to love too late

chapter 9 || you can't be a runner

"She's the last one... ever" Newt's voice trailed out as he read the note. The last one? What does he mean the last one?

"Thomas!" She gasped, falling straight back onto the metal cage with a loud thud as she went back to being unconscious.

"Clint! Jeff! Bring her to the med-jack hut" I ordered as I jumped into the box next to Newt. 

I put my head on his shoulder as I read the note over and over again too.

"What the hell does that even mean?" I muttered as I watched them lift the girl up. 

"Do you guys still think I'm overreacting?" Gally asked as he glared at all of us. We all stayed silent, not knowing what to say.

As we swiftly left the box, Newt, Minho, Thomas and I all walked to the med-jack hut to visit the girl.

"What's the matter with her? Why won't she wake up?" Newt pestered as he paced the small room. I examined her body, no signs of cuts or bruises were on her body. Her skin was pale and her curly brown hair fell to her shoulders.

"Hey, we all got our jobs the same way you did" Clint said to the blond as he stopped pacing, instead slightly tugging at his lips with his hand.

A moment of silence passed between all of us. I wanted her to wake up at that instant.She could probably tell us hints on how to get out of this shucking place. I walked over to Newt, placing a hand on his back slightly, moving him to sit down at the chair that sat in the corner.

"Well, do you recognize her?" Newt almost yelled at Thomas. Minho and I looked at Newt, he never usually had bursts of anger, usually keeping his cool.

"No." Thomas replied simply, still staring at the girl that lay unconscious.

"Really? Because she seemed to have recognized you." He spat.

 "Well, what about the note?" I asked, trying to bring down the tension in the room.

"We'll worry about the note later." He responded, Obviously annoyed and irritated with us.

I sighed. Newt was being stubborn and he was starting to let Gally into his head. 

"I think you should worry about it now" I argued, voice slightly rising because of his stubborness.

"We've got enough to deal with right now" Newt argued back.

"She's right, Newt. If the box isn't coming back up, how long do you think we can last?" Jeff chimed in. 

"No one said that." Newt said sternly. "Let's not jump to any conclusions. We'll just wait for her to wake up and see what she knows. Somebody around here needs to have answers"

I rolled my eyes at the boy, but nodded. Thomas got up quickly, startling all of us as he began walking out the room. 

"Where are you going?" I asked him as I followed. He turned around to look at all of us.

"Back into the maze" Thomas grunted, not caring with our remarks. 

I tried walking after him, only for an arm grasping mine. I turned around, meeting Newts gaze.

"Y/N, you can't go" Newt said to me, loosening his grip.

"Why not! Thomas isn't a runner, yet he's going!" I argued, slipping my arm out of his hand.

"He isn't going, Minho just ran after him." Newt said. I sighed, walking out of the hut and to the Homestead. We were having another meeting after our first was interuppted.

- - - -

"One night in the pit with no food or water" Newt said sharply. I nodded, it was a punishment that's for sure.

"That isn't going to stop them from going back inside of the maze!" Gally argued, pacing back and forth. 

"Yes, that isn't going to stop them, but they killed and saw a Griever. So tomorrow morning, Thomas is a runner." Newt said simply. 

"What about me?" I asked standing up from the ledge I sat on.

"Love, you can't go into the maze, it's dangerous." Newt replied.

"So? I'll have Thomas and Minho, I don't understand how it's different from the night I was in the maze." I said, raising my voice.

"Y/N, you passed out when you were there last night. You're not capable of going there again. I don't care if you want to be a runner. You're not going to be one." He stated. 

I stood in my spot, mouth gaped slightly. Everyone's mouth also dropped a little at his remark. I closed my mouth almost instantly, walking out the door and slamming it shut on my way out. Who knows where I was possibly going, I just walked, not towards the maze, but towards the woods. Nobody really went here anymore after the whole tragedy with Ben. A pond was off to the side of a grave that said 'George'. I sat by the pond, moving my hand around in the water as it felt cooling.

The sky above me seemed to be growing darker and darker, but I didn't mind. It was calming and soothing.

A twig snapping brought me back. I snapped my hand quickly, looking behind me to be met with the blond headed boy.

"Hey" He said, walking over to sit beside me. I ignored him, continuing to sway my hand in the water.

"I'm sorry about earlier, I know-" He begun, before I interrupted him.

"No, it's fine. You just made me feel, weak" I said simply. Out of my peripherals I could see him nodding. We sat in silence, having each others presence only.

- - - - 

"Are they all tagged?" A lady in bright red lipstick asked.

"Yes" I said, taking out the tablet to get double check I had all of them in their correct tubes.

"Newt, A5 'The Glue'. Minho, A7 'The Leader'. Frypan A8 'The Sidekick'. Aris B1 'The partner'" I read out. 

"Good. Start filling the tubes" She said to me and Thomas. We nodded as we started pressing the buttons. All of them pounded on the doors as I shut my eyes, I couldn't witness this. 

'I'm sorry' I mouthed to them before watching them all turn unconscious.

"You can't do this!" I cried to Ava Paige.

"It's the only way, we need to save humanity..." She replied sadly.

"You're killing the rest of us though!" I argued.

"Y/N, We're doing this for society. WCKED is good."

"Get them out!" I screamed.

"You're lucky you're not one of them..."

A/N  : i didn't expect to procrastinate all weekend. anywho hope you enjoy mwah!