The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner Book 2) (53)
CHAPTER
53
Thomas
didn’t know if he was dead or alive, but it felt like he was asleep. Aware of
himself, but as if through a haze. He slipped into yet another memory-dream.
Thomas
is sixteen. He’s standing in front of Teresa and some girl he doesn’t recognize.
And
Aris.
Aris?
All
three of them are looking at him with grim faces. Teresa is crying.
“It’s
time to go,” Thomas says.
Aris
nods. “Into the Swipe, then into the Maze.”
Teresa
does nothing but wipe away some tears.
Thomas
reaches out a hand and Aris shakes it. Then Thomas does the same with the girl
he doesn’t know.
Then
Teresa rushes forward and pulls him into an embrace. She’s sobbing, and Thomas
realizes that he’s also crying. His tears wet her hair as he hugs her tightly.
“You
have to go now,” Aris says.
Thomas
looks at him. Waits. Tries to enjoy this moment with Teresa. His last moment of
full memory. They won’t be like this again for a very long time.
Teresa
looks up at him. “It’s going to work. It’s all going to work.”
“I
know,” Thomas says. He feels a sadness that makes every last bit of him ache.
Aris
opens a door and beckons for Thomas to follow him. Thomas does, but manages to
look back at Teresa one last time. Tries to look hopeful.
“See
ya tomorrow,” he says.
Which
is true, and it hurts.
The
dream faded, and Thomas fell into the blackest sleep of his life.
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