Andréa looked out the window, the sun barely peaking through. Outside she saw Thomas talking with Alby at the wall likely sketching his name into the wall like every greenie did. "Looks like he's up with Alby," she noted. "Writing his name."

    "Probably giving him an earful." Newt mused, putting his clothes on.

    "There's something weird about him."

   "What is it?" Newt asked walking from behind her and caressing her arm.

"I don't know." She turned around and looked into Newts eyes. Whatever happens promise me you'll never leave me?" She asked.

He cupped the back of her head and brought it forward and giving her head a kiss. "I promise love."

**

"Has anyone ever tried to climb to the top?" Thomas as he chopped the soil.

Andréa looked up at Thomas while pulling a root out then to Newt. A slight frown appearing.

"Tried it. The ivy doesn't go all the way to the top. Besides, where are you gonna go from there?"

Zart walked by with a box shaking his head at the boy.

"What about the box?" The boy questioned as he looked off in the distance. "Y'know next time it comes up-"

"No, we tried that." Newt cut him off as he tied the vines up faster. "The box won't go back down with someone in it."

"Okay, what if we-"

"Thomas." Andréa stood up quickly. "Stop. I know you just got here but there's about fifty of us. Anything you can think of they have already tried."

"The only way out is through the maze." Newt told him. He leaned against the structure as he had finished tying them. It was a small task but that's what Alby gave him. "Now you wanna be helpful?" He bent down and grabbed a basket and through it to Thomas. "Here. Go dig us up some fertilizer."

The couple watched as he hung his head low and turned around to walk into the woods. He tripped on a log in the way causing Andréa to stifle a laugh with her hand.

"Don't you think he'll freak out if he runs into the graveyard?" She asked Newt raising an eyebrow at him.

Newt gave her a small smirk. "Maybe that's the plan."

"That's evil." She chastised him. She went back to ripping the roots out when she heard something in the distance. "Did you hear that?" She asked worriedly.

   Newt stuck his ear out and heard nothing. "No-"

    "Hey!" They heard. "Help! Help! Help!" They turned there hands as the sound came closer and our from the woods ran Thomas.

   Andréa frowned and she looked behind to see who was chasing Thomas. She gasped and jerked forward when she saw the blonde boy tackle Thomas to the ground.

   A runner. Ben.

   Andréa grabbed trowel next to her and booked it forward with every other boy in the glade. Once she got close enough to the boys she slammed her weapon into Bens side knocking him off Thomas.

   Newt and the closest boys around them all quickly swooped in to hold the rabid boy down.

    "What are you doing?" Newt asked as the boy grunted.

    "You did this!" Ben yelled looking at Thomas with a feral look.

    "Calm down, Ben," Gally said as he held his shoulders down.

    "What the hell happened?" Alby questioned as he swooped in.

    "He just attacked me!" Thomas shouted.

    "It's their fault!" Ben yelled.

   Andrea glanced from the greenie to Ben who had calmed down. Who was he talking about, she wondered.

    "No," Ben said as he started to panic upon seeing Alby.

    "Lift his shirt." He ordered.

    "No. No! No." He yelled as they lifted his shirt and saw the great big infected sting on his torso.

   They all backed away in horror besides Newt and Gally who could do nothing but stare in shock. They new another friend of theirs time was up.

    "Please." He begged. "Please."

   "He's been stung," Gally said to Newt then to Alby. "In the middle of the day." He was clearly confused.

   "Please. Please, just help."

    Alby groaned before pouting away. "Put him in the pit." He stood up and looked at the Gladers. "Come on everybody, help. Take him to the pit."

    "No!" Ben grunted as he squirmed once again. "She did this! Help!"

    "Med-Jack!" Newt yelled as boys surround them to pick up Ben.

    "Please don't do it!"

    "Calm down, Ben!"

    "Help! Listen to me! Please!" He screamed as he was carried away. "They'll kill you all!"

**

   Andréa walked with Newt to Alby who was talking to Thomas.

    "Listen you two." He looked at Andréa and Thomas. "We haven't been able to get a clear word out of Ben since it happened. He's not making any sense. And it's only getting worse. Now I wanna know why he attacked you and why he believes you'll kill us?"

   Thomas hung his head as he reeled at the question. "He said he saw me. That I did this. That we did. But how could this be our fault?"

   Andrea looked at Newt worriedly not understanding what was happening.

    "What's gonna happen to him?" Thomas asked.

   Alby looked back and hesitantly answered.

    "He goes back to the maze."

**

   Dinner was silent and Andreá knew the banishing was gonna happen after this. She looked around at the solemn face with the distant groaning from Ben. This would be her first time seeing someone pushed to the maze after being stung.

   Slowly they all prepared and gathered at the door of the maze. Minho went off to grab and tie up Ben.

   As he was pushed over Ben growled, "just listen to me. Just, please, listen to me! Please, Minho!" He begged. "Alby!"

   Andréa watched from beside Chuck horrified at the thought of sending this boy to his death. She looked at all the boys when she noticed them pointing their sticks down at Ben once Minho dropped him to his knees.

   Thomas came up to them morbidly curious as Minho cut Ben loose.

    "No, please. Please, don't. Please, don't do it." He begged, crying now.

   Alby nodded and Minho threw in Bens night pack. A strong gust of wind blew letting them know it was time.

    "Poles!" Alby yelled and the Keepers all put their wider stick down and prepared to push him through.

   Chuck left as the boys pushed Ben closer. The frantic boy pleaded and pushed as the doors closed. Once it was impossible for him to come out or he'd get crushed he rushed to the other side seeing his friends for the last time.

   They all held a moment of silence and bowed their head before Alby spoke up. "He belongs to the maze now." He walked away after that and slowly everyone else followed suit.

   Andréa walked with Newt silently holding herself. She didn't know what to say or do. It all felt like her fault. She like everyone else didn't understand what was going on but somehow her and Thomas seemed to be a big part of the mess they were in.

    "You don't think he'll make it, do you?" She asked quietly as they laid in bed.

    "No one ever survives out there. And even if he does..."

    "He might still be mad." She finished for him. "Goodnight Newt."

    "Goodnight Andréa," he said as he brought his arm around her.