to love too late

chapter 33 || cranks are usually shanks

"Hey, Greenie" The boy said aloud to Thomas. 

My eyes went wide as I stared at the boy infront of me. The funny looking eyebrows buff kid that scared me in the Glade. "Gally-?" I stuttered out

"No way..." Fry gasped. 

Before I could even fully process that Gally was alive, Thomas ran towards the boy.

"No, wait!" I yelled as I tried to hold him back.

I couldn't grasp his arm well enough, he went for Gally, punching him straight in the face. Gally flinched from the force, stumbling backwards and falling.

A couple of the other guards stepped forward, trying to hold Thomas back from getting another punch at Gally.

"Woah! Woah! Woah!" I exclaimed as I grabbed Thomas away from Gally. "Stop it!"

"He killed Chuck!" Thomas yelled.

"Yes, I know, I remember. I was there too, alright? But I do also know that he was stung and wasn't thinking properly" I said to the brunette. "Just calm down, please"

I walked back over to the rest of the group, making sure Thomas wasn't going to do anything again. Newt walked over to us, grabbing my arm so I was stood next to him, but in the middle of the group. Gally stood  up with a loud grunt, sweeping off dust from his clothes.

"Kind of had that coming" Gally said to us, rubbing his jaw where Thomas had punched him. "Anybody else? Fry? Y/N?" 

"Do you know this guy?" Jorge questioned suspiciously.

"Yeah... He was an old... Friend" Fry said awkwardly, still stunned by Gally's presence.

"How- What- How? How is this possible?" I asked.

"We watched you die" Fry said.

"No, you left me to die. And if we didn't find you when we did, you guys would be dead." Gally stated. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Minho." I stated simply. 

"Wicked has him here... We're looking for a way in" Thomas added.

"I can help with that" Gally said to us, giving us a smile. "Follow me"

I looked at Thomas hesitantly as Gally began walking towards the exit. All of us actually looked at Thomas.

"I'm not going anywhere with you" Thomas snarled.

"Suit yourself, but I can help you guys get through those walls" Gally said to us with a shrug. 

Thomas didn't move, instead he had his blank angry face on. 

"C'mon Thomas. I know you hate him, but it's for Minho" I said.

"No, what if he's up to something? How do we know he's trustworthy?" Thomas asked.

"But what if he isn't? We need to get Minho back" I argued.

Thomas looked at me, his gaze meeting mine, he hesitated before walking forward, following Gally. 

"Fine" Thomas mumbled.

- - - -

"How did you survive?" I asked Gally as we walked through the alleyways in this small city.

"After the maze, another group that was heading to the city picked me up. They realized I was immune, so they patched me back up and brought me to Lawrence." Gally said simply. "This groups been at war with Wicked ever since they took control of the city. But Wicked can't hide behind those walls forever."