[Off Path] | Wasted ~ Newt¹

[1.7] Please Isa

The next day was a task for the boys. Newt rarely left her side, that annoyed Clint, it made it very difficult to care for her. Alby would check in every now and then but never even made eye contact with her. Minho was in there a lot as well. Fry would bring her food he made special but she never ate any of it. Gally came by twice, he claimed it was just to make sure she wasn't dead but she knew he cared about her. They were friends now.

"Please Isa, just eat something." She couldn't she felt sick constantly. Her stomach wouldn't let her keep food down and she didn't want to vomit again. She hadn't spoke since the night before either, it's like she shut down completely. "Isa can you just say something, anything?" He was desperate for her to speak but she couldn't start back up.

"Has she still not eaten? Has she said anything?" Minho entered the room with worry in his voice. He turned his attention to the girl as she was staring out the makeshift window. "Star, you have to eat something." Silence.

"Newt I need you." Alby peeked his head in to steal Newt away for a moment leaving Isa and Minho alone. He moved to where Newt once was and picked up the stew that he was trying to get her to eat.

"Eat, now." Still nothing. "You can't sit here and starve, we just got you back Isa we can't lose you for the dumbest reason possible. Isa. Eat or I will force it down your throat." His threats were empty, he would never hurt her and she knew that but she could tell her was exhausted. She took the bowl in her hands, it had gone cold now but Frypans Stew never went bad. Slowly she sipped a small portion of it, hoping it wouldn't come back up. Oh how she missed the taste of Fry's stew. She managed to get the rest of it down while Minho sat rubbing comforting circles on her knee. "Thank you. Now can you talk? Anything at all." She moved her hair out of her face, still not speaking. "Say anything, Isa, tell me how much you hate me and want to bash my head in with a chair more and more everytime I try to get you to talk, just say anything, Isa." Her emotions forced her to break down. Tears streamed from her eyes and her hands shot up to cover her face. "Hey, you're ok, shh, it's ok." Minho wrapped his arms around her for comfort.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what's wrong with me. I had dreams, it was like they were memories but I couldn't see any faces or recognize the voices. Then I was here."

"Don't apologize Star."

"Please don't tell anyone that."

"I promise." The room was silent after that, no more words were shared. They just held each other. He got her to eat and speak. She finally told someone about her recovered memories and now they sat there in silence.