The Truth Behind it All - MAZE RUNNER FAN FIC

Chapter Nine

The man explained what was happening to us. He told us that we had successfully completed the first Trial and overcome every Variable that was thrown at us but unfortunately there was one more and so that we had no choice, they gave us a disease called the Flare and symptoms would start showing in the next day or two. He also told us that the anitdote for the Flare would be given to whoever could complete his instructions and get to our destination alive, those who chose to stay would die. After a bit more information I was pushed aside, trampled on, stepped on, and ground into the floor so the other Gladers could get closer to him to ask questions.

I crawled out from under them all and did the sensible thing, I started to prepare. I grabbed my sheet off my bed and wrapped as much food as I could in it then tied it securely. I then grabbed one of the plastic bags and filled it with water. I then put my supplies under my bed and out of sight, laid down and stared at the bottom of an empty bed above me. What seemed only minutes later, Thomas walks in the room. I looked at the broken window, its dark, I must of laid there longer than I thought.

'You're awake,' Thomas smiles and comes and sits beside me.

Suddenly an anger rose up in me I had not known I was capable of feeling, so much rage I felt my head become swollen, so much anger that my hands turned to fists out of my control, so much pain that tears faught to escape my eyes.

'Yes. I am awake. Glad you noticed Thomas. I have only been up for you know a couple of you know hours. You have only walked pass me what 5 times since i have woken up? And you are noticing now?! Great friend Thomas, top of the line.' I growled, Thomas seemed hurt by this yet still anger rose in him.

'I have been trying to help the situation! I have been trying to keep alive here and you are having a sulk that I wasn't sitting at your bedside waiting for you to wake up?! Well I am sorry that my world doesn't revolve around you! I have other people I care about that need me and if you didn't just hear what that guy said, the Maze was NOTHING compared to what we are about to face in a couple of hours so don't you DARE accuse me of not being a good friend.' Thomas said with a loud voice and red cheeks.

'No, I am sorry Thomas. It isn't your fault that all of this is happening. It isn't your fault for whatever happened to me when I saved your life multiple times so that you and your stupid girlfriend could live and get everyone out. It is your fault that you have kept me in the dark without bothering to see if I was okay. It is your fault that you haven't spent any time with me since that girl showed up. It is your fault that even though I waited by your bedside, held you still when you faught and screamed, didn't eat, sleep, drink or even move from your side while you were going through the Changing, you still turned your back on me like I didn't even exist!' I yelled.

'That wasn't my fault! None of it was! I had no choice! If spending time with you was more important than sharing what I knew to save peoples lives then you have lost your mind and we all would be dead now. Not one of us would have made it out of that Maze if we were all choosing to stay in the Glade with out friends than o out and search for a way to escape and save the lives of people we all knew and cared about. Yes we lost some people but that is not my fault! None of it is because none of this would have happened if WICKED hadn't made that Maze in the first place!' Thomas yelled at me. Someone tried to come in but Thomas sped over and slammed it in their face.

'You know what the worst part of all of this is? That I have had to hide something from every single Glader out there who survived for SO LONG and I was just about to tell you because I thought you were there for me and the next thing I know, you were off in the woods making out with that girl. I almost died trying to save you Thomas, I almost died when were in that room waiting for the Grievers, I almost died when Ben attacked you, I almost died when you threw yourself at those Grievers, I almost died when you were in that Maze overnight and you want to know why?!' I screamed, Thomas looked at me with a blank face.

'I don't know, why?' Thomas glared with tears in his eyes, obviously hurt by what I had said.

I took in a deep breath, I was tired of hiding this. Tired of keeping it all a secret. Tired of locking the thought away so I wouldn't have to think of it again. Tired of the sleepless nights that it caused me. It was time for the truth behind this rage to come out in the open. I looked at my watch, time to leave now. The man had told us that we had to go through the Flat Trans at 6 o'clock and we had to be through before 6:05. I walked over to Thomas, grabbed the back of his head and kissed him. When I pulled away, Thomas had tears running down his face. The look in his eyes revealed hurt, understanding, pain, and shock. I grabbed the pack of food and water from under my bed, opened the door and stopped. I turned and took one last look at Thomas, his mouth was trembling, his eyes spilling tears down his face, his eyes locked on me. I shook my head as tears escaped my eyes, took one last look at him and closed the door behind me before I pushed my way into the middle of the group. Time to go.