Betrayal| Thomas

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"You tremble like you'd seen a ghost, and I gave in"

   Thomas scrambled up the vent hysterical. Aris was next and when he got out he pulled Brooke up after him.

"Tommy what's going on?"

Thomas frantically ran around the room using the matress to cover the door while everyone stared at him.

Brooke leaned up against the wall her face distraught. She stared off straight ahead almost as if she was dead.

"Its WCKD Newt, it's been WCKD all along. We have to get out of here."

Him and Aris began to usher people into the vent but Brooke stayed where she was. She was a monster just like everyone else that worked here. She didn't deserve to escape with them.

She felt hands grasp her face and she was turned to see Thomas, "Come on Brooke we have to go!" However, the brunette couldn't form a coherent sentece still in shock.

"Brooks please." His voice cracked at the end and it snapped her out of her daze. She shakily stood up and with help from Thomas she lowered down into the vent.

They began to crawl as fast as possible coming out of an opening that led to the hallway. They began to wak forward but Brooke stood still shaking her head.

Rigjt before she could say anything the alarm went off and everyone cursed. "I have to find Teresa, you guys go."

They nodded and began to walk off but Aris started walking the other way, "I got to do something first."

Brooke and Thomas opened their mouths to protest but another boy yelled saying he would go with him and they were on their way.

She felt a hand grab hers and she was being tugged along. Brooke looked up to see Thomas looking back at her, they continued to run stopping at another hallway.

"Where is she?"

"I-I dont know." Brooke shook her head then her mouth opened, a look of realization coming on her face, "but I know who does."

She grabbed his hand and they crept down the hall. She saw guards and was going to jump to the other side of the hall but Thomas grabbed her by the hips and pulled her close to him, trying to make them as small as possible.

Brooke panted as she looked into thomas eyes. Something unrecognizable flashed in them and Brooke cleared her throat, stepping away from him. We're not making out in the hallway Brooke we're escaping WCKD.

Brooke winked at him and waited till the last gaurd passed shooting her hand out and grabing him by the shirt. She then kicked him in the back of the knees give him a swift elbow to the head.

The gaurd knocked out instantly and she grabbed his gun along with a clip looking up at Thomas who gave her a shocked look, making Brooke roll her eyes.

She grabbed his hand and lead him down the corridor stopping when she came across the person she was looking for.

She cocked her gun stepping out of the shadows with Thomas following close behind her, "Hi, doctor Crawford."

The doctor let out a gasp and began walking backwards stopping at the wall when her back hit it. Brooke gave her a sinister smile.

Stepping forward she pressed the gun close to the women, looking at Thomas and nodding her head towards the doctor.

Thomas came close and gave worker a hard look, "The girl, the one that came out with us from the maze, where is she?"

Dr. Crawford trembled, "O-Over there in that room.", she took off her key card and handed it to Thomas, "Here, you'll need this to get in."

Thomas took it and made his way to the door with Brooke following close behind. He slid in the key card opening the door and holding it open for Brooke but right before she slipped all the way in doctor Crawford got in her last word,

"Jansons going to be dissapointed Brooke, especially after all we've done for you!"

The brunnete shook her head letting out a shaky breath, and stood off to the side as Thomas shook Teresa awake. The looks they gave eachother making jealous erupt in the pit of Brooke's chest.

Teresa turned setting her eyes on Brooke and gave the girl a sneer. Brooke scoffed but brushed it off, "Thomas, we have to go."

They excited the room and ran down the halls meeting with Newt and the rest of the gladers at the door.

Brooke gave Thomas the gun and grabbed the key card from his hand throwing it to Minho, "Open it!"

They ran towards it trying to get the door open but it wouldn't budge. A voice made Thomas and Brooke stop in there tracks, "Thomas!" It was Janson's voice.

At the sound of his name Thomas and Brooke turned around. He had the gun raised ready to shoot at anyone who charged at them, "Open this door Janson!"

"You really don't want me too."

"Just open the damn door!"

Jason took a step forward and Thomas adjusted his grip on the gun, "Listen to me! I'm trying to save your life. The maze is one thing but you kids won't last one day out in the scorch."

Janson then turned to look at Brooke who shrunk down a bit, "You should know this Brooklyn. I'm just trying to help you."

Thomas took a step forward and infront of Brooke shielding her from Janson's gaze, "Yea let me guess, WCKD is good?"

Janson gave them a small smile and a curt nod, "You're not getting through that door Thomas."

However his words betrayed him because right when he finshed that sentence the doors opened with Aris and the other kid standing on the other side.

The gaurds began to advance on them but Thomas shot at them with his gun slowly moving backwards as he pushed Brooke back with him.

When he ran out of rounds he threw the gun down and began to slowly jog backwards grabbing Brooke's hand to pull her with him.

"Come one Thomas, Brooke, lets go!"

The pair looked at eachother then turned around breaking into a sprint trying to make it before the doors closed.

Brooke's heart pounded in her chest and her palms became sweaty, they weren't going to make it. Nevertheless they continued to run as fast as they could.

When they had about two feet left between them and the door Thomas pushed Brooke down making her slide down through the narrow opening before he threw himself down, him too making it through right before the doors closed.

When Brooke stood up Aris engulfed  her into a hug. Brooke broke away and turned around, looking at the window to see Janson and the guards glaring at them.

She swiftly gave Janson the finger and began to run. They pushed a button opening one last door stepping outside onto the sand.

It was hot and Brooke was nervous. They were actually out in the scorch; Brooke didn't think they would actually make it this far.

She puffed out a breath and looked at Thomas to see him already staring at her.

The were out, out of WCKD the place Brooke used to call home and in the scorch.

Brooke felt all her emotions wash over her in waves, sadness, regret and fear.

Sadness because she was leaving the place she had know her whole life, or at least from what she remembers, the place that kept her safe.

Regret because she allowed and helped WCKD in doing those terrible things to those poor kids.

And fear because Brooke was actually here, out in the place where cranks roamed free and death could be right around the corner.

The worst part being she didn't know what to expect.