Lovers Maze

Exit

Chapter Twenty Three

I watch as Tommy and Newt begin to reason with a few other Gladers and slowly a few more come over and take a weapon from those with extras.

"This is crazy... You don't know what's out there, you going into the Grievers home" Gally protests raising his voice.

I close my eyes "IVE BEEN THROUGH THE BLOODY CHANGING TOO!" I scream and everyone silences.

"No you haven't..." Winston corrects.

I shake my head "The night that changed my life was the night I watched Newt try to kill himself. I got stuck in the Maze for the night and he tried to kill himself after. I got stung and I managed to pull myself out at dawn, but I saw Newts body and dragged him back too" I explain and sigh.

"A true hero" Minho smiles placing a hand on my shoulder.

"You've seen things" Gally said "You know what it's like out there"

I nod "Gally, it's worth a shot"

- - - - - - -

The Gladers that decided to follow Minho, Tommy and I follow us in a slow jog through the Maze. "We need to get to Section 7" Minho says to Newt, Chuck and I.

I nod and Minho stops and turns to us, he then reaches into his pack and pulls out the weird metal thing he showed us a few days ago.

"Teresa, Chuck, Billie. You guys need to open the door whilst we fight off Grievers" Minho orders handing over the cylinder to Chuck.

We nod and we run a bit more until we enter Section 7 and we stop by a corner. "Are there any Grievers?" Newt asks in a careful whisper.

Minho shrugs and I creep forward carefully and stick my head around the corner. I see at least 10 Grievers.

I pull back "There's about 10 of them, possibly less. They're guarding some kind of door" I explain.

Minho nods and points and Teresa, Chuck and I. "Protect those three, take on the Grivers and get them a clear path to them door" he orders.

"Let's go" Tommy says.

"Shouldn't someone give a pep talk?" Minho asks as Newt grips my hand tightly.

"Go ahead" Newt says.

"Ok..." Minho says thinking and then turns to the crowd "Be careful" he said dryly "Don't die"

"Great, now we're all bloody inspired" Newt and I said in unison.

Minho looks at us "Awwwwwe, now they're finishing each other sentences" he cooed.

"Shut up!" We whisper together.

"Let's go" Thomas said.

I watch as Newt releases my hand and the crowd charges forward, all but Teresa, Chuck and I.

I watch as they take on Grievers in groups and prod them with their spears. "Guys now!" Thomas shouts as I see a gap open up.

I grab Chucks chubby hand and pull him forward in a run, Teresa following after us.

I dive under a passing Griever and I release Chucks hand as he flies to the edge of the path. "CHUCK!" I shout and dive after him. He's chasing the key!

Just as he is about to fall in the ditch I grab his hand. He throws up the metal "key" and I pass it back to Teresa who shoves it into her pack and grabs Chucks other hand.

We haul him up and back into the path and we run to the door together keeping hold of each other's hands.

As we enter I see a red light and Teresa takes the key from my pack and we see a slot. I nod and she slams it into the slot and spaces come up.

"It's a code" I whisper to them. I hear shouting outside.

I run to the doors "THOMAS WE NEED A CODE!" I shout "EIGHT NUMBERS!" I add.

"Minho, give them the sequence code!" He shouts pushing a Griever off him.

Minho grunts and begins to shout numbers. Then he gets cut off "WHATS THE LAST NUMBER!" I scream as I see. Griever nearing the door.

"SIXXXX!" He finally shrieks.

I turn to Teresa and she presses the button and everything stops just like that.

The Grievers shut down and collapse onto the ground. I turn to Newt "We did it!" We cheer and I run to Newt and jump onto him squashing him in a giant hug.

He plants his lips on mine, the kiss lingering longer than it should have "Ehem... People are still here!" Minho exclaims as Newt pulls away and I roll my eyes.

We enter the tunnel again and this time we see a door. "Let's go" Thomas says.

We enter the door and I slip and begin to fall down, only we're not falling. We're on a slide.

We hit the bottom and I find myself on top of Thomas, Newt and Minho. "Dudes get off" Minho groans from the bottom of the dog pile.

We laugh and get off him and turn around "Seriously, the exit of this place is really that!" Newt exclaims pointing.

He's right, he's points at a glowing red EXIT sign right above a door
"Makes it easier then" Minho says and we enter the door