❝𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎.❞
She lost hope but he gave it back. After escaping the dreaded stone walls of the Maze, Lia was out of W.C.K.D's grasp. However, as they were taken into a new compound headed b...
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「 Chapter 8: Won't Leave You Behind」
The speakers around the building sounded off a sort of tropical music that Lia wasn't so sure of. It might have been around a year or so since she'd heard proper music. Back in the Glade, she'd just listen to the boys bang on pots and pans for music. Ripping away the thoughts, Lia focused on where Brenda had led them to.
The blonde girl was yet to trust her but then again she was desperate to get away from W.C.K.D. And if it meant she had to tolerate being around the short haired girl, then so be it.
"Brenda! Hurry!" Jorge had met up with the group just as they ran up the set of stairs back to his office. "We don't have much time!"
"Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Following Brenda and Jorge with their anxiety building up. The olive skinned man pushed open a set of doors to reveal a makeshift zipline that led to the other side. "Right this way!"
"You've got to be kidding me." Frypan exclaimed in incredulity.
"Plan B, hermano." Jorge gave a half-contrite shrug, "You kids wanna get to the Right Arm? I'll lead you to them—"
He turned to the couple, seriousness varnished over his features and with a sharp tongue said, "—but you're gonna owe me."
Lia pursed her lips, sharing a hesitant glance at the boy beside her. The comforting touch of his hand on her back the only factor reassuring the blonde of their pending decison. Silence filling the air paired with a gentle nod from Lia to Thomas was enough to portray that she was doing what she hadn't expect herself to do; Trust Jorge.
"Follow me!" Everything was quick, the man pulled down a long clothe connected to the zipline and pushed himself out onto the ledge. Their eyes followed his figure disappear onto the building the ropes were connected to.
"All right! Let's go!" Brenda urged with a passion.
Thomas motioned Minho to go next as he rounded up the others. "Come on! Everyone, go. Go! Come on."
Soon enough it was Teresa, Brenda, Thomas, and Lia left as Aris had just gone down. There was a nervousness Lia felt as she heard the W.C.K.D soldiers and the helicopters moving closer. She turned to her brunette friend, grabbing onto her arm as she helped her hold onto the hook above her. "Teresa, you're next. Come on."
"I don't feel so good about this, Lia." The brunette told her but Lia could only give her a timid smile. Teresa knew she was beginning to doubt a lot of things and she had been feeling the same since before they had gone out into the scorch. "Yeah, me too, Resa."
"Brenda! Where you going?" Thomas sudden outburst surprised the girls causing both to turn towards him. He gave them a forced look of reassurance, his breath heavy. "Just go! I'm right behind you."
