A Not so Wicked Paradise

CHP 13: Newt

Bloody hell, I thought as I ran towards the Mess Hall.

My day had been going pretty well. As usual, I directed and helped my Gardeners take care of the crops. Teresa was there too, working, until a young boy, maybe 10 years old, ran up to us, panting.

"Stuff is going to go down at the Mess Hall!" He told us excitedly. He ran off, probably to tell more people. I looked at Teresa and nodded. She took off jogging towards the Mess Hall.

After making sure everything was under control, I followed her. I arrived outside the Mess Hall to see a shocking scene.

Teresa was on the ground, tears forming in her eyes. She has a long gash up her right forearm. Minho had Ivan pinned to the floor and was beating him bloody. Harriet was trying to pull him off Ivan, but he was oblivious to her attempts.

I hobbled over to Minho and cuffed him on the head.

"Get the bloody hell off that piece of klunk Minho!"

He turned to me, with a wild look in his eyes. His eyes softened, and he calmed down. He got off of Ivan and stood, glaring at him. Just then, Thomas burst outside the Mess Hall. He frantically looked around before his eyes rested on Teresa. His eyes grew wide.

"Teresa!" He yelled.

She turned to him, biting her lip, trying not to cry. Thomas ran over to her and ripped off the bottom of his shirt, wrapping it around her wound. After doing so, she picked her up in his arms.

"I'm taking her to the Medjacks. When I get back, I'm expecting to hear from all of you."

He was pissed off. Poor Minho.

Teresa protested, saying that she didn't need to be carried, but Tommy ignored her. He carried her off to the Medjack shack. After they left, Minho turned to Ivan in anger.

"Why did you kiss MY shucking girlfriend?"

Ivan smirked.

"She kissed me. Not the other way around."

I saw Harriet, out of the corner of my eye. She looked guilty and sad. She was looking down at the ground, like she was about to burst into tears. My throat grew dry. Something wasn't right. There's no way that Harriet would kiss Ivan. It just didn't make sense.... Unless.. Was it set up? Did someone force Harriet to kiss Ivan, making Minho pissed off? But why? What purpose would there be in- oh. It was probably to make Minho look bad, not as composed as he usually was. And to hurt his friends.

I immediately knew who was behind this. Jack. He was a cunning little piece of-

"Newt!"

It was Frypan. He'd come out of the Mess Hall. Probably to see what all the commotion was about.

"What's with all the noise!"

"It's alright Frypan, go back to work. Everything is under control now," I replied.

With a groan, Ivan sat up, pinching his bloody nose.

"Not for long you-"

Minho cut him off with a swift kick in the stomach. He didn't say anything after that. With a sigh, Minho turned to me.

"Can you give me a minute alone with Harriet?"

"Yeah sure."

"Thanks.. You should also check on Sonya. I have a bad feeling that today's not gonna get any better."

"Will do. See you at dinner."

With that, I left Minho alone with a bloodied Ivan and an emotional Harriet. I took off for the Ranch. I could only hope something hadn't happened to Sonya too.

🔼🔼 That's chapter 13!! I'm dedicating this chapter to shuckingmaze11 and @mounasamir for voting and commenting. You guys really motivate me to keep on writing! Sorry if I didn't notice anyone else 😅 As always, thoughts and comments are welcome. Until next time!🔼🔼