DISCLAIMER: I ONLY OWN BELLE AND A FEW OTHERS.
Belle POV:
"Who are you?" Harriet repeated authority clear in her voice.
"My name is Teresa, who are you?" Teresa answered her black hair was pulled back into a ponytail.
"My name is Harriet," she pointed to Sonya, Rosa and Florence and introduced them as she went. "Now, where is Aris?"
"Who?" Confusion clouded her eyes as she looked around.
"The boy who was here last night," I said clearly.
"I was with my group but then they said they had to move me," Teresa said shaking her head before she looked up angrily. "I'm glad they did, that way I'm not stuck with Thomas."
"Who's Thomas? What other group?" Sonya asked she looked at me for a second.
"Thomas, he's a horrible person. Betrayed me, hurt me, he's a monster." She looked at her hands
"What did he do?" Florence asked.
"It doesn't matter, at least I'm away from him now."
"What about your other group?" I asked, curious. Maybe she came from my Maze.
"They were a group of boys, I was the only girl. We were trapped inside a giant Maze, with these creatures. They were called Grievers," She shook her head as if to shake off a nightmare as some of her black hair came loose from her ponytail as they went flying across her face.
Florence's mouth dropped open in awe. "We went through the exact same thing."
"Really?" Teresa said licking her lips.
"Belle, go get Teresa some water," Harriet ordered.
"Belle," Teresa said uncertain. I stood up and walked out of the room and brought her water.
I sat down on a bunk next to Sonya, Teresa eyes were fixed on me as if I was a puzzle she couldn't figure out.
She finally spoke. "Belle, do any of these names seem familiar to you?" She looked me in the eye as she spoke.
"Belle, what is she talking about?" Rosa asked.
Teresa listen off names ignoring Rosa's question. "Thomas, Minho, Chuck, Alby, Jeff, Clint, Gally." She hesitated before saying the last name. "Newt."
My body tensed up I tried to tell her no, shake my head but I was frozen.
"Belle," Sonya said snapping me out of my daze. I turned to her my eyes finally leaving Teresa's piercing blue ones. "You should tell them, they're gonna find out anyway."
"Tell us what?"
"Belle?"
"What is she talking about?"
Questions were thrown at me as I took a deep breath.
"There's something you should know about me," I said quietly, then I told them about the boy Glade, I left out things like Andrew attacking me and Newt and Cameron.
"Why did you tell us?" Harriet asked.
"I couldn't," I said standing up.
"Why not?" Harriet stood up as well, if looks could kill. I would defiantly be dead.
"Just calm down," Sonya said calmly standing in the middle of me and Harriet, even though I'd never fight her. I'm not like that.
"It's complicated," I said my voice calmer now.
Harriet's gaze flickered to Sonya. "You knew, but you didn't tell me." He face was hurt, it was as if she had been stabbed in the back.
"I'm sorry, I just..." Sonya trailed off. "I promised her I wouldn't tell."
Harriet stormed out the room then came back in again amazement on her face.
"They're gone," She said her anger seemed so far away now.
"What?" Sonya asked.
"The bodies, their gone."
We all followed her out when I noticed something on Sonya's neck.
"Sonya," I ran over as she turned you have something on your neck.
"What?"
"Turn around," I ordered she did.
I pulled it down and saw a tattoo.
Property of WICKED. Group B, Subject A5. The Trusted.
"It's a tattoo," I said shaking my head.
"A tattoo? A tattoo of what?"
"It's says property of WICKED. Group B, Subject A5. The Trusted," I told her she turned to me as confusion covered her face.
"What the hall does that mean?" She asked her eyes scanning around the room before landing on me again, I shrugged my shoulders not thinking of anything to say.
"Do I have one?" I asked.
"There's something on Teresa's neck!" A girl exclaimed. "It's a tattoo."
"What does it say?"
"Property of WICKED. Group A, Subject A1. The Betrayer,"
"The Betrayer?"
