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Creative Writing: Four Picking Tris

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Four picks Tris first and continues to pick those who are small and fast. Eric picks the strong, muscular transfers for his team. Four's team hides the flag at the Navy Pier. While everyone is arguing about strategies, Tris decides to sneak away and climb the old Ferris wheel. Four opposes, but follows her up anyway. Tris feels her legs tremble, not because of the altitude, but because of Four's presence. He is also trembling slightly. Tris realizes that he is afraid of heights. Tris reaches the top of the Ferris wheel and finds the other team's flag. Tris slips and is left hanging in midair. Four is able to make the wheel function again and both of them reach the ground safely. Tris and Christina reach the flag at the same time, but Tris lets her earn the victory. On the way back, She meets Dauntless born initiates, Marlene and Uriah. The following day, Eric begins training with knife throwing practice. Everyone hits the …show more content…

He assures her that Four won't be attending. The Dauntless will zip-line a hundred stories down the abandoned Hancock building. She feels pure exhilaration as she flies through the air. When she returns, her friends are somewhat jealous of her experience. Tris starts to believe that she truly belongs in Dauntless. The second portion of the initiation process involves a simulation of her fears. Four injects her with a simulation serum and she is immediately swarmed by crows. She slows down her heartbeat and returns to consciousness. Although she feels inadequate, Four assures that she responded three times faster than most of her peers. She wonders why the second stage is so difficult. Tris is harassed by Molly with an article stating that families from Abnegation abuse their children. Tris becomes furious and attacks Molly and Peter while Will separates the argument. Tris and Christina are on their way to the tattoo parlor when they bump into an intoxicated

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