Someone Worth Lying For

5) Rat Man

While we sat there just staring at each other for some reason that I can't quite explain, Minho burst into the room. I instantly snapped my head over and released a breath I didn't even know I was holding. I don't know what that was, but I honestly don't want or care to. As long as it doesn't happen again I don't give a klunk what that was.

"Hey dude,"I greeted.

"You need to see this,"He stated, walking back out. Without waiting to see if Aris was following I went to see what he was talking about.

"So what am I-"
I stopped my sentence as my eyes on landed on a guy sitting in the middle of the room. He had papers on a desk and was calmly looking through them. With tiny, beady eyes, and an obnoxious looking face, he reminded me of something.

"What the shuck is that thing?"I asked, pointing at him.

"We don't know. I've just been calling it Rat Man,"He shrugged.

"That fits,"I agreed, observing it. Without a second thought I approached it only to run right into something. Groaning at the impact, I realized I had just walked straight into some sort of glass.

"Helloooo. Heyyy. Heyyy,"I repeated, banging on it. He didn't even look up from his desk.

"We've all tried that. The bloke doesn't react,"Newt sighed.

"Then, be more annoying. Heyyy. Helloooo. We're stuck in this random place, and judging by your stupid looking self you probably had something to do with it. So tell us what's going on,"I kept going.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. In the meantime I never stopped hitting the glass.

"I will throw your dumb furniture at you if you don't tell us what's going on,"I warned.

"Sit down. I will get to you in a-"
"No. We escaped a Maze just to be locked in a building that was supposed to be safe. The slight bit of annoyance you feel is nothing compared to what we've been through. Now start talking before I make you,"I hissed.

"You can't touch me here."

Tired of his cocky attitude I picked up the first thing I saw which was just a measley little stool. I didn't get discouraged though as I banged I on the glass. Each time it made a hard thud, bur nothing more. That didn't matter though. We were going to find out what was happening, and if that means just intimidating him oh well.

"I can't-"
Before he could reply I bashed it harder than before. A crack spread through the glass. From next to me Minho joined with a chair of his own.

"Okay! Okay! Sit down, and I'll tell you what's happening!"He yelled.

"How kind,"I spat before stomping to a spot in the back and glaring at him.

"Now that done you're acting like children-"
"I wonder why,"I muttered under my breath.

"I can explain what all of this is about. I work for WICKED-"
"There's another shocker,"I whispered.

"And we are looking for a cure for something called the Flare. It turns people into these monsters called Cranks."

Cranks. That's probably what the thing outside the bus was. That would also explain why the driver hit them without hesitation.

"You guys are special though. You see you're immune to it. That's why we put you in the maze. We've been studying your brains. Some of you,"He stated, looking between me and Minho. I gave him a cold look and flipped him off.

"Are more extreme then others in this study."

Wow. People have different personalities? Teenagers can catch an attitude? Whoever could have guessed that? Now all of the shucked up things they've done are totally justifiable.