Chương 17: Chapter 17

By the time the last name is done the Dauntless are getting impatient. They start talking quietly to each other and play little games with their hands while they wait. As soon as the ceremony is over, they start running out the doors towards the train tracks. We're gonna jump on to the train. They start climbing, and I wonder if I really wanna do this. Am I capable of jumping on a train? I made this decision, I have to live with it. I start to move forward and climb the ladder up to the train platform. Everyone lines up across the side and waits for the train to come. I then see a bright light and hear the sound of a train running across the tracks. All the Dauntless ahead of me begin to jog and then bolt into a run. I hesitate for a second, and a boy my age yells, "Come on!", and I follow. We both start running and I eventually catch up to him. By now the train is moving alongside us, and the Dauntless ahead jump on to the small steps on the side to open the door. Eventually, nearly all the doors are open and everyone begins to push themselves on. A door is then right next to me, so I grab the handle as hard as I can and push myself in. The boy is still running outside so I hold out my arm and he grabs it. I pull him up as hard as I can and then notice a girl from Amity still running outside. If she doesn't get in now she'll be factionless. The boy and I both put our arms out and reach for her. She grabs my arm first and then the boy's and we pull her inside. By now we're all out of breath already, and we sit against the walls of the train. The boy is wearing a white shirt, with a black blazer on top and black pants. Candor. We catch our breath for a few moments before the boy I helped on speaks.