MISTAKE | Minho / The Maze Runner

twenty-two

A nurse was taking Vera's vitals, writing down everything on a clipboard. Days seemed to blend into one another, and Vera wished everyday that the boy would come for her soon.

Sooner came.

Sirens started to blare, they were loud and obnoxious, but Vera knew what this meant.

He was coming.

What she didn't expect was to see Gally barge into her room, naked. He looked frantic and just like the girl had told her, he looked crazy.

Vera kept her cool, she would have to if she wanted to make it out of WICKED unscathed.

Gally ran towards her, arms flailing like he was possessed. And just as promised, he scratched her, sharp nails making the bare skin of her arm bleed. The nurse panicked, calling for guards. Two men, tall with guns resting on their hips ran into the small room, now cramped with people.

They tasered Gally, and Vera fought everything in her that was telling her to scream. Gally was on the ground in a matter of seconds, and like he knew he had finished what he had to do, he gave in, letting the guards drag him away.

Three days. Three days till Vera could leave, escape. She was on her own now.

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Vera couldn't sleep that night. Her mind was focused on a plan. She lay underneath the covers, soft in comparison to the ones in the Glade, but no where near as comforting. Her hand was pressed against the cool glass of a syringe. She didn't know what was in it, but she knew what she had to do with it. She managed to sneak it yesterday, after she was finished with her testing.

As always, a nurse came into her room, ready to take her vitals.

"Hello Vera. How are you feeling today?" she asked with a monotone voice.

Vera knew she had to act quick. She screamed, jumping on the nurse, muttering random words over and over. Then, she stabbed her with the syringe, without even a second thought. It was all to get out of here.

Vera ran through the hallway, banging on random doors. She wasn't trying to escape; she was trying to make them want her to leave.

Ava Paige was standing in front of her. Vera hated that woman.

She muttered more nonsense, loud enough that the blonde woman was able to hear her. Vera ran at her, screaming. She kicked her, forcing herself to smile, making sure she looked as crazy as possible.

Guards tackled her, pushing her to the ground and then tasering her, just as they had done to Gally.

Vera kept repeating to herself that this would all be worth it.

It was proven to be worth it when the next day, she was being shipped off to the city. The plan had worked.