I think it speaks for itself. you know what to do.
I Have A Really Shit Idea
"Ah shit. What am I doing?" I mumbled to myself as the lift began to creak. A couple of crates swayed as the dodgy pulleys slowly yanked us upwards, with one even toppling over and creating an unfortunate thud. Whatever was in there was certainly not intact anymore, that was for sure.
My breaths were strangely calm for someone in this situation, though my heart was pounding more than usual. Usually I would be panicking, having a breakdown or some form of mental heart attack if I found myself in a random small box, but this time I was in control. I was here by my own free will, no matter how strange it felt to admit it.
"Don't forget the plan, Bea. You're gonna go in there and you're gonna get everyone out." Each time I had whispered it to myself, it seemed a little more plausible than last time. And by a little, I mean a little. I was still a complete nonce for thinking this might work, but there was no getting out now.
"Why am I talking to myself? I'm not fuckin' crazy yet." I whispered in an attempt to fool myself. Yeah, I was just a little crazy, at least. Nobody sane would willingly send themselves into a death maze full of strangers. Nobody sane would willingly stare fate in the eyes and tell it to go fuck itself. And yet here I was.
Despite psyching myself up, I still hadn't stopped trembling. My hands were shaking like I was in the arctic, when really, I was in a lift. A lift that was nearly at the surface. It took a few seconds to steady my feet as I unpeeled myself from the clammy walls. I readjusted the crate that had fallen over and braced myself for the feeling of the warm sun and the thousand confused faces inevitably peering down at me.
"One last moment to yourself before you lose your mind."
And the box lid jerked open with a high-pitched squeal.
Author's Note: It's been quite a while since I've written a Maze Runner fic, but considering that I posted/deleted my last one at least a year ago, I thought I'd have another go. This time, I'm experimenting with my writing style - going for a bit more of a casual, personal feel that I'm trying to implement more into my main style. My plot is existent this time (thank fuck, because the short stories bullshit was really not fleshed out in my 'plan') and even though I'm totally also pantsing this one, it has a much more straightforward premise, which I do quite enjoy. I've been seeing hundreds of 'girl in the glade' fics and while I'm sure they're written well and I mean no ill will to the writers, they aren't really the most original or interesting basis for a story in this universe, at least in my opinion. So, I made my own version to hopefully sort of explore these cliches and rip them to shreds.
This has been extremely long and extremely rambly, but I hope you enjoyed and have a fantastic day, week, month or year wherever you are :)
PS: go check the day of the year this was published. thank me.