Chapter 23: Lightning & The Thunder

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You're always riding in the backseat
Now I'm smiling from the stage while
You were clapping in the nosebleeds
Thunder, feel the thunder
Lightning and the thunder

You're always riding in the backseatNow I'm smiling from the stage whileYou were clapping in the nosebleedsThunder, feel the thunderLightning and the thunder

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The fire was out and the group was scattered around sleeping. Thomas slowly woke up as thunder was heard in the distance. He rested on his hands and knees, his eyes going wide when he saw lights in the distance. He let out a cough then hit Newt who was laying next to him, immediately waking him up.

"Newt. Get up!" Thomas said. "Come on let's go! Aris, Clara! I see something." Thomas hit them as well, everyone starting to get up.

"What is that?" Minho asked.

"You see that?" Thomas asked then looked to Clara.

"I've never seen that before." She told them honestly.

"It's lights." Thomas smiled.

"We made it." Newt said softly.

"That's not The Right Arm." She told him but no one seemed to acknowledge her. More lighting and thunder went off in the back, getting awfully close to them.

"Ok. Let's go. Come on." Thomas told them. They quickly grabbed their stuff and started to run towards the lights. The lighting get closer.

"Keep moving! Come on"

"We're getting closer!"

"Get inside go!" Thomas shouted as they were so close to the building.

Lighting struck right down at a car that Minho and Thomas were passing. The two flew back, Minho getting struck by it while Thomas didn't.

Clara quickly stopped and turned around as she saw Minho laying still on the ground. Clara always thought of seeing someone from the glade get hurt, get what they deserved after what they did to her. She always imagined how good it would feel to see them suffer like she did. But, this wasn't a good feeling. The feeling she was getting at the moment was her heart dropping down to her stomach.

"Minho." Clara whispered and ran over to him as her hands hovered over his chest, smoke coming off of him. "Someone help me!" She shouted back to the others.

Thomas was the first one to her side as he started to pull him up, Clara helping him when Newt went by her side. "Come on, get him up." Newt said as Clara and Aris started to drag Minho, an arm each over their shoulders.

Fry held the door open as Teresa was the first to run inside.  Fry waved them on.  "Come on!  Hurry up!"  He told them as they finally made it, Fry closing the door behind them.

"Watch his head."

"Turn on a light!"

"Ow!  That's my foot."

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