Hell is better

Chapter 9

Teresas Point of View:

I took my hand and rubbed my neck. With a small movement and an uncomfortable noise, I moved my back forward so that a crack could be heard.
This sitting position slowly made it no longer possible without pain.
I closed my eyes for a moment and then looked at Newt, who was sitting at the Berk's driver's desk and concentrating.
I sighed once and looked forward again. Far away, somewhere on the horizon, I could see a skyline.
It was weak and not particularly big, but it was a city. I was sure.
"Do you see that too?" Newt asked before I could point it out to him.
I nodded.
"I think we have to land there, we need water. Urgently."
Newt didn't answer, but I could tell from his increasing speed that he agreed.

//

My legs carried me as if by themselves to the box of clothes.
I rummaged around in it a bit until I found something suitable.
This was one of the last citys, there was no Wckd here, so it was filthy and disgusting.
Accordingly, I collected the dirtiest and neglected items of clothing.
I then stripped down to my underwear.
Yeah, before Newt ... we didn't care, he didn't care.
When you lived together in a confined space for a long time, you had no choice.
I had come to terms with it for a long time, back then at the Maze and Scorch it had been like that too.
At the end I wore a white, dirt-covered crobtop and dark, baggy pants.
I hadn't combed my hair or put on any make-up.
Newt, who had gone before, came back with sand and dirt and smeared some of it right on my face.
"Eyyyyy!"
I laughed and got a mischievous smile back.
Then we set off to cover the last two kilometers to the city. We had parked the Berk between a rocky outcrop, a little out of town.
Nobody could discover it here and nobody would know where we came from.

//

I lowered my eyes as we walked in the street. It was still on the outskirts of town, so there was nothing to be seen but a few installments. Sometimes I thought I heard a crank, but I was wrong, because Newt never made a face.
The long scarf that I had worn in the scorch was again wrapped around my head to protect me from the sun and other inconveniences.
It had become something of a lucky charm for me, or something I felt safe about.
And by the way, it also went wonderfully with my blue eyes.
We went on, didn't talk much, just the bare essentials.
After a while we came to a small alley that stank and looked bad.
From here I could see the main road, which was only 30 meters in front of us. With a bad feeling I went on. When we both turned, we were amazed.
Yes of course it was dirty and crap and the people looked like corpses, but you never had the feeling that they were unhappy.
There was an almost ... pleasant mood that confused me very much.
I didn't ask Newt about it, but just kept walking past the stands where food was 'sold' or clothes were stored. Some people looked at us strangely, others even smiled, suggesting that they didn't notice.
We weren't kids anymore, 19 ... and definitely looked older.
Suddenly I stumbled over something, Newt caught me and when I looked down there was a little girl.
She had obviously run into me.
The little one was hardly older than 4, I would have expected that she would cry now, but she just got up and looked at me with wide eyes.
I bent down and looked at her.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked her.
I got a nod in response.
Now I wonder how skinny she was, I mean ... I was  too, but she needed enough to grow.
I reached into my pocket and took out a granola bar and pressed it into her hand.
She looked at me in disbelief and the next moment her mother stumbled too.
"Lola what are you doing, you know that you are not allowed on the street alone!"
Then she saw me and the granola bar and looked at me just as incredulously.
I just smiled and was pulled away by Newt the next moment.

//

I filled the bottle and turned it off.
We had already filled a whole bag and it was safe enough, but he insisted on going.
Thanks to a nice woman in our mid 40s we knew where to find the water. I never expected that this city had a functioning waterworks, let alone nice people who didn't just think of themselves.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw two men, in their mid-twenties, who were watching us suspiciously, but I didn't pay any more attention to them, instead I helped my friend.
Or whatever he was ... maybe just an acquaintance.
"Is not this enough?" I asked him.
"I think so, come on let's go back slowly." he answered.
He emphasized the "going back" extra, and I knew that we had to be very careful.
Nobody paid any further attention, they accepted us as someone like them and we were no longer important.
Which was fantastic so as not to be noticed. Finally luck was on our side. Next to us two people suddenly appeared, the boyss from before! They got in our way, didn't look friendly.
"Nah who do we have here?" asked the elder.
"Come on guys, we don't want any stress, we just got water." I said.
"Tell your girlfriend to shut up!" he snapped at Newt. I guess I had nothing to say.
"She is not my girlfriend." said Newt dryly.
"Well then you don't mind if we take her with us."
He was about to grab me, Newt held him back.
"Not her, pick something ... but not her." his voice sounded very serious and aggressive.
In the next moment one of them had his fingers around my neck and grabbed my chain, no!
Then they ran away. After a brief shock, I ran behind and dropped the bottles.
After all, that was the only thing I had left of my mother!
"Tess!" Newt called after me and hearing my nickname at the time in front of the labyrinth brought tears to my eyes.

//

I had caught myself again, after all I was strong.
I found the boys too. The maze that many run had made me quick and I knew how to hide.
Following these amateurs hadn't been a problem.
I usually hated hurting people, but this was about something that was important to me.
And then I didn't care about anything else.
The boys were enjoying their prey when I emerged from around the corner and pointed the gun at them. Immediately they froze and I pulled the trigger.
Twice, one ball for each ... completely painless.
Then I went to the corpses and got back what I loved so much.

//

"You could have died!" Newt yelled at me. After getting the chain back, I returned to the Berk.
"Yes and, I'm still alive!" I answered with the same strength in my voice. "We almost got blown because of you! Why did you do that!"
"Oh come on, they're all killing each other anyway .... 2 more is not that bad now either. And I had a reason!" When I slipped out about the boys, his eyes narrowed.
"You killed them? Why did you do that ?!" he was visibly angry.
"They took my chain away from me, everything that was left of my mom. And you know what ..... I don't give a shit what you say!"
"That was typical again! Always only you ... Always only you! You only think of yourself. You are not selfless, you are selfish! I should never have come here with you, I should never have gone anywhere with you! You know what ?! You haven't changed a bit! "

//

Newts Pov:

As soon as I had finished my words, it hit me suddenly.
Suddenly she looked vulnerable, angry, and so weak. I hit a sore spot.
I knew exactly that she had changed, at least something ..... There were tears in her eyes.
"If so..." She turned to leave, but I held her shoulder and pulled her back. "Wait"
Suddenly I was standing very close to her. I underestimated my strength. She stood there, totally insecure and at the same time so curious.
I could feel her breath on my face and her hair tickling my arm. And then I did something that none of us expected.
I leaned over and kissed her. At first lightly and tenderly, I was electrocuted!
And then kissed her back.
Another shock !!!
I didn't know what was going on .... my kisses became more and more forward, more and more desperately passionate.
And I kept cornering her. I have no idea what was going on and whether that really meant something or whether we just did it because we were desperate.
I kept walking, stopped nodding, and knew I would probably regret it.

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