Бегущий в лабиринте

Chapter 56

           They’vemadeanopening!TeresashoutedinThomas’sminditsentaquicksnapofpainshootingthroughhisskull.Shepointedahead,andThomassawthenarrowaisleforminginthemiddleofthecorridor,GladersfightingwildlytopushtheGrieverstowardthewalls.

           "Now!"Thomasshouted.

           Hesprintedahead,pullingTeresabehindhim,TeresapullingChuckbehindher,runningatfullspeed,spearsandknivescockedforbattle,forwardintothebloody,scream-filledhallwayofstone.TowardtheCliff.

           Warragedaroundthem.Gladersfought,panic-inducedadrenalinedrivingthemon.Thesoundsechoingoffthewallswereacacophonyofterrorhumanscreams,metalclashingagainstmetal,motorsroaring,thehauntedshrieksoftheGrievers,sawsspinning,clawsclasping,boysyellingforhelp.Allwasablur,bloodyandgrayandflashesofsteel;Thomastriednottolookleftorright,onlyahead,throughthenarrowgapformedbytheGladers.

           Evenastheyran,Thomaswentthroughthecodewordsagaininhismind.FLOAT,CATCH,BLEED,DEATH,STIFF,PUSH.Theyjusthadtomakeitafewdozenfeetmore.

           Somethingjustslicedmyarm!Teresascreamed.Evenasshesaidit,Thomasfeltasharpstabinhisleg.Hedidn’tlookback,didn’tbotheranswering.Theseethingimpossibilityoftheirpredicamentwaslikeaheavydelugeofblackwaterfloodingaroundhim,dragginghimtowardsurrender.Hefoughtit,pushedhimselfforward.

           TherewastheCliff,openingoutintoagray-darksky,abouttwentyfeetaway.Hesurgedahead,pullinghisfriends.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 363 из 400