Hi, this is my other story I'm writing right now. So I'll just switch between those I'm writing. :) And it's SYOC. More info is at the end of this part.
[Marius' POV]
You must think that I'm the most self-centered boy out there. The guy who thinks only of himself. I won't even try to defend myself after what happened last night. I might have thought it was a good idea at the time, but right now, I wish I could turn back the clock and rethink my choices.
Maybe my punishment right now was to have the same, recurring nightmare - a replay of the terrible decision I'd made.
"One more! These vines can only take the weight of one more person." Jason shouted, waving his free arm at the bunch of about ten of us stranded at the opposite wall which was starting to crumble.
I was one of those few hopelessly trying to balance on the slowly disintegrating pile of schist which was a pathetic excuse of a wall under my feet.
We stared at each other for a moment. These people...I didn't know them all to well, seeing that I'd only been here for maybe two weeks tops? But even in that short time, I'd made friends with lots of them. I wasn't ready to let them die just like that.
"C'mon!" Jason yelled again. "It won't hold for long!"
Even as he spoke, the thick green branches were pulled taut. Some of them were snapping under the weight of six boys.
I looked back at the other Gladers who were now arguing amongst themselves on who should make that leap to safety. They were all urging their friends to go without them. They were so brave, and selfless. I watched, as if in a daze as the cracks drove deeper beneath us...as the wall started to lean dangerously to one side.
I knew there was only one thing I could do. I had to get out. There was only enough space for one more person, and I knew I had to do it.
A coward's move. A totally selfish move. But at that very moment, my body acted on its own.
Leaving the other Gladers to their discussion which would very soon be irrelevant, I took two paces backwards, tensed up my muscles, and took a running jump.
For that few seconds, it was as if time slowed down. There I was, suspended in mid air, arms reaching out to grasp the vines for a firm handhold. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the remainder of my Glader friends staring at my back. I saw the wall that they were balancing on the edge, leaning a little too far. The Gladers stranded there lost their balance, one by one slipping and falling into the dark abyss.
The feeling of sudden guilt was the last thing I remembered as I held onto the branches, my life depending just on a string. But worst of all was the look of disappointment on those Gladers that made it out along with me. They never said anything about what happened at that moment, but I could a slight change in the way they treated me after that.
This led me to have that feeling of being shunned, which made me just creep around the corridors and hopefully find something I could use to get out of this box-like building they said would keep us safe from the 'dangers outside'.
Well, I didn't actually trust them. I felt that they were keeping things from me - from us, the Gladers who were lucky enough to escape from the maze alive. I wanted to find out, so I ended up learning the times they came to our rooms to check on us.
There was ten minutes left before they would come to the room. I had to get back quick, but the direction I had to go was filled with footsteps. And they were coming my way.
I hid down a small corner as they walked past. "The hidden diamonds are the only way to cure the world of its sickness. You see, anyone who survived the Glade could easily be the one who's hiding them. They might survive because if they died, the diamonds would be revealed."
"So you're saying that one of them is hiding the diamonds. Or at least know the location of it."
When they passed, I stood up and caught a glimpse of greying hair and a recognisable jacket before I ran back to my room.
Aaa thanks guys! By the way this is co-written with PercyJacksonAlways and just go check out their stories (they're really awesome okay)
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