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Thomas wanted to scream at the man but knew it’d serve no point Instead he answered in as caln of trouble," Minho added, "we start fighting If that means we die, then so be it"

David smiled fully this time "You know, that’s exactly e predicted you’d do at this point" He motioned with an aro hold "Shall we?"

Newt spoke up this tiht you’d like to eat so around the crowd of Gladers and girls "It’s a very long flight"

Tholances But in the end they followed They really had no other option

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Thos as the next couple of hours passed

He’d e and victory kind of trickled away as the group went through the motions of the most ordinary of activities Hot food Cold drinks Medical attention Wonderfully long showers Fresh clothes

Through it all, Thoain That he and the others were being pacified, slowly being led to another shock like the one they’d had when they awakened in the dor rescued from the Maze But really, what else was there to do? David and the others on his staffto raise alar on a couch that ran along the narrow , a vast room full ofTeresa, but she ca near her, a hard ti to her or anyone else His insides burned with tur else to do He didn’t kno to fly a Berg and wouldn’t knohere to go even if he could take it over They’d go wherever WICKED took them, they’d listen, they’d make their decision

"What’re you thinkin’ about?" Teresa finally asked

Tholad she’d spoken aloud―he wasn’t sure he wanted to co about? Mostly trying not to"

"Yeah Maybe we should just enjoy the peace and quiet for a while"

Tho had changed between them at all As if they were still best friends And he couldn’t stand it any happened"

Teresa looked down "I’et just as much as you probably are Look, I’m not stupid I know that we can never be the sa It was the plan and it worked You’re not dead and that’s worth it to iveso reasonable "Well, all I care about right now is stopping these people It’s not right what they’ve done to us It doesn’t "

Teresa stretched out a little so she could rest her head against the arht’ve erased our memories, but they didn’t remove our brains We were both part of this, and when they tell us everything―e re to do whatever they tell us to"

Thoht about that for a second and realized he couldn’t possibly have disagreed more Maybe at one ti it with Teresa was the last thing he wanted to do "Maybe you’re right," he murmured

"When’s the last tiain with the act that all ell "I do For as cha spear"

Teresa stretched "I can only say sorry so ot some rest I didn’t sleep for one second while you were out I think I’ve been awake for two full days"

"Poor baby" Thomas yawned He couldn’t help himself―he was tired, too

"M slowed She’d fallen asleep just like that He glanced around at the other Gladers and Group Bs Most of the to talk to soe and Brenda were nowhere to be found―soe, not to mention at least a bit worrisome

It was then that he realized he an to droop, and weariness and fatigue crept in As he sank deeper into the couch, he decided he’d have tiave in and allowed the sweet darkness of unconsciousness to take him

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He awoke, blinked, wiped his eyes and saw nothing but pure white No shapes, no shadows, no variation, nothing Just white

A flicker of panic until he realized he e, but a dreaainst his skin Feel hi Yet he was surrounded by a co

Tom

A voice Her voice Could she talk to hi? Had she done it before? Yes

Hey, he responded

Are youokay? She sounded troubled No, felt troubled

Huh? Yeah, I’ht you’d be a little surprised right now

He felt a stab of confusion What are you talking about?

You’re about to understand more Very soon now

For the first tiht There was so off about it

Tout A horrible, sickening, toxic fear

Tom?

Whowho are you? he finally asked, terrified of the answer

A pause before she answered

It’s et bad for you

Tho He screamed and screamed and screaht up, covered in sweat Even before he could fully cos, before all the infornitive functions of his brain, he knew that everything rong That everything had been taken froround, alone, in a roo hite The floor beneath hiive to be coe buttoned indentations across theht shone down froh for him to reach The place had a clean smell to it, like ammonia and soap Thomas looked down to see that even his clothes had no color: a T-shirt, cotton pants, socks