Hey Divergents! I am super sorry for the huge delay! This chapter is so overdue. I will start posting every week or every other week depending on my availability because I am going on vacation. Please R & R! Also, I wanted to give a shout-out to my friend who has been helping me write and edit Emergent as this is my first Fanfic! Thanks so much bff! I am thinking about creating another Fanfic too on Divergent as an If I Stay recreation. How does it sound? Please give you ideas and hope you like it!

Chapter 3

After hours on end of reuniting with my best friend, it's time to take action. I scurry out of my soft, black bed, almost tripping on the wooden floor, remembering the girl Tobias left in the infirmary.

How could I forget? I think as I frantically slip on my black, leather boots and run out the door. As I turn the shiny, metal handle, Tobias throws me my dark Columbia jacket, reminding me of the cold aroma of an abandoned building. Of a dead building. I run out into the shaded tunnel of the Dauntless compound with Christina and Tobias on my trail, passing the blue light my mother led me by on Visiting Day. The treacherous railing where Christina hung by her fingertips, struggling for her life. The very place I was dangling with fear of falling from Peter's arms. These memories and the vision of my parents' death overtake my sleep every day and every night.

I shake my head as I block these thoughts from my mind. I can't afford to be selfish. We finally reach the shining black doors of the infirmary, letting us know she is there, only a few steps away from us. I slowly enter, hoping to not startle the poor girl left in the pit, squished between the acres of rubble.

As I enter, I am startled by the pure, calming ambience of the room. The white bed is surrounded by a cream curtain for privacy. The tiled floor is polished to a shine, and the bright sunlight provides a fresh, natural glow. But right now, the only thing I can concentrate on is her.

"Hello," I whisper to her, "I'm Tris."

"Hi. Nice of you to come here to get me. I was lying on the rubble for who knows how long. At first I was faking a death for Eric and Jeanine to pass by, but not long after, I passed out," she explains, innocence clear in her voice.

Jeanine. And Eric. I completely forgot about the two villains in this action-packed movie we live. I turn to Tobias and he looks at me with a face that must mirror my own – stricken with unspeakable fright.

"What was the action like in the Dauntless compound?" I ask, turning my head towards her.

"There was none. Everyone left in a straight line, in a daze, not knowing they were about to kill thousands of innocent Abnegation. The Dauntless compound was under a bomb explosion though, and this is where they left the Divergents they found. And then killed them. One by one, as if it was an auction, and we were the bidders." Appalled, I looked at Tobias, eyes wide and face red. We all knew what Jeanine was capable of, but no one knew it was this bad. All I can think about now is Jeanine's death. "All the Divergent were brought here. Except for you two. I guess you were special."

"We weren't special. We were just lucky. Lucky and Brave." As I say that, I can see the wheels turning in Tobias' head, thinking selfless, once again.

I smile to myself at our inside joke and help the red-haired girl sit up in her white bed. The sheets are all wrinkled. Wrinkled from nights filled with tossing and turning. From nights of darkness and horrors. I watch as the girl reaches up to her forehead, possibly trying to diminish a massive headache, but failing no matter how hard she wills it to go away. At that moment, I feel ashamed as I realize I never got the girl's name.

"Hey, I'm really sorry about this, but what's your name?" I ask gently, internally wanting to put this conversation onto fast speed to go to Jeanine.

"It's fine, my name is Keresa."

"Keresa, I like it."

"Oh, you should also know that Jeanine saw me in the Infirmary. She asked me about the whereabouts of all three of you," she says, looking at Christina, "I told her you dropped me off at the infirmary and then left."

"Oh no ... " I look at Tobias and Christina. Her eyebrows are crinkled with worry, her feet twitching out of fear. But by the look Tobias gives me, I know he has a plan. He always has a plan.

Suddenly, I hear a snap coming from outside. I instantly reach for the heavy blade buried in my boots and curl my fingers around its black handle. With a slight nod at Tobias, I signal him to stay with Keresa. Slowly, I walk out into the cold aroma of the hallway and freeze. The drop-dead silence allows me to hear two voices. One I wish I didn't hear at that circumstance. One I could never mistake. And one I was totally unprepared for. Caleb. And Jeanine.

My breath falters and I fall to the floor as all the pieces come together. Caleb transferring to Erudite. Distant. Ashamed. Defensive. Glassy. Different.

My brother is a traitor.