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I have the serum in my hand I push it in her neck slowly it makes a bubbly sound as it sinks in. Four stands behind me wide eyed as the rest of the factions watch on the big screens on the building. We see an erudite boy standing in the corner writing on a piece of paper I walk over and look at the paper the top is labeled Jenenes fears. As I start talking the simulation starts and I quickly stop speaking, we all take a step back and watch not sure what to expect. Jeneane's first fear pops up I see a bedroom and I see Four, my mom, and Tori and other familiar faces of people I don’t know personally but i’ve seen around. I jump into conclusion i’m just gonna take a wild guess and say that her first fear is divergents as the simulation is going I …show more content…
Is she mad because we have all the factions in our blood? I just wish I knew the right answer I want to know the truth, I want justice and equality for my fellow divergents and if this is the way I can get it I will shoot serum into Jeneane's neck every single day until I get what I want. We are still staring at the screen with blank faces once her first fear is done it’s on to number two. We see a cloudy grey sky and then she starts walking she’s on a rope she’s holding a ball it had all the factions logos on it, it’s the ball that only divergents can open she starts yelling they are very shrilling. She falls off the rope onto a tarp which leads to her next which fear which starts with her walking into a house there is a man standing there looks her age, she tries to push past him but she can’t manage to. He then points to a clock that says 6:04 PM he smacks her so hard it leaves a mark she runs over to the stove and puts a pan on and grabs some meat and vegetables from the fridge as she starts cooking I see something on the man's wrist it has all the factions logos! We all knew at this moment why Jenene had a fear of divergents she was abused by one previously that explains

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