Addison had watched over Thomas -and Teresa who had fallen asleep beside the boy- the whole night. She refused to leave his side, even turned down multiple suggestions from the boys for her to rest in a proper hammock. Newt, Minho and especially her Medjack friend Jeff were less than impressed with her answer as the girl had been obviously exhausted. Exhausted themselves, they had eventually left to sleep.
It was decided that the slammer would be the safest place for Thomas if he were to lash out considering most of everything else was destroyed. But the keeper of the builders thought so for other reasons. Even after everything that had happened, Gally had still been chipping away at Thomas. He had still been convinced that the greenie had started the chaos and most of the boys believed his preachings. Hell, for all Addison knew he was right. But she refused to let of someone she cared deeply for, especially when that morning Gally had suggested banishment. She knew all too well what it was like in the maze at night and she would not stand for it.
The brunette left Thomas in Teresa's care before she stalked across the glade toward Gally, Chuck trailing behind her "You son of a bitch! What the hell are you doing Gally?"
"What has to be done! We'll all die if he stays." He argued as a few boys started toward the scene.
"You don't know that! Thomas is one of us!" Addison threw her hands up in exasperation.
"Well last I checked, you're not one of us either. For all I know you're working with him."
"That's enough Gally! We aren't going to banish anyone." Newt snapped,
"And leave her out of it." Minho added as he came to Addy's side, positioning himself slightly in front of her.
"No, I won't. Because Thomas needs to go. And one person is a hell of a lot better bargain than what's left of us."
"Gally, he didn't do anything! He's here just like any one of us, the creators wiped his memories too. How the hell do you think he did this, huh?"
"He's lying then and I bet you are too! Don't think no ones noticed how you two go sneak off to talk alone. I bet you knew what was coming!" At this point, Addison knew something wasn't right about the builder. He's terrified, and fear does scary things.
"Gally I get that you're trying to save everyone, I really do," the exhausted girl's voice cracked as she continued, "but you'll be killing him for no reason! Because you're wrong Gally! I know that he isn't with them!"
"How? Huh, how would you possibly know that?" He raised a brow at her.
"Because I've seen it in my dreams!" There was a silence amongst the boys as they eyed the girl, some wary others angry or jealous. She froze, suddenly aware of what she had just done.
"What?" The runner spoke, his dark orbs piercing through her. Minho couldn't help but feel hurt, and he wasn't sure why the fact she lied bothered him so much.
"I knew it! All this time I knew you weren't telling us the truth!" Gally fumed, storming toward her. He pushed the shocked Minho to the side and grabbed onto her arm firmly. That was the moment she realized her mistake, the reaction she had all but avoided for a year. Shit, was her only thought.
"What do you know? What the hell have you been hiding?" The keeper of builders demanded. Addison clenched her jaw, she decided that she would not let him make her feel weak. She couldn't afford it, especially not now.
"Don't touch me!" Addy ripped her hand from his grasp and growled.
"This is exactly why I never told anyone! Because you don't understand! You'd freak out!" She cried out in frustration as she glanced at the boys around her, "Not even... not even my sisters know."
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INTERTWINED ~ THE MAZE RUNNER
Fiksi PenggemarIntertwined can be defined as twisted together, or closely connected in a way that cannot easily be separated. Like when you twist two pieces of rope around each other and you can no longer easily untangle them. Addison's single year of life wi...