It's been a few weeks since the Right Arm and all of the rescued kids had arrived to start their new lives on the Safe Haven island. So far, it's working out just fine.
Courtney let Mallory have the day off since she's been working so hard for quite a while. Her day started off with sleeping in, then Joel brought her breakfast in bed. When she finished eating, Mallory rummaged through the clothes bins to look for a outfit for the day. She ended up choosing a pair of jean shorts, a purple short-sleeved shirt, and a pair of sandals. She topped off her look with her Priceless necklace and letting her new curly hair loose from the French braid hairstyle.
Mallory grabbed her book from her nightstand and left the hut. She found an empty picnic table to sit at and started reading. Surprisingly, she's already at the halfway point of the book. She turned to the next page of her book, but saw a person walking over to the picnic table.
Mallory looked up from her book to see a girl standing there. She had light brown hair, green eyes, and looked to be around fifteen years old.
"Hi." she said.
"Hey." Mallory said.
"Can I sit with you?" the girl asked.
"Sure." Mallory said.
The girl sat down on the other side of the picnic table.
"Umm, you look familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?" Mallory asked.
"I don't think so. You and your friends rescued us from the WICKED building, right?" the girl said.
"Yeah, that was us." Mallory answered
"Wow! You guys are legendary for rebelling against WICKED. My name is Delilah, by the way." the girl said.
"Awe, thanks. It's nice to meet you. My name is Mallory." she said, offering her hand to shake.
She and Delilah shook hands, then started a conversation. Mallory closed her book, so that her attention can be her new friend. They were smiling and laughing as they shared stories.
Frypan looked up from chopping vegetables to see Mallory sitting with another girl at a picnic table. In the corner of his eye, he saw Minho and Brenda walking up to the kitchen.
"Hey, Fry." Brenda said.
"Can I get you guys something?" he asked.
"Some waters, please." Minho ordered.
"Coming right up." Frypan said.
Minho and Brenda stood by the counter as they waited.
"Looks like Mallory made a new friend." Frypan said.
"Really?" Minho questioned.
"Yeah. She's been sitting at that picnic table, talking to that girl for a while." Frypan explained.
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The Priceless Variable
FanficThis is a Maze Runner + for KING & COUNTRY story. Mallory wakes up to a whole new world. A giant, unsolvable Maze with a group of boys, plus one other girl. One of the Gladers finds a bag that has the new girl's name on it. There are some clues ins...