The Maze Runner

Part 1

My name is Adriana. I was the first person to arrive in this hell hole we now call 'home' aka The Glade. The next guy arrived second in the box a day after me. After that, a new guy arrives once a month, same time. We call them Greenies or Greenbeans. We get supplies so we can live once a week, every Wednesday which also arrives in the box. But anyway, I'm 17...I think, at least that's what the guys around me said that's how old I looked. I have brown hair that goes past my shoulders with deep blue eyes. I'm the only female here in the Glade and being surrounded by guys isn't easy, but we get by. We aren't surrounded by adults, we're all just kids nothing over the age of 20. We were somehow put here by the Creators; which is who we say made The Glade. None of us remember a single thing. Only our names. For all this to work, we need to have order. Everyone does their part, helps out and we survive. Being here for 2 years, gets tiring but I've learned to not be so serious so I'm kinda a smartass about it all, but they like it. I bring a bit of smiles to the place. I place my hands on my hips as I look around the Glade, smiling at the Gladers, which is what we call ourselves, the humans. I watch them all go hard at work as I bite into my apple; I look up before hearing the siren. Right on time. I grin to myself before walking over to the box; today we get a new Greenie. I watch as everyone stops working in whatever part of our small village they were in and walk over to the box. When a new guy comes, everyone is curious to meet him. I push myself through the crowd of guys and stand next to the box alongside the Alby, Newt and Gally. Alby was the second to arrive the day after me; then Newt arrived the month after him, then Gally. Alby and I are the two in charge and whenever we aren't around, Newt and Gally are. Newt and Alby open the lid to the box when hearing it stop to the top. I look down into the box seeing a terrified teenage boy, about my age too. I hated that look. So scared, unsure of what happened or where they are, can't even remember where you come from or anything. The Gladers laughed and chuckled around me, seeing someone so scared amused them as if they forgot how it felt when they arrived here. Gally stepped forward and jumped in the box, leaning down to the new guy.

"Day one, Greenie. Rise and shine." Gally says, a smirk playing on his lips.

He grabs the terrified boy and throws him up to us Gladers; we watch as he squirms backwards in fear having all of us stare at him as if he was some fucked up creature. The guys around me laugh before the Greenie makes it to his feet and sprints off, as if it were a nightmare and he was trying to find an exit.

"Looks like we've got a runner!" I hear one of the Gladers call out.

I wince as I watch him trip over his own feet and face plant straight into the ground. I hear the crowd laugh around me.

"Hey! Everyone back to work! Now!" I yell making the boys quickly quiet down.

The crowd slowly disappears as Newt, Alby and Gally look at me. I look at them confused.

"What?" I ask walking over to the three of them.

Gally reaches out and hands me a peace of paper.

"He's the last one...ever." I read out loud before looking up to them. "What does this mean?"

"Turn it over." Newt says.

I turn over the note.

"Everything's going to change." I say out loud.

They look at me for answers before I put the note in my pocket.

"Just get the supplies out and we'll sort this out later." I order before looking at Alby. "Can you show Greenie around?"

Alby and Newt just nod before doing what I ask, I start to walk away feeling Gally on my tail. He finally matches my pace.

"You got pretty mad back there." Gally states.

"Of course I was, Gladers keep forgetting how they felt." I reply walking back into the Keepers Keep.

The Keepers Keep is where the ones in charge of the work around the Glade, like the crops, the food, the weaponry, the runners and more; this is where we have our meeting.

"It was kind of a turn on." Gally says making my lips curl up to a smile.

"That's not always a bad thing." I stop before the big round table, giving Gally a playful look. "Tonight?"

"I don't know if I can wait that long." Gally states as he steps forward, placing his hands either side of me on the table.

"Be patient." I smirk before leaning up and kissing him softly.

I run my hand through his hair before pushing him backwards, I head back towards the opposite end of the hut and he slaps my arse.

"So what should we do about the note?" Gally asks watching as I walk around the table, changing the subject to more of an issue.

I take the note from my pocket.

"Where did you find this?" I ask waving the note in my hand.

"It was in with Greenie." Gally mentions, returning the worrisome gaze. "On top of our supplies."

"No one finds out about it, okay? Just stays between us, Newt and Alby." I say seriously.

If the Gladers knew about this, they'd freak out and we can't have that. We need to maintain the order we have here in the Glade.