Chapter Two
The Test
The man who will be supervising my test is from Candor. Our own factions aren't allowed to test us. "Have a seat." The man has a clear voice. Like whenever he drank water, it swept the lies right out of his throat. Of course, he couldn't lie. He was Candor.
I sat down and gave the man a small, shy smile. He seemed uptight and tiered. He put some wires on me, then on himself. "Now, don't worry. This won't hurt. It's only a stimulation. He sat down in his own chair. "We have one minute before the test will begin. There are no right or wrong answers." It didn't seem like he cared. I began to slip into blackness.
The black only lasted for a second. I was in a room. There was a table with some cheese and a knife on it. The man was there. "Pick one." He said calmly. I frowned. I reached for the cheese. It looked so soft and delicious. But when my hand was halfway there, I saw some intricate carvings on the knife, and picked that up instead. It was intriguing. "That is your choice." It sounded more like a statement that a question. "Yes." MY voice sounded confused. The table with the cheese vanished.
I heard growling behind me. I turned around. There was a dog with bloodshot eyes, and drool covering its mouth and the floor around it. I knew the Candor man couldn't interfere. The dog jumped towards me. In that split second before it reached me, I threw the knife to the side, and jumped out of the way. I didn't really want to hurt the dog (the result of being Amity). Now I wouldn't be tempted to use it.
The dog turned to attack again. I decided that it was only a stimulation, so the dog couldn't hurt me. So I sat down on the clean, plain floor, covered my eyes with my hands, and waited to see what would happen. Then I felt my surroundings change. I opened my eyes.
I was on a bus. The man from Candor was a couple seats ahead of me staring forwards. And old woman from Erudite got on. I got up to offer her my seat. "What a sweetheart." The woman said, in a falsely sweet voice. Then her expression changed. She held up a newspaper clipping. I recognized the man on the front, but I didn't know where from. The Headline read WANTED FOR MURDER! "Have you seen this man before?" The woman demanded. "No." I lied. I was sure the Candor man was grimacing. The woman kept on pushing. I exploded. "NO, I do not know him, and I don't care, so SHUT UP!" I didn't apologize. I faded into blackness again.
When I was back in the room again, though I had never left it, the man took of our wires, and left the room. I was stunned at what had just happened. He came back, looking scared. "Your results are odd. You have three results." Now what. I felt like I should be surprised, u I wasn't."You are Divergent," the man continued. "You can manipulate the stimulations. This needs to stay a secret." His tone sounded rushed. I nodded. "What are my results?" He sighed."Confusing." I stared. He stared. I stared back harder. After a long pause, he said "Amity, Abnegation…and Dauntless." I kept on staring. Those were very different faction.