Chapter 54

           JustbeforethenormalDoor-closingtime,Frypanpreparedonelastmealtocarrythemthroughthenight.ThemoodhangingovertheGladersastheyatecouldn’thavebeenmoresomberorsoddenwithfear.ThomasfoundhimselfsittingnexttoChuck,absentlypickingathisfood.

           "So...Thomas,"theboysaidthroughahugebiteofmashedpotatoes."WhoamInicknamedafter?"

           Thomascouldn’thelpshakinghisheadheretheywere,abouttoembarkonprobablythemostdangeroustaskoftheirlives,andChuckwascuriouswherehe’dgottenhisnickname."Idon’tknow,Darwin,maybe?Thedudewhofiguredoutevolution."

           "Ibetnoone’severcalledhimadudebefore."Chucktookanotherbigbite,andseemedtothinkthatwasthebesttimetotalk,fullmouthandall."Youknow,I’mreallynotallthatscared.Imean,lastfewnights,sittingintheHomestead,justwaitingforaGrievertocomeinandstealoneofuswastheworstthingI’veeverdone.Atleastnowwe’retakingittothem,tryingsomething.Andatleast..."

           "Atleastwhat?"Thomasasked.Hedidn’tbelieveforasecondthatChuckwasn’tscared;italmosthurttoseehimactingbrave.

           "Well,everyone’sspeculatingtheycanonlykilloneofus.MaybeIsoundlikeashuck,butitgivesmesomehope.Atleastmostofuswillmakeitthroughjustleavesonepoorsuckertodie.Betterthanallofus."

           ItmadeThomassicktothinkpeoplewerehangingontothathopeofjustonepersondying;themorehethoughtaboutit,thelesshebelieveditwastrue.

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