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"Where are you taking me?" I asked as I followed the woman. "Just to run some more tests." She answered, her heels clicking with every step. "How about the others? How come I'm the only one who needs more tests?" I asked, my suspicion growing every second. "That other girl, Teresa, was taken in too." She informed me, her friendly attitude suddenly gone. "Am I going to be with her?" I asked again. "No," She irritatedly said. "She's in a different lab. I would appreciate it if you stopped asking questions."
I should run. I should run back.
We passed by a window, and my eyes quickly zeroed in on a certain high-quiffed boy. Minho.
I stopped walking and ran to the glass, I started to knock on it, calling for his attention. He's not looking!
"What are you doing?" The woman asked, pulling me away from the window. She's ridiculously strong for her size. "Let me go!" I growled, ripping my arm from her grasp.
I have a bad feeling about this facility, and I have to tell them about it.
"Minho!" I shouted, before banging my hand on the window. The nearby people noticed me instantly, starting a small commotion.
Minho's eyes shifted to me, and he quickly stood up from the table, I couldn't hear it but he was saying something.
Suddenly, two other people showed up behind me, pulling me away from the window.
"Minho!" I screamed, kicking at the floor. He ran towards the window, panic evident on his face.
I felt a sharp sting on my shoulder, instantly feeling drowsy. "No, no...Minho..." I whispered. Everything is blurry...
No, I can't...fall asleep.
Minho's POV 👏🏻
"What's happening? Where are they taking her?" I asked, approaching the guard by the door. "Just to run some more tests." He answered calmly.
Then why was she calling for me?
"No, I need to speak with her! Get out of the way!" I shouted, attempting to push through the two guards. "Get back to your table!" He screamed, pushing me to the ground.
Thomas was suddenly by my side, helping me stand up. "Is she going to be with Teresa?" He asked, trying to be calm. That's right, just a few minutes ago, Teresa passed by the same way. But she was okay. No violent reactions.
"Why was she like that?" I asked, anger filling my veins. "Don't worry," A voice said from behind me. I turned around to find Mr Janson, who smiled at me like nothing was wrong. "It's just an effect of the drug, there's nothing to worry about."
Somehow, I didn't believe him. I didn't believe him at all. But he is keeping us all alive, and I don't want to ruin that. So I nodded my head, and went back to my seat.
"Thomas, she's not okay." I whispered as we sat down. He looked me in the eyes, a sad emotion evident in them. "I know." Before I had a chance to say something, Mr Janson started to speak up.
"Settle down, everyone!" He said, pulling out a list. "You know the drill, so," He laughed, before calling random names. After a certain number of people, he closed the list he was holding. Everyone made a disappointed sound.
"I'll come back, you'll all get your chance!" Mr Janson said, leading all the chosen ones out of the room. After they left, everyone went back to what they were doing.
"Lucky bastards." A guy from our table shook his head before turning back to us. "Where are they being taken to?" I asked, hoping to find an answer related to Nicole's situation. "Some kind of farm, they can only take in a couple at a time."
After dinner, the guards started to guide us to our rooms.
And I still couldn't stop thinking of Nicole.
I got up from my bed, jumping down from the bunk. I slowly walked towards Thomas, being careful to wake anyone up. They've all had a long day.
"Thomas." I said, sitting down on his bed. "What do you mean you know?" I asked, and he started to fidget with his fingers. "I know that she won't be okay." He explained, turning away from me instantly. "Thomas, please!" I half-shouted, running a hand through my hair. "I-I can't stop thinking about her. What do you know?!"
Thomas furrowed his eyebrows before sitting up on his bed. "She's one of them." He simply said. "You're one of them too. So why is she taken?" I asked again, not getting anything of what he's trying to say. "Nicole," He whispered.
"I remember her so, so well. After I stinged myself, I remembered so much about her. We were...very close. Closer than how you two are." He started, and I could already tell I won't like the story.
"I know everything about her, we were kind of...um, you know. But there wasn't any label on us." He continued. "You know, she's changed a lot. She used to be such a bitch, only being kind to those close to her."
"But when she saw what was happening, when she saw that people were dying because of the Maze that we helped create, she wanted it to stop." Thomas closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It's obvious he didn't want to talk about this. "Dr Paige didn't appreciate her sudden change of mind, and wanted her to stop helping the experiment, but she didn't."
"She knew what being sent into the Maze will do to her memory, so she got the entire map tattooed on her back so that in some way, she'll remember. She showed it to me once, and I thought she was borderline crazy." He laughed a little.
"And that night, Nicole disappeared. The next thing I know I was watching her from the screens in our lab. One of the reasons I got sent into the Maze was to bring her back without causing too much damage, but I obviously did more damage than intended."
"Minho, I think..." He paused. "I think they know. I think the people here know that Nicole," He paused again, as if he really didn't want to say it. "Is Ava Paige's daughter."
My heart stopped. What?
"And Minho, we all know what these people did to Ava. They killed her." Thomas desperately said, his hands fidgeting the whole time. "And if they know who Nicole is, they'll probably...probably--"
"Don't say it. Don't say it, Thomas." I pleaded, covering my face with my hands.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, finally covering himself with his blanket.
Everything was so hard to swallow. And I didn't seem to care about the fact that she's the daughter of the person who started all this chaos, all I cared about was her safety. All I want is for her to live, for her to be in my arms again.
Nicole, I'm so lost without you.
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