Memories of the past! The Maze Runner!

Death and all his friends!!!

Matilda's pov

Once I had finished breakfast I went looking for Newt, I found him in the homestead with Alby. "Alby, can I borrow Newt for a couple of minutes?"

Alby chuckled, "he's all yours, just make sure you give her the tour shank!!" With that he walked outside still laughing to himself.

"You alright? You look like you've seen a bloody griever who told you the world was ending."

He pulled me into a tight hug and kissed my cheek. I put on my best smile, "I just wanted to choose my job. No shank, I haven't seen a bloody griever."

"You're not going into the maze, there is no way I'm letting you die. Dream on Mattie!"

Yells broke his speech, one word was crystal clear: GRIEVERS!!!!

We were sending Gladers into the homestead within seconds.

A scream broke through my thoughts, they're after him. I looked up and saw Thomas staring at me. I began to walk towards the grievers.

"MATILDA DON'T YOU DARE TAKE ANOTHER STEP!!!! I WILL TORTURE THOSE YOU LOVE!!!" I carried on walking, the grievers watched unresponsively. I pulled my brother off the spike he was impaled on, his screams breaking my heart. The grievers knew they had succeeded, he was dying. They retreated into their lair.

"Mattie, iii...it hurts! It huu...urts so much!"

"I know Max, I know." I laid Max on the soft grass, his blood staining the green. I pulled him into a huge and started rocking as I sang.

"I took my love and took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Till the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changing

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too

Well, I've been afraid of changing

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too

Oh, I'm getting older too

I take my love, take it down

I climb a mountain and turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Will the landslide bring you down

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Will the landslide bring you down, oh, oh

The landslide bring you down" Max had stopped screaming and now looked into my eyes trustingly. Carefully I drew my knife, hiding it from his view. I slipped it in front of his throat, he carried on looking into my eyes. I looked at his brown puppy eyes and soaked in his essence as I made the cut.

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Thomas' pov

I knelt beside Mattie and closed Max's lifeless eyes. The blood still pumped from his throat, covering us in blood. We kissed him on the cheek before standing up. No word passed throughout the glade as I pulled out my lighter. Mattie and I lit it together and set Max alight. We stood there watching the flames; Newt with his arms around Mattie, Theresa snuggled next to me and Chuck standing there staring. We stood there till sunset when the doors closed, we sat by the campfire staring into the twilight.