Thomas remembered the image of the Cranks at the windows back at the dorm. Like living nightmares, missing only a death certificate to make them official zombies.

False hope," she said. "Guess that's better then no hope at all.

Thomas felt his spirits lift, but immediately squashed them back down. Getting his hopes up was something he’d sworn never to do again. Not until all this was over.

They called you the Glue"
"The Glue?"
"Yeah. Probably because you're kind of the glue that holds us all together

The betrayal meant he couldn't trust her anymore, and his heart told him he couldn't forgive her.

Newt was sitting on the ground with Frypan and Minho, all three looking as if they were waiting for the end of the world.