MEIRO

VII. Trap

(DJ's POV)

"DJ, wait! Stop walking!"

I was walking this long and narrow path as fast as I could. There are thousands of trees around us, trees that disturb our way to the goal.

"DJ! STOP!"

Hearing his yelling for two hours, I finally stopped walking. I was exhausted.

"You were listening to him, right?" He talks to me, but he's breathing heavily at the same time.

"Do you believe that?" I asked to Charlie, straightforward.

He didn't speak for a while, so I turned away and started to walk again.

"I,"

His voice stopped me from stepping forward. I still don't know why I did.

"I don't want to say that I believe it. But at least... I think it was the first hint that he gave us..."

"But what if it was a lie? Or even a trap?" I turned my face to him so we are looking at each other again.

Charlie looked down to the ground and frowned. He started to shake his head and slowly took a deep breath.

"How could it be? How could finding the truth a trap?"

I sighed.

"You're doing this again."

"What?"

"Crying."

His eyes turned into red. His cheeks were wet with his tears. I didn't want to see him crying. I didn't want to make him upset like that. Seeing him cry makes me remember everything. Everything that I wanted to forget. That's why I wanted to end this. That's why I wanted to finish our...

"See? We are already in the trap!" I yelled at him this time.

"That's how the maze controls us! Making us remember something that we tried to forget and break our hearts into pieces. Making us panic, sad, mad, insane... We're not going to get out!"

Then I felt the water in my eyes. Tears... Stop this.... Please....

"DJ?"

I fell down to the ground. I yelled, cried, screamed. It didn't matter anymore. I knew that I was already into the trap. I am the one who got into this.

"I am sorry..."

Charlie said with his weakened voice. He came closer to me, and sat down by my side.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't believe you..."

I didn't say anything to him.

I didn't know what to say.

We eventually fell asleep. Charlie had his body leaning on my back.

"Hello?"

"Are you guys.... okay?"

I heard someone walking towards us.