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Tho there with his arhtened back up "Slim myself? That old shank just said you’re not immune to the Flare How can you--"
"I’ht I’d still be alive at this buggin’ point--and living hasn’t exactly been so great anyway"
Tho to seerin still hadn’t left Newt’s face, so Thooing crazy and wanting to eat suess on’t cry for you" Words had never felt so empty before
"Good that," Newt responded; the sh
Thomas finally turned his attention to the rest of the people in the roohts One of the Gladers--a kid naotten to know very well--was staring into space with blank eyes, and another was trying to hide his tears One of the girls of Group B had red, puffy eyes--a couple of her friends were huddled around her, trying to console her
"I wanted to get that out of the way," Rat Man said "Mainly so I could tell you myself and remind you that the whole point of this operation has been to build toward a cure Most of you not ies of the Flare, and I have every confidence that you’ll be taken care of before it goes too far But the Trials required your participation"
"And what if you don’t figure things out?" Minho asked
Rat Man ignored him He walked over to the closest bed, then reached up and put a hand on the oddwe’re very proud of here--a feat of scientific andIt’s called a Retractor, and it will be perfor this procedure It’ll be placed on your face--and I pro is done Small wires within the device will descend and enter your ear canals From there they will remove the ive you a sedative to cal to dull the discolance around the room "You will fall into a trancelike state as the nerves repair themselves and your h during what you called the Changing back in the Maze But not nearly as bad, I pro brain patterns We have severalto get started Now, I’m sure you have a million questions, but oing to wait until after the procedure for any more Q and A"
The Rat Man paused, then finished, "Give me just a few moments to make sure the medical teams are ready You can take this time to make your decisions"
He crossed the roo of his white pants the only sound cutting the silence, and disappeared through the first steel door, closing it behind him Then the roo at once
Teresa caht behind her He leaned in close to be heard over the buzz of frantic conversations "You shanks know more and remember more than anybody else Teresa, I’ve never made a secret of it--I don’t like you But I want to hear what you think anyway"
Thomas was just as curious to hear Teresa’s opinion He nodded at his former friend and waited for her to speak There was still a small part of hiainst doing what WICKED wanted
"We should do it," Teresa said, and it didn’t surprise Thoood "It feels like the right thing to s Decide what to do next"
Thoether "Teresa, I know you’re not stupid But I also know you’re in love with WICKED I’ it"
"Me neither," Minho said "They can manipulate us, play with our shuck brains, dude! Hoould we even know if they’re giving us back our ownnew ones inside us?"
Teresa let out a sigh "You guys arethe whole point! If they can control us, if they can do whatever they ith us, , then ould they even bother with this whole charade of giving us a choice? Plus, he said they’d also be taking out the part that lets theit tohis head slowly "And certainly not them I’m with Thomas"
"What about Aris?" Newt had been so quiet, Thomas hadn’t even noticed that he’d walked up behind hiuys before you came to the Maze? What does he think?"
Tho to so out with theured h his own Maze experience with that group But Thoive the boy for the part he’d played in helping Teresa back in the Scorch, luring hi hio ask him," Teresa said
Thomas and his friends watched as she walked over, and she and her group started whispering furiously to each other
"I hate that chick," Minho finally said
"Come on, she’s not so bad," Frypan offered
Minho rolled his eyes "If she’s doing it, I’reed "And I’m the one who supposedly has the bloody Flare, so I havefor one more trick"
Thomas had already settled on that "Let’s just hear what she says Here she comes"
Her talk with Aris had been short "He sounded even more sure than us They’re all for it"
"Well, that settles it for ainst it"
Thomas couldn’t have said it better hiht, but he didn’t voice his opinion aloud He watched Teresa’s face instead She turned and looked at Thomas It was a look he kneell--she expected him to side with her But the difference was that noas suspicious about why she wanted it so badly
He stared at her, forcing his own expression to remain blank--and Teresa’s face fell
"Suit yourselves" She shook her head, then turned and walked away
Despite everything that had happened, Thomas’s heart lurched in his chest as she retreated across the roo Thos on our face, can we? I’d just be happy back in et about the Grievers?" Newt asked