Transparent ☆ [The Maze Runner] Gally

Us and the Stars

"Let go of me!", getting Gally to listen was like talking to a wall, ultimately pointless. Though as I argued more, his hold upon me tightened. "At least tell me where we're going", my feet stopped, withholding him from moving any further.

He turned around without a word making me beyond frustrated. His irritation seemed to ooze out of him only doubling my own anger. He looked me over deciding what he should do. Then, swiftly swept me off of my feet flinging me over his shoulder.

"You're a brute", I gasped fighting for him to release me. My words and actions seemed to have been a joke to Gally as the hum of a soft laugh escaped him.

I no longer had the energy to fight him off, soon allowing my body to relax against his back. He grunted in discomfort as I let the bulk of my weight shift across his shoulder. It was now my turn to let out a vexatious chuckle.

While my mind had been fixated on escaping Gally's hold, I hadn't even noticed the change in elevation until he had set me down. We were on the lookout tower.

Though, there was not much to see considering the majority of the boys had made their way to the homestead as the night's dark sky blanketed itself over the Glade. "Gally, why are we here?".

He remained unwilling to say much of anything, only turning away from me to lean on the wooden railings keeping us closed in. I watched him stand there for a few seconds, his gaze focused on the Maze. I wondered if he was at war with himself on the idea Thomas had presented to us.

Although, my optimism faded as seconds turned into minutes without any interaction between us. I wanted nothing more than to leave without saying a word, but something held me back.

As if on queue, he began to speak, "Why did you take so long to follow me?". "Oh, so now you want to talk", I couldn't hold back the snarky remark that quickly rolled off my tongue.

I could almost feel his eyes roll from where I stood. He scoffed bypassing the comment, "You barely even looked at me when you came into the Medhut".

Guilt crept behind me until it caught me in a choke hold. His saddened demeanor made me question if I was making the right decision by listening to Thomas.

Was taking sides worth it? No, I didn't want to take anyone's side. I just wanted for everyone to be safe, but would that burn bridges in the process?

I couldn't ever imagine losing Gally. I didn't know what it was about him, I just couldn't see myself without him by my side. Though my stubbornness liked to mask the fact that I deeply cared for him. "I didn't know you wanted me to", I whispered.

He became mute again staring out into nothingness. I huffed becoming tired of his silence then decided I should lie down. My shuffling had alerted him, leading him to turn around watching as I got comfortable.

"Do you just stare all of the time Gally?", it was almost too easy to perceive my annoyance. He rolled his eyes so far back I was scared they would get stuck in his skull permanently. "And you don't?", he retorted.

It was my turn to shut my mouth. Though the silence did not last long before he asked another question, "What are you doing?". He analyzed me carefully confused as to why I would spontaneously lie down on the cold floor.

"Well if we're going to stay here, I might as well get comfortable", I stated matter of factly. He nodded once, soon making his way over to me. With caution, he planted himself next to me.

I wanted to curl up in a ball against his chest as he lied on his back resting his head on his arms. Though I didn't. Instead, I turned away from him my back merely inches away from his side.

He sighed, almost unhappy by my standoffish actions, "Are you mad at me?". "No, just disappointed that you can't see where we're coming from. Where I'm coming from", I mumbled.

Gally moved around until I could feel my back against his chest, "You know I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you". His arm soon snaked it's way around my waist pulling me closer to his body.

"And you know I wouldn't let anything happen to you", he whispered. His cool breath fanned over my neck making me shiver involuntarily.

Gally had this affect on me making it difficult to stay angry with him, but I had to stay strong if I wanted him to understand. I wriggled out of his grasp pushing his hand away, "I know, but why can't you just listen for once".

"Thomas has a plan to get us out of here. Don't you want that?", I paused trying to find the right words, "What's so wrong about listening to him?". I flipped over so that I was now facing Gally.

He looked at me as if he was searching for something that had been lost for centuries. I assumed it was the tiny sliver of hope that I would agree with him. He sighed out of frustration, "This isn't about him. This is about us, and what we need to do to keep eachother safe".

Keep eachother safe. The thought warmed my heart, but what he failed to realize was that we weren't safe. Not while we were still trapped within these walls.

"That's exactly why I want to leave. It's not safe here for us anymore", I pleaded. "That's the thing! I can't keep you safe out there. Not when we don't know what's on the other side of this Maze! At least here, in the Glade, I know I can protect you!", his raised voice made me flinch.

I closed my eyes for a brief moment as I tried to bring my breathing back to a normal rate. There it was. It wasn't that Gally didn't want to listen, though I'm sure his stubbornness was still a factor, it was that he was scared. Scared of the unknown.

I couldn't blame him because I was scared too. Though, there weren't that many options laid out on the table for us.

I decided to let the argument rest as I opened my eyes, "I don't like when we fight". Although our argument was settled for now, I had a feeling it was far from finished. It was only a matter of time before it was necessary to bring our attention back to the issue.

He lifted his hand grabbing my chin as his thumb glided over my lower lip. His gaze soon dropping to my lips. "Me neither", he hummed.I wanted to kiss him, so that everything would go back to normal. So that we would forget this conversation ever happened.

I inched myself closer, but before I knew it he pulled himself away rolling onto his back. I groaned at his subtle rejection as he laid there idly staring at the constellations above.

Regardless, I found myself wrapped around his body. "The stars are pretty aren't they?", he whispered changing the topic. I nodded my head against his chest humming in response.

"I wonder if they'd be just as pretty outside of the Maze", he pondered. I smiled at his words, maybe he would change his mind. "You'll have to find out", I murmured. "I don't know. Maybe", he pressed his lips together.

"Just think about it", I yawned. I could feel my body dozing off, giving into a peaceful slumber.

My consciousness had not warn off completely as the serene sound of Gally's voice lulled me into oblivion, "I hope you know I'd capture the moon and all of the stars to protect you".