Thank you for the guest review from Maddie and her really nice comments and advice! Here is Chapter Three.
"Well that was quiet a show girly, I haven't seen a result like that for years-"
"Well then what was my result," I cut her off quickly and try to sound enforcing but she continues to laugh,
"Amity girl," she says,
"My name is Lottie," I clench my fists,
"Ok then Lottie," she says my name like a piece of dirt on the back of her shoe, "Your results were inconclusive,"
"What?," I freeze, "Inconclusive... what does that mean? The test was supposed to give me an answer, there has to be an answer!"
"Well Lottie, the test simply did not work on you, I'm sorry but you can still have a result if you like-"
"The test didn't work? What kind of excuse is that something must have gone wrong, the test always works I know it does! I am complaining-"
"No no! You can't do that because then they will find out about you,"
"Find out about me? What do you mean?"
"Come with me," she grabs my arm and drags me out behind the building through the other exit to the room,
"Your results were inconclusive meaning that you are Divergent,"
"What is Divergent?"
"It means that you qualified for more than one faction, do you want to know what they are,"
"Ok, yes,"
"You qualified for Candor... and Dauntless, Erudite and Abnegation, but not your own faction which makes you even more different,"
"So what am I supposed to choose then," I ask, " How could I have qualified for so many?"
"Well, you were smart when you were deciding which key to use making you go along the path for Erudite and pushing the door made you also Dauntless but when you met the man you were honest making you Candor and you were going to give him the bread, Abnegation, before you rightfully realised that he was not to be trusted, again Erudite and when you threw the bread that was again Dauntless,"
"But how can I choose if I belong in so many factions?"
"That dearie is up to you, but I will tell you this; be careful with your decision because being Divergent is dangerous and they will hunt you down and they will kill you,"
"Who's they?"
"I can't say, but if you pick the wrong faction then you don't have a chance. I will put your result in by hand so that they don't know what happened, as far as anyone else knows, you got Candor. Ok?"
"Ok I understand,"
"Good," she nods, "Now you have to pretend that none of this ever happened when you,"
"I will,"
She leads me back into the room and I exit the normal way and sprint down the corridors towards the exit. Once I have left the school building I run along the side road towards the Amity sector as fast as I can until I reach my house. Nobody will be in because it's the middle of the day already so I know I'll be safe; I run up to my bedroom and hold my head in my hands taking deep breaths to stop my heart from racing after running so far. How can I be Divergent? What could it mean? I have to find answers before I can choose my faction, but will anybody give me answers when I really need them because Fia said that being Divergent is dangerous. I am dangerous. I feel a hand come across my shoulder, and it is my mother,
"You're back early dear, what happened?"
"Oh, the administrator said that I should get home as fast as possible because... something went wrong and she had to pt it in manually. Why are you here?," I try to sound normal and hold back my confusion,
"Livy is sick again... were you happy with the faction you were given"?
"Yes, I suppose so," I hate to lie to her but I can't tell her the truth because it would break her heart,
"Just remember dear that we will love you even if you choose to go somewhere else but, be careful with your decision because I know you can't tell me what you got in the test but I know that you may not want to stay here,"
"I'm sorry," I say, "I just never felt right here, it's just not what I am,"
"I know dear and I have to admit to you that I feel the same, but sometimes your decision has to be for safety rather than choice," she looks at me closely before walking out of the door and going downstairs. What does she mean about safety? Surely my Amity mother was not a Divergent, she always seemed to fit in so perfectly here but maybe - it was all just a lie. If I have to choose for my safety then I can't pick Candor can I? Because they will find out who I am if I can't lie and I am not brave enough to be Dauntless or selfless enough to be Abnegation. But Erudite still wouldn't work because they are the ones Fia was talking about. I just know it, they are the ones patrolling the rooms for the test and are always the ones who want to know results when you exit. O would not be safe there either.
Later, we eat dinner in silence which is not normal for a family in Amity but perhaps they think that we won't be a family for much longer. I don't feel at all hungry and Livy also just picks at her food, but the others all try to eat so that they can hide the pain. Father make us go to bed early so that I can think about my decision and so Livy can get better but when I am almost asleep I hear a small voice,
"You won't leave me will you Lottie? I need you," I sit up in bed to see Livy in her white nightgown, pale as a ghost at the doorway,
"Oh, Livy come here," she walks towards me and I take her hand,
"You know that I don't want to leave you but I have to," I tell her and she looks at the floor,"
"I don't like it here Lottie," I am confused,
"What don't you like, Amity,"
"No, our city, it is not right Lottie. Believe me,"
she turns and walks away and I don't understand what she means about our city but there is something and that I know. I need to find out about the Divergents but I just don't know how.
Thanks for reading I hope I can post the new chapter soon. What faction do you think Lottie should pick? Leave me your ideas in a review!
Rueflower7 xx
