Her decision has been made and now it is time for Beatrice to join the faction she chose. She takes one last glance of her parents and receives a look that could kill from her father. This made me very angry with him because she obviously already felt bad about leaving her family, and then he had to go and be a jerk about it. But more surprising to me, her mother gave her a smile.
The nervousness is something all the initiates share as they walk together. Beatrice has to run to catch up, but she recalls her fondness of running, an activity she wasn't allowed to do in her home faction. Watching the Dauntless every morning lets her know what is next. They must board the train. Some aren't lucky, and didn't make it to the train. They are factionless now, she thinks. She barely makes it, being hoisted into the car at the last second after she jumped. The helping hand belongs to Christina, a girl who was Candor born. Once the commotion settles, Beatrice's mind wanders back to her home and family. She wonders how Caleb was such a good liar, and I wonder the same thing. Before she can think for too long though, some shouts, "They're jumping off!"
Beatrice and Christina grab each other's hands for the strength to leap from the train to a rooftop seven stories above the ground. Thankfully, they both make it alive. Some minor injuries resulted, but nothing worse than what happened to some. Below the initiates who made the leap successfully lays a motionless body, twisted at odd angles. The description gave me a sickly feeling in my stomach. Beatrice isn't the most comfortable with the situation, but forces herself to accept the fact that this is what happens in Dauntless.
Just as soon as she thinks it is over, Beatrice is in for yet another leap of faith. Literally. The initiates are instructed to leap off the rooftop into an entrance to the Dauntless compound. Without knowing what awaits her, Beatrice is the first to push herself to the edge and with a flash of bravery, take the leap. She is shocked when she hits something solid, and laughs when she realizes she is in a net. I don't know how she make herself leap off of a building without knowing what was at the bottom. But her bravery doesn't go unnoticed. "First jumper--Tris!"
"Four sets his hand on my back and says, 'Welcome to Dauntless.'"
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