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Harriet Chugjug: The Kite Runner
It was an ordinary day in the Glade, the men were doing the heavy jobs, and the women were cleaning and gardening. The women had the job of making sure all the food was edible. Some of the women, though, had the job of being a runner. Harriet ChugJug, the fastest runner in the Glade, was on her daily duty, she ran through the maze with incredible speed, almost impossible to be caught by a griever. She took a sudden right, and then saw something behind the vines on the wall. She spent about an hour prying the vines off the wall, at that point the doors had closed, she didn’t care about being left in the maze for the night, she just had to find out what this thing was. After restlessly tearing the vines off the walls, she finally knew what it was. It was a …show more content…
She saw an empty room, except for a table at the center. She looked closer and saw a folder. She opened it carefully, dust falling off of it like an avalanche on a mountain. Then, she knew the truth. Her best friend in the Glade, the person she trusted the absolute most, Rosa Pump, was the creator. She knew she had to tell someone, but she couldn’t bear to lose the only person she could relate to in the Glade, she just couldn’t bear it. In the morning, she walked lifelessly to the door, waiting for it to open. She heard a great roar and slowly, the doors slid open. She opened her eyes wide to see the entire glade of people standing in front of the door waiting for her arrival. She was immediately surrounded by people who hugged and shook her to ask questions. They had all worried about losing the only person who had a chance to help them find an exit. She saw Rosa Pumps walking towards the homestead and she shuffled her way through the massive crowd, she had to talk to her. She darted towards Rosa and in an instant, she caught up to her like it was nothing. Rosa greeted her normally, not suspecting she knew who she

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