Freezing Fire - The Maze Runner

Chapter Twenty Two - Rain

This is back with our Amy, enjoy!

My hands were sore from helping the builders, the last thing I wanted to do. They were rubbed raw. Me, Newt, Issy and even Zart had been roped into helping. The reason was that it was pouring rain. Buckets of it. It was incredible how much water was coming out of the gray sky. My shirt, which had been white and was now basically clear, was soaked. I looked at Issy beside me and wished I had worn black.  She smiled wryly at me and I returned it. We had been putting up more of a shelter on the Homestead as there wasn't enough room for all the Gladers to sleep.

The muscles in my arms were burning and even my ankles were aching. My glasses were covered in water, blocking my vision almost entirely. The wood was heavy and I yelped as a massive splinter drove itself deep into my hand. Immediately Newt was there, asking if I was okay, and I dismissed him. At long last I heard Gally yell,"Okay, we're finished, inside everyone!" He called out. On cue, the Runners entered the Glade, arrowing for the Homestead.

"Too lazy to draw a map, Minho?" I  laughed, but it was broken by a shiver. I was cold, freezing in fact. I rubbed my arms to warm myself up. Newt wrapped his arms around me and kissed my forehead. "We didn't go very far, " Minho said sassily, rolling his eyes. I smiled at him and Issy walked over. "Hey," she hugged Minho and I raised am eyebrow at her. She gestured with her head inside, and I nodded. "Ummm..." Thomas, who had just came over, said. "We got some secret girl communication going on here?" We all laughed. "Wait, if it were girl talk, " I leaned forward, pretending to look for someone. "Where's Gally?" At that Thomas roared with laughter, and then the rest of us couldn't help it. While the boys were distracted, me and Issy went out of earshot. "You and Minho?" I cocked my head to the side. "It's not official..." Issy said. At that, I hugged her. "Good one, Issy."

When we got back I was shivering worse than before, my whole body shaking. When Newt caught sight of me, he exclaimed. "Amy! Come on, you need to see the Medjacks," he put an arm around my waist. "No, I'm fine!" I protested. Newt shook his head stubbornly. "Fine," I sighed. He lead my away gently.

"Hey Clint," I was still shivering, so I wasn't sure if he understood me. He did. "Wow, Amy, what happened?" He say down beside me on the bed. "Cold," I said simply. "The shaking should stop in a few minutes if she stays warm." He threw me a blanket. I was too exhausted to protest. I stood up to leave and he pulled me into a hug. I rested my head on my brother's shoulder and sighed, then pulled away. "Love you, Clint," I said, and left.

I stretched my sore back as Newt lead me to where Minho, Thomas, Issy and Chuck were sitting. They were sitting on the table we ate at. I ignored the greetings they sent my way and curled up on Newt's lap when he sat on the table. I felt him chuckle and closed my eyes.

"Hey Newt," Minho said, sounding serious. It had been twenty minutes and I guess they thought I was asleep. "Yeah?" He acknowledged him. "The way out... it's really dangerous. And Amy's limp..." Shoot. They saw it. "How did she get it?" Issy asked. "You were asleep. She went out on a quick run with me, when we found the exit, but she wasn't beside me the whole time. Just before I came across the exit, we separated. She went one way, I went the other. I don't know what happened, but I think she might have gotten attacked by a Griever. I don't know how she stopped the bleeding. But there's a mark." I felt Newt twist my leg a little to reveal the marks the Griever's teeth had left. I heard Issy take in a breath when she saw it. I had stopped the bleeding by waiting for the flow to stop and putting on jeans I had thrown in the bag when I had nowhere to put them. No one had noticed.

"What about her limp?" Newt said to Minho. "The exit is really difficult to get to, and get out of."

"She can take it."

"Not like that."

"I'll carry her."

"It'll be hard enough for you with your limp."

"Then you carry her!"

"No."

"Well I'm not leaving her here!"

Newt had yelled the last part, silencing Minho. "I won't." He said firmly. I could tell he was tense, and knew Minho had made him mad. I sighed, knowing I had to fix this. "I'll be fine." I felt Newt jump and saw the others jump. I had given them a fright. "I'll make it." I sat up. "I've been through worse, and I'm stronger than you think. I heard Minho mumble something about it being harder than I thought, but I chose to ignore him. "Good that." Thomas said, and they all left, leaving me to fall asleep with Newt.
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