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THE YOUNG GODS
CHAPTER TWENTY

" WHO'S EIRENE? "
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ROSIE STRUGGLED TO remove the handcuffs restricting her to a hospital chair. The fear started to rise inside her chest. They were not going to put her in the Maze not without her consent. No way in hell. "Help me!" The girl yelled hearing her yells echo inside the glass room. She wanted to get out of here but it felt like no one was coming to her rescue.

The automatic metal door opened revealing a man in his late 40's and a young girl around the same age as Rosie. The man wore an expensive gray jacket and khaki pants with a brown watch. The blue-eyed girl with adorning wavy hair tucked her bottom lip debating in her mind if what they were doing was the right thing.

"Get me the hell out of here!" Rosie screamed kicking whatever was near her. Tears rolling down her face as the girl she knew a whole year strapped her tighter to the chair. "Don't do this!"

The terrified girl in her lab coat shook her head, "I'm sorry, Rosie." She replied to her avoiding eye-contact with her friend. "But, we need to find a cure and what you did-you destroyed months of research."

"Hate to break it to you, Rosie," the older man spoke walking to the left side of her, "but, you're now part of the experiment."

"Please don't do this," Rosie pleaded knowing what was soon going to happen to her, "somebody help me!"

A chuckle erupted from the man's lips gaining Rosie's attention as the girl prepared the injection. "Go on, yell, scream!" The man grinned in satisfaction, "no one's coming to save you."

Rosie yelled out for the one person she knew was going to do anything to get her out of there. The girl who would go to hell and back for Rosie. "Eirene!" The girl called out for her. "Eirene! C'mon," she muttered the last part hoping for the best.

He shook his head at her sitting down grabbing a hold of her chin forcing her to look at him, "she's not coming."

Years of friendship built, Rosie knew for a fact Eirene wasn't going to leave her without a fight. "Yes she is," Rosie whispered jerking her head away, "she wouldn't leave without me."

"She's dead, Rosie."

Rosie's heart plummeted down, her chest starting to beat in a faster speed. More tears forming in her eyes as the person that had kept her going was dead. They killed her.

A boy rushed inside pointing to another laboratory, "it's ready for her." He announced with a short of breath. His eyes roaming to look at the girl strapped into a chair. Guilt forming in his body when they shared eye-contact. Her eyes wondered down to the blood-stained shirt and dried blood on his hands.

"Both of you take her in, I'll bring Dr. Paige." The man grabbed the needle inside a syringe from the girl's hands before walking out to look for the chancellor.

The pair of teenagers looked at one another then glanced at their friend restrained on the chair. In silence, the boy walked over to Rosie as the other girl unhooked her from the handcuffs. "You killed her, didn't you?" Rosie asked with an accusing tone in her voice looking directly at the boy who nervously grabbed a hold of her. The boy avoided her question lifting her up in his arms wondering why she wasn't fighting back. "You killed Eirene."

His touch was cold. Rosie could remember the warmth that always radiated off him whenever they would hug or high-five each other. But this time, it was pure coldness. His hands were freezing. Hands of a murderer.

"Rosie, what we're doing is a good thing." The girl behind them tried to explain to her friend as they entered the other laboratory. "We're trying to save the human race!"

"By killing them?" Rosie argued back as she shook her head ready to give up. She didn't have anyone else. "You wanna know something?"

She stayed quiet whispering, "what?"

"I hope you burn in hell Teresa." Rosie spoke with a cold tone as the boy placed her in another chair letting herself be strapped up. Teresa took a step back crossing her arms as it hurt her what they were doing to her friend. Rosie was always good to her, but she destroyed months maybe years of research that they couldn't recover.

A few other people entered the room all wearing lab coats, a woman covered in blonde hair with white hairs scattered around her head stood in front of the young girl. "Property of WICKED. Group A. Subject A53. The Atrocity." Ava Paige stated as another person pushed Rosie's head down to ink the title the chip inside her neck.

"You'll pay for this." Rosie threatened the woman as her neck burned from the needle carving into her and inserting the chip.

Dr. Paige shook her head, "no, you will." She replied crouching down to look at her face. "They'll kill you in there."

