| - the one - | [newt maze runner]

chapter #24

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MENTIONS OF SUICIDE

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"No."

"No?"

"No, theres gotta be another way" Thomas said to the group as they sat together on a circular table, deciding their next move.

"Like what? you have seen the building, she's our only way in." Gally argued.

"You think she's gonna help us?" Thomas said.

"Well i don't plan on asking for her permission." Ren stepped up

"See, i like her." Said Gally pointing to Ren, who smiled lightly.

"Am i missing something here? This is the same person who betrayed us right? Same dick!"

"I like her too."  Said Gally as he pointed over to Brenda as well. "Why is it the girls are the only ones with common sense here?"

"Wouldn't be the first time." Ren said under her breath, earning a nudge in the side from Frypan.

"Thomas whats going on?" Brenda asked sympathetically.

"What you afraid your little girlfriends gonna get hurt?" Newt said after staying silent for the past 30 minutes, gaining the attention from everyone in the room. "Hm?" He hummed, waiting for Thomas to respond, but when he didn't, Newt continued.

"This has obviously never been just about saving Minho has it?"

"W-what are you talking about?" Thomas finally spoke.

"Teresa." Newt said standing up and walking closer to Thomas, his face filling with more anger every second. "She's the reason Minho is even missing in the first place and now we finally have a chance to get him back and you don't want to, because of her?" He said walking up to Thomas who was now backed up against the wall, Newt spitting out his words venomously.

"Because deep down inside you still care about her don't you?" Newt said, his face meer inches away from Thomas' confused and panicked face, an expression he shared with all of the people in the room. "Just admit it."

"Newt i-"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Newt raged, shoving Thomas into the wall and holding him there. "DON'T. LIE. TO ME!"

The room fell silent, although the silence felt louder than anything they've heard before. There they all stood, looking shocked at Newts outburst, Brenda covering her mouth with her hand, Frypan's mouth hanging open, and Ren trying to figure out what has caused him to act so out of context.

Not even 2 seconds later, Newt realized what he was doing, embarrassment, sadness and regret filling his eyes. "Sorry." He mumbled to Thomas, and then turned around to see all of his friends staring at him.

"sorry." He said again. His gaze was met by Ren's shocked and scared expression, which made him all the more sad of what he was becoming. With one last look at his friends, he turned around and walked up the stairs that lead to the roof.

Thomas wanted to go follow his friend, see what was happening. But, deep down he only knew one thing- or person for that matter could calm him down and make him feel better, and he wasn't that person.