Alex POV
I laugh nervously. Easiest day for a greenie? Newt must've seen the look on my face because he puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Yip because tour today work later on. You'll be fine." He says.
"How will I be fine? You never know, I might collapse on the job!" I say, hoping to get out of work.
"Nope, I'll have the medjacks on standby if you want." I hope he was joking
"You were joking?" I ask.
"Nope. Let's go!" He practically drags me across the glade and makes me stand at the box. "Before I start, no questions until the end. Understand? Also, we'll get breakfast after the tour is finished. To give you motivation to get the tour done."I nod my head.
"This is the box." He gestures with his arms. "Every month we get a greenie, usually boys but now it could be girls. Every week, we get supplies. We can't survive without these supplies, like how we can't survive without each other." He starts walking away at a quick speed and I have to jog to catch up with him. He starts walking around the perimeter of the glade. I zone out what he mostly says, my own thoughts consume my mind like; who put us here? Why can we only remember our names and nothing else? There has to be a way out and was there a reason for us to be sent here.
"There you have it. Any questions?" He asks. I snap my head up and look at him. I notice we're back at the box.
"No questions. Can we go and get breakfast now?"
"But you just asked a question! The answer to that is... Yes."
"Very funny." I walk away from the box and walk towards the homestead. I turn back around and find Newt is still looking at the box, eyebrows furrowed in concentration. I leave him to think and I walk to the kitchens. When I get into the kitchens, all I can smell is bacon. Good hearty bacon. I speed walk to the back of the line, I must've got up early because every one else is already up and either eating breakfast or waiting in line for it. When I eventually reach the front of the queue.
"Hey Alex." I look up and see that Frypan has a plate filled with bacon, I grin at him and take the plate.
"Hey Frypan, that's a lot of bacon. Not like I'm complaining."
"Usually the greenies get more, don't tell anyone that I gave you more than what I would normally give a greenie." He says with a wink. I start laughing and walking away. Most tables are full but I find an empty table and set my plate down. I sit down and when I'm about to eat a bit of bacon, Newt sits down in front of me.
"Hey." I said.
"Hey." He says with a slight smile. "You'll be starting you job trials today, I think your starting with the slicers. The keeper is Winston if you forgotten." I suddenly feel queasy with the thought of killing pigs. When we were walking past the slicers hut, I started gagging at the smell of so much blood.
"Do I have to? You saw what happened when we walked past it." I said moaning.
"Yes you bloody have to, it's a part of the rules. Did you even listen during the tour?"
"I listened to some of it but I did listen to the rules." I say while smirking.
"State the rules then."
"One; do your part. Two; never harm another glader and three; never leave the glade unless your a runner." I say while sticking my tongue out.
"Ok then." He says while eating his breakfast.
"Newt are you ok? You look really stressed." I say.
"I'm fine, I've got a lot on my buggin' mind."
"Ok." I say while attacking my breakfast.
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Never give up
FanfictionAlex woke up in a cold metal box, she can't remember anything except her name. She arrives at the Glade a year after the first group comes up. Can she survive her first day of the Glade with so many boys to contend with?
