One of Us [Maze Runner]

Depresso. (22)

Alaynah walked ahead of everyone, not looking at anyone. She knew that guards were still chasing them, so she just walked fast.

She could hear Thomas shouting about losing track of the guards.

She wasn't listening at all, just thinking about Chuck.

Everyone had stopped walking and hid behind the hill they walked ahead of. Alaynah looked at where she was. She had walked a little too ahead, lost in thought. She walked behind the hill and hunched a little further away from everyone.

"Go! Stay low, everyone, stay low."

They started walking down the sandy slope.

"Where are we gonna go?"

"Here!" Teresa had found an abandoned building. She tried to find an entrance. There was a broken window, which she slipped inside of, and so did everyone else.

This would be the scene of the cranks, but Alaynah didn't feel like telling anyone.

"Where are we?"

"An abandoned building. What else, shank?" Alaynah muttered.

Thomas started walking forward.

"Thomas, stop." Teresa ordered. Thomas stopped after a moment of hesitation. "Why are we here?"

"It's W.IC.K.E.D. It was always W.IC.K.E.D! And you saw what they did. Even if it wasn't W.I.C.K.E.D, they were wrong." Alaynah spoke up.

"What are we going to do?" Newt asked.

"The Right Arm." Answered Alaynah, not looking at anyone.

"What's The Right Arm?"

"A group against W.I.C.K.E.D. I heard Janson talking about it. They are up in the mountains."

"People. In the mountains. Mountain people." Newt said, as if it didn't make sense. Alaynah couldn't help but slightly smile.

"Guys, check this out." Jeff said. Him and Winston crouched over the floor.

"Minho, give me the light." Winston demanded. Minho gave Winston a lightswitch, who just pointed it at the floor. Alaynah couldn't see anything except for sand, but she was sure it was footprints because Jeff said, "Someone must have been here."

They started walking ahead. "This isn't a good idea." Alaynah interrupted.

"How?" Winston asked.

"Who would live here?"

"Someone looking for shelter."

They continued walking until Minho took the torch from Winston , looked at a big garage-like door, and then opened it. Alaynah knew cranks would be coming. The worst that could happen was that Winston would die, but Thomas' blood could save that.

Everyone started searching, while Alaynah just stood at the door, thinking about alternate endings to saving Chuck. How could she have saved him?

She could've held him back. But that would mean Thomas would get shot. She could've stood away from Minho so he wouldn't have grabbed her. But what would she do then?

She still blamed herself for not thinking of something. She should've thought about something. She was such an idiot. 'That, you obviously are.'

"Are you okay?" Newt asked. He put a hand on Alaynah's shoulder for reassurance, probably knowing she was devastated by the events that happened. That Chuck died.

Minho started grabbing random things and inspected them. "Looks like someone's been here." He stated, picking up clothes.

"Like who?" Jeff muttered.