I hated the Maze. I hated not knowing why I was here, not knowing who I was, and most of all being surrounded by guys. I wanted out so badly but fear kept me in, a fear I couldn't explain maybe it was the grievers that wandered the maze by night or some oppressed memory that trapped me inside. I was a Slicer, I had the stomach for it when most didn't. I sat at lunch just thinking about the world outside, I'd barely touched the food in front of me. I'd been here for a year and if felt like we were no closer to getting out. I wondered from time to time if I'd even want to leave, what if there was nothing left of the world?

As I sat deep in thought my bowl was swiped from in front of me. "Gally, give it back," I stated in annoyance "Why? You're not eating it, you shouldn't be wasting food," he told me showing no sign in listening to me causing me to roll my eyes. "I wasn't wasting it, I just haven't finished," I told him ripping my bowl out of his hands. "Shank, you've been sitting here for thirty minutes just staring at the stupid thing," he said causing me to feel extremely irritated with him. Gally and I weren't friends but we weren't enemies, but we argued all the time about everything!

And today was a bad day to irritate me. I stood from my seat with my bowl in hand "fine Gally here!" I said as I poured the remaining content of the bowl onto his head. As soon as I did he stood angrily and I knew I shouldn't have done it, but I couldn't stand down it was too late for that. He glared daggers at me and I did that same back "What the hell (y/n)? What was that for!?" He shouted at me "for pissing me off," I tell as I walked out the dining hall.

I knew this wouldn't be the end of it but right now I was loaded and Gally just happened to be in my line of fire. I immediatly went to where I slept and laid in my hammock, I knew my one-year anniversary wouldn't be easy but this was the worst day I've spent in the glade since I got here.

I remember that day, I was terrified beyond words. Any girl would be being put into a glade of all boys with no memory. I remember the fear that rose in me when Alby told me I was the only girl, we thought that maybe when I came up more girls would follow, but that wasn't the case. I remember things being easier back when I was new. There was that hope we'd get out soon, hope that maybe another girl would come up, but it's been a year and some of the guys have been here for two I was in a nightmare.

All I ever dreamt of was something making this prison worth it. Anything.