Your POV:
I tried to calm my breathing and heart beat as I tried to figure my out of this maze. Jeremiah showed me maps of the maze while he constructed it but that was a long time ago and with the constant threat and fear of turning the wrong way away from the exit and towards Jerome, or worse making a wrong turn and bump right into him or one of his friends. No matter how much I try I can't stay focused. My mind is always going to Jeremiah. Is he safe? What is he planning? How did he think trapping and bring his brother here was a good idea? God I'm so worried about him.
Flash Back
We were quickly walking through the maze together, making cautious twists and turns around the grey walls that made up the maze. Jeremiah was leading the way and I was following close behind, not wanting to look back afraid that I might see one of the detectives dead and Jerome walking over the body towards me, with a sinister look in his eyes and his signature smile. Even the thought gave me chills. With every scary thought I had about Jerome or his goons I inched closer and closer to Jeremiah. He always made me feel safe. I always told him he was the man with a plan. I was suddenly brought out of my train of thought by gunfire and screams. We instantly froze in place like statues trying to see where the sound came from. We already knew the sound came from the two detectives and at this point I was terrified that the images in my head prior would actually come true. I looked into Jeremiah's eyes in fear just as he did the same. He quickly took my hand and started running through the maze, trailing me along with him. I knew I was slowing him down but I didn't dare let go of his hand, and he gripped my hand tighter to keep me from falling behind. After a moment or two of running through the maze he suddenly stopped causing me to bump into him. I caught myself from falling by grabbing onto his arm with my other hand, steadying myself. Jeremiah quickly turned around and held my shoulders. "Y/n I have an idea and your not going to like it." I grabbed his arms and looked into his eyes with worry and concern. "Jere what is it? If there is a way we can get out of this alive then I'm all ears." He looked at me with fear and uncertainty and I was beginning to get scared by that. "He wants me. So we split up and you beeline it to the exit as fast as you can." My eyes went wide at the thought of leaving him. "No Jere. There is no way in hell I'm leaving you especially with your crazy brother in here with us." "Please just trust me." He said while tightening his grip on my shoulders. He sighed and pushed me towards his chest hugging me tightly. I hugged him back and didn't want to let him go. He is my best friend and I didn't want him to go through this alone, let alone face his brother. He told me everything about Jerome. When they were kids, what he did to Jeremiah, I even saw him on the news and just knowing that I'm in the same building with him terrifies me. I held on to him as tight as a could, almost melting into his chest. He made he feel so safe and grounded. He gently kissed my forehead, let go of me and took off running behind me into the other direction of the maze.
End of Flash Back
God I can't get my head around this maze I thought as I tried another turn. I feel like I've been wondering for hours but it's only been four minutes. It doesn't help that my heart is beating so fast and hard it feels like it's in my throat. I'm trying to calm myself down but I'm so scared and worried I feel like there is no point. I wish Jeremiah was here to hold me. My cheeks burned at the thought of him kissing my forehead. My mind started to wonder at the thought of being in his arm. We have been best friends sense we were kids. We did everything together, and when we grew up we didn't let that separate us. We protect and comfort each other like best friends are supposed to. And over time I've thought about him a lot and what he is to me. My eyes widened at my suddenly realization. With the situation we're in, what if I never get to tell him I love him.
My train of thought quickly came to a halt when I turned a corner and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Jervis Tetch and Scarecrow on the other end of the hall looking at me. Jervis gave me a wicked smile as he and Scarecrow started to walk towards me. I quickly turned and ran back in the other direction, and not soon after I head them picking up their speed right behind me. As I sprinted through the maze trying to lose them. I didn't hear there heavy foot steps behind me any more but I didn't want to look back to check, afraid that I might lose my speed allowing them to catch up. After a few more turns I was sure that I lost them and slowed down to try and catch my breath.
