The Return

Chapter 9

It was getting dark and Thomas was exausted. They were still in the forest but could almost see the otherside.

"Alright shanks, time to rest up. Thomas and I will look for wood to start a fire, Brenda you start to get the food prepared."

Thomas looked at Brenda who gave him a teasing smile and he returned one back.

"Come on Tom, Brenda will be fine, she's one hell of a chick I tell ya."

"Yeah, you're telling me."

Thomas and Minho grabbed a few loose sticks to make the fire and returned to where Brenda was. Brenda had all of the food layed out on a big palm tree leaf. There were beef fillets, nuts, vegetables and some freshly squeezed orange juice made by Frypan, waiting for them.

"Oh yeah! This is luxury! I'm starving!" Minho exclaimed

"You'll have to wait a bit longer Minho, the meat has to be cooked first or you'll start throwing up everywhere." Brenda said

"No kidding, I'm not as dumb as I look Brenda." Brenda laughed

"You sure about that?"

"One hundred percent"

Brenda started cooking the meat and Thomas drank most of his juice. He could smell the juices of the cooking meat that made his mouth water. Minho was making a salad with the vegetables and used lemon as a dressing. This life coudn't be too bad, he thought to himself. They had everything they needed to survive ot here, everything was perfect. Although he wished he had all of his friends with him. Newt, Teresa and Chuck. God, Chuck. It had been many months since Chuck's death but yet, it still seemed fresh. Actually all of it still seemed fresh to him. Now that he thinks about it, he's achieved so many things over this period of time and he's only 16, well, maybe 17 now. The maze, the scorch and defeating WICKED were all big achievements. He missed all his friends and wondered why he was one of the ones to survive.

"Okay, the food is ready." and they dug in.