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Chapter 38

           Althoughitscaredhimtodeath,exploringtheMazereallyexploringitwassomethinghe’dwantedtodofromthefirsttimehe’dlearnedaboutit.

           "IwillifIhaveto,"Newtsaid,surprisingThomas;thoughhe’dnevertalkaboutit,theolderboy’slimpwasaconstantreminderthatsomethinghorriblehadhappenedtohimoutintheMaze."AndI’msurealltheRunners’lldoit."

           "Withyourbumleg?"Albyasked,aharshlaughescapinghislips.

           Newtfrowned,lookedattheground."Well,Idon’tfeelgoodaskin’GladerstodosomethingifI’mnotbloodywillingtodoitmyself."

           Albyscootedbackonthebedandproppedhisfeetup."Whatever.Dowhatyouwant."

           "DowhatIwant?"Newtasked,standingup."What’swrongwithyou,man?Areyoutellin’mewehaveachoice?ShouldwejustsitaroundonourbuttsandwaittobesnuffedbytheGrievers?"

           Thomaswantedtostandupandcheer,surethatAlbywouldfinallysnapoutofhisdoldrums.

           Buttheirleaderdidn’tlookintheleastbitreprimandedorremorseful."Well,itsoundsbetterthanrunningtothem."

           Newtsatbackdown."Alby.Yougottastarttalkin’reason."

           Asmuchashehatedtoadmitit,ThomasknewtheyneededAlbyiftheyweregoingtoaccomplishanything.TheGladerslookeduptohim.

           Albyfinallytookadeepbreath,thenlookedateachoftheminturn."YouguysknowI’mallscrewedup.Seriously,I’m...sorry.Ishouldn’tbethestupidleaderanymore."

           Thomasheldhisbreath.Hecouldn’tbelieveAlbyhadjustsaidthat.

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