snoooooorreeeeee.
you sat up with a headache. it's gotta be, like, 4 am. and you havent had an ounce of sleep
you've been staying in his hut for what, three weeks now? he snores. LOUD. every. single. night.
"Minho." you whisper yelled.
snoooorreeeee.
"MINHO!" you hissed, picking up a random pair of pants from the floor and chucking them at his face.
he shot up from his bed, eyes half open.
"WHAT?!" he yelled, annoyed.
you shushed him. "you're annoyed? you snore every night. shut up. i'm trying to sleep." you pushed your face back into your hammock pillow and shut your eyes.
"iM trYing To SleEp. i swear to god i'll go back outside and build you a new hut. you'd be homeless if it wasn't for me." he scoffed as he got out of bed. you smiled a little as you continued to drift back to sleep.
"it's almost 5. I'm gonna get an early start." he said as he put a shirt on.
you sat back up. "the doors aren't even open." you yawned.
he looked at you. "listen to that...exactly. it's quiet, none of the boys are up... i get this whole place to myself. I'll get some fruit, sit outside while the sun comes up... it's really nice." He said as he slipped his shoes on.
"that doesn't sound too bad." you looked up at him from the hammock, fully awake now that you guys were talking.
"if you're not too tired you can join me. we can go over the map and predict what it'll look like today." he offered you his hand to get up.
you were fully awake. might as well just start the day.
you roll your eyes. "that goddamn map is all i think about. let's not talk about it."
he shrugged and closed his eyes. "being a runner is a burden. let's just go get a snack before we gotta go instead."
you slip your shoes on and tie your hair up, ready for the day.
the two of you tiptoe over to the kitchen, sure not to wake any of the boys up.
"what do you want to eat?" you whisper
"do i look like a cook dumbass? hand me an apple." he says with a smirk.
you took your pieces of fruit and headed by the tables to eat as the sun slowly started to peek over the walls
hints liquid golden rays danced on your faces as the sky began to brighten with a new day.
"you know, i can't help but think about what's out there. even though i know nothing about my past. we're not to be confined here."
minho nodded, looking down.
"it's out job to figure that out." he whispered
"god, you always say that. the pressure really pents up in there, huh?" you said, poking at his head.
he chuckled. "yeah, in all seriousness it does. it's all i think about...these boys have families just like me...it's up to me and my runners to achieve that first step of reuniting them-getting the hell out of here." he slowly took a bite of his apple.
"..minho?" you said
he grunted.
"how do we even know our families are still out there?"
he swallowed and sighed.
"hope, yn. god, you haven't even been here twice as long as me and are thinking of the worse." he put an arm around me. "be optimistic."
you put your head on his shoulder as he brought you closer.
this is the first time youve even purposely touched. it kinda brought butterflies to your stomach.
"what the klunk are you guys doing?!" frypan exclaimed from behind you guys
you two quickly shot up from your seats.
"uhh frypan...hey... what are you doing up?" you said casually, masking the fact that your heart was beating 100 times a minute.
"uhm. im the cook. im supposed to cook your rations early before you go into the maze. i've been doing this. every. single. day since you've been here." he looked at you two with a weird stare as he took bread out to prepare sandwiches.
"uh..heh heh... of course." minho said as he threw his apple core into the compost.
"ya'll weird as hell. just no babies, alby would lose his shit." frypan sneered as he finished making your ham and tomato sandwiches.
"riiight... don't be gross." you said
minho eyed you. "I SAID DON'T BE GROSS." you said as you threw ur half-eaten apple at him.
"okay, okay, cool it." minho chuckled.
"later you two. "frypan said as he put your sandwiches in your bags.
the loud scream of the doors opening triggered groans from you and minho.
"new day, same old shucking thing." you said, stretching your calves.
"right behind you partner." minho slapped your back as you two began to depart into the maze.
