Chapter 13

The newest thing the initiates learn to do is knife throwing.  I think it would be fun to learn how to throw knives.  Just not with Eric in the room.  He is in such a bad mood because he lost Capture the Flag.  That makes me really happy.  Four is the one who demonstrates throwing knives. Tris watches his technique and then practices without a knife until she gets the movement down.  Of course, Peter has to make a comment.

"I think the Stiff's taken too many hits to the head!" remarks Peter.  "Hey, Stiff! Remember what a knife is?"

When Tris does throw the knife though, she hits the target.  Meanwhile, Peter misses again.

"Hey, Peter," I say.  "Remember what a target is?"

I love how Tris isn't afraid of Peter.  Peter is such a prick and needs to be taken down a couple notches.  He's so annoying.

Al keeps missing the target and Eric takes out his frustration over losing out on him.  He tells Al to go retrieve his knives from the floor while the other initiates keep throwing, but Al refuses to do it.  Eric is such a bully!  When Al refuses Eric makes him stand in front of the target while Four throws knives at him.  Tris does not let this happen.

"Stop it.  Any idiot can stand in front of a target," I say.  "It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us.  Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice."

GO TRIS!  I definitely wouldn't be brave enough to stand up to Eric, or take the place of Al.  Which Tris does.  Four throws three knives at Tris and the first two don't hit her, but the third nicks her ear.  She gets really mad at Four because he did it on purpose and was goading her the whole time she stood there.  When she confronts him Four says she should thank him for helping her.  Tris still doesn't understand that he was trying to help her by reminding her that if she failed Al would take her place.  It's very frustrating that Tris doesn't get that FOUR LIKES HER!  I am soo jealous!  

A scene from the movie! So excited!