Chaos at the Safe Haven

~ONE~

Thomas stumbled out of the bathroom, groaning. "Remind me never to drink Gally's secret recipe again." Minho laughed, before groaning and clutching his head.

Newt laughed at both of them. "Sure thing, Tommy. Now go get properly dressed. "

"Hey boys," Thomas heard a voice say from the entrance of their hut. He turned to see Brenda there with Teresa standing behind her. "Vince wants to see us. Something about shifting boxes. " Minho groaned loudly.

Teresa rolled her eyes. "Come on, boys. And Thomas, don't forget your shirt. "

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Thomas stepped out of the hut after getting dressed. He looked out at the Safe Haven and saw his friends talking to Vince. Thomas stares at Newt for a minute, looking healthy as ever, not a slight trace of the flare on him.

Thomas thinks back to the night where Newt almost died. The knife was lodged in between his third and fourth ribs, inches away from his heart. Newt was about to fully become a crank if it weren't for Brenda, who arrived just in time. Now they're all here, at the Safe Haven, the place Thomas didn't think he'd have made it to.

Everything was perfect. Well, as perfect as it could get. Everyone still has nightmares about the maze, the scorch, and the last city. Sometimes people would disappear for hours and come back with red, puffy eyes, but no one would say anything. Thomas was thankful that all his friends were here, but he couldn't help but feel like something or someone was missing. Someone he can't remember.

"Yo, Thomas. Get over here, shank! " Minho yelled. Thomas shook himself free of his thoughts and ran over. "What's up, Vince?"

"I need you four," he said, pointing at Thomas, Newt, Minho, and Brenda. "To clean out the hut over there."

"Oh, come on," Minho whined. "Why can't we just hang by the lake?" Vince looked at him pointedly. Minho pouted. "Fine."

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The hut was dusty inside and filled with boxes that had different tools and weapons in them. The four of them split up, going to different ends of the room to move the boxes. Thomas started sorting through the boxes when he heard a light buzzing sound. He waved his hand around his head, trying to ward away the fly.

Newt looked over at him. "You alright, Tommy?"

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just a fly," Thomas said. Newt shrugged and went back to his boxes. Thomas looked back and saw 己 written on one of the boxes. Images flashed in his mind. There was a basement with the symbol engraved on it. There was a tattoo of it on the back of someone's ear. Thomas stumbled back.

"Are you sure you're alright, Tommy?" Newt said while Minho and Brenda looked at Thomas curiously. Thomas shook his head. "I'm fine. It's just this symbol on the box. " Newt looked over. "What symbol?"

Thomas looked at him strangely. "That symbol right there," he said, pointing to the center of the box. "Thomas, are you sure you're alright?" Brenda asked.

"Why do you guys keep asking me that? I'm fine. This symbol keeps bugging me. I feel like I've seen it before, "Thomas said while inspecting the box closer. Minho looked at him in worry. "Thomas. There is no symbol on the box."

" What? Yes. There is. It's right th-" Thomas stopped as he looked at the box, which no longer had a symbol on it. "I swear it was right there."

"Hey guys," Teresa said, as she walked into the hut. "Vince told me to help you guys with this stuff so that you guys can finish faster." She noticed Thomas staring at a box in his hands. "Are you alright, Tom?" He looked up at her. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just forget I said anything, guys. "

Newt, Minho, and Brenda all look at him in concern. He flashed them a smile. "Don't worry. I'm fine. " Thomas went back to sorting his boxes. However, he couldn't get the sound of a fly buzzing out of his head.