Now do it!” Thomas tried to pull his hand away, but Newt was too strong. “Now make amends! Kill me before I become one of those cannibal monsters! Kill me! I trusted you with the note! No one else. He yanked it toward himself, forcing it up until the end of the pistol was pressed against his own forehead. “Newt suddenly twisted around and grabbed Thomas by the hand holding the gun.
He’d just wanted to avoid the inevitable fate of becoming a Crank. And he remembered how angry Newt had been at Thomas specifically when they’d found him in the bowling alley. To think that his friend had been so scared that he’d had the foresight to write those words made him sick to his stomach. Thomas read it over and over, wishing the words would change. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the message in a warm glow. He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. And the prospect of never seeing him again was almost unbearable. He’d fallen down the slope of insanity, and he was surrounded by bloodthirsty Cranks. He tried to remind himself that Newt wasn’t dead. Thomas hadn’t realized just how much of a friend he’d become until now. Ever since Thomas had entered the Maze, Newt had been there for him.
#THE DEATH CURE JAMES DASHNER FULL#
With time to think, the full reality of what had happened hit Thomas like a falling boulder.