Betrayed | the maze runner, Newt

chapter 16

''You can keep it.''

Zara smiled. She glanced down at the bracelet which now completely brought her a different feeling, knowing it was Newt's. She beamed. ''Thanks.''

Newt smiled as Zara squeezed him softly, thanking.

''You're welcome, love.''

A familiar sound filled the silence of the late evening. Zara and Newt pulled away from their hug to look at the sky. Their eyes grew wide.

Helicopters. At least six. Approaching fast towards the camp.

''He found us.'' Zara whispered to herself.

''What?!'' Newt shouted, raising his voice now by the louder getting sounds.

''My dad!'' Zara yelled back; panic started to hit her. ''It's WCKED!''

The two of them didn't take their time to turn around and run down the mountain, leaving the calm place it had been behind. With helicopters circling above them by then, dropping guards and bombs. Tents caught fire and groups of people ran away, screaming. How could such a peaceful evening turn into this.

''ZARA!'' Someone cried out.

Zara and Newt abruptly came to a stop, recognizing their friends' voice. Minho came running, Frypan right behind him.

''How did he find us?! Did you betra-''

''It was Teresa! Teresa reported our location!'' Thomas shouted, cutting off Minho. He made his way towards the camp, quickly approaching his friends.

Zara's stomach dropped. They weren't safe anymore. For the second time, a safe place for them was getting destroyed. Zara hated her dad. She hated WCKED, she hated Ava Paige, she hated Teresa for what she'd done. Why the hell would she-

Newt grabbed Zara and ducked to the ground. The gentleman he was covered her left arm so that it wouldn't hit the ground all too hard. A bomb crashed next to them, exploding. Zara lay on her back next to Newt, who had his arm around her. Both leaning on their elbows, scanning the sky and the chaos going on around them in despair. Zara spotted her father's black helicopter among the others.

Her mouth twitched. ''Oh my god, I'm dead.''

Newt side-eyed her. ''Ya better not.''

Another bomb fell. Zara and Newt jumped to their feet and left the place. They found Vince standing on a truck. He threw weapons at them and shouted something unintelligible. Zara caught a pistol, Newt managed to get hold of a rifle. Together, they ran to another spot that provided cover. Newt opened fire and took down several WCKED guards.

''Go hide and don't let them find you!'' He commanded.

Zara frowned. ''I'm not gonna hide! What are you thinking?!''

Newt stopped shooting, dived down and pressed Zara against whatever was behind her. Her heart leaped. Newt's hand to her hand. His chocolate brown eyes locked with hers. ''Go, please, for me and Tommy and Brenda. We-''

''Give me one single fucking reason why I should leave!'' Zara cut him off.

Newt frowned. ''We can't have them take you away from us now, Zara! We need you, I nee-''

''-but-''

''-leave.'' Newt's pupils were huge. He was being serious.

Zara felt her stomach turn. Doubts rushed through her head like blood through her body. She stared at Newt, her eyes almost begging him to let her stay with him.