Soon the room had erupted in ciaos.
"What does mine say?" I asked Sonya.
She turned me around and I felt her pull my collar down a little so she could see it.
"Property of WICKED. Group AB, Subject AB0. The Forgotten."
"Why is mine AB?" I asked
"You were in Groups A and B," Sonya said shrugging her shoulders when Harriet came running over.
"What does yours say?" Sonya asked.
"I haven't checked," Harriet said turning around. I shared a look with Sonya when she pulled her collar down. I saw Sonya's face pale I peered over her shoulder and saw why. "What does it say?"
I shared a look with Sonya who opened her mouth but no words came out.
"Group B, Subject B9," I took a deep breath. "The Sacrifice."
Teresa came over and I grabbed her.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" I asked she nodded and we walked to another corner of the room.
"Did Thomas hurt you too?" Teresa asked as soon as we got there."
"What? No," I said shaking my head. "He was actually nice to me. I was just wondering how you knew me,"
"Thomas, nice," She said disbelieving. Whatever he did must have been bad. "I found out about you because I worked with Newt while we were working out the Maps, anyway we were figuring them out and he went out, I think to meet Thomas I'm not sure, he came back upset so one of the boys said something about you, can't quite remember what, he then snapped at him saying not everything is about you. I then asked some Zart guy and he said you were a girl who got pulled into the Maze by some crazy guy and died."
I felt a tear roll down my cheek at the last sentence. "Do they all think I'm dead?"
"Yup,"
I blew out a big breath.
"Now ask me the question you've been wanting to ask me." Her locked eyes with mine I couldn't help but be jealous that Newt had been spending time with another girl, especially one as beautiful as Teresa but I shook away the thought.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I said but she just shook her head,
"You know what I'm talking about," She insisted.
"Is Newt ok?" I asked looking at the floor terrified of her answer.
"Last time I checked, he's fine." I looked up and saw her give me a small smile but then her smile dropped and she looked at the floor as if remembering something.
"What? What's wrong?"
"When Thomas got Stung, Newt went into the Deadheads for some fresh air but he went missing for hours. Minho went into the Deadheads and looked for him. He was asleep in the Deadheads but he didn't even remember going in there."
"What?" I asked shaking my head.
"I know, and also he freaked out when Alby, Nelson and Zart died," She said sadly her blue eyes finding the floor.
I never knew Nelson, I didn't really know Alby but Zart. I was so close with Zart. He was my best friend apart from Newt and now he's dead.
Tears streamed down my face.
"Belle, are you alright?" Teresa asked.
"Yeah, I just. Zart was one of my best friends," I explained as Sonya came over.
"We're going into the Dorm now," She paused. "Belle, are you ok?" I felt a hand on my arm that I shook off. I walked into the Dorm and walked into the bathroom, I closed the door.
I didn't look in the mirror in the three days I have been in this dorm but now I did. Newt told me what I looked like once. More tears streamed at the memory. I looked up at the mirror, I had rounded eyes and my noise was a little bent but you could only see it if you looked closely. My hair was dark brown but I already knew that, my eye colour was brown but if you looked closely you could see swirls of green and darker brown. I wasn't pretty but I wasn't ugly either.
The door opened and Sonya and Harriet walked in.
"Are you ok?" Harriet asked.
"I'm fine," I said shaking it off, I went to go walk out the door but Harriet stepped in the way.
"Did something happen to Newt?" Sonya asked.
"No, some of my best friends died," I said as more tears fell. "And everyone thinks I'm dead."
Sonya pulled me into a hug. "It's ok," She said softly.
I pulled out of the hug and wiped away the tears. Suddenly Rosa ran through the door.
"You need to come. Now!" She yelled.
We all exchanged a look and Rosa lead us out of the Dorm and into the main room where the bodies hung where a man sat.
He was the Rat man I'd seen in my dreams.
"Sit down," He said addressing us all.
