The Enemy

Chapter 16

it's body moved hesitantly and i noticed this. i pushed the crowd behind me behind the wall. the monster stepped backwards.
minho grabbed my waist pulling me behind the wall with the others.

"it's afraid of me. i think i should go first." i assert. minho glanced at me as if i was crazy. "are you mad? it wants to kill you ella."

i grabbed his hand in front of me. "just trust me on this."
minho took one last attempt to grab me before i escape his grasp, slowly turning around the wall and staring deeply at the monster.

it's roar was deafening, i could see the metallic legs shaking in fear. i held my hands up towards the creature, taking a good look at what it was camping.

the ground began to shake beneath me. only for two other grievers to climb up the walls, joining the one in front of the door.

all three started to charge at me unexpectedly until i realize minho was breathing down my neck, holding a spear in his hands. i managed to push him out of the way before we weee charged with a large leg, one of the grievers ran into the wall behind us. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING MINHO?!"

he held me tightly, returning the same level of yelling. "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE BY YOURSELF ELLA!"

i roll my eyes at him, finally giving in and deciding to give these fuckers my all. i scream loudly. "COME ON THEM YOU BASTARDS!"

everybody ran at them in unison, using their weapons to dodge the attempts of being attacked.
some people weren't so successful and were thrown off of the edge of the ground where the grievers crawled up from.

i walk through my way straight towards the griever guarding the exit. it flinched as soon as it saw me. as minho was distracted there was no way he could of got to me or so i thought.

minho grabbed my waist and pulled me back, dodging the swing from the griever. "ELLA STOP! YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED!"

i push him off of me and pull him backwards to the wall. "minho listen to me carefully."
minho lent in, panting.
"they're scared me of me for some reason and i think it's got to do with the fact that—"
one of the grievers interrupted my sentence by running into the wall.

minho moved me to the left in line of the spike from the griever, we dodge it but only by an inch.

i let go out minho, ignoring ur efforts to grab me. i slid across the floor underneath the griever. i look over to the code.

fuck.

i have no idea what the code is.

i type in random numbers.

eventually i put in a series of numbers that i don't even know.
a click occurred, alarming the grievers. they all turned to look at me at within a second they dispersed down the gap in the ground.

the gladers glanced up towards me in disbelief.
i narrate them to follow me. "guys! come on! follow!"

everyone followed up behind me, still scared shitless from the fight.
minho caught up with me out of breath. "what the fuck just happened?"
"i'll talk with you about it later. let's just focus on getting out of here."

we walk through a long corridor of flashing lights. the white walls had started to come back to me piece by piece, i could feel my body shaking in fear of what i'm about to walk into.

there was an exit door, we barge through it, walking into a lab, where bodies laid and blood everywhere.
"holy fuck." i let out an audible gasp as everyone followed me slowly inside.

my heart was in my mouth as i remembered exactly this exact lab. everything was so different now that it was empty. all i could feel was the emotion i felt here.

everyone dispersed around the lab looking for a way out.
i wandering about carelessly, looking over all the different areas of the laboratory. there was a big red button on a computer, i took a risk and pressed it.

and it to my shock ava appeared on the screen, this alerted all the gladers to stand in front of the screen. she rambled on with her monologue, "well done for completing level one of the maze."

her face turnt soft as she spoke. "ella."
everyone's eyes turned to mine in worry.

"oh how you're a different little girl. you must have a million questions and i understand, i can answer them by saying remember who you are and who you can be."
"you were placed in the maze to judge how your abnormal intellect would be determined inside in the glade. and i have no doubt that you will make it out." she pointed a gun towards her head, she cocked the gun and spoke the words. "remember, WCKD is good."

she shot herself.

my mouth widen as an a. a tear fell down my face, i could take my eyes off of her body. my mother figure had just killed herself.

what the fuck.

not only to make matters worse the gladers turned to me, repeating the words. "you're with WCKD?!"

my ears were ringing from the sound of the gunshot i could barely make out what they were saying. "ella?" minho spoke, i snap back to reality from his voice.

my eyes lay upon his. he stares at me shock and betrayal.

"i'm not working with WCKD. they put me in the maze." i stutter and gulp down my throat.

nothing is going to convince them that i'm innocent.

the dragging of feet occur from the doors of the exit. gally came through, his arms dragging along his side. "gally?" newt asked, stumbling with his words.