Al is dead,he killed himself,threw himself off the chasm,I can't help but think that if I had stayed there a bit longer,I could have convinced him to stay,not to kill himself,but I couldn't,''As you
know, we're here because Albert, an initiate,
jumped into the chasm last night."
"We do not know why," says Eric, "and it
would be easy to mourn the loss of him tonight.
But we did not choose a life of ease
when we became Dauntless. And the truth of
it is..." Eric smiles.
"The truth is, Albert is now exploring
an unknown, uncertain place. He
leaped into vicious waters to get there. Who
among us is brave enough to venture into
that darkness without knowing what lies
beyond it? Albert was not yet one of our
members, but we can be assured that he was
one of our bravest!"
"We will celebrate him now, and remember
him always!" yells Eric. Someone hands
him a dark bottle, and he lifts it. "To Albert
the Courageous!"
"To Albert!" shouts the crowd.
...
we all got a new a new tattoo for Al,we are all at the railing,overlooking the chasm.
we are throwing Erudite articles about the Abnegation away,Tris looks at an article,it shows Jeanine, ''have you ever met her?" she asks Will and I , ''Jeanine? Once'' says Will, we saw her portrait almost every day,because it was in the main building,under it was the quote "knowledge is prosperity " Will and I would joke that they took it from Spock's "live long and prosper" ,I come out of my thoughts and nod my head,trying not to look suspicious , the truth is that i have met her more than that one time with Will and I have seen her more than I have seen that portrait at school she took a special liking to me,she would call my parents and compliment me,i never understood why,but i had my theories,now i think it was maybe because she thought i might be divergent,it could be anything.
"Before she was a leader, she worked with
my sister. They were trying to develop a
longer-lasting serum for the simulations," he
says. "Jeanine's so smart you can see it even
before she says anything. Like...a walking,
talking computer."
"What do you think of what she has
to say?"
He shrugs. "I don't know. Maybe it's a
good idea to have more than one faction in
control of the government. And maybe it
would be nice if we had more cars and...fresh
fruit and..."
"You do realize there's no secret warehouse
where all that stuff is kept, right?"
says Tris
"Yes, I do," he says. "I just think that comfort
and prosperity are not a priority for
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Abnegation, and maybe they would be if the
other factions were involved in our decision
making."
"Because giving an Erudite boy a car is
more important than giving food to the factionless,"
she snaps ,I stayed silent during it all,I do agree that the other factions should have a say in what they want,but i also agree with Tris,it wouldn't be so humanly to just have it all when the factionless have nothing.
"Hey now," says Christina, brushing Will's
shoulder with her fingers. "This is supposed
to be a lighthearted session of symbolic document
destruction, not a political debate."
"All that stuff she said about your dad,
though," he says, "makes me kind of hate
her. I can't imagine what good can come of
saying such terrible things."
that's obvious,if the other factions hate the Abnegation,they can overthrow them from their leadership and replace them,they,i am no longer erudite,that thought hurts a bit because i am no longer in the same faction as my family,that hurts.
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Born to be Dauntless
Fanfiction"I was trying to help you Peter,I am trying to help you" I say ,he looks up at me,seeming angry ,I don't know why he's angry at me "really? Were you? Are you? Cause I remember Me kissing you and You pulling away"
