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Chapter 14

           "BenoftheBuilders,you’vebeensentencedtoBanishmentfortheattemptedmurderofThomastheNewbie.TheKeepershavespoken,andtheirwordain’tchanging.Andyouain’tcomingback.Ever."Alongpause."Keepers,takeyourplaceontheBanishmentPole."

           ThomashatedthathislinktoBenwasbeingmadepublichatedtheresponsibilityhefelt.Beingthecenterofattentionagaincouldonlybringmoresuspicionabouthim.Hisguilttransformedintoangerandblame.Morethananything,hejustwantedBengone,wanteditalltobeover.

           Onebyone,boysweresteppingoutofthecrowdandwalkingovertothelongpole;theygrabbeditwithbothhands,grippeditasifreadyingforatug-of-warmatch.Newtwasoneofthem,aswasMinho,confirmingThomas’sguessthathewastheKeeperoftheRunners.WinstontheButcheralsotookupaposition.

           OncetheywereallinplacetenKeepersspacedevenlyapartbetweenAlbyandBentheairgrewstillandsilent.TheonlysoundswerethemuffledsobsofBen,whokeptwipingathisnoseandeyes.Hewaslookingleftandright,thoughthecollararoundhisneckpreventedhimfromseeingthepoleandKeepersbehindhim.

           Thomas’sfeelingschangedagain.SomethingwasobviouslywrongwithBen.Whydidhedeservethisfate?Couldn’tsomethingbedoneforhim?WouldThomasspendtherestofhisdaysfeelingresponsible?Justend,hescreamedinhishead.Justbeover!

           "Please,"Bensaid,hisvoicerisingindesperation.

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