Chapter Fourteen

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14 | A L I V I A

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14 | A L I V I A

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3 R D   R O U N D   O F
I N I T I A T I O N :

F I N A L   T E S T I N G
(A L I ' S   6 T H   F E A R)

I was in a field, standing, the scent of my sweat and sand mixing badly in my nose.

I looked around my surroundings and just saw dry sand and lots of cacti. Where the hell am I?

Suddenly, a huge flock of birds came flying in like a cyclone. They started nipping at me, giving me millions and millions of scratches across my body.  Bloody cuts began making their way to my skin as nips of pain erupted throughout my whole body.

My arms flailed around, trying to wave the birds away. But my efforts were useless.

I remembered that in order to pass, I need to find a way to lower my heart beat.

More scratches appeared on my bloody skin.

A Divergent would manipulate the simulation and conjure a big branch to help me.

But I am part Erudite. I can't let them find out I'm Divergent just because I wanted to escape this round easily.

I had to figure what a Dauntless would do.

I crouched down into a ball, covered my ears and tried to calm down my heartbeat.

Relax, Ali.

Think of the feel of comfort.

Ignore the pain.

Seconds after trying, I felt my surroundings change.

I found myself on a metal medical examination table, leather buckles binding my legs and arms tightly to the cold, hard surface. Masked doctors were preparing the sharp needles filled with unknown liquids.

I have at least 20 seconds before they start to come closer.

But that 20 immediately reduced to 5 when one of them began coming closer, holding a needle containing a blue liquid.

I squirmed.

Think, Ali.

THINK.

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