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Chapter 12: Flashbacks

Watched The Maze Runner last night...

IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!

Although I was disappointed with accuracy to the book and stuff...

Yet not that disappointed..... It's certainly better than how they've done the Percy Jackson movies...

So I was satisfied with it... Who am I kidding I LOVED IT!!!!!!!

Well here's the next chapter, Enjoy!!!!

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Ty's POV
I stormed out of the library angrily, I wasn't really sure where I was going, but I didn't care.

How could Mitch say that? How could he be so calm about telling the others to kill Adam if they can?! He's our friend! My best friend! He can't just expect me to take this well!!

Before I knew it, I was outside, wandering by the lake where Adam had been kidnapped, no squids were in sight, not that I cared at the moment. I looked down at the water and could see my reflection in the water. I looked angry and upset.

I sighed and continued to walk along the shore. Picking up rocks as I went and skidding them across the lake.

I remember Adam and I did this when we were little. Just after we became friends. When I was about 8...

Le flashback....

I'd had a hard life before then, my mum died when I was born and my dad gave me away to an orphanage, and it wasn't a very good orphanage at that.

We hardly got food and any food we did get was stale or rotten, much like the caretaker. The other orphans had one rule amongst themselves, 'Every man for themselves.'

I hated it there, but it taught me to survive, take what you can and make it last! That's the motto I lived by. Eventually I couldn't take it anymore, so I ran away.

I lived by the same rules on the streets as I did in the orphanage, I took what I could and made it last.

Eventually, I found myself by a lake surrounded by forest.

It was very peaceful, until I heard shouting and saw a boy about my age, by the lake as well, a squid was dragging him by his feet into the water.

Before I knew what I was doing, I found myself running at the boy, grabbing his hands and pulling.

"Hold on!" I shouted, not letting go and pulling as hard as I could until the squid finally let go, sinking back into the water and disappearing.

"Thanks." The boy said, I finally got a better look at him, he had scruffy brown hair and a pair of black sunglasses over his eyes. He had a black and grey outfit on along with red runners, black gloves and a gold amulet with an amethyst in the centre.

"Don't mention it." I said "What happened?"

"Squids." The boy said, shuddering slightly "They've had out for me from the day I was born."

"Uhh, ok then." I said, wearily.

"I'm Adam, though most people just call me Sky." The boy, Adam, said "So what's yours?" He asked

"Ty" I said, "Well I better go." I said standing up, "Nice meeting you, Adam."

Adam got up "Yeah, I better get home too, where do you live?" He asked "Maybe we could catch up some time."