The Glade Walker

Chapter 8

"WICKED is good."
The voices come back. Over and over.
"Shailene....You must choose..."
'Must choose what?' Shailene thought to herself. She knew she was unconscious, and that she was in a burning home. Thomas was her first thought. She had to wake up- for Thomas.

Shailene wakes up in the Med-Jack hut. No one is in the room except her. "Thomas? Newt? Alby?" Shailene. Two boys come in, Clint and Jeff, you remember, and they come over to you, a worried expression on their face.
"SHES UP GUYS!" Clint yells. Two boys come rushing into the room a few minutes after Clint yelled. Thomas and Newt.
"Thank bloody your okay!" Newt says, sitting you up and hugging you. Shailene's muscles ache whenever she moves, but tries not to show it. Shes happy to be back with her friends.
"I tried, Shailene. I tried so hard. You past out on me and there was nothing I could do. Luckily the Gladers heard my screams as I burned... With you..." Thomas says, looking down at the floor in shame.
"I know you did, it isn't your fault." Shailene says, giving Thomas a hug. He squeezes her tight, and whispers in your ear. "Did you dream?"
"Come with me." Shailene whispers back.
"Okay."

Shailene and Thomas make their way back to a charred area behind the Homestead where no one would see them.
"I did dream. The voices came back, Tom. But they kept saying "you must choose." What does that mean?"
"I dont know, but we gotta figure it out soon. I can't stand another minute in here." Thomas said. Shailene looked at him, and had a thought. "The Maze" she whispered.
"What about it?"
"It has to be a code. Its the only way out, and if we have to choose, we have to do it quick I'm guessing."
"Maybe this is what we have to choose, whether to get out now or stay in here." Thomas said, deep in thought. Shailene stared at him
"Thats exactly it! They want us to choose when to leave and who will lead. Your a genius Tom!" Shailene said, and hugged Thomas. He seemed surprised at first, but eventually hugged her back.
"Its almost nighttime, we should get to bed." Thomas said.
"Did you guys build a new Homestead?"
"Not really. Its just an area with a couple of blankets we managed to salvage."
"Oh." Was all Shailene could say.

Thomas and Shailene stood behind the charred Homestead in silence. Shailene began to here yelling and screaming.
"Whats going on?" Shailene asked Thomas.
"I dont know."
They made their way over to the yelling and it turned out everyone was around the Maze Door. Except, it was open, and the moon was already out. Shailene could see a giant figure lumber from the Maze, and heard the screaming of her fellow Gladers being eaten alive...