Chapter Four

"No more running away green bean, or you go straight back in here." Alby said as I walked past him to follow Clint. I just rolled my eyes at him.

We walked over to the wooden building near the slammer, past some boys who were eyeing me over and one even gave me a wink. I quickly gave him the finger and they laughed it off. When we were inside I took in how big this building actually was on the inside. It was all made out of wood and some parts were not as well put together as others. Guess you can't blame the boys for trying their best. Clint showed me to a small room with a bed in it and ordered me to lie down. He went to get a glass of water and so I found myself alone for a bit.

My thoughts went back to the dream I had in the box. I rubbed my arms over the bruises and thought of the guards that had grabbed me. Did the dream really happen? Were these bruises from struggling against the guards? As much as I tried I couldn't picture any faces. I knew Teresa had black hair but I had no idea what she looked like. Or why she felt familiar and safe. I went to lie down as Clint ordered me to. He came back in with the glass of water and some aspirin.

"How do you have aspirin?" I was surprised because this place didn't look like it had its own pharmacy.

"Greenies are not the only thing that gets sent up with the box. We get supplies as well every week." I took in the aspirin and thought about this place. So far I had only caught a few glimpses because I had been too busy running, but I had seen some animals and a forest.

"So what is this place, and why can't I remember anything?" I asked to Clint as he was going through a small drawer in a desk.

"We call it the glade, we're sent up here with our memories wiped and we are trying to find a way out."

"But who sent us here and why?"

"Well that's what we are trying to find out, now don't ask any more questions because I'm not suppose to tell you anything, just get some rest." I sighed and put my head back on a pillow. I was actually pretty tired and my body was sore. I closed my eyes and let my mind wander around.

I fell into a restless dream; I saw visions of white rooms and people in scrubs. But before I could focus on anything the image was gone. I kept going back inside that white hallway. Guards were holding me back and Teresa was fighting and screaming to get to me. I tried to fight off my own guards but they were too strong. "Let me go!" I cried out.

"Wake up!" I felt a sudden weight on my shoulders as I woke up out of breath. I was greeted by two dark brown eyes piercing through mine.

"Finally you're awake. I thought you were never waking up." The Asian boy sighed out as he let go of my shoulders and sat down on a chair next to my bed.

"What happened?" I let out between pants; I was really out of breath.

"What happened is that you were having a nightmare. You were trashing all over the place like you were fighting someone off." I sat up straight in the bed and took a few deep breaths. "Why are you here anyways?" I blurted out to him. He faked being hurt by my rudeness and put a hand on his chest.

"Well excuse me for caring, princess. I wanted to see how you were doing. It's not every day that a girl gets a concussion because of me." He leaned back in his chair and ran a hand through his hair. His perfect hair. How the hell does a guy get hair like that in a place like this? "So you're here because you just wanted to see how I was doing?" He nodded his head and he smirked.

"That. And I was assigned your babysitter for the evening." I threw my pillow at his face which he caught before it hit him. "I don't need a freaking babysitter. I'm fine, just leave me alone." I shot him a dirty look and crossed my arms. "Geez you can't play nice, can you? Anyway it's time for dinner so we're going to the kitchen." Minho stood up from the chair and straightened his button up blouse. "Well I'm not hungry." I said but before Minho could respond my stomach did it for him. I put my hand over my stomach because it actually hurt. When was the last time I ate? Minho laughed at me and grabbed me by the arm lifting me off the bed. "Hey! I don't need help." I jerked my arm free and grabbed the bed for balance. "Fine by me, princess. Just don't slow me down, because I am hungry." he said playfully and went to the door. I stumbled behind him to catch up, after a few steps I gained my balance and walking went fine from then. The dizziness was barely there anymore. I actually felt a bit better but my muscles still hurt like I had run a marathon. I followed Minho outside to a kitchen nearby. There were a few tables in front of the kitchen and a few boys were already munching on their food. My stomach groaned again when I smelled the food and Minho looked back at me with his eyebrows raised. "You sure you're not hungry there, princess?" He gave a grin and stuck his tongue out. I gave him a death glare and punched his shoulder.

