[Rosemary].

I've been in this place for almost two weeks. After we escaped the maze some people brought us here. They say that here we're safe form Wicked, that they can't harm us anymore. But is it really? Are we really safe?

The first day I was happy, I was finally out. We lost some people along the way, that's true. But I will never forget them, or what they did so the rest of us could made it this far.

Here we had showers with warm water, clean clothes, food. We weren't in constant danger. And I felt safe and truly happy in this place. That didn't seem to last long.

Every day, while we were eating, Janson, the man that seems to run this place, call out names, and the people who's names belong would go to a so called "safe haven".

It sounded great really. Every damn time that my name wasn't called I would get frustrated. I just wanted to live a normal life.

That was until Aris went on his adventures through the vents. That stick was always suspicious, telling us that we couldn't trust this people. None of us mind him. We were blinded by this place, we couldn't believe that this place was not safe.

One night I went with Aris, I have to see with my own eyes what was going on, and when I did, I almost wish I hadn't.
What are they doing to us?
I saw it, they were bodies, human bodies. It had to be the kids that they called during lunch.

The next day my leg could stop shaking. I was seating with Aris and Anne. The only ones left from our maze. I couldn't stop thinking, What if they call one of us?
I couldn't...I won't let them take neither of my friends.

Janson enter the cafeteria, holding is clipboard that had the names of the next victims. The guards that were heavily armed following right behind. How couldn't I've noticed that was something wrong about this place? This looks like a fucking prison!

My thoughts were interrupted by Janson's voice. "Good evening everyone. You all now how this works. If I call your name please join my colleagues. Okay let's start... Sarah, Theodore,-"
Please not us, please not us.
"...and finally ... Anne"
Immediately my head snapped up. No, no, it can't be.

Tears started to form in my eyes. We didn't move an inch. I look to my right to see Anne completely frozen. She knew what they did to those kids, we couldn't have not told her.

"N-no... Rosie... please don't let them take me" her voice broke, a single tear rolled down her cheek. I grab tightly on her hand, not wanting to ever let go. I look at Janson, he was still standing there in the middle of the room but now he was talking with the guards.

"It's okay, don't worry" I gave her hand a light squeeze in assurance. On the outside it might seem that I had everything under control, but on the inside I was freaking out. What am I gonna do? I can't let them take her.

The guards started to approached our table as my heart was beating fast against my chest.

"Anne, your name has been called please join the others" the guard was right by her side, the other one was by mine.

"P-please I don't wanna go. I wanna stay with my friends" her voice strained. I could see that she was terrified.
The guard left a brow in Janson direction, who still stood in his previous position, looking at us. The other kids that had been called were already gone.

"I'm afraid that's not possible"
The guard made a move to grab her, but I was quicker and stood in front of her.

"She said she doesn't want to go, didn't you hear her?" I was glaring heated at him. The guard took a step forward getting right on my face as his tall figure toured over my small one.

"Get. Out. Of. The way." he putt his finger on chest pushing me backwards with each pause he made.

"Make. Me." I almost growled at him. Now I was the one to get on his face. We glare at each other, me never taking my eyes of him. He lean back, with his hands on his hips. I thought he had given up and feel myself relax. That was until he made a move with his head to the side. I was confused at first, but when I turn around it was already to late. Arms grabbed form behind lifting me so my feet didn't touch the floor.

"No, stop! You can't do this! ... LET ME GO!" I scream and fight in his hold, moving my arms and legs frantically. The other guard was doing the same with Anne, she was fighting just as much as I was.
Anne was starting to been taking away from me, her strength starting to vanished.
No I won't let them take her!
Throwing my head back, hard, I heard a bone crushing sound. The hold on my waist immediately disappear. My feet touch the ground, I spun around and punched the guard right on his already bleeding nose, making him fall to the ground. I run towards Anne who was already halfway through the cafeteria. I knocked straight it to the guard, making us three fall to the ground.
I could only see red.
I started punching the guy with all my strength. My knuckles split open but I didn't care.
Suddenly the guy got a hold of my arms and role us over, pining me hard to the ground, my head taking most of the impact. Just like I did to him, he started to punching me without mercy. At the beginning I try to fight back but soon my vision became blurry, my face was numb and my hearing started to fade. The only thing that I could hear was Anne and Aris screams, probably fighting against the guards to help me. But I knew that more of them were coming.
It was over.

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I started to slowly wake up. Opening my eyes, I blinked a few times trying to adjust to the bright light.
I took a look at my surroundings. I was in some kind .... of hospital bed? There were blue curtains shielding the place, not letting me see were I was exactly. I tried to seat, but immediately stop once I felt pain on the back of my head. Slowly, I lift my hand towards it only to feel a fabric on the back of it.

Suddenly the curtain to my right open, a woman with dark skin and a lab coat on appear.

