Chapter Forty

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                          That i'd fallen for a lie,
                      you were never on my side,
                                   fool me once,
                                  fool me twice,
                     Are you death or Paradise?


No Time to Die- Billie Eilish
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No Time to Die- Billie Eilish _________________________________

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"Newt!" I called his name out. The chaotic surrounding caused his hand to slip out of mine. I could barely see him due to the lack of light.

"I'm here!" I heard the boy yell out before grabbing my arm, "It's okay. I'm here, Lilah."

I gripped his arm with both of my hands, shaking like crazy. He scooted towards me, stepping forward a little to cover half of my body.

Then, the ground shook. Just like it does every morning and every night. I looked towards the rest of the glade and dropped my jaw in disbelief. One by one the doors to the maze were opening.

"Guys," I said, but no one was listening. Instead I loosened my grip and twisted my body around, to get a better look.

Newt eyes stayed on the open door as he slowly did a 180 degree turn and found himself staring at the scene before him.

"But it's night," I whispered to myself. The Grievers. They are going to come in to the glade. And everything will go horribly wrong. There's no telling what they would do. "Oh, no. No, we need to go now!" I shouted, snapping something inside of Thomas's head.

"Okay, Chuck, I want you to go to the council, Ok? And start barricading the doors." He said as he swayed back, holding Chucks shoulder.

"Winston you go with him," Newt ordered and Winston quickly responded, "Got it."

"Get the others. Tell them to go to the forest and go hide, now!" Gally sprinted off with a few other boys and Thomas drew his attention towards Minho.

"Okay, Minho, I want you to grab every weapon you can find and meet at council," He lightly tapped Minhos chest while he talked. "Okay," Minho breathed out and sprinted away.

A loud screech was heard from the maze and the sounds of Grievers got closer and louder, meaning they were close by.

I felt myself go numb, fearing for not only my life but everyone else's. The thought of losing someone from the glade was terrifying.

"Come on," Newts hand intertwined with mine, tugging me away from the entrance, "Stay with me, Lilah. What ever you do, don't let go of my hand!"

I could only nodded my head in understanding. Everything was happening too fast and my mind felt overwhelmed.

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