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Chapter 55

           "They’rejustwaitingforus!"

           TheicychilloffearbitThomasharderthaneverbefore.HelookedoveratTeresa,abouttosaysomething,butstoppedwhenhesawtheexpressiononherpalefacehe’dneverseenterrorpresentitselfsostarkly.

           NewtandAlbyhadmovedupthelineofwaitingGladerstojoinThomasandtheothers.ApparentlyMinho’spronouncementhadalreadybeenwhisperedthroughtheranks,becausethefirstthingNewtsaidwas"Well,weknewwe’dhavetofight."Butthetremorinhisvoicegavehimawayhewasjusttryingtosaytherightthing.

           Thomasfeltithimself.It’dbeeneasytotalkaboutthenothing-to-losefight,thehopethatjustoneofthemwouldbetaken,thechancetofinallyescape.Butnowitwashere,literallyaroundthecorner.Doubtsthathecouldgothroughwithitseepedintohismindandheart.HewonderedwhytheGrieverswerejustwaitingthebeetlebladeshadobviouslyletthemknowtheGladerswerecoming.WeretheCreatorsenjoyingthis?

           Hehadanidea."Maybethey’vealreadytakenakidbackattheGlade.Maybewecangetpastthemwhyelsewouldtheyjustbesitting"

           AloudnoisefrombehindcuthimoffhespuntoseemoreGrieversmovingdownthecorridortowardthem,spikesflaring,metalarmsgroping,comingfromthedirectionoftheGlade.ThomaswasjustabouttosaysomethingwhenheheardsoundsfromtheotherendofthelongalleyhelookedtoseeyetmoreGrievers.

           Theenemywasonallsides,blockingthemoffcompletely.

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