The Maze Trials

The Gladers

I hate running till the doors start to close, it scares me to thing i am late by a minute and then im stuck out in the Maze for the night. Warey of Minho himself I didnt say anything. He made the call by himself to head to his camp.

"I need your wepons" he said holding his hand out

"Im trusting you Minho" i said handing him my bag and my knife "Dont mess this up for us"

"Im protecting you Maddison. They are going to be over the moon to meet you, well i lied not over the moon just hopeful"

"Hopeful is the only thing that keeps us going in a place like this so ill do whatever i can"

He nodded running into the camp meeting Alby at the door

I jogged lightly behind him anxious to be here. They could betray me what am i doing im dying here, but if i dont this is our chance to get out.

"I found a girl"

Hearing Minho say that and looking around as i exited the doors i came to a quit realization, im the only female here.

"Uh, hi" i said looking at this man next to Minho "Im Maddison. I found Minho in the Maze"

Minho and the guy next to him just looked at me for a minute then the guy i didnt know stepped towards me and i took a step back "Are you stung"

"No sir i am not. If you want to check me i understand" I looked around again nodding a little "Im the only female here arent I"

Minho and the guy chuckled "How did you figure that out"

"Im being stared at in a creepy way but its okay cause i stared at you in a creepy way, were a all woman camp so. Understandable so to speak"

Holding his hand out making a friendly gesture "Im Alby, the Gladers leader"

Looking at his hand I had to trust this man or i was going to get no where with them

"Maddison, the Stacks leader" shaking his hand nodding to him

"I would love to be friendly but i would like to understand where you came from before I can be friendly"

Nodding staying quiet Alby starts walking to their Homestead making me follow him as Minho walked behind me. Im getting really nervous now, messing with my hands trying to control my breathing.

Entering a building there was a blonde boy who looked at me just like everyone else has. I dont like this anymore.

"Who, is this?"

"Follow me Newt"

Okay ive meet Minho, Alby and now Newt. Who else do i have to meet before i know the core? Am i going to last long enough to meet the core?

We all entered this room that had a tarp over something i can only imagine is a model of the Maze. Alby taking the tarp off only made me realize that, our mazes look different.

"Rotation 8 was today. So you had to have come from here" he said pointing to sector 8 "So where is your camp"

"You found her in the Maze?" Newt asked

I held my hand out to him "Im Maddison the Stacks leader

I feel so weird shaking their hands, we never thought we would meet someone else in this maze, I feel a mix of hope and anxiety. Walking over to the model maze I just looked at it for a moment

"Do you want me to just give you an estimate or do you want me to build it like yours?" I looked at Alby

"Newt do we have supplies for her to build her maze?"

"Yeah we should"

"Someone has to stay with you, I cant i have a greenie who just came up so ill have newt stay with you"

I looked at Newt giving a little smile then looking down at the maze as everyone left. After a couple moments Newt came back setting the supplies to build her maze down then stood on the other side of the room.

I didnt say anything to Newt I just wanted to get this done, building my maze is something i would spend days doing, i have drawn it on paper in my bag. I need my bag.

"May" I froze suddenly getting nervous

"Im sorry what?"

Catching my breath felt like a brick was sitting on my chest but i gathered myself together "May I please have my bag?"

Newt didnt say anything grabbing my bag from behind him handing it to me "Whats in it?"

Digging through my bag grabbing paper laying it on the floor in a plan that made my maze "Thats my maze"

"Uh, I dont think you finished most of these"

Going back to making a model of my Maze so I could attempt to not freak out "What do you mean?"

"Some of these walls arent fully drawn in" he stated getting lower to the floor looing at the papers

I looked over at what he was looking at " No thats right, our Maze is is in ruins"

"Ruins?"

"Uh our walls are breaking, which is how i found you guys"

"How long have you been here?"

"Ive been here since i was 13 i am 17 now so 4 years"

"Im sorry about that. What is your camp like?"

"All girl camp lot of hormones. I have a core group like how you guys have. Their names are Olivia,Amy and Logan, they all do something to benifit the group"

"Do you have a right hand?"

I shake my head "I dont trust people. Hence why I ran alone. No one understands the maze like i do"

"What do you mean by that?"

I looked at him for a second "What are you doing?"

Newt gave a little chuckle "Im being nice. Do you want me to stop?"

I smiled a little going back to making the model"What i meant was I study the maze for years some days I wouldnt do runs i would just go a certain distance and draw it out so i can make an actuate map especially if i dont make it then the next person that takes my place will have everything they need. They wont be me but everything in that bag will help them"

"You dont think youll make it?"

I shook my head "I risk my life everyday for my camp. I would fight a Griever with my bare hands and die rather than risk someone else dying"

"So, you trust no one but you would die for anyone in your camp. How do you run it then?"

"Very easily, ive been here the longest I have watched kids younger than me die in the maze and that hardened me so to speak. I dont take anything from my girls that isnt deserved. Olivia is the smarts she can read people so well its scary, then theres amy shes strong like we train every day for hours type strong. Then theres Logan she is uh" I stop to think about what to say other than shes my sister. I wouldnt know that unless ive been stung and he would know that "Shes cute" i nodded knowing that was just a dumb thing to say

"Thats it shes cute? What does she do?" Newt chuckled

"She is a Cook"

"Is she someone special to you? Why else is she in the core?"

"She is someone"