Chapter 3 Maze Runner chapter
After Rylie and Newt had finished with gardening they went to get lunch, as they were sitting Rylie noticed the boy she had seen right before she fell was sitting directly across from her.
She looked him dead in the eye and said "what's your story?" Thomas looked at Newt then back at her and said "I came up in the box only four days ago" Newt watched Thomas the once Thomas had spoken Newt said "our friend, ben, he attacked Thomas only the day before you came out of the maze" Rylie looked down at her hands trying to think, she looked up and said "it has to be a coincidence.." "What does?" said Newt, Rylie replied in a worried voice "the day before my Glade got attacked, my friend she went crazy and tried to kill me...she blamed me for all this..for Us being here in the Glade".
Thomas looked at Newt and Newt returned his worried look.
Rylie, Newt, and Thomas hurried over to the hall and found Alby talking with some of the keepers, they approached and Newt said "Alby we have some important news to tell you" Alby looked towards Rylie and said "Grab her and put her in the slammer"
All of a sudden Rylie was being hauled towards the slammer, she turned her head towards Newt, Newt looked towards her with a sad and concerned look.
It had been a few hours since Rylie was put in the slammer, when all of the sudden Minho appeared from the other side of the bars.
Rylie got up and walked over to the bars. She said "how was the run?" Minho looked at her and handed her a plate full of Frypans delicious food, "eh it was the same as always…..Looks like you had a pretty interesting day, so what did you do to get put in the slammer?"
Rylie placed the plate on the bed and returned to the bars and said "i didn't do anything, i guess it's because….well because the day before my Glade was attacked a friend of mine got stung and she tried to kill me"
Minho looked at her and pulled her hand through the bar, holding her small hand he leaned in and kissed the top of her soft hand saying " i'm going to help you ok? Then we're gonna go to your Glade and see if there's anyone left, i Promise you that" Rylie's face had gone red from the moment Minho was holding her hand, she watched as Minho ran towards the hall disappearing into the large building.
The next morning Rylie woke with a knock on the bars, when she opened her eyes she saw Newt Minho and Thomas. They opened the door, Rylie got up and walked out of the slammer.
She turned to Minho and asked what happened last night. Newt looked like he was blushing. Minho replied "i guess Alby decided that you'd better sleep a night in the slammer to "jog" your memory" Rylie looked at Newt and said "but i told him what happened?! I wasn't lying" Newt stopped and looked her dead in the eye and said with a blushing smile "i know you're telling the truth, thats why im going to make sure we get to your Glade" Rylie stared open mouthed at him blushing like a idiot. Minho must of noticed and elbowed her in the arm and said with a lovey dovey voice "let's go you two" Rylie walked in between Newt and Minho with Thomas walking behind her.
Minho and Newt leaned in and whispered "Get ready to run towards the doors on the count of three" Rylie nodded.
Alby was waiting outside with six other gladers be his side. Alby spoke "Newt, Minho,Thomas thanks for bringing her, now Rylie we're going to get the truth out of you one way or another, so please make it easier for yourself and just tell us."
Rylie Looked at Alby and said "I told you the truth its up to you to believe me"
Newt and Minho were already counting "one…..Two…...THREE!" all four of them bolted and we're already halfway to the doors when Alby comprehended what just happened and ordered they gladers to get them.
Rylie, Thomas, Minho, and Newt then entered the Maze and off Rylie went taking lead and showing the way back to her own Glade.
Rylie was struggling to remember which path she was taking and which turn she took, when all of a sudden the maze in her mind opened and she remembered exactly which way to take.
Almost thirty minutes later they were a yard away from the doors that led into her Glade.
Rylie smelt something disgusting she didn't want to believe what the smell was but when she entered the Glade it was inevitable.
Buildings were burnt and torn down, the fields were torn up, there was blood splattered on the ground, and green slim everywhere. The smell almost made her barf.
Rylie looked at her watch and remembered there map room and ran to it, the three boys followed.
Rylie swung the heavy door open and opened a chest that was on the ground. She took out a piece of paper and unrolled it and suddenly remembered the code that was almost finished.
Rylie placed the paper on the table and called Minho and Thomas and Newt over.
Rylie said "We found a code in the maze...not like in the maze but it was the maze the whole thing is a code!" Minho looked at her with a blushing skeptical look and said "you? Found it? What does it mean? The code?!" Thomas looked at her he even blushed himself, for the first time he actually looked at her he thought 'wow she's so smart and….beautiful..' Rylie heard a voice but it didn't come from anyones mouth… she replied in her head to this voice* 'hello? Who said that?!' Thomas's eye's widen and replied in his head 'it's me Thomas how are we talking with our minds?!' Rylie replied 'i don't know...but i remember small pieces of things from before the Maze….maybe that has to do with this?!.'
Rylie said out loud "when the Maze moves it makes letters like words, me and the other runners spent hours and hours trying to figure it out. We have FLOAT, CATCH, BLEED, DEATH, STIFF, and PUSH. I believe that's the code to getting out of the Maze.
Minho, Newt, and Thomas all had a very impressed look on their faces. Although Rylie noticed all of them were also blushing, Rylie couldn't help but blush herself which they must of noticed because they smiled.
Rylie gathered the code and some other important pieces of parchment, as they walked out of the building Rylie saw a small object on the ground. She bent down and picked up a small Elephant doll that she recognized, it belonged to Claire.
Rylie held it to her heart, when she felt three hands on her shoulder's and three kind faces smiling at her, she put the Elephant in her pocket and began running towards the door. They were only running for about fifteen minutes when something in Rylie's memory made her remember.. Where the exit out of the Maze was...
