*Kate P.O.V.*
At first, I thrash and kick and try to scream but I can't because there's a hand clamped on my mouth. I'm about to keep trying to scream, but I decide against it. Instead, I bite down on my kidnapper's hand and hear it cry out in pain. I don't relent. I bite until I taste blood and suddenly, the blindfold is off. I see a woman in her mid thirties with long black hair and a tattoo of a lion on her throat. Her hand is bleeding and suddenly, it strikes out, swiftly hitting me on my jaw.
''I'm trying to help you and this is what I get?'' she asks angrily.
Help me. Why would she want to help me? I don't know her.
''Who are you?''
''Come with me.''
''I'm not going anywhere until you tell me who you are.'' I reply stubbornly.
''I'm a Dauntless Leader. Now come.''
Oh shit. Okay. I'm not convinced, but I'll follow her. For now. I check my watch. It's 6:33. She better talk quickly, I still have to get to the cafeteria and wake up Char. We wind through corridors until we reach the one outside of my training room. She corners me, and starts talking quickly and softly, ''You better watch yourself Kate. Scott, the guy that came escorted you to the compound, thinks you're... Divergent.'' she hesitates on the last word as if it's some sort of secret. A million questions pop into my brain but weirdly enough, the only think I can ask right now is, ''How do you know my name?''
''I'm a Dauntless leader, it's my job.'' she answers calmly.
''What's your name then?'' she looks around before answering in a hused tone, ''Mariah. My name is Mariah and I've only got your best intentions at heart.''
''What's a Divergent?'' I taste the new word on my tongue. I decide that I like it. It sounds... powerful.
''Different people. Dangerous to some, saviors to others. Tell me, did you get any... difficulties while taking your test? Did your test administrator say anything particular about your results?"
"Nothing weird happened. I killed the dog, lied to the man, jumped off the building and I shot myself. I got Dauntless, that's why I'm here, obviously.''
She looks puzzled.
''You shot yourself?''
''Yes. Didn't you?'' she slowly shakes her head.
''My test administrator did not say anything about my performance, therefore I take it it's correct. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm about to enjoy myself immensely waking up my fellow initiates with cold water to their faces and feed them muffins while we wait for the train that brings us on our roadtrip. If you want to talk again, take me out of my training sessions, okay?" She grips my arm with a wild look in her eyes as she practically yells at me, ''You can not tell anybody about this conversation. If you do, we'll both end up dead by tomorrow. Nobody knows of this, not even your friends. Got it?" she says. she adds, after further thinking, ''You do not speak of the word Divergent to anyone either. It's our... little secret. I'll lose my job and we'll lose our lives if you do.''
I've had enough of this conversation. I shake her grip off and turn around. I check my watch. 6:42. I'm about to ask her something, but she's gone again, mingling with the shadows.