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Chapter 4

           Nothingdeveloped,butsomethingaboutthatcreepyoldbuildinggavehimgoosebumps,adisquietingchill.

           Someonetuggedonhissleeve,breakinghimfromhisthoughts;Chuckhadcomeback.

           BeforeThomashadachancetothink,questionswererushingoutofhismouth."Whoarethoseguysandwhatweretheydoing?What’sinthatbuilding?"HewheeledaroundandpointedouttheEastDoor."Andwhydoyouliveinsideafreakingmaze?"Hefeltarattlingpressureofuncertainty,makinghisheadsplinterwithpain.

           "I’mnotsayinganotherword,"Chuckreplied,anewauthorityfillinghisvoice."Ithinkyoushouldgettobedearlyyou’llneedyoursleep.Ah"hestopped,heldupafinger,prickinguphisrightear"it’sabouttohappen."

           "What?"Thomasasked,thinkingitkindofstrangethatChuckwassuddenlyactinglikeanadultinsteadofthelittlekiddesperateforafriendhe’dbeenonlymomentsearlier.

           Aloudboomexplodedthroughtheair,makingThomasjump.Itwasfollowedbyahorriblecrunching,grindingsound.Hestumbledbackward,felltotheground.Itfeltasifthewholeearthshook;helookedaround,panicked.Thewallswereclosing.ThewallswerereallyclosingtrappinghiminsidetheGlade.Anonrushingsenseofclaustrophobiastifledhim,compressedhislungs,asifwaterfilledtheircavities.

           "Calmdown,Greenie,"Chuckyelledoverthenoise."It’sjustthewalls!"

           Thomasbarelyheardhim,toofascinated,tooshakenbytheclosingoftheDoors.

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