The Maze Within {Book 1}

Chapter 7

=Elizabeth=

"Lizzy just think about this for a second," Teresa tried to reason with her best friend.

"I have," Was all she answered with.

"Teresa's right Liz. What you're planning is close to impossible," Thomas told her.

"I don't care, we have done this for long enough. I won't let W.I.C.K.E.D have control over us anymore," Elizabeth argued.

"Do you want to end up like Sydney and your brother?" Teresa asked.

"Don't bring Isaac or Sydney into this. They're both gone. It's up to me now," She replied.

Elizabeth knew her brother wouldn't want her trying to go up against W.I.C.K.E.D, but she couldn't take this anymore. They had just taken her best friend away and sent her up into the Maze with Isaac. She wasn't go to just stand by and let them continue to take these kids lives away from them anymore.

Think about it though. Is this what he would really want from you? He would want you to keep yourself safe," Thomas tried to talk some sense into her.

Elizabeth stood up to the both of them. "Think what you want, but I for one am tired of them just walking all over us and others around us. I'm stopping them with or without you."

There was a short silence as Thomas and Teresa looked between one another.

"Fine, but you're not doing this one your own. Let us help you," Teresa told her.

Elizabeth nodded before hearing the door open behind her.

"Liz, get down!" Thomas shouted, but it was too late.

Something struck Elizabeth on the back of her head, knocking her out.

I snapped my eyes open and sat up straight. I looked around and saw the faces of Alby, Minho and Newt I felt my chest heaving heavily as air struggled to enter my lungs.

"Easy Lizzy," Newt pushed me back down.

"What happened?" I asked, trying to slow my breathing.

"You fainted. Don't you remember?" Alby responded.

I shook my head. I fainted? I felt fine earlier out in the fields, I shouldn't be fainting.

"How are you feeling?" Minho asked me.

"If I'm honest, tired. I just really want to sleep," I told them.

"Okay, Newt you will stay here and watch over her," Alby commanded.

"No, it's fine. I'll be alright," I reassured them.

"Lizzy, you just fainted. I'm not leaving you alone," Newt frowned.

I nodded, not saying anything else.

I still want to know why I keep having these dreams or memories. I want to know why I was different from everyone else here.

I also want to know why all of my memories seem to be about my brother. I can't even find him so why would I be still having memories about him?

'You'll find out in time.'

That was another thing. This damn voice in my head. What made me so different and strange that I had to be hearing a voice in my head?

I just don't know how much longer I can take all of this. Not knowing what's going on, being trapped here, the weird voices in my head, it was all too much. I just want to have a normal life.

I looked back up at Newt once more before allowing my eyes to close. I just needed to find out what happened to my brother, who he was at least.

Word Count: 570

Edited: 22/9/2016