𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓯𝔂 》✮ TMR, Newt

064 - People or cranks?

CHAPTER 64
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I stumbled to the ground in an effort to find my balance.

As soon as we reached the ground Teresa spun around. "Tell me what's going on". She demanded. She had every right to. They woke her up and told her to go, but she didn't know why.

And actually neither did I.

"It's WICKED. They lied to us. We never escaped. Aris and I, we found dead bodies. Too many to count".

I can't breathe.

My breath is caught in my throat.

I want to scream and cry.

Daphne.

The boy-her ex-boyfriend-said that she was taken to the so-called safe place. But I'm reality she was there.

And dead.

The promise.

It was never fulfilled.

"W-what do you mean?" I asked trying to hide the terror in my eyes and the shake in my voice. Apparently, it was hard to hide both. "Dead bodies?"

"No, but they weren't alive either".

Breathe. She's alive.

"They had them strung up. With tubes coming out of them. They were being drained. There's something inside of us that WICKED wants. Something in our blood. So we have to get as far away from them as possible". Thomas explained.

She's alive, but definitely not for long.

She's strong. She'll find a way.

But despite Daphne what Thomas said sent a shiver down my spine. WICKED wants us as specimens-as tools-to whatever they are looking for.

There must be something in our blood as Thomas mentioned. Something like an enzyme. Something strong that fulfills their wishes.

"Okay. So, what's the plan?" Newt asked looking only at Thomas. "You do have a plan, don't you?"

"Yeah, I don't know". Thomas mumbled and I let out a sigh. For one more time again, he didn't have a plan. Okay, it isn't normal to expect him to have every answer. But he dragged us out.

"Well, we followed you out here Thomas. And now you're saying you have no idea where we're going or what we're doing?" Newt raised his voice but not just one pinch. He clearly was mad.

"Newt". I warned quietly. My eyes were concentrated on him. But his eyes were not on me.

"Wait Janson said something about people hiding in the mountains". Aris realized. "Some kind of resistance or army".

"The Right Arm...if they're really against WICKED maybe they can help us". Thomas continued.

"People". Newt said with wide eyes. "In the mountains...mountain people. That's your plan?"

"Newt!" I raised my voice now. "Calm down!" I threw him a glance.

Everyone silenced but I swear I saw Newt's cheeks turn red.

"It's the only chance we have". Thomas continued with a shrug. "Now let's just look around. Get yourself some clothes or food or whatever you think is useful". Thomas motioned around and we began searching.

At first, I didn't look for something for myself. Instead, I walked next to Newt ready to give him a lecture about how to communicate with people, again.