"Hey, how are you feeling? You bang your head pretty hard"

"Well that wasn't my fault, was it?"

"I guess your fine then"

"Good, can I go now?" I just wanted to get out of this stupid bed. I feel sick just for laying there.

"Yes. I will just give some pills to help with the pain" she started to look for the pills.

"Oh, I-I'm fine. I don't need them" I was already out of the bed. She lift a brow, clearly not believing that I didn't feel any pain.

"Alright... Come on then, I will escort you to the cafeteria"
I didn't said anything, only nod. I couldn't be stupid, this people knew that I didn't trust them anymore. I'm even surprised that during my "time out" I hadn't become one of those covered bodies.

We walk through the white corridors and soon we reach the cafeteria doors. She open them, letting me in. As soon as I step into the room almost every body turn to look at me. I was not surprised, after all ...I gave quit a show yesterday. At least I thought it was yesterday. Shit I should have asked how long I've been out.

I walk confidently, with my head held high. I pass in front of a table with a group at kids that seem to stare right in to my soul.
What the hell!? I've never seen them before. Why were they looking at me like that? If their are new they didn't saw my scene yesterday.

I pass their table, and went to seat in front of Aris.
I almost started cry when I saw that Anne wasn't here with us anymore. I took a deep breath to contain the tears that were trying to escape. I could feel Aris concerned eyes on me.
I turn my head to my right and look at the table where the new kids were sitting. I caught one of the kids still looking at me intensely. He was an asian guy with dark black hair. I thought that when he noticed that I had caught him staring he would get nervous and look away, embarrassed. But that was not what happened. He keep looking at me , like he was analyzing me or something.
I turn around again. Aris was looking straight at me.

"I'm sorry" he said it so quietly that I thought I had heard it wrong.
"What? For what?"

"I-I try to help, but...I couldn't do much..." he keep his gaze on the table, not once looking at me.
I placed my hand gently on top of his.

"Hey, Aris...it's okay. I know that you tried" he gave a small smile, but I could see it wasn't genuine.

"Besides... I fought back and look were it got me. It seem like a egg just grew in my head"
A small chuckle left his lips. He shook his head slightly while looking at me with a small smile.

"Yeah... by the way have you seen your face?"

"What? No. What's wrong with my face?" I place my fingers on my right cheek, a hiss immediately leave my lips.

"Shit, that hurt!"

"No serious genius" Aris was completely laughing now.

"Oh you thing that funny?" I reach across the table and hit him on the back of his head.

"Ow, that hurt" he whine while rubbing his head.

"No serious genius" I said with a mocking voice.

[Minho].

We're were talking with this two kids. They were telling us they own time in the maze, and until now everything seem that happen exactly like in ours.

The doors behind me open. Almost everyone turn their attention towards the it, especially the dark skin kid that was in front of us. I turn slowly around in my seat to see what all this people were looking at.

A girl came through the door. She had black wavy hair that was cascading pass her shoulders. I couldn't said that she was tall or small, maybe in between. But what really got my attention, and probably the rest of this kids, was her face. It was covered with large cuts. Shuck, what did this people due to pass the time? Punch each other?
Although all eyes were on her, but still she walk confidently. She pass our table and look at us almost ... intrigued?

She went to seat with a boy that we talk about noticed before. People keep whispering, probably about her. I turn around looking at her table and lock eyes with me. We keep staring at each other, until she move her attention to the kid in front of her. I don't now why but I couldn't stop looking at her, she seemed...familiar.

"Well it took her two days to finally wake up. I'll take that" the dark skin boy, I think his name was David, told the other kid, taking his desert from the tray.

"Fuck man..."
"What happened to that girl?" Newt asked while pointing with his head on the girl direction. I have to admit, I was curious too.

"It happened two days ago" David started.
"We're sitting here, eating, then Janson shows up"
We gave each other side glances. We all knew who Janson was, and by the look on Thomas face, he didn't like him either.

"He started calling names, you know, to the so called "safe haven". They call her friend's name and both of the girls just started to freak out"
"Yeah...it was like they were scared to go to the place" the other kid said, his brows furrowed in confusion.

"So how did she get all those cuts?" this time it was Thomas to asked.

"Oh that was a guard"
"Shuck" I murmured.
"A guard did that to her?" Newt asked in astonishment, almost not believe that a guard beat her.
"Yeah...But you should have seen the other two guards faces" David said with a small chuckle at the end.
"The girl knows how to fight" the other kid piped in, nodding his head along with his words.
"Her friend still got taken. So ... I guess it was all in vain"
"Why didn't they want to go to that place?" I had to asked. How can someone not want to go to a safe place away from Wicked?
"Man if I knew, that's what we are all wondering. For me...that girl is just crazy"

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