Without a nose

XVI

I watched as this girl took these small square devices out of the back of people's neck. Then i remember that i also had to get it taken out of my neck.

I april he's the chair slowly making sure to give her a dirty look before i sat down, then i moved my hair out of the way.

"I've never seen you before, who are you." She asked, rubbing something on my neck.

"Why does it concern you?" I snapped back calmly.

"It does, i was just curious of the girl who's got Gally wrapped round her finger."

"oh yeah sure and who the hell are you?"

"That doesn't concern you."  She dug the knife into my skin.

"Ow you b-" I was cut of by someone putting their hand over my mouth.

"Language leah." Newt said. He laughed slightly. Out of everyone Newt seamed like the mum of the group, he kept everyone in line. He also seamed like the most trustworthy.

I felt a long tug on my skin, as if this girl was pulling parts of my flesh from the cut. Would she hurry up, i bet she was enjoying this.

I felt the tension ease and i immediately got up and looked her straight in the eye. She handed me a piece of cloth which i snatched off her but didn't even bother to put it on the cut, i just walked away.

I got towards Brenda and slumped myself on a chair next to her. She looked and me a laughed.

"What?" I asked curiously, as we both stared straight ahead.

"i thought my attitude was bad, yours is 10 times worse." She answered, very voice laced with laughter.

"Yeah well i'm not gonna be nice to so random girl i don't even know, she seams like bad news."

"oh trust me she is, she betrayed us."

"What do u mean?" I turned towards her as she turned towards me.

"You all have tattoos right?" I nodded. "Well herd says The Betrayer. We made it to the right arm of you've heard of them, and she ratted us out to WICKED and that's when they took Minho as well as loads of other immunes. "

"See now i have absolutely no reason to like her. "

"i'm gonna tell you something but you can't tell okay?"

"i promise i won't."

"During the scorch we were separated. Me and thomas got separated from the group. We had only just met and now we had to go through the scorch together. As we got to know each other i started to like him, and he showed signs that he liked me too. We went to this place, we had to drink some weird green stuff to get in. The guy told us everyone was in there so we drank it. But it got us drunk and we could barely stand. We kissed but when we pulled away he said her name and then 'your not her'. "

I stayed quite for a couple of seconds trying to process it. I can imagine how crappy that must have made her feel.

"What's her name?"

"Teresa."

At that moment Jorge walked towards us and butted into our conversation. "Leah I'm steeling brenda for a second." The man smiled at me.

"No problemo." I smiled back.

Just as they got up and left Gally came and sat down on the chair Brenda once was.

"Bet she enjoyed that." He said in a mood, but i too reflected it.

"I said the exact same thing."

"Great minds think alike." He smirked evidently.

"No because i may have a great mind but you sure don't." I smirked back now facing him.

"maybe it's me that has the great mind and you don't." He turned his head in my direction but kept his body straight.

I stood up and moved my chair so it was facing him, then sat back down and used his legs as a resting spot for mine.

"Oh i see how it is?" He pushed my legs from his lap.

I put them right back on.

He pushed them back off again but this time used his feet to trap my feet in between his. I struggled to get out while he just laughed at my petty attempts.

"Have i proved a point?" He was smiling giddily like a child knowing he'd accomplished something.

"No." I crossed my arms.

"To stubborn for your own good." He leaned forward before saying it quieter. I kept my hard glare and didn't give into his attempt of making me give in.

"Maybe that's a good thing when there's people like you around."

"What do you mean people like me?" He smiled while lowering his eyebrows.

"People like you." I stood up and walked off, i looked back to see him shaking his head at me with a faint smile on his lips.