"We're ready." Dr. Paige stood up grabbing the syringe injecting the serum in her body.

Rosie glanced to the boy leaned on the wall with the girl he loved, "Hey, Thomas?" Rosie grabbed his attention stopping everyone from doing what they were doing giving her the last few words before they erased her memory. He stood up straight hoping she'd forgive him, "I'll kill you when I get out of here."

"Rosie-"

"ROSIE!" THE GIRL JOLTED awake sweat drowning her face. Her heart had been beating faster than usual and she was restless. Concerned boys surrounded her wondering what she was dreaming about. "Are you okay?" Ander asked in slight terror that she was somehow going to die.

"What's wrong?" Newt asked as he had been the first to come to see what was wrong with her. "What were you dreamin' bout?"

Both boys took a notice of her silence and looked to who she was staring at. Thomas took a step back in confusion and slight fear not knowing what was happening. Why was she staring at him with the most hurtful look ever?

"You killed her." Rosie spoke coldly causing all of the boys to look back at her in confusion and slight fear. Her dream slowly disappearing but she still had that specific part in her mind.

"Rosie," Newt spoke up concerned, "what are you talking about?

Tears started forming in her eyes as she glanced to the British boy who had sat down next to her. She grabbed onto his hands, Newt glanced down feeling the heat of her hands, "Newt, he killed her." Rosie pointed at Thomas.

"Rosie-" Newt spoke placing his hand on her forehead realizing she was having a fever, "you're burning up."

The girl shook her head, "listen to me! It was him!" Rosie raised her voice, "you killed my best friend!"

The boys turned their heads to Ander who was seemingly alive and well. Ander reached towards her, "Rosie, I'm right here. Thomas didn't kill me-"

"No! Not you!" She kept shaking her head, "Eirene! He killed Eirene!"

Thomas' eyes went wide remembering his dream and had heard the girl's name in the background. "Who's Eirene?" Minho asked being one of the boys who hadn't spoken yet.

"Who?" Rosie asked as her dream started erasing from her memory leaving nothing to remember the girl.

"Eirene." Newt spoke, "the name you were just yelling."

The confused girl shook her head not remembering anything from her dream anymore nor why everyone was in her room, "what are you guys talking about? Who's Eirene?"

The boys looked at each other concerned, Newt shook his head, "don't worry. you just need food and a good rest, love."

"What are you guys talking about? Why are you guys in here?" Rosie asked. The boys realized she didn't remember anything as if her memory was erased.

"Get a Med-Jack." Minho spoke demanding Thomas as the new boy nodded rushing outside. Minho hoping him out of the picture she would say something. "What'd Thomas do?"

Rosie shook her head, "I-I don't know."

"C'mon Rosie," Minho spoke his voice raising knowing something was off with the new boy.

"I don't know!" Rosie yelled at the boy, "I can't remember!"

"Rosie-" before Minho could finish saying her name Aidan and Ander had spoken over him to try and refrain him from raising his voice at her. Newt looked over at the girl who's hand was still intertwined with his as she watched Minho walk out of the room.

Jeff walked in wondering what the commotion was, "what's going on?"

"She isn't feeling well, she's got a fever." Ander explained to the Med-Jack who had gotten a pill from the brown bag he carried.

"Here take this, it should reduce your temperature. You need rest." Jeff stated handing the girl pills. Rosie obliged swallowing the pills with a cup of water they handed to her. "Okay, she needs to sleep guys. Come on. Let's leave her alone."

All of the boys started shuffling out of her room including Newt who was about to stand up but was pulled back. The boy turned around once he felt her hand not letting go. "Please stay."

"Rosie, I need to-" Newt stopped as he noticed the girl pleading for his company, "just for a bit, till you've fallen asleep, okay?"

Rosie scooted to make space for the blonde boy who laid himself on her bed. The girl placed her head on his chest as he wrapped his left arm around her and placing a blanket over them.

In the midst of her half awake and half asleep she whispered, "you're so warm." The boy raised his head turning to look at her, his cheeks turning pink and his heart beating faster than usual when he noticed she was fast asleep.