Chapter 2 – The Glade
I glance upwards and find that about 30 teenage boys have encircled me. They all appeared to be around 15, 16 or 17. Only one boy at the front of the gather appeared to be about 12. This kid had chubby rosy cheeks and round brown eyes. Another boy was Asian and very muscly. Each boy was different in height, race and physical features. No similarities. A quick examination also exhibited that there were no girls. Why were there no girls? I also noticed that every boy was staring at me with complete and utter shock on their faces. I was suddenly very afraid and self-conscious. As if they were all one person, they suddenly snapped from their daze and started talking at once.
"A girl?!"
"That's shucked man."
"I call dibs!"
"What's she look like?!"
"She hot?"
"I said I called dibs!"
"Alby ain't gonna like this."
"EVERYONE SHUT YOUR SHUCK MOUTHS!" A dominating voice called out. The volume caused me to jump and I looked around to see which boy the voice belonged to. One of the boys at the front jumped down into the box and held out a hand. A couldn't help but notice that he was unbelievably good-looking. Wind-swept blond hair, warm chocolate-brown eyes and a leanly muscled figure.
"You okay there love?" He said to me with a small and hesitant smile. His voice had a strange accent and I realised that the loud voice that rang with authority had been his. I had barely acknowledged what he had said, but nodded in a dreamy daze anyway.
"Welcome to the Glade." The Glade? What was the Glade? I must have been dawdling as he gestured to his hand with a forced patience and I remembered to take it, a weird spark shooting through my body as our hands touched. He didn't seem to notice and gripped my hand tightly to hoist me out of the box.
I stumbled into a heap on the ground and was instantly poked and prodded. I batted at the groping fingers and scrambled to my feet. My mind went into defence mode at the unnerving contact, and I began to panic as boys started giving me strange expressions. I glanced around wildly for an escape and suddenly remembered that I didn't know where I was or – I stopped with a start. Or who I was.
"What the hell?" I whispered to myself. I clutched at my head, as if I could squeeze my identity out of my brain. I staggered backwards in shock. Why couldn't I remember my name? Who the hell was I? I must have said that last thought out loud, as the cute blond approached me cautiously, like I would run away if he said the wrong thing.
"Hey, everything's alright love, what's happening is normal." He said, gradually getting closer to me. "My name is Newt, and your name will come back to you soon. They always do." He was about 5 metres away from me now.
"What's my name? Why can't I remember my name?!" I intended to shout, but all that came out was a coarse whisper from my unused vocal cords.
"Everything is okay, it'll come back to you soon; don't worry." At this point, Newt had reached me and warily extended a hand out to place on my shoulder. I watched his hand move closer to my shoulder, then glanced around again to stealthily take in my surroundings. A large forest to my left, what appeared to be a shelter, housing and small shacks to my right, fields and gardens behind me and the box in which I arrived in front of me. However, something else captured my attention. At every navigational point, there were walls. Huge walls that towered over everything in this place and were covered in thick, leafy ivy. And, at every wall, there were huge openings in the exact middle and were as tall as the walls themselves. From what I could see, they lead into a dark and dreary abyss with a series of passages and corridors. I instantly knew that these were my escape points.
Author's Note: Hey! So this is basically the first FanFiction I have ever written, and I wanted it to be on the Maze Runner coz, hello, it's awesome :D. But, as this is my first story, any advice or pointers you could give me would be helpful. Tell me what you think so far and future ideas to add! Btw, if you like my writing I have a Wattpad account. Follow me on GladerGirl621. Thank you!
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