Bruises | The Scorch Trials

Chapter 37

"Come on. We need to hurry!" Gally yells at the terrified looking kids behind him. I trail them with Newts arm slung across my shoulder.

His face is a sandpaper pale colour and the veins are already crawling up his neck. The familiar feeling of fear curls around my stomach.

We turn the corner and see Brenda, sitting on the chair of a bus. As soon as she catches sight of us, she leaps out of the door and hurries the first few children into the bus compartment. I glance at Newt and then the bag of serum that Lily has slung across her shoulder.

"Lily! Hey Lily! We need some serum."

Newt attempts to protest, but falls silent as I glare at him. Lily comes over with the bag and takes out a bright blue bottle. "Okay," I mutter, "just get it and then we'll go find Minho."

Lily is quick to push the blue serum into Newts arm. He gasps and a vibrancy overtakes his misty eyes. I gulp. It won't last long. But hopefully it's just what we need.

"I'm going to find Thomas and Minho. You guys get him on the bus." I say- already turning to run.

"No." Theo stands in front of me with a determined expression.

Lily sidles up besides him, silently agreeing.

I sigh. There's no convincing them otherwise it seems.

The three of us take off at a run- leaving Newt, Gally and Brenda behind.

My breaths come in sharp short pants as we run. But I still hear an unmistakable scream and consecutive splash from a way in the distance. Theo and Lily speed up from besides me and then promptly come to a skidding halt at the sight of WCKD guards.

Minho and Thomas are already putting their hands up at the edge of the pool. I slowly join them.

Just as I begin to give up hope of ever escaping, a guard turns on the other guards and begins shooting each of them.

He pulls off his mask.

Immediately, shocked gasps come from Theo and I.

Once again, our brother has come to the rescue.

Gally just shakes his head and gestures for our group to get running. All too quick to oblige, six pairs of feet hit the pavement just as the first bomb hits the city.

Gally jerks to a stop at the sound of the explosion, his face pale and clammy. "Oh no," he mutters, "they're going to blow up the city."

A/N: i'll update the next chapter later today buT warNinG: it's going to be SO SAD and i apologise in advance hAHa.