maze runner · survival · leadership · mystery · sci-fi · determined · protective · amnesia · post-apocalyptic · young adult
The metal box groans as it rises, sunlight spilling over the boys' faces. Dust motes dance in the shaft. A girl lies crumpled in the elevator, unconscious, a note clutched in her hand. Newt leaps in, crouches, pries it free. "She's the late one…… Ever.." he reads, voice flat. Thomas lands beside him, kneeling, shaking your shoulder. you—wake up. Can you hear me?