"Stop calling me princess, I have a name."

"Well you haven't said it yet, so what am I suppose to call you then?"

He grabbed an empty plate and handed one to me as well.

"My name is Elisabeth." Minho frowned and thought something over before answering. "That's way too much of a mouthful; I'll just keep calling you princess." I sighed and just shook my head. I wanted to be mad at him but he actually made me smile with his playfulness. We were standing in line for the food, when one boy behind me crept up into my personal space. I took a step forward and the boy did the same standing only an inch away from me.

"Dude, personal space, I kind of need it."

"Don't act so cold, baby." He whispered in my ear as he traced his hand over my bare arm. Who the hell does this guy think he is? I snatched his hand from my arm and twisted it hard behind his back. "Shuck, what the hell are you doing?" he started screaming and quickly Minho, who stood in front of me, turned around and grabbed me by the waist pulling me back from the creeper. "He shouldn't have touched me, let go of me!" I started to squirm against Minho and he released me but held his hand on my shoulder just in case he would have to hold me back. The creeper rubbed his wrist that was turning red from my assault. "This chick is crazy, she should be locked up." He said as he had a devilish look in his eyes when he looked at me.

Newt, the blonde nice boy, was suddenly between us and punched Creeper square in the face. Creeper fell back from the impact and I stood there shocked at what Newt had done. "I see the way you look at her, Bill. Come near her again and you'll be the one in the slammer." Newt ran his hand through his hair and looked over to Alby. Alby had stood behind and watched the whole thing play out. "Listen up you shanks! This girl here is our new sister, and you all should treat her like that. If I find out that any of you will do something to her, you will be banished." Some boys gasped, I guess being banished was really bad. I was surprised that Alby had stood up for me like that; I thought he didn't like me. Alby and Newt sat back down at a table and Minho and I went back to waiting for food.

"Are you ok?" Minho asked as a dark skinned boy filled our plates. "Yeah I'm fine." the boy gave me an extra serving and smiled brightly at me. "Hey Frypan, why does she get extra?" Minho said with a whiny voice. "Shank have you looked at her? She is skin and bones! I'll have to get some meat on that one." he laughed loudly making me blush. I wasn't complaining about an extra serving because I was starving. I followed Minho to a table and he went to sit with Alby and Newt. Alby still had a scowl on his face and wasn't looking very inviting. I hesitated to sit down and was standing awkwardly with my plate in my hands. "Sit down, princess. Unless you want to stand while eating." Minho said while already stuffing his face with his food. I sat down across from Minho and next to Newt. I looked around the field and saw the forest, a small animal farm and gardens. Nothing was close though, this place was huge. The walls were humongous; they came up so high and were covered in vines. I saw the four openings and still a thought was in the back in my head that I should just run for it. That creeper guy was maybe only the beginning of my troubles here. I sighed and started eating my food, which surprisingly tasted delicious.

"So can you remember your name?" Newt smiled. "It's Elisabeth, but Minho here found that too long." I said sarcastically while glaring at Minho. He just smirked and gave a small wink. Alby sighed and had a serious look on his face. "Well Elisabeth, you have to understand that we have a few rules here in order to keep this place from going into chaos. You've already broken one rule, tried to break a second, so you need to listen to us if you want to stay safe." I shifted in my seat, Alby made me uncomfortable like I was a small kid getting punishment. "The three rules. Never hurt another glader, never go out into the maze, and do your part in this community."

"Maze?" I was confused, but Alby didn't seem to answer any questions. "Newt will show you around tomorrow and we'll have to find a job that will suit you. But until we can trust you, there will be a keeper with you at all times." I let out a groan at that. I didn't need a babysitter to watch over me. "And how can I trust you guys? You saw what that creeper just did." I got a cold chill on my back thinking about that guy whispering to me. Yuck. "We'll do our best to keep you safe but we are learning here as well. You're the first girl to come from the box, so this is all new to us." I was munching on my food as Alby turned his attention to Newt. Minho was staring at me while I was chewing my food. "What?" I asked with my mouth full. "Geez princess, watch your manners." Minho said with a playful smirk. "I don't want you spitting your food on me." I laughed at his smartass remark and kicked him under the table. Maybe these boys weren't as bad as I thought.

