Disclaimer: Divergent is not my creation! It is Veronica Roth's!

Madison POV:

Some how I ended up in the center's library. Books have always been my escape of the harsh reality that is my life. When ever I could I would try my hardest to get my hands on a book. Back when me and Em lived with our dad those hours we would spend trying our hardest to get our hands on books and reading them where our only escape from him.

Whenever I read a book its like I can disappear from my own problems and transport to another world. If I'm honest with myself if it were not for reading I probably wouldn't have found it in my self to be strong when my mom died. I close my eyes and shake the thought out of my head. I hated remembering my mom because remembering any memory of her would always lead to the memories of that night. The night everything changed. I here the library door open and I tense up thinking it's Tobias but when I turn around I see that its not Tobias. Its a boy with the curly brown hair and ice blue eyes. Ryan.

Flashback:

When me and Em first got the center no one would talk to us I guess it's because of all the visible scars on our arms. Ryan was the first person to talk to us. It was about a week ago. Me and Em had spent the day in the library where she fell asleep as I was reading to her. It was a book about a boy who found out he was wizard and has to face the most evil wizard of all time. Both me and Em were really enjoying it.I had to take Em back to the bunks. I had a stack of books that I wanted to take back to our bunks with me but not wanting to wake Emma up I had to carry her. I tried picking her up in my arms and placing the books on her belly. As soon as I stood up the books fell off.

"Great!" I muttered. I set Emma back down on the sofa and bent down to pick up the books. When I looked up I saw a boy staring at me.

"Do you need any help?" he asked. What do I do? Should I trust him? But how else could I get back to the bunks. I was not gonna make two trips. Him carrying my books couldn't hurt could it?

"Oh um... sure?"

"OK." He started walking over to Emma. At first I was confused at what he was doing. Then I realized he was gonna carry Emma back for me.

"NO!" I said lunging myself between him and Emma. He looked at me like I was crazy and backed away slowly. "Sorry, but I'll get her and you could carry my books."

"Are you sure? It's a long walk."

"Yes. I'm sure."

"OK then." I scoop Emma up and start to walk. The boy picks up my books and starts walking with me.

"So how long have you been here?" He asked.

"Oh umm...a little over 2 weeks." I said shyly. It wasn't very often I got shy of nervous unless I was but after may years in the fringe I had learned not to trust any males what so ever.

"Umm...what about you?"

"Oh I'm not a...I mean I used to be one but I got adopted and now I volunteer here."

"Oh that's nice." I said awkwardly. I have never really talked to anybody my age especially a boy. I really didn't know what to say, but despite that he kept up a conversation with me. He talked about the most random things it was weird but I didnt mind it because he did all the talking and didnt asks much about me.

When we got to the bunks I laid Emma down and took the books from his hands.

"Thanks a lot for the help."I said

"Hey its no problem." He said with a smile.

We both stood their silently for a few minutes until he spoke up.

"Those are some good books you picked out their."

"What? Oh thanks."

"Yeah. I'm Ryan by the way." He said extending his arm for me to shake it. I just stood there and stared at it. Right now my arms where uncovered because I was wearing a t-shirt. If I showed him my arm and he saw all the scars and bruises he would run for the hills.

"Hey it's ok." He says snapping me out of my thoughts.

"What?" I asked confused. He motions towards my arms which in all my thinking I crossed my arms over my chest like I always do when I'm nervous . He's looking straight at my arms. My arms. My cuts. My bruises. My weakness. I shove my arms behind my back.

"It's ok I know some people can be mean about stuff like that but I'm not. It's ok, I don't care about that you seem like a nice person and I wanna get to know you not your past." I felt my cheeks get hot. That really meant a lot to me.

"Thanks. I'm Madison by the way."

End of flashback.

After that Ryan and I hung out every once in a while. Emma seemed to really like him after she got warmed up to him. Now he was sitting next to me on the couch in the library.

"Hey." He says.

"Hi." I say

Our knees touch accidentally and I scoot over a little more and he moves over to the other side of couch. I'm still not comfortable with touch or anything and he respects that.

"Is there something wrong?" He asks.

I sniff a little. "Um me and Emma are getting adopted." His face forms into a huge smile.

"Madison that's great!"

"No it's not great. Tobias Eaton is adopting us. I don't know if I can trust him. What if hurts us." I say tears spilling from eyes.

"Hey listen to me. I know Tobias Eaton and I know he would never hurt anyone. Especially you girls. Believe me you can trust him."

Can I really trust him? I only just met him today. But something about him just makes me feel like I can trust him something about him just makes me feel like deep down there's something being covered up. And feeling that makes me want to trust him.

"I'm trusting you."

"I promise he won't hurt you."

"Ok. I'm holding you to that."

A smile appears on his face again and some how it makes me smile too.

A few minutes later we both walk out of the library and back to the bunks. I still have to tell Emma and Ryan offered to help. I'm thankful for that. When we get back to the bunks Tobias is still there sitting at the couch area. When we walk through the door he stands up and I walk up over to him.

"Ok. We'll go with you." I say. He smiles.

"That's great Madison." He starts to make a motion like he's gonna hug me but stops. Which I'm glad for because I don't think I'll be ready for any contact yet.

"I still need to tell Emma and pack our stuff."

"Ok you take all the time you need. I'll just wait over hear." He says and sits down on the couch. Ok now I need to tell Emma. I walk over to hear and softly wake her up. She opens her big blue eyes and sits up

"Emma guess what?"