He told us that we had to travel a hundred miles, to get the cure for the Flare which makes you go crazy and turn into a Crank.
"One last thing," The Rat man said. "As I'm sure Teresa has told you about a boy called Thomas, Thomas has done an unforgivable crime and he has to be punished. You must bring him to a cave in the mountains and lock him in a chamber and there he will be killed and you will have your cure." He looked around us all his eyes examining the face of every person until it landed on me. "I expect you Belle must be just as upset with Thomas as Teresa."
"Why?" I asked my eyes narrowed at him.
"It was his genius idea to separate you and the boy, Newt."
I bit my lip and looked at the floor not sure if I should believe what he's saying.
"The Flat Trans will appear in one hour, in that time I expect you all to be ready, goodbye." With that a fog appeared and when it cleared. He was gone.
The next hour was a blur as the girls ran around getting their stuff, I found the picture of Newt from under my pillow and stuffed it in my back pocket. I helped pack the food and the water.
We soon stood as the Flat Trans appeared. It was large and was a murky, shadowy grey. I felt my mouth drop open.
"I'll go first," Teresa said and before anyone could stop her she stepped though and disappeared we all soon followed and I came in behind Sonya and Harriet behind me. It was a long dark corridor, we walked for what seemed like forever until heard footsteps going upwards.
"There's stairs up here," Teresa yelled, we should go up there.
"Who made her the leader," Harriet grumbled. "Stick."
We started going upwards when a blinding light appeared.
"We should go up there," Harriet shouted. She grabbed me and Sonya pulling us to the front until we were at the front.
"She's right," Sonya said. I nodded in agreement.
"We should cover ourselves up," Teresa said pulling her bed sheet and using it to cover herself and then walked into the light. Harriet, Sonya and I soon followed it was like we stepped into an oven the sun was low in the sky.
Harriet stepped back down into the tunnel.
"North is that way," Teresa said pointing towards a city, a hundred miles would be a little further than that but I'm not too sure."
Soon the rest of the girls came up and they left Emilie in charge of the food. I suddenly found myself missing Rachel.
She wouldn't let Teresa be the leader all of a sudden.
I kinda think she's bloody crazy.
We ran towards the city when Harriet tripped over something but we closely. It was someone.
It was a young girl no older than eleven she was curled up in a small ball and was wrapped up in a blanket, she lifted her head up and looked at us all with round bright blue eyes that had a darker blue ring around the outside, platinum blonde hair stuck our randomly on her sunburnt face.
"Who are you?" Teresa asked.
"My name is Jayne, who're you?"
"My name is Teresa, what are you doing out here."
The girl shook her head. "I dunno."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Teresa asked.
"I only remember two things," Jayne said her body shaking probably with fear.
"What do you remember?" Harriet asked.
"My name," she said and then she pointed to the back of her neck.
Sonya stepped around her and pulled down the collar. "Property of WICKED. Group B, Subject B20. The Guide."
"Are you Group B?" Jayne asked
We all exchanged glances before Teresa answered. "Yeah, why?"
"I'm supposed to lead you on a shortcut through the city until you meet Group A." She looked up as the sky turned a cloudy grey and the wind picked up. "Better start moving before the storm starts."
The girl stood and flattened down her wild hair as she turned to the city as the rain started. "Lets go."
We ran in silence as the rain picked up and soon we were running blind the only sound was Jayne's high pitched voice. We were all took by surprise when the lightning started to strike as girls screams echoed around, I looked and I could vividly see Sonya running not so far away from me.
Lightning struck not far from my left and a girls scream followed, a loud roar of thunder as pain took over my body and my world went black.
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT! I FORGOT TO PUT GROUP A's TOTTOO'S IN THE LAST CHAPTER! I hope you all liked this and chapter but I feel really stupid now for forgetting to put in the tattoo's! Ahh... Review if you love or hate this story! Until next chapter! Byee!
