𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 - Maze Runner, Newt

Chapter forty-six - Rules

Nora's POV

'We're going to your hut.' Logan started. 'Me, you, and Newt.'

'Why?' I asked.

'To talk about you.'

With a small sigh, I got up and started walking to my hut. I sat down on my bed and waited for Logan or Newt to talk.

'We need to make some rules here.' Logan decided.

'I'm sorry, what? I don't think we're talking about the same thing here.' I frowned. Rules? Logan wanted rules?

'I'm talking about you, Nora.' Logan said. 'You need to stop cutting. Who knows if it will happen again?'

'It won't happen again.' I assured. 'We don't have to make rules.' I gave Newt a helpless look, but he didn't help me.

'He's right.' Newt rubbed his chin. 'We can't let this happen again.'

'So you make rules? I'm not your pet!' I argued.

'Nora.' Newt bent down in front of me. 'We don't know if it will happen again. I know you try not to do it, but we never know if you will.' He looked at me.

'I agree with Newt. None of us want this to happen again.' Logan added.

I wanted to stop, I really did. But rules? 'Okay.' I sighed.

'Okay.' Logan stood in front of me and Newt. 'First of all. I want you to come to either me or Newt when you feel like doing it.'

'Or Minho, Jeff, and Clint.' Newt added.

'Minho, Jeff, and Clint?' I repeated and Newt looked down. 'You told them.' I mumbled.

'I'm sorry. I didn't have another choice.' Newt apologized.

'No, it's fine.' I replied. I had no reason to get angry at Newt for telling them.

'Okay.' Logan said. 'I have another rule.'

I decided I hated the word rule. It sounded so stupid.

'We're gonna check your wrist every day.' Logan put his arm over each other.

'What?' I got up from the bed. 'That's ridiculous!' I argued. 'I'm not going to do that.'

'It's for your own good.' Logan sternly replied.

'No, it's not.' I said. 'I'm not going to do that every day.'

'Three times a week.' Logan made it sound like a question. I waited for a few seconds before I replied.

'Fine.' I sighed. 'Anything else?'

'No. I think that's it.'

~

I got back into the med-hut. Newt had a gathering with the Keepers about Thomas. He didn't want me to be there.

When I sat down on the med-bed, Logan walked in.

'Yes?' I asked, still a little pissed off by the rules.

'Just checkin' on you.' Logan sat down on the chair.

'You saw me three seconds ago.' I mocked.

'I'm keeping you company.' Logan shrugged. 'Unless you want me to go.' I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.

'No!' I replied way too fast. A smile appeared on Logan's face but it quickly disappeared again.

'So about the rules.' Logan started. 'I don't want you to feel forced to do all of it, but we need this to stop.'