WICKED told them the Trial was over -no more tests, no more lies, but Frankie had been deceived enough to know that the statement alone could never be true.
Truthfully, she wanted to die. She wanted to leave this cruel world of being experimented an...
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"IT WORKED," FRANKIE said, looking at Newt. He was reflecting her expression —eyes wide, face paled. She threw her arms around his neck and pulled him into a hug.
"Are you sure?" Newt asked to Gally over her shoulders.
"Yes! Why is that so hard to believe?"
All logic left his mind and he couldn't fish out a single letter to express his feelings. So he wordlessly returned Frankie's hug.
This morning he woke up feeling pessimistic, wondering when he would have to leave his friend again and how. And now...
"What worked?" he heard Harriet ask.
Reggie hushed her in a playful manner, "It's a secret."
"See? Now will you stop being a pain in the arse?" Minho said with an irritated tone. "You should be so grateful for me. You owe me your life."
"You don't even know if that's yours," Frankie interjected, "It could be Thomas'."
"It could be mine."
"It's probably Tommy's," Newt countered.
"Probably mine."
With that he grinned, and the two boys slapped each other's backs. Whatever coldness they had between them thawed and melted away.
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"I'll give you a few minutes to make your decision," Gally announced, "In the mean time, those who have WICKED tattoo on their necks —follow me."
He turned around and simply walked out of the room without waiting.
One by one, the ex-subjects scrambled up and filed in after him, starting from Teresa. Then Aris, Marie and Harriet, Reggie, Stephen, Newt, Thomas and Brenda.
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