Don't Look Back

Chapter 3

Hey Wake Up! We have work to do!"

Chuck shook me wide awake. I scrambled to my feet with a yawn. Chuck brought me to Newt. Newt and some other boys were growing some crops. Newt handed me a bucket and a spade.

"Your first work of the day... make yourself useful by digging us some fertilizers into the bucket.. at the Deadheads."

Newt pointed to a patch of trees near him.

"Now get going."

The Deadheads looked very spooky. I braced myself as I walked into the woods.

"I am just going to get some fertilizer. I am just going to get some fertilizer."

I repeat the words again and again.

I went right into the middle of the forest and started digging.

"Its all your fault.. IT ALL YOUR FAULT!"

A voice boomed behind me. I turned around and was surprised to see Ben, whom Chuck told me about.

"Hey, I am Thomas. You should be Ben, nice to meet-- "

Ben lungged at me, forcing me to the ground.

"Its all your fault, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Using all my strength, I rolled aside. I immediately hauled myself onto my feet and ran throught the woods.

"Help! Help!"

Ben was chasing me in hot pursuit. Finally, I managed to run to Newt, who was talking with Alby. Newt and Alby saw Ben chasing after me and stopped him. Newt caught a glance at his legs, there was something black on his legs.

"Oh no! Ben is stung!"

"How can he be stunk in broad daylight?"

Alby was shocked. He forced Ben into the housestead , and strapped him onto a bed.

"No! Please! I can change! Just give me one more chance!"

Alby ignored Ben's cries. Everything returned to normal.

"What will happen if we are stung?"

"If we are stung, we will have 2 personalities.

One momment we are in our normal-self, the next..."

"We will be full of rage, wanting to kill, which can be very dangerous. We are going to organise an event, at evening -- when the entrance to the maze is going to close. No more questions, do your work."

I began to work. Finally, it was evening. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stood near the entrance to the maze. I walked towards the crowd and was terrified with what we saw -- Ben, kneeling right onfront of the entrance. Right in front of him, 5 boys was holding a spear each slowly moving towards Ben.

"Please! Give me chance! I can change! I do not want to enter The Maze!"

Alby ignored his desperate cries.

"Move forward!"

Alby commanded the boys. The entrance to The Maze began to close. Ben will be squashed by the walls if he stopped moving.

"Alright, alright, I will go."

Ben's face was filled with tears. He moved into the maze just as the walls joined together. The entrance to The Maze was closed for the night. Alby asked me to follow him, he led to a wall. Names of everyone was carved on it. Newt, Alby, Gally, Minho, and much more boys' name were on the wall. Alby handed me a knife, and I carved my name onto the wall.

"You are officially a Glader."

Next, he took the knife from me and put a cross on Ben's name. There were more crossed-names

"We put a cross on their names if they died in the maze."

He slowly continued.

"And Ben is one of them."