The First One || TMR

Twenty-Two

• Hailey •

Thomas and I were talking when we notice Minho coming our way. We both go towards the door looking up at Minho.

"C'mon. Gally wants us to go in the Maze."

"After he just threw me back in here he wants me back out?" I ask in disbelief.

"His words were you and your two best runners go out in the Maze. Since there are no more beside you two...you get the picture." He unties the ropes.

"Well you're not gonna try killin' us again are you?" Thomas asks.

"Really, Thomas?" I look at him.

"Sorry, do you even know what happened?" He looks at Minho.

"I just heard that I tried attackin' the both of you. Oh and Spencer and Teresa. Sorry about that." He sighs. "I'm better now though."

Thomas helps me climb out then Minho and I both help Thomas climb out. He gives us our Runner's gear and we slide it on us.

"Oh I've missed this." I smile.

"Me too." Thomas smiles.

"Alright, shuck-faces. Lets go." Minho laughs before jogging towards the Maze doors.

I notice Teresa and Chuck leaning against the wall beside the opening to the Maze.

"Whoa! You two out of the Pit?" Chuck smiles.

"No, man. Just for a run." Thomas sighs. "Hey Teresa."

"Hey Tom. Hey Hailey." She smiles.

"Hey." I smile, running after Thomas and Minho.

Thomas and I follow Minho on a whole new route through the Maze. Both of us sharing looks as we just follow Minho. We come into a fork in the path. Two sections.

"I'm gonna go this way." Minho points to the right. "You two go that way." He then points to the left.

"What if we get lost?" I ask. "We've never been this way."

"If we don't meet up in lets say....30 minutes to an hour then I'll know something's up." He was looking at his watch. "Set your alarm. Perks of being a Runner."

I smile before setting mine then watching Thomas. We head our separate ways towards our paths.

"Jesus I don't want to go down this alone." I mumble.

"You have me." Thomas shrugs.

"I mean without an expert Runner." I sigh. "It's to difficult to go down a path without someone who actually knows the Maze."

"Maybe we'll find that dude who got banished." He shrugs. "What was his name?"

"Ben." I sigh. "Please, let's not talk about him." I was a couple of steps in front of him.

We're about more than halfway down the corridor. No turns. No signs of Grievers. It even seems like the Ivy is slowly disappearing.

"I don't like this." Thomas breaths. "I don't like this at all."

"Me neither." I take a deep breath. "It smells like bloody death mixed with motor oil."

"Disgustin' I can barely breathe." He takes a deep breath. "Jesus."

My feet brushes something causing me to stop and look down. I scream which Thomas pull's me back against his chest looking down.

"What the hell? Who's that?"

It was a dead girl.

I was sobbing uncontrollably as I look down at the unknown body.

"Shh, it's okay it's okay she's dead. She's not gonna hurt you. It's okay."

"Thomas." I sob.

"Shh. I've got you." He says calmly as he sways. "Shh."

"Sh-she's dead!" I sob into his arm. My voice was beyond raspy.

"H...h...h..h...help." Something whispered before falling dead right beside her. I screamed again and Thomas tightened his grip.

"Oh my god!" I sob scream as I try backing the both of us up.

"Geez! I can hear screamin' in the path I was in." Minho runs up to the both us then stops. "I thought you were gettin' attacked."

"Minho, we need to go now. Before Hailey like has an attack or something." Thomas says frantically.

The boy that fell flinched causing me to scream again and Thomas went to comforting me again.

"Th-Thomas. Let's go!" I sob.

"C'mon." He turns us around and we begin running out of the corridor.

I couldn't run straight so he kept a grip on my arm so I could stay up. Soon enough we got out of the corridor and were only a few turns back to the Glade. Which we finally get towards the Glade and I let go of Thomas to lean against the wall opposite the side Chuck and Teresa were on. I feel Thomas behind me and he places his hand on my shoulder.

"Thomas?" I hear Teresa.

"Hey, just calm down. Its okay. We're out of the Maze now. Nowhere near it."

I was trying to calm down but just couldn't. The image wouldn't get out of my head. And the girl she was like a teen the girl was a woman. An older woman. The guy was an older guy to.

40's maybe late 30's.

And they just looked familiar. They clicked something inside of me. The woman had things on her face. Like just spots all over her face. But she was beyond dead.

The blonde hair.

Newt and I have blonde hair.

40's or 30's...old enough to be parents.

The man had blue eyes.

I have blue eyes.

I'm sure the woman had brown.

Newt has brown.

Our mother said she felt sick.

The spots.

Oh my god.

And this just made me feel even worse. Everything added up to what it was. Everything clicked and now...

I have to tell Newt.

And I have no clue how to tell him. I'd have to show him. That's heart breaking. Which I let out another sob

"Hailey. Hey, it's okay." Thomas put both hands on my shoulder.

"Hailey." Teresa was now beside me.

I turned around and slid down the wall looking at the both of them.

"Something's not right. You know something." Teresa looks at me.

"How do you know?" Thomas looks at her.

"Because, Thomas, I know." She snaps at him.

"J-just cal-calm down." I stutter out.

"Do you know who those people were?" Thomas knits his brows.

My breath got even worse once he asked me that question. Tears falling faster.

"Who was it? It's easier to talk it out." Teresa looks at me.

"I-It was my an-and New-Newt's mum and da-dad."

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