A Girl in the Glade

The Next Greenie

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-Newts POV-

After I threw on some shoes I headed outside. The runners were already in the maze and nobody else was up yet so I decided to go for a walk through the dead heads.

The air is cooler in the mornings and seemed fresher. The deadheads were quiet other than my loud feet. I used to be quite. Alby always joked about putting a bell on me because I kept sneaking up on him. of course now with my bloody limp I'm loud as hell.

I stoped in front of my spot, it was a semi tall maple tree, pretty deep in the deadheads. I used come up here all the time, I've never shown anyone it. I found it when I was a greenie. I slowly climbed up the tree, making sure I didn't slip.

I once I got to the top I sat on a branch letting my back rest against the bark. The sun had already risen and the other gladers would be up soon.

After a good half hour I could hear everyone starting breakfast so I climbed down and headed to eat.

"Hey Newt" Frypan smiled as he handed me breakfast

"Hey Fry, so what is this bet Minho was telling me about" I asked

His eyes widened "oh uh, I didn't mean it offensively or anything. Why would Minho tell you about that?"

"Apparently he won" I took my plate and left before Frypan could say anything.

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Once I finished eating I went to start work, since I can't run anymore I've been working with the track-hoes. I honestly have been enjoying it, it's much better than running. Running was lonely and left me with my thoughts for too long. Working here means there's people around me 24/7 to distract me from that.

After a few hours of working a very familiar alarm went off, it was the box. I had completely forgotten the new greenie was coming today.

I headed over to the box with the rest of the graders and waited.

A few minutes passed and then the doors opened revealing a boy who looked to be about the same age as me. He was sitting against some supplies, shielding his eyes from the sun. The other gladers laughed at the frighten boy.

Two boys from each side pulled open the top doors and Gally hoped into the box.

"Day one greenie, rise and shine" he spat as he pulled the boy out of the box.

"He looks like a slopped to me" somebody laughed

"I could use some help in the kitchen" Frypan smiled

The greenie stood up and pushed passed us and started running away.

"Hey we got a runner" Zart shouted

Greenbean ran not looking back as the boys around me cheered and joked. I just watched studying the boy.

'O would have found this amusing' I thought

The boy ran until he tripped over himself causing him to stumble to the ground.

The boys around me roared with laughter.

"We got a fast greenie"

"Nice"

Everyone began to clap as the greenie stood up taking in his surroundings.

"Reminds me of Opals first day" somebody laughed

"Yeah she was a feisty one"

I glared at them.

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I was walking around when I saw Alby talking to the greenie. I approached the two.

"Hey you alright Alby" I asked

"Greenbean meet Newt, when I'm not around he's in charge"

I shook hands with the boy.

His hands are sweaty, well mine probably are too

"Well it's a good thing your always around then, listen that was some dash you made earlier, ya know for a second there I thought you had the chops to be a runner" I looked at him directly in the eye "until you face planted"

Alby chuckled

"Wait runner" the boy looked confused.

"Hey Newt do me a favor, go find Chuck"

"Alright" I nodded

"Thanks" he patted me on the shoulder and left.

After a little bit of searching I found Chuck cleaning up the sleeping quarters.

"Hey Chuck" I called out to him

"Yeah" he looked up at me

"Alby told me to come find you"

"Why" he furrowed his eyebrows

I shrugged my shoulders "he's at the watch tower"

"Okay" he answered unsurely as he got up and left.

I walked over to my room where I sat down and stared writing in my book, I've been writing in it for awhile now. It's nothing really just hobby. It helps me vent without laying it all on Opal. I know she wants to help and she is but she's not a therapist and she has her own problems to deal with.

I turned to a blank page and began to bleed my heart onto the paper.

'I still don't know why I did it. I didn't want to die, but I didn't want to be alive either. I wanted to be physically erased and start over again. I didn't want to be here. I didn't want to be there. I guess I wanted to be nowhere, I wanted to listen to my brain talk inside of nothingness. I wanted to be untouchable and have no need.'

I closed the book placing it in the top drawer of my dresser and headed out of the room running straight into Opal causing her to fall back and me to fall forward.

Opal started laughing "seriously Newt"

"Sorry I wasn't paying attention" I sat up looking down at her.

"Get a room you shank" Minho gaged as he entered the hallway with Alby.

"I tripped" I stood up holding out a hand for Opal who didn't seem to notice and got up by herself.

"Oh sureeee" Minho joked

"Where's the greenie" Opal smiled

"Have you met him yet" I asked

"No, but I heard he face planted" she giggled

"Yeah he did, he was running for the maze I think"

"Sounds familiar" Minho stared daggers at O.

"Slim it" she punched him playfully.

"C'mon it's a Saturday you know what that mean" Alby gestured us out the door and we went to make a bon fire.

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First off THOMAS YESSS!!!
Second off part of what Newt wrote did not come from me I read it somewhere but I can't remember where otherwise I'd credit it. :(