Mazes- The Death Cure

12- Remember

We all sat in front of a large rock with Vance standing before it. I sat next to Minho and Thomas as the waves crashed in front of us. A soft fire crackled near the rock as we all watched.

"We're finally here. Finally at the safe haven. This place, is for us. Enjoy it. This rock though, is for all of those who didn't make it here with us. So in your own way, on your own time, just put the name of someone you lost here," Vance said setting a knife in the sand in front of the rock.

"I can't believe we made it, after all this time we're free," Minho said shaking his head as he looked out at the distance. I took a deep breath, cherishing the moment.

"We deserve it. For everything we went through, i'm glad that i'm here, alive, with my two favorite people," I said wrapping my arms around Thomas and Minho.

"This is thanks to you Bells, in some weird universal way you got us here," Thomas said as we all looked out at the water. I scoffed and laughed softly.

"That's nice but this was not just me, it took all of us, together," I said smiling as my eyes watered.

"Oh I almost forgot, this was around you when you were passed out, I wanted to keep it safe for you," Minho said pulling something off of his neck. I looked down at his hand as he handed me Newt's necklace. Looking up at Thomas I smiled softly.

"Well, I'll let you two be," Minho said standing up. He gave us a soft smile as we walked away. I held the necklace as I messed with the small capsule at the end. My eyes looked down as a small piece of paper fall out.

"What the hell?" I asked. Thomas grabbed it gently and unrolled it.

"It's a letter," he said looking over at me. I pursed my lips as tears started filling my eyes. Setting my head on his shoulder I laced my arm under his as he started reading it.

"Dear Tommy and Bell. If you are reading this that means that, unfortunately i'm no longer with you guys. Writing this is very surreal and lots of mixed emotions, but I wanted to leave you two with something. From the moment you came up in the box and ran off I knew you were special. You were so endearing, cunning, strong. When you ran into the maze to save Minho I knew I would do anything for you. I knew that I would follow you anywhere. I trust you with my life. Always. Watching you find a way out of the maze, find out that the compound was WCKD, getting us out, dragging us to the Right Arm, leading us when none of us knew what the hell you were doing, saving us when we were at Jorge's, standing up for Brenda, curing her, your determination to find Minho, and so much more made me realize how incredibly lucky I was to meet you. You never failed to make me smile. No matter what you were going to help us. And you did. I found a true sister in you. Thomas. You taught me who I was. Depended on me without even knowing me. Trusted me. Took care of me when I didn't even ask. Taught me how to care, how to fight, how to push forward. Seeing you and Bell argue and ignore the undeniable love and care you have for each other was hilarious. The arguing. The fights. You two are the best people I met. Even though I am no longer with you, I want you to know how proud I am. You didn't give up on me when I gave up on you. You led us to peace. I hope you're somewhere happy, what you deserve. I am with you everyday, even though you can't see me. I'm watching over you and everything you do. Please be kind to each other and don't kill each other when you disagree. I love you both. Thank you for everything and goodbye."

Tears streamed down my face as I looked down at Thomas' shaking hand as he finished reading the note. Rolling up the note he put it back in the capsule and hung it around my neck as his eyes glistened with tears. Looking up at him I wiped his tear away with my thumb. His hair blew in the wind as our painful silence hovered. His lip quivered as he looked down at me. My hands cupped his face as I pressed my forehead against his. Shutting my eyes I took a deep breath.

"He would want us to celebrate his life, okay? I said looking up at him. He nodded as we stood up. Walking over to the rock he picked up the knife. I wrapped my arms around his torso as he carved Newt's name into the rock. Handing me the knife I smiled at him  and started carving Desiree's name. I held back my tears as I finished the last E. Setting down the knife I wrapped my arm around Thomas as he wrapped his arm around my neck.

"Let's walk," He said as we moved towards the shoreline.

Walking along the water we watched the sunset in front of us. The sound of birds and water crashing echoed around us. The water gently ran across my feet as they stepped across the moist sand. Thomas and I slowly stopped and looked out at the water sighing.

"This is it, where we belong," Thomas said leaning his head on top of mine. I smiled softly.

"We made it, you and I got us here," I replied.

"Guess I don't need this anymore," Thomas said pulling out a blue vial out of his pocket. The cure. I looked up at him confused. He quickly threw it out into the water. I leaned my head against him securely.

"Crazy how far we've come. From working with WCKD as children to defeating them and finally being free," I said smiling.

"The only thing that didn't change is how much I love you," Thomas said kissing my head.

"You and me?" I asked looking up at him.

"Always."