"So when did you- you know- fall in love with her?" Thomas smirked, knowing he had him right where I wanted him, with his head in Fionaland.
"Woah," Newt defeated with his hands up, "What?"
"I may be slow to getting to know things around here, but...
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I looked around some more, finding a green long sleeve and a pair of jeans. Aris took his leave, knowing it was the right time to go so I could change. I switched everything, happy to get out of WCKD's clothes. I felt like lies were embedded in the seams. I tucked the notebook I had found when I woke up back into my waistband, keeping it hidden there for now.
Screams in the distance came next, I grabbed the flashlight off the ground and sprinted to where I had seen the boys last.
I saw Thomas and Minho first since they were the ones screaming their heads off.
"Run! Run!" They yelled, as soon as I saw the first half-dead body come around the corner, I didn't wait for the rest to show up.
I ran as fast as I could, seeing the other boys right ahead. Almost all of them had started running, except for the blonde boy, who seemed to be frantically looking around for something.
"Newt, come on!" Frypan yelled at him, the only indication of what his name was.
I latched onto his arm as I ran by, pulling him along so he wouldn't get left behind.
"Shit." He gasped, falling in line beside me.
"What the hell are those things?!"
"I don't know." He admitted, looking back for a second to make sure Thomas and Minho were still with us.
We climbed a set of stairs, desperately trying to get away. We all got to the top, rounding the corner to get to the other side where another flight of stairs would take us to the next floor. Another one of those -things- came from the side. It stood between us and the stairs.
Aris ran out, a bat in hand. "Aris!" I yelled but he had already committed to swinging the bat to take the monster out from its legs.
It bought us enough time to climb the stairs, exhaustion kicking in as I got closer to the top. I looked up, only seeing one more set until we got to the top. Newt and I headed to the left, just as I saw Teresa fall. Her screams filled the air just before she kicked the demon, smashing it over the head with something hard.
All at once, Newt wrapped his arms around me, stopping me from taking another step, When I looked around to see why it ran straight through the glass railing. If Newt hadn't grabbed me, I would have been right underneath it. He pulled me back the other way,
"Go around! Go the other way!" Newt ordered, the rest of the gang sliding to a stop to pivot in the opposite direction.
We made it around, Thomas and Teresa leading now because they were the last ones to come up.
When we made it to the top floor, already off and running, Frypan looked at all of us, "We gotta find a way out of here!"
"No shit!" Minho and I sassed at the same time.
We all sprint as fast as we could, flashlights and monsters showing up in every direction. We ran by what looked like an old shop, filled with tables, mannequins, and large glass windows. Going in there wouldn't lead us out and I suddenly became aware that climbing all those levels might not have been the best idea. It only limited our exits.
