Defier - The Scorch Trials (Book 2)

Chapter 8: It's the Same

Thomas was looking towards the one wall with a few windows to the hall. Alex followed his gaze. She saw a flash of black hair.

"Tes?" Alex had stood up along with Thomas. Without talking to each other they both quickly made their way over to the window.

"Hey! Teresa?" Thomas called, "Teresa!"

Alex bagged on the glass "TES!" She shouted.

Teresa turned at the noise, her blue eyes filled with fear. She made eye contact with Alex, silently pleading for help.

"Hey, hey, hey." A guard had come over to them, they were making a bit of a scene banging on the window, and yelling. Alex ignored him, turning back to the window, she saw the doctors and a few guards escorting Teresa, pushing her around a corner.

"Where are they taking her?" Alex demanded, not taking her eyes off the spot she disappeared.

"They just have to run a few more tests. Don't worry, they'll be done with her soon." The guard tried to reassure them.

"Is she okay?" Thomas asked, worried.

"She's fine." the guard said quickly.

"Do you know anything useful?" Alex snapped at him, With a scowl on her face. She knew they weren't going to get any answers. She grabbed Thomas by the upper arm and pulled him away. They stormed back to their group. When Thomas and Alex sat back down, Newt, Minho and the rest of the Gladers leaned in. The other boys had left somewhere.

"What was that bloody about?!" Newt asked.

"Tommy and I just wanted to make a scene, Newtie. Just for the shuck fun of it." Alex answered, her voice dripping in sarcasm.

"Wouldn't put it past ya." Clint chimed in.

Alex paused, then smirked at him, she pointed at him, her elbow resting on the table. "Touche ya Shank."

Minho and Frypan snorted with laughter and Newt just groaned and rolled his eyes. The rest of the guys just shook their heads. Thomas was deep in though, his face was all scrunched, his eyebrows meet together in the middle and his lips were pressed into a thin lipped frown.

Alex continued, "Don't you remember what Dr Prior told me? I might have to go for more tests but mine weren't life threatening? And only after he talked to his colleagues, he might come get me? Well Tes has been with the doctors the whole time and now guards are marching her through the halls with a whole team of doctors. She looked terrified!"

"Ya, something's not right!" Thomas added. "why won't anyone give us answers?"

"For once, I agree with you Tommy. I want answers and they don't have any to give."

"Okay, ouch, what do you mean by 'for once'?!" he muttered.

"What did Rat Man want with you?" Minho asked, changing the subject.

"Rat Man?" Newt asked, his eyebrows furrowed together.

"Ya, doesn't Janson look like a rat to you? He's so twitchy, with his beady eyes and whiny voice and he's slippery, he gives me the heebie jeebies! Just like a rat! And I don't trust him." Alex explained quickly, waving a hand.

"And for once... I agree with you, Alex. Now that you mention it, he does remind me of a sewer rat!" Thomas nodded with a smirk.

Frypan and Clint snorted with laughter. "It's so true!"

Alex smiled at them, "Thank you guys. Also, ouch Tommy, just this once?" She smirked at him, repeating his words back to him.

Thomas just rolled his eyes, "Anyways..." he said loudly.