Beatricercalebsays. what happened? Are you all right? Tm fine. He is with Susan and her brother Robert, and Susan giving is me a strange look, like I am a different person than the one she knew this morning, I shrug, "When the was over, got sick Must have been that test liquid they gave us. feel better now, though." I try to smile convincingly. to have persuaded Susan and Robert. seem concerned for my mental stability, but Caleb narrows who no longer look his eyes at me, the way he does when he suspects someone of duplicity. "Did you two take the bus todayr ask I don't care how Susan and Robert got home from school, but need to change the subject. "our father had to work late," Susan says, 'and he told us we should spend some time thinking before the eeremony tomorrow. My heart pounds at the mention of the ceremony. "You're welcome to come over later, ifyou'd like, Caleb sayspolitely. Thank you. Susan smiles at Caleb. Robert raises an eyebrow at me. He and I have been exchanging looks for the past year as Susan and Caleb flirt in the tentative way known only to the Abnegation. Caleb's eyes follow susan down the wall. I have to grab his arm to startle him from his daze. I lead him into the house and close the door behind us. He turns to me. His dark, straight eyebrows draw together so that a crease appears between them. When he frowns, he looks more like my mother than my father. In an instant I can see him living the same kind of life my father did: staying in Abnegation, learning a trade, marrying Susan, and having a family. It will be wonderful.