The First One || TMR

Eighteen

• Hailey •

It's the next day we all gather around well they're against the door while Thomas's head is in my lap. He starts moving before his eyes shoot open.

"Tommy?" I whisper.

He glances at me and smiles.

"Tommy!" I smile causing everyone to look at us.

"How long was I out for?" He sits up looking up at everyone.

"2 days." Newt replies.

"What the hell man?!" Chuck exclaimed.

"Chuck, no swearing." Spencer says softly.

"What did you learn?" Teresa asks.

"I-I helped build the Maze guys. I watched you guys for years. They hurt you guys and I didn't do anything about it. You and you were there to." He gazes at me and Teresa. "We watched them suffer for years. You know except Hailey got there after Teresa and I. But guys we helped torture all of them. You hurt your brother. We didn't do anything. We couldn't stop them. There was this lady that kept repeating WICKED is good. We even said it."

I look at him with my eyes filled with tears, "No. No we-we didn't. We couldn't have."

"How could we have worked for those sickos?" Teresa whispers.

"Well why does it matter? You guys aren't what you were. We aren't the people we used to be. The Creators made sure of that before they sent us up here. We've become different people. We've created this family of misfits. Like I said we aren't who we used to be. Those people are long long gone. I can't see the 3 of you hurting anybody anyway in the first place. And you know if Alby was here he would say the same exact thing." Newt takes a deep breath.

"But Alby isn't here." I whisper quietly. "If I didn't screw up he would still be here."

"Maybe but Alby would say you didn't screw up, Hailey. You guys you just you found a way out of here. And we better get out of here because if we don't that means Alby died for nothing. And I can't have that." Newt shakes his head.

"We can't leave until Minho wakes up." Chuck says.

"What happened?" Thomas knits his brows.

"Um, Minho and I went out in the Maze yesterday. We went to the Blades to the passage we found and there happened to be a Griever in there. He-He made me go first and he got stung. God I shouldn't have listened to him. I should've stayed by his side the whole time. I feel terrible." I shake my head closing my eyes looking down to prevent tears.

"Hey it wasn't your fault. Minho, he knew what he was doin'. He was just tryin' to bloody protect you." Newt spoke.

"Um, Thomas?" I look at him.

"Yeah?"

"Spen-Spencer said you were gonna ask me something before they dragged me away. And I know you were to because I had a dream thing about it." I bite my bottom lip. "D-Do you remember what it was?"

He looks down with a small nod, "I'd rather say alone....if that's not any trouble."

The others nod getting up and leaving Thomas and I alone. I turn my gaze back to Thomas who was looking down sheepishly.

"Tommy, what was it?" I grab his hand.

He shivers a bit before looking up at me as our eyes lock. He finally takes a deep breath before speaking.

"I liked you..." He pauses. "A lot. Like, like you."

"Oh..." I look down.

"I was gonna ask you to be my girl-girlfriend." He stutters.