The Assassin Trapped In A Maze ~Newtmas~

Chapter 20

~Minho's POV~

I had spent a couple of hours sitting in this shuck car, waiting impatiently for it to stop so that I could finally breathe again. Spending three years in a complete open space, even though we were all technically trapped, had rendered me unable to stay into confine spaces more than a few minutes. It was truly one of the worsed feeling, being trapped inside small spaces, it made me feel like I was back inside the Box ready to get sent back into the maze.

Putting that feeling aside, I couldn't stop thinking about my friends. I had left them a while ago and my heart was still feeling heavy and I knew it was because I missed them already. I tried to tell myself that everything would fall into place once I'll be back to my parents but I just couldn't help it. These shanks had become my family long ago. Even Thomas.

This shuckface probably had the biggest balls a man could ever have. I had never seen someone have the courage to do everything he had done but knowing what his job was, it had surprised me a little less. But he still had gained all my respect. I knew he was one of the few people that would forever have my respect for what he did. He saved us, all of us. And even after how some of the gladers had doubted him he still tried to save as much people as possible. Not many people would have cared about what would have happened to those who were little shits to them but he did. He even tried to get Gally to come with us which said a lot about Thomas.

As I was leaving, I realised how Thomas had grew on me. I realised how I had been letting my guards down after he had all saved us. He made us all feel safe and he made us stop fearing strangers. But now that I was alone, the fear was slowly creeping back inside my system. I realised he was not here to save me if I needed help. It was weird how I could be this dependent on him even though we didn't know each other for long. But after the many times we saved each other, I just felt safer with all of us together. There is safety in numbers.

My thoughts were snapped by the driver pulling over in front of a big house. I had forgotten the name of the town I was going to live in but from the looks of my surroundings, it was quite a nice town that looked peaceful.

"I don't have all the time in the world, kid" The driver grumbled when he realised I hadn't moved an inch. I glared at him, grabbed my bag which contained the only belongings I owned and stepped out of the car. I closed the door of the car and as soon as I did, the driver drove away, leaving me alone on the sidewalk.

"Slinthead" I muttered angrily as I watched the car leave. I sighed, stretched my tensed body from the hours of sitting before turning towards what would become my new house and walking to the front door.

I stopped in front of it and stared at it for a while. I found myself hesitating. What was I supposed to do now? I wanted to meet my parents but I didn't remember them, not even their names. How was I supposed to face them? I sighed once again, closing my eyes for a brief second to gather enough courage inside of me and before I could run away I rang the doorbell. A rush of panic immediately washed away all the courage I had a second ago and I was left to stare at the door with wide eyes. The door suddenly opened wide to reveal an asian woman, looking quite strict but still loving. She looked at me, frozen and stared for a second before tackling me into a hug.

"Oh my god, Myung-Dae" The woman exclaimed as she started crying on my shoulder. (A/n: I don't know if it's true but I read somewhere that the gladers's real names are revealed in The Fever Code but I haven't read it yet and I was too lazy to search for their real names so sorry about that.) "Come in, sweetheart, come." She said as she pulled away and gestured for me to come inside the house.

"Honey?" A man's voice echoed inside the house and as we stepped inside the living room I saw a man standing there, looking at me with wide, teary, eyes. "Myung-Dae?" He whispered before walking to me and hugging the life out of me. "So it's true then? You're really alright, son?"