A cold wind swept through the glade, giving me goose bumps. I stroked my bare arms to get some heat on my skin but with only the tank top on it was useless. A loud boom was heard all through the glade and it scared the hell out of me. The openings in the walls were closing. I saw the huge walls moving, ready to close. I had to take a closer look and decided to run towards it. "Elisabeth wait, don't be scared." Newt said but I was already running to the nearest wall opening. I didn't know why I had to take a closer look but it felt better than sitting still. When I was near the wall I looked around and I saw what was causing the loud noise. The wall was scraping over the floor and had huge spikes that had to go into the opposite wall. It was trapping us in. I felt dizzy and fell down to my knees. Minho had been right behind me and crouched down beside me."You really need to stop running away. Are you ok?" he patted my back as I was breathing hard. "My head..." I put one hand on my head as it was throbbing. "Well you really shouldn't be running with a concussion." He said as a matter of fact. He lifted me up to my feet and I grabbed his arms for support. "Holy shit." I exclaimed as I felt up his arms. Minho gave me a surprised look and I suddenly felt embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I just... It's just... You're arms... Actually your whole body is... Ok shutting up now." My blush along with the throbbing of my head made my head feel feverish. Minho just laughed and put his arm around my shoulder as he walked me back to the kitchen. "Well I'm glad my body is approved by you." He snickered as he pulled me a bit closer. Normally I would complain but my body was sore and tired, and Minho was actually surprisingly warm. His lean body moving along with my own only made my blush worse.

"Do you have any extra clothes? This tank top isn't really keeping me warm now."

"If you promise to stay here with Newt then I'll go get you something."

I plopped down next to Newt and let my head rest on the table. "You shouldn't run off like that, love. Or else you'll piss off Alby again and he will put you back in the slammer." I groaned in acknowledgement and turned my head so I could look at Newt. His blonde locks were hanging loosely around his face. My head was throbbing badly and I felt so tired.

"Why do the walls close? Why are we trapped in here?" I could see he was hesitant to tell me. His brown eyes showed a hint of sadness. Newt was actually a pretty handsome guy and I caught myself staring at him. Newt smiled at me and put his hand on my forehead. My body tensed at the sudden touch but he meant no harm so I relaxed. "I think you might have a fever, your face looks flustered and your head feels kind of hot." I closed my eyes, his cool hand actually felt pretty amazing on my head, but I also got a chill over my body. Newt was right I think I might be coming down with something. Minho came back and threw a denim blouse over my shoulders. "It's too big for you but it will do the trick I guess. Is she all right?" He asked Newt and Newt shook his head. I was too tired to move my head up from the table. "We should probably get her to the med room." Newt got up from his seat and grabbed me by my arm. I didn't really have the energy anymore so I let him pull me up. I was fairly unsteady on my legs and I had trouble keeping myself up. Minho grabbed my other arm and put it over his shoulder. They dragged me over to the main building and let me to the med room I was in before. Newt laid me down on the bed and felt my head again. I vaguely heard Newt talking to Minho. "We should get Clint, she is burning up. I'll go get him, you watch over her." Minho let out a sigh and ran his hand through his perfectly styled hair. I felt him tucking at my shoes to get them off. I felt someone put a wet towel on my head, I wanted to see who did it, but I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. The last thing I saw was Teresa face as everything went black and I fell into a restless sleep.

I was strapped to a bed inside a white room. People in scrubs were walking around and two guards were besides my bed. I tried to struggle against the straps but it was no use I couldn't move. My body felt limp. "Please don't do this to me." I was crying but the guards ignored me. The lady with the blonde hair came up to me and stroked my hair. "They are getting ready for your procedure. I'm sorry we had to sedate you but you were getting out of hand. Don't worry now; it will all be over soon." She kept stroking my hair lovingly and wiped the tears from my cheeks. "I don't want to forget. Please don't make me forget." A man in scrubs came towards and pulled a device from the ceiling over my head. "We are ready to begin."