This is my take on what happened while Teresa was in trial 3 in 'The Death Cure'. I do not own the maze runner or the characters.
Chapter 1: Waking Up
Her body was numb. She was under a sedation. In a room with white everything. There was a small bed in the corner and a bathroom across from it diagonally, and there was no natural light. Only a bleak, bright, light hanging from the roof. And a full mirror across one of the walls. Teresa was laying in the middle of the room on the floor. Her head hurt and she struggled to sit up. She was alone. Fully alone. Her telepathic connection with Tom and Aris was gone, hidden behind a huge wall.
She eventually got enough strength to stand up and walk over to the mirrored wall. She was clean, her hair had been washed and she had had new clothes on. Her face was still pale and her lips had a soft tinge of pink to them, like she'd been drinking cordial. Cordial. The word was weird but seemed oddly familiar. And then the memory came back.
Teresa is about 14. And she's with Tom? They're sitting in what seems like some kind of dorm and they're laughing and drinking a red cordial, raspberry.
"Show me your tongue," Tom laughs at her,
"Ok, but then you have to show me yours," she laughs back. Teresa opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue, it's a bright red. Tom sticks out his tongue too, his is bright red as well. They both started laughing hysterically.
When they finally stop laughing and remember how to breath again, they sit back into the sofa. "I wish we could do this forever" Tom says,
"Me too…" she whispers back to him, and then she hits him playfully and jumps up running away from the hit that is to come. They run around the room chasing each other for a while and then both fall to the floor laughing again. "Hey Teresa?" Tom asks,
"Yeah?"
"I like you." Teresa feels her cheeks flush red and turns to look at him, his hair is messy and his eyes look even cuter than they normally do,
"I like you too."
They stare at each other, wide eyed and smiling, for a long time. And then he jumps on her, tickling her to the ground. Eventually he pins her down and looks into her eyes. After another long stare he brings himself closer to her and kisses her. A gust of life flows through Teresa, making her feel happy, happier than ever.
The memory fades, and Teresa realises that she's sitting on her knees, with her hands against the mirror. Tears are rolling down her cheeks and falling into her lap. "I'm so sorry Tom. I'm so sorry." she starts to weep, sadness engulfs her as she curls into the fetal position and cries.
'Teresa!?'
This is the 1st chapter to my story of Teresa in trial 3. Please leave a comment! And we'll see where this fanfic goes….