Zelia woke up from the Glade without her memories from her past - only her name she knows.
What will happen to her? Is she's willing to give up everything? Will she face all of her challenges?
"Why did you do that? I thought you hate me since day 1...
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~ DAY SEVENTEEN ~
The days passed so fast, it was like Zelia was still in a dream right now. She is happy that the Gladers learnt what she taught for them. It's like a trophy for her because this is not only for her; they can now protect themselves and their friends.
More than three weeks have passed, but there is still no sign from Minho. Every time Zelia sees the Runners, especially Ben, she knows how disappointed they are. Even though he didn't tell about how he felt to his friends, it was obvious from his face that he was about to give up.
I just hope Ben is doing okay. He is the only one really close to the former Keeper, so his feelings are valid.
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"We finally see each other again, you ugly shank."
As if Jim and Stan saw a ghost, they didn't know what to do, trying to process if the person in front of them is real. It approached the two of them, and it was like they were frozen in place so they couldn't move, even the tip of their fingers.
"M-m-minho..."
"But h-how...?"
"We thought... you're already dead."
They heard Minho laugh softly, and he crossed his arms while looking at the two and leaned his side at the wall of the Maze.
"You thought," Minho said, emphasizing the 'you'. "I guess I'm not just a Runner after all; that's why I'm still alive and running," he added.
Stan was about to speak when they suddenly heard a sound coming from the Maze. The two seemed to come to their senses and realize that they were not inside the Glade. Minho smirked and got an idea because of the reaction he saw in his colleague.
"It's Changing. If I were you, I would run for my life. Who knows the Griever is behind you?" The man said and was about to leave when Jim suddenly spoke.
"Wait! You can't leave us here. We're still friends, remember?" Minho just scoffed.
"After what happened? Yeah, right, friends," the man said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"But we don't know about the Maze. We're really sorry for what we did; we didn't mean like that. We can still be friends once we go back to the Glade." Stan said that it was obvious in his voice that he was pleading with Minho. The man stared at the two for a long time, wondering what to do in the end.
"You know what? I just realized you both don't deserve to be back at the Glade, so take care guys. Peace of advice, just keep running until you know that thing is gone. Just go right and left and straight ahead. Repeat." Minho said; he didn't wait for the two to talk anymore and ran away.
