome it. Huge part thanks to my now lover, Four.

 

    When reaching the mental stage of training, I started dominating it. Let's just say I had an advantage over each other competitor. What I did not know is that my future was in trouble. Days passed before I finally admitted to Four I was divergent, and he guided me to the proper way of completing the exam. "Do it as a Dauntless, not as a divergent" he said. Days, weeks of hard practice were fulfilled when my testing date finally came, and I passed it. 

 

    I now was both part of the faction, and our society. That did not mean I followed their principles. The day my family was attacked I chose them before the factions. Unfortunately I lost my mother, but I believe that defending both my family, my society, and our faction system was worth it. Although now I'm trapped, my secret and Four's secret has been revealed, and we have to make our own future.