Forever Last ~ Thomas x reader x Newt (Book 2)

Part 8: Time to shine

*short time time skip to the morning*
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The boys grabbed me and restrained me,

"HEY! What the hell? Let go of me!"

They dragged me to the middle of the glade where the rest of the boys were already gathered around,

They two huge pieces of wood set into the ground,

Thomas was still unconscious, yet they laid him face first in the dirt.

"Why are you listening to him, He's crazy!" Teresa speaks to them,

"SHUT UP! Tie her up!"

They drag me once again, tying me back to back with Teresa against the pole,

"What do you get out of banishing us?!" I question,

"Oh this isn't a banishing, it's an offering."

"Why are you all just standing there! He's insane!"

"Could you shut up? When the grievers get what they came for, everything goes back to the way it was."

"Are you crazy!? The grievers are going to come back and they're gonna keep coming back until you're all dead!"

I struggle against the rope, it only makes it tighter,

I see Chuck out of the corner of my eye, carrying supplies, he gives me a sad look,

I turn my head to see Newt,

Standing there with his arms crossed,

When we make eye contact he shows no emotion.

I take deep breaths in and out to calm myself,

Surely there is no way, Minho, Newt, Fry, they wouldn't let anything happen to me, they couldn't.

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The boys pick Thomas up by his arms,

Swiftly he kicks their feet from under them, making them fall to the ground.

He grabs their spear and forces them to back away,

Teresa kicks the boy in front of her,

Minho holds his spear to Gally, forcing him to stay put,

Newt holds a machete to another boys throat,

Thomas makes his way to Teresa and myself,

He undoes the knots and we run to the maze doors,

Chuck runs over,

"This isn't our home, this is your chance to get out of here, right now."

The boys look to Gally, some of them I can tell believe him, others want a chance with us.

"What if Thomas is right? Maybe he can lead us home." Frypan speaks up,

"We are home, Okay? I don't wanna have to cross anymore names off that wall, You're really full of surprises aren't you?" Gally continues,

"Anyone else wants to come with us, this is your last chance." Thomas announces,

"Don't listen to him, he's just trying to scare you."

"I'm not trying to scare you, you're already scared, alright, I'm scared, but I'd rather risk my life out there then spend the rest of it here."

"We don't belong here." I join, trying to convince them, my friends, the people I trust, the people I care for.

"You need to remember, this is not our home, we were put here, trapped here, atleast out there we have a choice, we all do."

Thomas agrees, "we can make it out of here."

Winston is the first to join us, followed by Jeff, Clint, and many others.

Some of them mutter a quiet "sorry." to Gally, others walk past him, saying nothing.

Most of the boys who chose to stay were builders, staying loyal to Gally.

"You can still come with us, it's over Gally."

He shakes his head, "good luck against the grievers."

Newt puts a gentle hand on my shoulder,

"Let's go Love."

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