"What's wrong Minho?" You taunted, "Getting déjà-vu?"
"You waited for a moment but he hesitantly grabbed your arm, you pulled him up, getting so much resistance that you nearly fell to your death.
"As if on an instinct he gripped your arm with both hands, "Y/n!"
"You're just stuck," You noted calmly, "Find the vine you're tangled with, use your free hand."
He gave you a look that made you grin, he didn't trust you one bit.
"Do it, or you'll be hanging here for eternity," You told him, but under the threat there was a message implied. If you don't do it, I'll hang onto you for eternity too.
With apprehension he started pulling at vines, glancing at you every few seconds while you strained to stay still.
"Thomas? Do you mind getting up off your butt for a second?" You snapped at the boy.
"Another pair of arms came to assist Minho, searching with him until the rope was found and sliced in half.
"He's loose! Pull him up," Thomas announced.
You remained there, just long enough for Minho's eyes to widen in fear and desperation. It was cruel, but then you pulled him up, watching him scuttle to a wall like a frightened bug. You leaned against one too, sweat falling from your head.
Minho's breaths were laboured, eyes bugged to stare at you.
"You didn't-" He began but you shut him up.
"No," You said, "I do a lot of messed up stuff but- not that. Not my job."
"You slid your hands into your hair, looking down at the stone floor, muttering, "Believe it or not, I don't want your blood on my hands."'
(Plot rights belong to James Dasher who wrote the Maze Runner series)
- Follows the plot of Maze Runner with a few twists and turns
TW: Violence, mental illness, addiction, suicide, explicit content
I have a account on Pinterest displaying the same stories and a few more written my Ethne Erickson who is my partner on that app! She has her own book written, go ahead and check her stunning writing out!
Alex and only a handful of Gladers escaped the Maze. But at what cost? Is freedom worth it when you have to sacrifice so much? Are they truly free, something feels off.
Alex and The Gladers are running for their lives, this time through a shucked up world, the scorching desert and broken cities full of violent humans who have an incurable disease.
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"OPEN THE DAMN DOOR YOU UGLY SEWER RAT!" Alex screamed.
"Listen to me! I'm trying to save your life. The maze is one thing, but you kids wouldn't last one day...out in the Scorch." He tried to reason.
"Watch me!" She spat at him. His face twisted into rage.
"If the elements don't kill you, the Cranks will."
"Is that a threat or a challenge?" She hissed at him.
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I want to give all credits to the One and Only James Dashner, and his amazing story: The Scorch Trials (and the rest of his amazing series!) I also want to give credit to the director of the movie franchise, Wes Ball.
Female Bad Ass story with a Minho love story
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CONTENT WARNING ⚠️
**This book is a lot darker and the themes are more mature than Book 1: The Defender**
*Mentions of suicide/mental health
*sexual assault/date rap drug/sex slavery
*Physical harm caused by others
*Death/blood
*spicy kissing scenes- no smut