Solo //The Maze Runner Series//

Chapter 16

"How? When?" He asked and crouched down next to me.

"What?" I asked and sat up straighter.

"When did you get here? How?" He asked.

"Like a month ago, I think. I can't remember." I said. "Why are you here?"

"To rescue everyone here. WICKED is about to tear this down. We think at least." He said. "Come on we need to get out of here." He held out a hand. I nodded and took his hand in mine. He helped me up but before we started walking he pulled my into an embrace.

"I was so worried about you." He whispered.

"Why were you worried about me?" I whispered back.

"Because I was." He said, his cheeks dusted in red.

I opened my mouth to speak but before I could a loud crack rang through the Glade. We both ran out of the forest and saw the east wall of the Glade shatter and fall. People were screaming and running out of the maze.

"We have to get out of here now." Newt said. I nodded my head and he took my hand and we started to run.

We were the lasts ones out of the glade, everyone was ahead of us. The maze was starting to crumble down as we ran. I heard screams in front of us and I cringed. People were dying. We stopped.

"Do you know the maze?" I asked Newt.

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Um.."

My eyes widened. "You don't do you?"

He shook his head. I looked ahead of us and saw no one.

"Newt we're lost! I don't know the maze that well!" I cried. I turned around and saw the walls behind us were still standing. When I looked back at Newt the walls in front of us were collapsed, blocking us in.

"We have to go back!" I said.

"To where?" He asked.

"The Glade!" I grabbed his hand and pulled him with me, back towards the Glade.

We ran, and surprisingly only some of the walls were crashed down. It didn't make any sense but it was our only choice. We made it back to the Glade and looked around. Half of the east wall was on the ground and the south wall was barely standing. We stood in the middle, right next to the box.

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

Newt looked around. "We could try and run the maze but I don't remember it much anymore."

"I only explored the east section really." I said. Tears were in my eyes. We were going to die here. I wiped them away before Newt could notice.

"Don't cry." Newt said.

"I'm sorry. I just don't want to die... Not like this at least." I said.

"Hey we're not going to die." He said and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"What are we supposed to do? The animals were killed and the garden is crushed." I said, "We can't just live here anymore!"

"I know!" He cried, "Ok but we are not going to die. I will not die in here!"

I sat down and tried not to cry. He sat down next to me.

"What are my friends going to do?" He mumbled to himself.

"They'll find away to find you." I said, "They'll find you and take you to safety."

"They'll find you too and take you to safety as well." He said.