Okay, just rewatched TDC. Still don't like how Teresa died. And come on, Aris had a line attached to him. He could of easily jumped and saved her. Might be like 3-5 chapters but who knows. Basketball and summer classes are starting this week so, we'll see how much I procrastinate. Again, this is how I would have liked it to end.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything of The Maze Runner.
Teresa POV
The building was falling. The floor started to shake. I knew in the next second I would be falling into a fiery furnace. Never to see my friends again, never get the chance to apologize to them, never to see the paradise that was promised. Never see Thomas again, the one person that always gave me another chance, even when I didn't deserve it. I'll never get the chance to tell him how much that has meant to me, how much I needed him to be there when I was confused. I'll never get to tell him how much I love him. Never get to kiss him again, to feel his soft lips pressing against mine.
I turn back to the Berg that is floating just out of reach if I jumped. Minho, Aris, and Janson are yelling to just jump. Their arms are extended out over the ledge. I can see Gally yelling into the plane and waving his arms to get closer. But, I know it is too late. Brenda is holding Thomas' side, slowly the bleeding. Even when I am on the brink of death I still feel the sting of jealousy as she cares for the man I love.
Thats until Thomas rolls onto his side, locking eyes with me. I see the pain and desperation on his face, his mouth going into a straight line. I keep my eyes locked as I feel the floor start to cave under me. I block out the screams of my friends and just focus on Thomas, hoping that my eyes are saying what I never will.
The floor disappears, my stomach flies up into my mouth. I don't close my eyes, keeping it on the Berg that holds every person that I have come to care about. The smoke starts to sting my eyes, forcing tears to leak through, still I keep them open. I hear Thomas' scream above everyone else.
Suddenly, I see a black figure falling after me. It's getting closer and closer until it hits me. Its arms wrap around me just as it jerks to a stop. My back aches from the sudden jolt, I gasp in the smoke that surrounds us. I can feel the heat of the fire at my back and the rumble of the building falling around us.
The thing that caught me is saying something, whether to me or something else I don't know. The smoke is making it hard breath, I start coughing into the person's chest.
"HOLD ON! *cough cough* WE'LL BE SAFE SOON!" *cough cough* It's Aris, he's the one that was falling after me. He was the one who caught me and was yelling. Now we're being pulled up by our friends. He jumped off the Berg to save my life. I'll get to see Thomas again.
That was my last thought before the smoke became too much and went limp in his arms.
Thomas POV
The Bergs ramp is ice cold on my back. Rough metal digging into my back. I feel hands running over my body, finally resting on my side to and pressing. I hardly feel it as my friends screams pulls be back to the edge. I roll to my side to lock eyes with Teresa. Her blue eyes stay steady on mine, even through the smoke, fire, and debris that is flying around us.
Her hair keeps flying in her face, I can still see the tear streaks on her cheeks. Her lips, that I just kissed moments ago, are still pink. I hear Brenda saying my name, telling me to lay back down, but I can't bring myself to lose sight of the only person I have truly loved.
Even though she betrayed my friends and I, even though she lied to me and worked with WICKED against me. Even when she knew I didn't trust her and wanted nothing to do with her. I still loved her. Even when I didn't want to, I loved her.
Now, she is just feet away, looking at me like I am the love of her life. I hope that whoever is flying this thing will get closer so I can find out for sure. But, just as we start towards her again, the building collapses. Her black hair blocks her face as her arms rise up.
"NOOOOOOOO!" I scream at the top of my lungs. My chest feels empty as I watch her disappear into the smoke and fire. I roll back over closing my eyes. Teresa's face flashing across my memories, my very best to the very worst of them.
I hear my friends voices yelling things, Brenda pressing on my side trying to get me to talk to her. But how could I. I didn't want Brenda talking to me, telling me that everything was going to be okay. I wanted Teresa there, telling Minho to get bandages, making Gally and Aris carry me further into the Berg. I want Teresa to look me in the eye and kiss me again. So, that I could have a chance to ask her how she really feels and tell her exactly how I feel.
I won't though. Teresa, my love, fell into a furnace and I couldn't do anything. She sacrificed herself for me and I couldn't save her.
As I start to lose consciousness, I hear the yells and grunts of my friends. The last thing I hear is Brenda saying, "Hang on Thomas. It's gonna be okay."
Hoped you liked it. I will do another chapter of them waking up and possibly life in 'Paradise' as a third. Still feeling it out. Let me know what you think!