A Hard Life

A Hard Life: Ch. 23

"So, we aren't aloud to have weapons here?" Jasmin asked me as we walked to our room.

"Correct."

"That shouldn't be too hard then," Natalie spoke.

"What do you mean?" I ask her.

"We may or may not have accidentally left our weapons on the train."

I face palm myself. "Great, I'm the only one with a gun at our immediate disposal."

"Sorry, we just forgot!" Elizabeth holds up her hands in defense.

I sigh as we enter the room us four are sharing. I take out my gun and hide it behind the dresser.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired," Jasmin said yawning.

"Me too."

"Me three."

"Me four!" We all laugh and go to sleep.

After a few hours, my eyes shoot open when I feel a hand clamp over my mouth. I try to scream for help but my mouth is tapped shut. Da javu much? I try clawing at whoever holds me, but they tie up my hands and feet. So I know it's not Krisy, because this person is smarter. They blindfold me and carry me out of the room, my limbs all tied up like a turkey.

I'm thrown into what I think, the back of a truck and we start moving. Help me... After awhile, I'm picked up again and thrown onto the ground somewhere. Someone unties me and removes the tape and blindfold. I try to punch at them but they hold me tightly.

"Stay still Pansycake!" I know that voice, it's Scourge!

"What do you want from me?!"

"It's not what I want, it's what someone else wants." On cue it seems like, Jeanine Mathews walks into the room.

"Hello Mackenzie," she smiles at me. I'm back in Erudite. No. No this can't be happening!

"It's Kenzie for your information."

"Kenzie, of course. How are you?"

I look up out of the left corner of my eyes and say, "Well let's see, I got kidnapped and now..." I look straight at her, "I know that the kidnapper is you! How do you think I am?"

"Now now dear, I didn't kidnap you, I told others to."

"So you admitted that you're behind all this?"

"Shut up already." Scourge punches me in the side and I fall to the floor and he puts his foot on me to keep me there.

"Just...just what do you want from me?!" I demand.

"I want to know how you have an aptitude for all five factions! It's never happened before, so you must be one of the strongest of the Divergent!" she exclaims. What's she gonna do, experiment on me? "I also want to know what the Divergents are planning."

"Yeah, well good luck. There's nothing you can do to get answers from me," I try pushing myself up but it's no use.

"I have my ways Kenzie." Jeanine smirks and walks out. Scourge is about to follow her but kicks me in the side first and leaves. I black out.

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Natalie's POV:

I wake up just as the other girls, except Kenzie. I go to get out of bed, but she isn't there. "Guys, where's Kenzie?"

"Don't know."

"Maybe she got up already?" Jasmin suggests.

"No, you aren't allowed to get up till a certain time. And it's just now time to get up," I explain.

"Let's go find Kane," Elizabeth says. "We find him, we find Kenzie."

We all agree and search everywhere in the Amity headquarters. Kenzie wasn't in any of those rooms so she must be with Kane. We found him outside in the apple orchard.

"Kane! Have you seen Kenzie?" Jasmin questions.

"No I thought she was with you guys!" he answers.

Elizabeth exclaimed, "No. We searched everywhere, we couldn't find her!"

"We gotta find her. Come on!" Kane led us into the building. I'm guessing we were going to look at security footage from last night. I hope she's ok.