24-I'm Sorry

Thomas and Brenda were now leading us to where WICKED was keeping the immunes, the maze. As we climbed down the latter, I stared at the stone walls covered in ivy. It brought back a lot of memories. It was my happiest yet most heart wrenching memories.

Minho was now leading the group towards the glade. It seemed as if he had never left, for he effortlessly guided us through the maze. We were finally back. I could see Minho had already entered the glade, I was towards the rear of the group. So this is how he must have felt when he saw me standing in the glade looking towards him. I could see him turning back to look my way, as if he knew I was staring at the back of his head. Averting my eyes and quickly entering the glade as well.

There were so many people just huddled in the middle of the glade. My eyes scanning the crowd for those that we have lost to the bounty hunters. Finally my eyes caught my favorite cook, Frypan.

"Frypan!" I shouted and saw his head snap up and beam with joy. He ran over towards us as quickly as he could.

"I can't believe they put us back in this hell hole. No electricity, nothing! They just send us boxed food every two weeks. Can't cook anything!" he complained. I smiled at his optimism.

"You couldn't even cook decent food for us when we were here. How are you going to feed this army?" I head Minho jokingly say. The glade was holding about more than 400 people. I didn't even know there were still this many immune people left. They must have hidden themselves for the longest time before WICKED finally got their hands on them. The ages varied across the board; from babies to full grown adults.

"We have to split everyone into groups. Brenda will lead the way to the maintenance room. Minho, Jorge, and Frypan I need you to stay towards the rear just in case anything happens. Ji-ho and Newt you two will help guide those in the middle, and Teresa will come with Brenda and I." Thomas said giving instructions like the leader he was. He just never had the guts to step up and be one until it really mattered.

We all broke up and split all the immunes into groups and were starting to lead them out the glade. Then came the booming sound of explosives that belonged to the Right Arm. Thomas had warned them of the immunes being here and to wait before bombing the place in order to save them, but I guess Vince didn't take any liking towards others bossing him around. Especially when Gally decided to leave his side to come and help us.

"We need to hurry!" I shouted over the screams. Newt nodded, but we couldn't rush people getting out or it would just cause traffic within the walls of the maze and get us all killed if the ceiling were to fall upon us.

I shouldn't have thought about that because after the next explosive going off, parts of the ceiling were now coming down. A loud boom echoed the maze as it had just fallen on the groups that were in the back. Horror ran through my spine as I saw blood spill from underneath. It had killed about half of the immunes that we had found.

"You guys go and join Thomas! We'll be right behind you guys soon!" Minho shouted. Newt and I took off into the maze and was helping those that had fallen stand back up again. As we both proceeded further up, we stopped to see that a griever was on the loose.

I could see Thomas and Teresa struggling to fight it. Teresa's face about to be sliced and Thomas's arm disappearing into the griever's body. Then all of a sudden the griever stopped functioning.

"We've got to go and catch up with Brenda." Thomas panted as Newt and I made our way towards them.

"Go! You too Newt, I'll help stay here to guide those that have yet to reach here." I said and pushed Newt the direction that Thomas and Teresa had left.

"Stay safe." Newt said before running off.

I was shouting and yelling directions as the last few groups were now making their way past me. Finally Minho, Jorge, and Frypan showed up. They were covered with dust from head to toe.

"What are you doing here?! You're suppose to be with Newt!" Minho said as all four of us were now running for our lives to not be flattened by pieces of the ceiling that were falling faster than ever.

"A griever wiped out a good amount of people so I had to stay behind to help direct which way people were suppose to go." I said out of breath. We quickly caught up to the others that were now in the maintenance room. We squeezed our way up to the front to see that Brenda was doing something to the Trans Flat device.

Boom! Another bomb going off and shaking the room. I fell onto my butt from the force of the explosive. I tried getting back up but another explosive went off sending another strong shaking of the ceiling now above us. I felt myself being pulled to me feet, and looked to see that Minho was now standing behind me.

"You didn't think you'd be able to escape from me that easily did you!" I heard Rat Man's voice say from the entrance of the room. Several guards stood beside him holding guns. "Kill everyone here!" he ordered.

"Like I'm letting that happen!" Thomas said and started to shoot their direction. Those of us that had weapons fought back, some of the guards had killed more immunes that were defenseless. I had only one goal in mind and that was towards Rat man.

"If it isn't Ji-ho." He said wielding a knife in his hand.

"I've been waiting to do this for the longest time. Don't think I didn't know what you tried to do with my body, you shucking perverted psycho." I said glaring at him remembering the times he would try and take advantage of me when I was healing from the torture.

"That doesn't matter now does it. You and Thomas will come with me, and then I'll restart WICKED once again! Even if it means I have to kill the both of you!" he shouted as he came running towards me with the knife.

"Like I'll let that happen." I said and pulled out my gun and pulled the trigger. At that exact moment, Rat man threw his knife towards my direction. My bullet shooting through his brain, and his knife stabbing deep into the center of my chest. I coughed up blood as I quickly pulled the knife from my body. My breaths turned into panting, blood spilling from the wound, and my body was now falling towards the ground.

I vaguely heard someone screaming my name. I couldn't tell who, it was mixed with all the screaming as the ceiling above us was now starting to crumble as well. I slowly got to my feet, and tried to make my way towards the Trans Flat, but my vision was growing blurry.

I was being pushed by others as they ran towards the Trans Flat and escaped their death. I fell to the ground once again as another explosive went off throwing me off balance. "Get up!" I heard Teresa say as she pulled me up and helped supported me as we ran.

"We're almost there!" I heard her say, but then another explosive went off and both of us fell to the ground. I saw her quickly get up and run towards Thomas.

"Teresa!" I shouted as I saw the ceiling come crashing down on her. I tried to get up, but the pain within my chest was overpowering my strength. Tears spilled from my eyes as I watched Thomas reaching towards her hand and face that had not been squashed by the piece of stone.

I could see that Minho and Newt was pulling Thomas away and had made it to the Trans Flat. I smiled knowing that they would be able to make it. I could no longer move my body, for I had lost too much blood.

"I'm sorry..." I whispered as I looked at Minho who had dragged Thomas through the Trans Flat. "I'm sorry..." I said crying while reaching my hand towards Minho's direction to see that he took one final look behind him. I could see that he was staring at me in horror as the last part of his face disappeared behind the Trans Flat. Seconds later the entrance to where ever they had gone vanished.

"I love you..." I softly said as I thought about Minho's face one last time before my world turned dark.