…there is power in self-sacrifice.
VERONICA ROTHI feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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