After the Death Cure(The Maze Runner)

Chapter 7 part 1

Chapter 7 part 1

                                                            Thomas P.O.V

                     The sound of glass clashing to the ground shatters the air, startling Newt and I.

                    "Tommy, this way!" Newt shouts anxiously, dragging me towards the sound.

                    My heart slams vigorously against my chest, nervously anticipating what made that noise.

                    Once I enter, I spot a brunet boy, possibly 12 or 13, face down in water and glass shattered around him. Newt and I both run up to run checking for a pulse, he's alive. We both flip the child over, it's Chuck. I squeeze him with delight. HE'S ALIVE!

                 "Easy shank," Newt stops me, and begins to shake Chuck. "Chuck! Chuck!" But no response. "I might have to do some chest compressions." Newt prepares by placing his hands on the xiphoid.

                 Chuck jerks his body forward, scaring the shit out of Newt and I. He begins to cough out water and gasping for air.

              "Relax Chuck. It's okay," I try to calm him, by placing my hands on his shoulders.

              He nods in agreement, but heavy breathes are still heard. "I-I was so scared Thomas. I thought I drowned," he confesses out of breath.

            I wrap my arms around him, "It was all a simulation to see who had the cure, it wasn't real."

           Chuck nods in astonishment, "But I found out a bit about how to find the cure before I died in the sim."

          My eyes widen, as well as Newts. "You know where the cure is at?" Newt asks.

         "Sort of," Chuck shrugs, causing Newt to raise his brow. "Before I died, I saw an image of what the cure looks like, or what the cure is."

        "And," Newt says eagerly.

        "A girl, with midnight blue hair."

        The image struck me hard, "Giovanna!" I shout.

      "Yeah," Chuck nods in amazement.

      "She was in your sim as well?" Newt asks incredulously.

      "Yeah," I nod, "But she never told me she was the cure, I only found out where to look for it."

      "Where?" Chuck asks anxiously.

      "The PCC building."

       "Wait," Chuck interrupts. "So in my sim I know what the cure looks like, in Thomas's sim we know where it's located, what about your sim Newt?"

       Newt exhales loudly and combs his hair with his hand. "I had this vision before I died," Newt pauses for a moment to recollect his thoughts. "13 Gladers were surrounding Gio, we all were holding something in our hands and I'm not sure what it was. But, we were all in a circle and three of the Gladers strapped her to the table. Then they attached electrolytes to her skull and body, and Brenda and Jorge activated this machine. Then on the count of three all of us injected her with something."

      Chuck and I both stare at Newt in awe. "So 13 of us have pieces of how to get the cure and we must put the pieces together in order to obtain the cure?" I ask.

      "Seems like it," Newt replies.

     "So what's next?" Chuck asks.

    "I guess we have to find the other 10 glad-"

      A piercing shriek shatters the air, causing shivers to go down my spine. Teresa!

      I don't think, I run.

     "Tommy! Wait!"

      "Thomas!"

         I hear their warnings but I don't care, I cannot lose her again.

        I run past countless doors, following the shriek. I feel my heart wanting to break free and my mouth drying. I must find her!

      "Teresa!" I shout frantically, searching for her existence.

       "Thomas?" I hear her mumble, as if in disbelief. She must be close.

       "Teresa!" I shout frantically, "Teresa! Tere-" my shouts are soon cut off, when my face connects to the ground and my breath is knocked out of me.

        I feel someone pull me into an embrace. "Oh Thomas!" they cry.

        I twist around to see Teresa squeezing the life out of me, and I squeeze back. "I've missed you so much," I confess. "I'm so sorry."

      She removes her arms from around my body and stares at me with tears in her eyes. "What happened in your sim Thomas?"

       I swallow hard, "You sacrificed your life for mine."

      She widens her eyes, "You did the same for me."

       My mind is swirling with thoughts, but the only thing I could think was, "How did you know that you were in a sim?"

       She looks down the hall and I spot blood on her shirt and I begin to panic, but before I could even articulate a word she speaks. "Follow me." She yanks me off the ground, dragging me towards this room, I'm guessing it's the room she was in during the sim.

      "Thomas!"

      "Tommy!"

      Chuck and Newt shout, but I don't turn around to acknowledge them, nor does Teresa and we walk in the room together.

       I'm aghast by what's before me and I cover my mouth in shock. "You-You did this?" I stutter, choking up on my words.

      "Listen Thom-"

    "NO!" I scream, as I push her away. I want to explode. How could she do that to her? I loved her?! Tears form in my eyes, and I turn up to her lifeless corpse, covered in metallic tasting liquid. I inhale her oak wood colored her in my nose, and my tears soon mix with her blood.

    "Bloody hell Teresa! What did you do?!" Newt shouts.

     "If you would just let me-"

     "No you killed her! You killed-"

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I'm sorry i haven't updated in months, but since i'm out of school i will update quicker, and i hope you enjoy.