"Look, I'm really sorry-" Thomas started, running a hand through his brown hair.
"Yeah, well, 'sorry' doesn't cut it." I replied, turning to face the elder boy, rage filling me. "You just sent my brother and my best friend to their likely doom."
Thomas shuffled nervously, scratching the back of his neck and tugging at the hem of his white shirt that signalled he was one of WICKED's scientists. "Riley, you know it's for the best. We're gonna find a cure and-"
"You don't believe that crap, do you? They're going to kill us, you idiot. Do you really think those guys deserve this?" I pointed to a screen across the room, showing Newt and Minho trekking across the Glade, deep in discussion. Both boys looked wary and sad, like they'd given up. It was heart breaking.
"I-I..." Thomas couldn't muster an answer. "I'm sorry."
"Whatever, Thomas. You're just a pawn in WICKED's little game. You think you'll get something from this? No. You're just going to be thrown in the maze and die with the rest of us. Get over yourself."
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And the dream faded. Riley was lying on the damp floor, surrounded by about a dozen Gladers. Clint, the medjack, knelt beside her, taking her pulse, whilst Newt was on the other side, shouting something about finding Alby.
"She's awake!" Someone shouted.
"Holy shuck." Clint sighed, turning back. "You okay? Can you hear me?" He asked, concern filling his voice.
Riley coughed, shaking all over.
Wicked is good. Wicked is good. Wicked is good. Wicked is good.
The voice came from the back of her mind, insistent and loud as ever. But then something else.
Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.
Riley swallowed, and Newt bent over her, saying something, but it was like the entire world had been muted.
You or your friends, Riley. It's your choice. What would you do for survival?
And then black.
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I'm so bored I keep writing like titchy unimportant fillers bc I'm building up to something big but I don't want to publish it yet ugh. And you guys keep requesting updates like four seconds after I've updated so yeah. Feedback would be nice?
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'Till Death Do Us Part
FanficShe wakes up in a metal box, cold and alone. Gone are her memories of her past, her friends, her family; all she knows is her name. Riley. She clings to it like a lifeline, the last part of her that remains. Thrown into a mysterious, huge maze fill...
