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Chapter 26

           Thomasquicklygatheredhisthoughts,graspingfortherightwordsinsidetheswirlingcloudoffrustration,confusionandangerinhismind."Idon’tknowwhyGallyhatesme.Idon’tcare.Heseemspsychotictome.AsforwhoIreallyam,youallknowjustasmuchasIdo.ButifIremembercorrectly,we’reherebecauseofwhatIdidoutintheMaze,notbecausesomeidiotthinksI’mevil."

           SomeonesnickeredandThomasquittalking,hopinghe’dgottenhispointacross.

           Newtnodded,lookingsatisfied."Goodthat.Let’sgetthismeetingoverwithandworryaboutGallylater."

           "Wecan’tvotewithoutallthemembershere,"Winstoninsisted."Unlessthey’rereallysick,likeAlby."

           "Forthelove,Winston,"Newtreplied."I’dsayGally’saweebitilltoday,too,sowecontinuewithouthim.Thomas,defendyourselfandthenwe’lltakethevoteonwhatweshoulddowithyou."

           Thomasrealizedhishandsweresqueezedupintofistsonhislap.Herelaxedthemandwipedhissweatypalmsonhispants.Thenhebegan,notsureofwhathe’dsaybeforethewordscameout.

           "Ididn’tdoanythingwrong.AllIknowisIsawtwopeoplestrugglingtogetinsidethesewallsandtheycouldn’tmakeit.Toignorethatbecauseofsomestupidruleseemedselfish,cowardly,and...well,stupid.Ifyouwanttothrowmeinjailfortryingtosavesomeone’slife,thengoahead.NexttimeIpromiseI’llpointatthemandlaugh,thengoeatsomeofFrypan’sdinner."

           Thomaswasn’ttryingtobefunny.

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