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Minho and Zelia both woke up early and went out to her room at the same time to do their morning routine. The girl did not expect that she would be able to sleep well, even though she thought about what happened before she and the young man fell asleep.

Zelia, Minho, Chuck, Ben, and the other Runners are now at the entrance of the Maze, waiting for the door to open. The girl sees other Runners stretching to prepare for running.

"Take care guys," Chuck said. Ben and Minho looked at him while smiling.

"Right, don't worry. We have the best Keeper here; he can take care of us," Minho said and pointed to Ben next to him. Their friend rolled his eyes and gave the former Keeper a light punch on his arm.

"This ugly shank just wants to say, we will take care ourselves. Thank you so much," Ben said while smiling. The door of the Maze slowly opens, so the Runners start running until only the four of them are left.

"Tie him again if necessary when Minho plans to sleep over inside." The Keeper of the Runners laughed because of what Zelia said, so the young man gave him a glare that she ignored.

"Thanks for the advice. I will definitely do that," he said before running inside. Minho just gave Zelia and Chuck a smile before going inside.

The girl did not know why, when the two disappeared from her sight, she suddenly felt as if the hairs on her arms stood up. It's like a sign that something bad is going to happen.

She tried not to think about it, but it only made her more nervous because she didn't understand why. Even though it seems normal in the eyes of others, for Zelia, it seems like she just wants to chase the Runners to tell them to rest for a day.

"Are you okay, Zel?" Suddenly she looked at Chuck, who had just called her so that they could eat their breakfast. The girl didn't know how long she had been standing after the Runners left at the Glade while in deep thought.

Zelia blinked twice before she forced herself to smile at him. "Sorry about that. Of course I'm okay."

Chuck wanted to ask more, but he just ignored it, thinking it's really nothing, and they walked towards the kitchen.

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"Dead end again." Minho heard Ben say as they looked in front of them that only a big wall could be seen. They decided these past few days that they will run by 2 until they get back inside the Glade.

The Runners know that they have mapped the entire Maze. The path they are running is just repeated everyday. Only Alby knows about it. He orders the Runners not to tell the Gladers that no matter what they do, they won't be able to find a way out of this place. Alby wanted the Gladers to think that they would find a way out of this place in the Maze.

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