Too good at goodbyes | Newt x reader

15 - full of surprises

In front of the maze doors, two huge poles stood high. The remaining gladers were standing around them, looking at Gally. One of the runners grabbed onto Teresa's arms while two others were carrying an "unconscious" Thomas.

They dropped him onto the ground next to Gally's feet. "This is such a waste." the self-proclaimed leader spoke. He kept a close eye on you, knowing you weren't gonna he happy with his plan for your brother.

"Gally." Winston finally had the courage to speak up, making the glader look at him with raised eyebrows. "It doesn't feel right, man." Jeff voiced his opinion as well. "Yeah, what if Thomas is right? Maybe he can lead us home."

"We are home. Okay? I don't wanna have to cross any more names off that wall." Gally spoke, pointing to the maze walls where every glader's name, including yours, was carved into the stone.

"You really think banishing us is gonna solve anything?" Teresa mocked. "No, but this isn't a banishment, it's an offering." the builder answered.

"What? What are you-? Gally, what are you doing?" Teresa asked, confused, as the builder who held her tied her against one of the poles.

"You really think I'm gonna let Thomas back into the maze after what he's done? Look around you. Look at our glade." Even though you knew he wasn't talking about you, you still glanced at your surroundings.

"This is the only way. And when the grievers get what they came here for, everything goes back to the way it was." Gally continued. His logic didn't really make sense to you. The grievers had killed gladers way before Thomas was in the picture, so why would they care about him specifically?

"Are you listening to this? Why are you all just standing there? He's crazy." Teresa said, looking at the other gladers. "You shut up." Gally ordered.

"If you stay here, the grievers are going to come back. They're gonna come back, and they're gonna keep coming back until you're all dead." the brunette girl continued.

You shared a glance with Minho, Newt and Chuck, the latter waiting a few meters away with bags hanging over his shoulders. "Shut up. Tie him up." Gally ordered the builders who had carried Thomas.

When they didn't move, Gally glared at them. "Do you hear me? I said, tie him up." he ordered again. "He definitely has an issue when it comes to authority." you whispered to Newt, who couldn't help but grin at your remark.

When they grabbed Thomas' arms, he elbowed them in their stomachs. Newt knocked the guy in front of you out while Teresa kicked the boy that had tied her up in his balls.

Minho held a machete to Gally's throat when the builder started to walk towards Teresa. Meanwhile, Fry cut Teresa free and Thomas pointed a spear in Gally's direction.

Chuck came running up to you and handed you a machete. You smiled at the boy before standing next to Thomas, waiting for Minho to join the group.

"You're full of surprises, aren't you?" Gally asked, shrugging his shoulders. "You don't have to come with us, but we are leaving. Anyone else who wants to come, now's your last chance." Thomas spoke, looking at the gladers.

"Don't listen to him. He's just trying to scare you." Gally claimed. "I'm not trying to scare you. You're already scared. All right? I'm scared. But I'd rather risk my life out there than spending the rest of it in here. We don't belong here. Okay? This place isn't our home. We were out here. Okay? We were trapped here. At least out there, we have a choice. We can make it out of here. I know that."

After Thomas's speech, half of the remaining gladers walked up to Thomas, some of them apologizing to Gally for not choosing his side. The only ones that remained were the builders.

"Gally, it's over. Just come with us." Thomas tried to convince the blonde. "Good luck against the grievers." is all he said.

When everyone, lead by Thomas, started running into the maze, you grabbed Newt's hand as to not loose him in the crowd. Because of his limp, you and him were at the back.

This was the first time you had ever seen the maze from inside, and maybe, if you weren't in this situation, you would have been amazed by the thought of those huge structures changing every night.

Thomas was the moral support for everyone, encouraging you to keep running. "Keep it up, guys. We're almost there." he spoke as you ran though section three.

As you got to section seven, Thomas peeked around a corner, only to draw his head back immediately. "Is it a griever?" Chuck asked, still slightly out of breath. "Yeah." Thomas answered. "Shit."

"You take this, Chuck. Stay behind us." Minho said, handing the key to the young boy. "It's okay. Just stick with me." Teresa said, trying to calm him down.

"Once we're through, it'll activate and the door will open. All right, we stay close, we stick together, we get through this. We get out now, or we sie trying. Ready?" Thomas asked, looking at everyone.

Before you could run, you turned around and kissed Newt's lips. "I love you." you spoke, not knowing if this would be the last opportunity to tell him. "I love you, too."

"All right. Let's go!" Thomas screamed, running up to the griever, everyone following him.