-Finalmente sei arrivata- mi disse, guardandomi negli occhi. -Arrivata dove?- chiesi io. -Nel posto che ti aspetta da sempre, Meredith.- Meredith Dowson non è una ragazza ordinaria: fin da piccola ha uno strano rigonfiamento sulla mano che nessun medico riesce ad identificare. All' età di cinque anni preferisce coltivare la sua passione, leggere, che durerà per tutta la sua vita, piuttosto che giocare con i suoi amici. All'età di dodici anni incontrerà Abby, colei che per la prima volta sarà l'unica ad interessarsi davvero a lei. Meredith crederà, all'età di diciannove anni, di essere diventata una ragazza come tutte, fino a quando un semplice bagno in acqua le sconvolgerà la vita...

"Truth makes us transparent..." In sixteen-year old Sage Stronghold's world, civilization has been divided into five factions; abnegation, amity, candor, dauntless, and erudite. With each faction devoted to the development of specific virtues such as; selflessness, peace, honesty, bravery, and intelligence. At the age of sixteen, the communities' youths must choose the faction to which they will dedicate the entirety of their lives. The cause of it all? Simple, an attempt to form the ideal world. After receiving life threatening results on his Aptitude Test, Sage Stronghold discovers that the world he once saw as black and white, has more areas of grey than he ever realized. On his Choosing Day, Sage is then faced with the life altering decision of whether to stay with his family and the life he knows, or try and create a new existence in a different faction. He makes a choice. But is it the right one? Sage has a secret, dark and threatening to destroy him; one that he must fight to bury and conceal from everyone, because if anyone finds out, it would mean certain death. His candor-roots scream for the truth to be heard, while his sensibilities tell him to keep quiet. The truth sets you free. Or so they say...© Completed. Prequel: Set before Divergent/ Insurgent/ Allegiant events. "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic Divergent reading list"