The book picks up immediately where The Maze
Runner left off, in the middle of the night with Thomas struggling to sleep.
After having a brief telepathic exchange with Teresa, Thomas eventually falls
asleep and cannot get Teresa's calling attention. He wakes up suddenly to find
victims of the Flare - severely mutated people called "Cranks"
outside their barred windows, a hot sun beating down on the desert-like expanse
outside. Thomas and the rest of the Gladers decide to investigate, finding the
dead bodies of their rescuers hanging from the ceiling. They enter Teresa's
room, which is empty, except for a boy that emerges out of the bathroom. Aris
explains he is from Group B - fully girls except for him - and he can also talk
telepathically. His telepathy partner, a girl named Rachel was killed in a
similar manner as Chuck in the first book. Outside of the room is a plaque that
says "Teresa Agnes. Group A, Subject A1. The Betrayer." An
alarm, similar to the one on the Glade, goes off, and the room door locks until
the alarm stops. Thomas opens the door to find no dead bodies. Even the plaque
is changed to "Aris Jones, Group B, Subject B1. The Partner."
P5/ ebook
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