The Scorch Trials - Minho

| chapter 5 |

We all rushed through the vent, me behind Malia. We all climb out of the vent and made it into the hallway.

"You guys go ahead, there's something I gotta do." Aris said, stopping everyone from running.

"What are you talking about?" Thomas asked, walking over to him.

"Trust me it's important. You guys wanna get outta here, right? Just go." Aris said starting to crawl back into the vents.

"I'll go with him." Winston volunteered. Thomas agreed and rushed us down the hallway.

"You sure we can trust this kid?" I ask Thomas.

"You don't wanna know where we'd be without him." Thomas answered as we all ran around the corner only to bump into someone. Shit. Dr Crawford. I grabbed Malia and brought her next to me with my hand on her waist, protectively.

"What are you kids doing out?" She asked suspiciously. As if the world hates us, the alarms went off. We all glanced at each other before we all ran down the halls. Malia next to me holding my hand as we ran.

We reached the end of the hall, only to see a man with a gun, aiming it at us. I pulled Malia back behind me, as everyone else moved back to get out the way of the man. "Stay here." I said to Malia, she looked at me confused as I ran towards the man.

"Minho what the hell are you doing?" Malia asked panicked. I didn't answer as when the man came into view I ran and shoved him against the wall, knocking him unconscious. Everyone came running up behind me.

"Shit Minho." Newt said, looking at me. Malia looked up at me surprised. Thomas picked up the gun that the unconscious man was holding and grabbed the doctor, before continuing walking down the hallway, with everyone following.

We reached the medical section, Thomas yelling at all the doctors, pointing his gun at them. "Where is she?" Thomas yelled, but got no response. He threw the gun at me and I caught it as he walked over to a curtain and yanked it open, to see Theresa curled up on the bed.

Newt began tying up the doctors hands up with bandages, while I kept the gun pointed at the doctors, making sure they don't try anything. "Guys! They're coming, what do we do?" Frypan yelled, looking through the door.

"Frypan, move!" Newt yelled. Frypan moved out of the way while Newt flipped the table over and pushed it against to door, stopping the guards from opening the door. "Everyone get back!" I yelled, grabbing Malia's hand and pushing her behind me, as I pointed the gun towards the door.

Thomas yelled at Newt to help him with something, while I kept and eye on the door. Thomas and Newt smashed the glass, with a chair they had found. Theresa placed a blanket over the edge so it would protect us from the broken glass, that scattered all over the floor. Newt helped Malia over, while I tossed Thomas the gun and jumped over.

"Stay behind me!" Thomas yelled as he opened the door to be met with a guard. We all froze, before Thomas shot him with the gun, instead of a bullet, electricity shot him in the chest, making him seize.

We all ran past the guards unconscious body as we ran towards the doors. Thomas swiped the key card over and over again but it wouldn't work.

"Thomas!" We all snapped out heads towards to voice to see Janson walking down the hallway, towards us with loaded guns.

"Open this door Janson!" Thomas yelled.

"You really don't want me to" Janson responded.

"Open the damn door!" Thomas yelled as he began to walk towards Janson, while Minho was swiping the card over and over again trying to get it to work.

"Listen to me! I'm trying to save your life. The maze is one thing, but you kids wouldn't last a day out in the Scorch. If the elements don't kills you, the cranks will. Thomas, you have to believe me, I only want what's best for you." Janson finishes.

"Yeah, let me guess, WCKED is good?" Thomas spoke back.

"Your not getting through that door, Thomas." Janson smiled as his gaze shifted from Thomas to me. "Neither are you, Malia" My heart dropped. Everyone turned to look at me. "How do you know who I am?" I questioned confused, he goes to respond before the doors open, revealing Aris and Winston on the other side. "Hey guys." Aris says casually. I sigh in relief as we all run towards them.

We all stood outside the doors waiting for Thomas. "Thomas, come on!" Newt yelled. Thomas shot the rest of the ammo that was in his gun towards the guards before he threw the gun and made a run for it towards the doors.

The doors began closing, and my heart beat was beating incredibly fast. Everyone was yelling at him to hurry up and make it before the doors close. Deja vu. The doors get extremely close to fully closing before Thomas slides under them last minute. He makes it to the other side, with us.

Aris ran up to the keyboard beside the door and smashed it so no one could get through. Janson came up to the doors from the other side. He glared at Thomas who in return stuck his middle finger up at him and ran off.

Janson turned his gaze towards me and his facial expressions seemed to soften when he looked at me. I wanted to know how he knows me. It looked like he was about to say something through the glass before Minho grabbed my arm, gaining my attention. "Cmon Malia we gotta go." I nod in response and give one last look to Janson before heading off. Escaping WCKED.

We all stood in front of the main doors, the doors that will grant us freedom from WCKED. We all stood there looking at one another, before Thomas pulls the leaver, opening the doors. A gust of wind breaks through, rushing into our faces.

Minho held my hand. I looked up at him to see that his eyes were already on me. I peck his lips before we all exit the doors, running away.

We reach a sand dune and crouch behind it when we see guards, with torches and guns, searching for us. Once we were in the clear we all got back up to search for some place to stay for the night.

I walk beside Theresa, she suddenly stops and I turn my head to see what she's looking at. We see an inside to somewhere. We glance at each other before running inside. I hear the boys calling out our names in panic before they all follow us inside the.. inside an abandon mall?