The way out

The beginning

The air was old, stale and bland. It was getting hard to breath Thomas thought. Thomas nugged himself backwards and flinched at the slight feeling of the wooden boxes stampes with W C K D right next to him. Not a while after, there was a bright blue light that switched between blue and red, Tom had realised that the red light was dimmer than the blue one. Why is that? The next time the red light came on, it never switched back again. The red light kept flashing faster and faster until the cold metal box came to a steady hult. Feeling scared and confused Thomas was in the pitch blackness of the box as the red light had turned off. Squirming around, trying to become familiar with his surroundings but as he was doing that, the box opened suddenly. Thomas was blinded by the rays of sunlight; he made out seven muffled voices some he thought were boys and some were girls he couldn't really make them out properly. When his eyes adjusted to the blinding sunlight, he saw at least a dozen of people crowded around him. After that, the first face he saw was a kind young man that helped him out of the box.

" Get the supplies from the box!" Tom heard someone shout before he took it upon himself to make a run for it and try to get out.

As he started running, he heard everyone shout.

"WE'VE GOT A RUNNER!"
"AHHHHHHH"

He was doing so well until you know 'splat' He face planted the floor and got covered in mud.
"BAHAHABJVYDCUYFVTRDC" Everyone started pissing them selves on floor.

THOMAS'S POV

I walked back completely humiliated and it also didn't help that I was covered in mud and that the cute boy that helped me up out of that metal box . I got back to the glade I think they called it. I look around at all of the nature that's all around me and the gigantic box that surroundes it. Subsequently, I heard his voice and I instantly recognised it.

"Quite the entrance there greenie, Im Alec."

After he said that, Thomas got this feeling of reassurance and that he was safe.

"u-I-I-um" Thomas said kind off lost for words.
"Don't be afraid. This is a safe place. You are safe" Alec replied whilst clutching Thomas in his arms tightly.

Tom and Alec are quite similar, as Alec tried to run away the same way Tom did. Alec said that he got overwhelmed and his fight or flight kicked in and he ran and ran but got caught before he could reach the maze.

"Cut the cameras!" Alec said angrily as they are all invaiding Thomas's privacy
They didn't cut the cameras and thats when Alec snapped...

"DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME. I SAID CUT THE CAMERA'S OR ILL KICK YOU ALL INTO THE PIT!"

Alec was normally calm and collected but when they disrespect his privacy then he snaps.

As the people of the Glade had never seen Alec like this before, they cut the camera immediatley; not out of fear but out of respect.

"Thankyou." Alec said tiredly as they had drained all of his energy.

Thomas is wondering around the glade observing everyone and what they do. Whilst observing someone, he sees someone talking to Alec and he goes over to see whats going on.

"Hey! Alec whos this?" Thomas said with curiosity in his voice.
"Oh um this is Newt hes helped me through alot since I've gotten here." Alec replied, sounding excited for Tom to meet Newt.
"u-um h-hi im Newt. Newt said stuttering as he is nervous, which is not like him, he is normally welcoming and charismatic.
"o-oh hi i'm Thomas i think. He replied.

Newt's POV

EH why the hell am I so nervous around Tom. OMG he is kind cute though. EH why the fuck am I thinking this. "u-um I have to go and do some work" I said to try and get away from Tom.

He ran away through the vast amount of trees and greenery to go to his safe place. As he sits there gazing at the beaming sun in the clear blue sky, he thinks about Tom and the way he looks. He has got tanned brown skin, eyes that if you look into them for too long you'll never see the light of day again. He has broad shoulders and a sharp jawline, that if you touch it you'll cut yourself on it. He has got long legs and a bulging di- um I mean six pack. Also he has a short but not to short buzzcut.

Thomas ran away from Alec as he was embarrassed to be around him. Thomas ran away blushing. As he ran further and further into the Glade, he ran into Newt whilst he was daydreaming about Tom.

"Hi! Newt" Tom said excited to see Newt, but Tom didn't know why.
Newt scuffled back a bit too much and fell off of the log he was laying on.
"u-um hi" Newt said nervously.
"I'm Thomas" He replied as Newt had left so abruptly.
"OH hi." Newt said trying not to sound like a lunatic.

Thomas sat under the tree next to Newt and they started talking.

***
Two hours later.

Thomas says to Newt that he's got to get back to the Glade. As tom gets up to leave, Newt says.
"WAIT!"
"yes? Thomas said confused.

Before Tom could say anything else, Newt pulled Thomas in and held him tightly. They gazed into eachothers eyes for a while, they got lost it felt as if they were staring for hours until Newt pulled him in closer and kissed him. Tom kissed Newt back passionately, Tom pulled back looked into his eyes and kissed him again, before he ran away.

Feeling embarrassed, Thomas ran away back to The Glade.

When he go back, he saw two peple ran out from the maze; he went to go check it out. Sprinting, he ran up to Alec and asked.
" Why are there people running out of the maze."
Right as Alec was about to speak, the prick called Gally ( the leader of the Glade.)
" WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE GREENIE! YOU SHOULD BE IN THE FORESTS COLLECTING FRUITS" Gally bellowed.
" Oh he's with me. I was just giving him a tour." Alec said calmly and reassuringly.
Gally walked off in a strop.

"Anyways. Those are called 'runners' They run into the maze during the day and start mapping the maze to try and fine a way out. They have to be back by 5 pm or else they'll be stuck in there for the night, and nobody has survived one night out there." Alec said shuddering as it was cold.

"RIGHT LETS CALL IT A NIGHT LETS PICK THIS UP IN THE MORNING!" Gally screamed and shouted across the Glade.

Thomas walked back to his little hut on the south side of the Glade.

THOMAS'S POV

I lay there in my hamock thinking about Alec and Newt as i start to sob, I say "Alexa play drivers license."
*Music playing in the background*
"IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND!" I screamed whilst sobbing and crying my eyes out.
"IM THINKING 100 THOUGHTS AND YOU ARE 99!" I said not long after that.
"ahhhh why can't I-I-III g-get you out o-of m-my head A-A-Alec. I said wimpering. I collapsed onto my hamock and I look to my left and I see Alec stood there crying. He stood there looking at me and i didn't know what to think at this moment. After that, Alec didn't say a word and took my hand, kissed it and took me out to the grass. As we sit there gazing at the stars and into eachother's eyes; Alec pulled me in and we both embraced eachother. We were gazing into eachother's eyes. It felt as if time had completely frozen. One moment later, I pulled him in closer and I kissed his soft pink lips. I was still crying at this point, so he stopped kissing me wiped my tears away and looked at me dead in the eyes and he said to me " don't you worry Thomas when you're with me you'll always be safe, I don't wanna see those tears again got it." It melted my heart. I was at a loss for words so I looked at him and just nodded. After that he kissed me again grasping onto my shoulders each time. After a couple miniutes of heaven, he took me back to my hamock and he tucked me in and kissed my forehead and said softly " Goodnight my king." He left me there looking like a tamato its not even funny.