When we reached the cave they we're tying up the boy from group B. They fed him so he wouldn't complain and then everyone got settled back on their pallets and rested until it was time to go back out again, while Teresa disappeared off somewhere.

My pallet was next to Harriet and Sonya's. I went over to prepare myself for sleep when Sonya leaned over to me and whispered "do we really have to kill him?"

"That's what the queen wants," she said motioning to where Teresa went.

"He doesn't look bad or like he's going to go on a vicious attack" I said stealing a glance at Thomas, but quickly looking away when he noticed. "And plus the other group doesn't seem so bad I mean Aris is still alive."

"That's what I was thinking but Teresa seems so full of hatred, and WCKED wants us to kill him, I started doubting." Sonya said unsure.

"I can't live with killing someone, what Beth did to Rachel, and all the girls we lost to the Grievers, it makes me sick," Sonya said looking at Thomas.

"You guys don't really wanna kill me, do you?" It was Thomas. "Have you ever killed anyone before?"

Harriet put on her tough face and gave him a harsh glare, then lied down. But then propped herself up on her elbow. "Based on what Teresa told us, we escaped our maze three days faster than your group did. Lost fewer people and killed more Grievers to do it. I think knocking off one little insignificant teenage boy won't be too tough."

"Think of the guilt you'll feel." He was obviously trying to dig this thought in us and honestly I'd been feeling guilt since the day we found out about this plan.

"We'll get over it." she stuck her tongue out at him, then put her head down and closed her eyes.

Sonya still looked at him, "We don't have a choice. WICKED said that was our only task. If we don't do it, they won't let us in at the safe haven. We'll die out here in the Scorch."

"Hey, I understand. Sacrifice me to save yourselves. Very noble." Thomas shrugged

Sonya held his gaze obviously not giving up the fight, but she finally looked away and laid back down.

Thomas smirked a little, obviously relishing in his defeat "You're still not getting out of this." I said

"That's doesn't mean I won't stop trying to sweet talk my way out of It." he said with a grin. I laughed silently.

"What are you talking about?" Teresa walked over.

"Nothing" Harriet mumbled. "Tell him to shut up."

"Shut up" Teresa said

Thomas huffed a sarcastic laugh, and I couldn't help but try to not laugh from Teresa actually doing something Harriet said. "What're you gonna do, kill me if I don't?"

Teresa didn't answer.

"Why do you hate me all of a sudden? Thomas asked. "What did I do to you?"

Now that caught the attention of a few of the girls, me, Sonya and Harriet turned out heads to watch.

"You know what you did. So does everyone here- I told them all about it. But still I wouldn't have sunk to your level and tried to kill you. We're only doing that because we have no choice. Sorry. Life's tough." Teresa Spat

"What are you talking about, sink to my level? I'd never kill a friend to save my own butt. Never."

"Me neither. Which is why I'm glad we're not friends." She started to turn away.

Thomas mumbled something out of ear shot from us but it set Teresa on edge because she started to yell "Don't insult me. Don't you dare sit there and act like nothing happened. Now shut up or I'll give you another bruise on that pretty face of yours." And then she stomped off.

Thomas shifted and then leaned his head on the wood stick he was tied to and it looked like he fell asleep.