asa was a fighter, the type of person who would do anything for the people she loved. and she did just that. she'd managed to get herself into the glade, all for her brother.
then she met gally, the boy who fought more than he could ever love.
and...
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The day for a the Box to come up had arrived, Asa had hoped for another Greenie as sweet as Chuck had been. She also hoped for another girl, but the likeliness of that had been little to nothing, she knew it. But she could hope. As much as she loved the boys, she knew having another girl around would make things easier for her. The wandering eyes, the snide comments, even having someone else to blame for the shipments of stringed cotton items.
She was sat in the Med room when the alarm began to blare, her hands instantly cupping her ears to drown out the noise. The anxiety she'd gotten the previous month rose again, her heart pounding and tears threatening at her eyes. She didn't understand why it had affected her the way it did, it was only noise. Even after the alarm had stopped and she heard the crate opening, she continued to shake, her breath gradually slowing.
Then, she heard yelling. In attempt to push away the anxiety, she forced herself from her seat, exiting the Homestead. The swarm of boys stood around the box as Gally pulled him up, the Greenie falling into shock as his eyes bounced around the group.
Within seconds, his feet kicked off, running without destination.
"We got a runner!" Zart yelled out, the group laughing as the panicked boy made his way through the Glade.
His running hadn't lasted long though, he tripped, tumbling forward into the overgrown grass. Asa ran after him, the group following in pursuit. She was the first one to him, his weary eyes lost at the walls. As she stood over him, her hand held out to assist him from the ground. She'd gotten a good look at his face. Something about him was familiar, like a flash of deja vu. Yet, she couldn't place it.
"Asa, get away from him." Gally called out, she dropped the boys hand as he stood. "He could be dangerous." Asa rolled her eyes at his dramatics, the Greenie was scared not dangerous.
Several of the boys took hold of the frantic newbie's arms, dragging him towards the Slammer to cool off. Asa didn't like that, she understood he could act irrationally with the shock of the Glade; but they didn't have to lock him up. They could've tried to talk to him first.
"Gal, is that really necessary?" Asa asked, brushing off the strange feeling of familiarity.
"Yeah, it is." Gally answered, slinging his arm over the girls shoulder, watching as they locked the boy in. Asa threw off Gally's arm, annoyed with their behavior towards the boy. "Are you seriously pissed off?" Gally asked, looking down to his girlfriend as she debated on walking towards the Pit.
"No, Gal, I just think there's better ways to handle this." She answered, marching forward to shove her way through the Gladers. They all stared at her as she crouched down in front of the door, unsure of what they should do. "Go on, I'll be fine." Asa waved them off, the group of boys shrugging and leaving her be.
