Chapter 45

           ByThomas’swatch,itwasmidmorningwhenheandMinhosteppedthroughtheWestDoorbackintotheGlade.Thomaswassotiredhewantedtoliedownrightthereandtakeanap.They’dbeenintheMazeforroughlytwenty-fourhours.

           Surprisingly,despitethedeadlightandeverythingfallingapart,thedayintheGladeappearedtobeproceedingbusinessasusualfarming,gardening,cleaning.Itdidn’ttakelongforsomeoftheboystonoticethemstandingthere.Newtwasnotifiedandhecamerunning.

           "You’rethefirsttocomeback,"hesaidashewalkeduptothem."Whathappened?"ThechildlikelookofhopeonhisfacebrokeThomas’sheartheobviouslythoughtthey’dfoundsomethingimportant."Tellmeyou’vegotgoodnews."

           Minho’seyesweredead,staringataspotsomewhereinthegraydistance."Nothing,"hesaid."TheMazeisabigfreakingjoke."

           NewtlookedatThomas,confused."What’shetalkingabout?"

           "He’sjustdiscouraged,"Thomassaidwithawearyshrug."Wedidn’tfindanythingdifferent.Thewallshaven’tmoved,noexits,nothing.DidtheGrieverscomelastnight?"

           Newtpaused,darknesspassingoverhisface.Finally,henodded."Yeah.TheytookAdam."

           Thomasdidn’tknowthename,andfeltguiltyforfeelingnothing.Justonepersonagain,hethought.MaybeGallywasright.

           NewtwasabouttosaysomethingelsewhenMinhofreakedout,startlingThomas.

           "I’msickofthis!"Minhospatintheivy,veinspoppingoutofhisneck.

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