Hidden Mysteries

Escape - Minho

Bonus Minho chapter! YAAAY!!!

Thomas was always slipping away from us into his own head. I found it so shucking annoying. Couldn't that slinthead actually pay attention for once? I lightly slap his cheek."hey. Shank." Thomas glances up. But unlike usual, there's a strange gleam in his eyes. "Teresa," he whispers. "What about that stupid chic?" I say, rolling my eyes. "She's alive." I did not expect that. My eyes widen. "She's alive and trying to find out our past. But every time she discovers something, we'll be attacked. We need to get out of here. Call a gathering." Slightly exasperated, I walk around the area, calling everyone to the homestead.

"Thomas has figured out who the she in the note is. Some of you may know her as The Betrayer. Some, the Bitch. And some, Teresa." "Teresa's not a bitch!" Thomas shouts. "Whatever." I say. "She hurt my friend, she's a bitch to me." Thomas protests immediately. "She did it to save my life! And I've forgiven her, so why can't you?" "Slim it, Thomas. We'll talk later. Now, back to where we left off," I see Thomas glare at me from the corner of my eye, but I ignore him. I still don't understand how he could like Teresa. She beat the shuck klunk out of him! I think she even enjoyed it. Like, if it was to save his life, did he really have to stab him with her shuck spear?

"So, anyways," Thomas says quickly, covering the awkward silence that had fallen over the homestead. "We have to get out of here. We aren't safe. Teresa has to continue her search, but if she does, we'll be attacked. She can hold off long enough to give us enough time to escape. But it has to be tonight. I'll leave the rest I the speaking up to Minho." He finishes. "Um," I say. Not a brilliant start. "Frypan says he came across the flat trans the other day. It was still active." And then a sudden thought pops into my mind. "Frypan, why were you in the woods?" I glance over to Frypan. His cheeks go crimson. "Alright, never mind. So, that shank found the flat trans and we're all gonna run through it. For the remaining part if the day, eat, and collect as many weapons as you can, if you can't use a weapon, get someone who can give you the basics. Barely any training is better than none at all. See ya later, shanks. Off you go." No one moves for a couple seconds, and then at once everyone rushes to the exit.

"Hey, Minho." Thomas. "What?" I demand. "What do you have against Teresa?" I roll my eyes and breathe heavily through my nose. "I told you. She beat the shuck out of you. She literally destroyed you. Don't act like you don't cry about what she did. I pay more attention than you think." Thomas is silent for a few seconds and then finally says, "That's not he only reason you hate her. Why else?" I want to punch Thomas for asking that. Have I not made it obvious enough? "Well maybe you'd understand if one, you weren't in love with her, and two, if you'd been in the glade for two shuck years. The glade was our home, Thomas. We lived way better than we do now. It wasn't that bad. And maybe you don't think that, but you never did anything to help establish the glade. You didn't really live there. It wasn't your home. But It was mine. And your precious Teresa messed it all up. Happy now?" Thomas says nothing. "Good," I say finally, and stalk out I the room.

Two hours later, we're gathered at the flat trans. "I'll go through first, Thomas'll be last. Thomas, don't go through until everyone is out." Before anyone can say anything else, I step through. An empty corridor. I wait until everyone comes through before stepping through a door across the hall. And standing there is Rat Man, holding a launcher, flanked with five guards on each side, their launchers ready to fire.
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MUAHAHAHAHA CLIFFHANGER!
Writing all that Teresa hate was hard. I can't believe I actually pulled it off😂
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