He is an Asian boy, a bit older than Thomas, perhaps, with strong looking arms. The Runner is gasping for his breath, his face red, his body covered in sweat. He ventures outside near the Box when he sees a Runner entering the Glade through the West Door. Winston lets Thomas go early, which is fine with Thomas. Thomas decides he does not want to work in the Blood House forever, nor will he ever eat pork again. Thomas begins working with the animals and watches Winston slaughter a hog before removing its various parts for food preparation. A black lab named Bark seems to take to Thomas quickly and begins following him around during the tour. Winston shows Thomas the layout of the Blood House and where the different animal pens are located. Newt introduces Thomas to Winston, the Keeper of the Blood House. He will start as a Slicer in the Blood House.
The next day Chuck has to drag Thomas out of his sleeping bag and get him dressed and ready to work. He has great difficulty sleeping that night. Every time he closes his eyes he can only see Ben’s face. Thomas follows Alby out of the woods and out into the Courtyard.
Alby fires and Ben falls, the arrow buried in Ben’s cheek. Before he can finish Ben leaps out toward Thomas, brandishing his knife. It is the second time someone has claimed to have seen him before.Īlby tries to reason with Ben and tells him he’s going to count to three and begins counting.
Ben tells Alby that Thomas is the one he should shoot, that he is evil. He wields a bow and arrow pointed right at Ben. Thomas notices that Ben has a knife in his hand.Īlby has appeared at the edge of the graveyard. Ben stands, looking a little better than he did the day before.
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