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I gasped, my eyes shooting open as the ground jolted beneath me. All I could see was pitch black and all I could hear was the grinding of metal on metal as I was lifted upwards.

A slow panic began building up in my chest and I felt like I was drowning by the time it got to my lungs. My breath came in short bursts and my ribs seemed to constrict painfully as I wrapped my arms around myself tightly, attempting to calm down.

Forcing myself to heave deep breaths, I tried to make my eyes become accustomed to the dark, but it wasn't just the absence of light, there wasn't even a hint of light. Not a glow. Nothing. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face.

Just when I thought I would break down again, the movement screeched to a stop and bright light blinded me from above.

"Hey! What is it?" a boy's voice called.

"A greenie! What'd you expect?!" another, deeper voice came. "Oh...shuck..."

I winced, squinting to let my eyes adjust to the blaring light. "Oh shuck what?" a third voice, that was thick with an accent, questioned.

Finally, I could open my eyes wide enough to see an entire crowd of faces peering down at me. I appeared to be in some sort of metal box.

"Oh shuck, it's a girl." the second voice answered. I saw that it was a large, black boy who was speaking. He then dropped into the box, making it shake. "Here, don't worry. You're safe now."

I stood up shakily, refusing to take his hand and grabbed the grate of the wall for support.

"Can you remember anything?" he asked gently, still holding his hand out.

Shaking my head, I looked up and jumped, grabbing the edge of the ground and lifted myself up with muscles I didn't know I had.

There were a few whistles and some exclamations of, "Shuck!" and "Strong, she is."

I looked around nervously, feeling threatened and trapped by the large crowd of boys. "Oy, back up and give her some room." the accented boy ordered, and to my surprise, they obeyed.

"I'm Alby." the black boy introduced himself once he'd pulled himself out of the box as well. "That's Newt." he pointed to the blonde boy with the accent. "Gally, Frypan, Clint, Ben."

"Can you remember your name?" Newt asked, cocking his head to the side.

I didn't answer. Looking around I could see that there were four enormous stone walls surrounding a large green plot of land that had some forest on the edges and a few huts and gardens.

"Hey." I jumped when Alby placed his hand on my shoulder and instantly smacked his arm away. "Woah, take it easy." he held his hands out in surrender.

A knot of panic was forcing its way up my throat like bile and I did the only thing I could think of.

I ran.

I could hear boys shouting after me, but I kept sprinting, running faster and faster, looking for a way out of the enclosure.

Quickly, I found one. One of the stone walls had a huge opening in it and I immediately skidded into it and continued rushing away from the boys, from the panic.

I twisted and turned, making split-second decisions and occasionally slipping on the slightly slick stone floor.

Once or twice, I tripped over strings of ivy that had grown off the walls and onto the ground. There were creaks and groans all around, as if the maze was changing even as I sprinted through it.

I looked over my shoulder for a second and ran smack into something solid...and warm.

Minho's P.O.V

I panted softly, running back towards the opening of the maze, disappointed that I hadn't found much. Turning a corner quickly, something small and solid slammed into me, knocking me flat on my back.

Wheezing, I shoved the thing off and stared in shock to find a small girl, gasping for breath and sitting against the wall of the maze.

Her hair was red, wildly curly and looked long enough to touch the small of her back. She seemed thick, solidly built with plenty of muscle. Her skin was tanned and dark freckles were splattered across her smallish nose. She wore a pair of cargo pants and a thin, long-sleeved, white shirt that she'd rolled up to her elbows.

She seemed to finally notice me and let out a small yelp, her shockingly blue eyes flashing with fear.

"What the hell?" was all I could think to say.

She scrambled to her feet and pressed her back to the wall, eyes still wide.

I held out my hands to try and calm her down. "Hey, it's okay. W-where did you come from?"

She pointed in the direction of the Glade and I clenched my teeth tightly. She must be the latest Greenie which made her Newt's responsibility. "C'mon, we've gotta go back. The gates will be closing soon. We don't have much time."

I motioned for her to follow me and she did so...warily. To say I was surprised that she could keep up with me so easily would be the understatement of the century. Not only was her speed a shock, but also the fact that she'd managed to knock me down was incredible.

We'd reached the gate in no time and I jogged through, but turned around to find her refusing to cross over to the Glade.

The other boys seemed furious and were motioning and shouting for her to come quickly, but she shook her head vehemently making her wild curls bounce all over.

She jumped when an ear-splitting roar sounded from behind her and she turned around, frozen in fear. "She's not gonna make it." one of the younger boys muttered and I realized he was right. The doors began crunching, signaling that they were about to close.

In a second, I sprinted back in and grabbed her roughly by the arm, yanking her through the gate and shoving her out where she collapsed on the grass.

I sat in front of her, panting as Alby and Newt started shouting at her. "Are you crazy?! I know you're new here, but you never, NEVER, go into the maze!"

Tears started forming in her bright, blue eyes and her bottom lip quivered, making every boy, myself included, hold his breath and watch her anxiously.

"Uh..." Newt started just as the girl broke down into tears. "Shuck!" he yelped as some others winced and grimaced. "Hey, look, we're sorry for yelling. It's just you-"

"I'm not crying because of you, dumbass. I remembered my name." the girl snapped, standing up and rubbing her forearm over her eyes. "It's Mae."