The Maze Runner 1-24

Thomas woke up in total darkness. He was scared, confused, and alone and had no idea what was going on. He could hear metal clinking around him, and after an hour in the darkness he hears something above him and a hatch opens and bright light shows in. Some kids his age and older pull him out of a mysterious giant black box. He has never seen any of this before and has no idea where he is at. Thomas can not remember anything from the past other than his first name. He learns that he showed up at somewhere called the Glade and its where all of these kids have been sent and nobody knows why. Outside of the gigantic walls is a maze that runs around the glade. He learns all of the different jobs that are done there and befriends a goofy kid named Chuck. Thomas also witnesses what they call "The Changing" and wants to know more about what happens when this is done. All he could see before getting shut out of the room was a bloody, nasty looking kid on a table, moaning and screaming with two guys around him. Thomas never thought he'd be able to eat again after seeing that. Once he left though, Chuck brought him a sandwich and he scarfed it down very quickly. He then noticed that the Glade was open up to what looked like a maze on the outside. Chuck told Thomas that the gap closed at night and that the two walls slid two close the gap. Thomas could not believe that the huge stone walls could slide, until he witnessed it.