Chapter XLII

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'Explorers, Designers, pair up,' Rachel said.

'Everyone knows their sections right?' Louise asked.

Everyone nodded. And they left in a blink of an eye.

'Be careful,' Newt whispered in my ear.
I kissed him in the cheeck, and left, Rita and Minho by my side, leading the Runners into a different world.

'This is totally different,' one of them said.

'I'm disorientated,' another commented.

'That's what I felt in your Maze,' I said.

'Keep your eyes open for anything,' Minho said.

The day went by, nothing happening. No Grievers, no clues. We explored Zone B, and I had a gut feeling that we would find something. At the end of the day, a Designer and an Explorer, Caroline and Diane, passed by us, running frantically, whispering curses. The Runners jumped to their feet, probably not used to it.

'Oh god, I thought it was a Griever,' one of them said.
'There's no need to pee in your pants,' Minho said, laughing.

'As if you haven't,' I told Minho, making everyone laugh.

That lightened the mood. We didn't talk much after that.

'We should go back, it's getting dark,' Rita said.

'Wait,' I said. 'We still haven't finished the whole section.'

'We don't have time,' Rita said.

'I have this feeling... We need to explore the rest. You guys go. I'll finish the Zone, I can do it.'

'It's stupid, we'll explore it tomorrow,' Rita objected again.

'I'm going, you know I can.'

'Then I'll come with you,' she said.

'How will the others get back?' I asked.

'I'll go with you,' Minho said. 'We're wasting time. Hurry.'

And we left, walking at a fast pace.

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