Stay // The Maze Runner

Chapter 11

~~~~Newt POV~~~~

The Berg opening woke me up. "That was fast," I mumbled, rubbing my eyes. Ghost began to bark and snarl and I shot up immediately.

Two men dressed in all black holding guns stood before me. "Listen mate," one of them said. "You can either come with us yourself or we can make you."

"Why?" I asked. They looked at each other and sighed, just as Ghost lunged for the smaller ones hand.

"Ow! Stupid mutt!" He yelled trying to get Ghost away. The bigger man hit him with the back of his gun and Ghost went flying across the floor, whimpering.

"Stupid dogs," he muttered, shooting toward Ghost, missing him but covering him in what was at the back of the Berg.

"Come on then," the big one said grabbing my arm. "No, let me go," I protested, digging my heels into the ground.

It was pointless. He dragged me out and shoved me into the back of a van, leaving me in complete darkness.

~~~~Rosie POV~~~~

"We have to find him," I said. "Come on we have to go now." I rushed around the Berg looking for something, anything that could be of use.

"Rosie," I heard someone call my name softly. "Rosie." I ignored them and kept on searching. "Rosie!" Minho grabbed my shoulders and spun me around.

"Calm down," he said quietly. "We need to find him," I said frantically. "He could be anywhere, he could be dead or someone could be torturing him or-" "Shut up," he said.

"I want to find him as much as you do but this craziness will not help him. You need to relax. Okay?" "Okay," I said.

"What do we do so?" I asked him. "You need to sleep," he said. "Are you for real?" "No, I know you won't sleep."

"Okay then, so what do we do?" I repeated. Minho looked over his shoulder nervously. "When those two fall asleep," he whispered. "We go, okay?" "Okay," I nodded.

"But the city is in lockdown," I said. "That's true... We can still look around," he answered. "Okay, okay," I said mainly to myself.

I sat down in a chair on the other side of the Berg and put my head in my hands. Minho was right about one thing, I needed to calm down. I wasn't gonna be any help to anyone all worked up.

Ghost instinctively put his head on my lap. Stroking his soft fur was calming. I buried my face in his fluff and let a few tears fall before regaining my composure. "He's not gone," I whispered into Ghosts fur. "He's out there."

I heard the others moving around the Berg getting food and getting ready for bed. I saw Lucas come closer to me and he sat down on the ground in front of me.

"Don't interrupt me," he said, staring directly at me. "I know what you are going to do ma copaine. I would do the same if it was my friend. I'm not going to try stop you, I know you won't listen."

"Isabella on the other hand will not let you go, if she finds out," he said. "When you leave you must make sure she is fast asleep. Take knives from the box in the back of the Berg, you will need them."