Why Can't I Hate You?

~9~

Alby was unharmed when we went back for him. We carried him back to the glade, where he was immediately taken to the medjacks. I watched them carry him away and wobbled on my feet. "I can help."

"Y/n, you need to be checked, too."   Jeff said.

I was made to sit in the medjacks hut with Newt, to be checked over, to my discontentment. Clint was checking Newt over. He removed both of his shirts. I instantly diverted my gaze, awkwardly fiddling with the hem of my shirt. "If it's ok with you, can you take off your shirt?" Jeff asked politely."I just need to check for bruising and cuts."

I felt Newts eyes on me, and it took everything in my not turn into a tomato. "I'd prefer it if he left."

He scoffed, "Wimp."

"What's the big deal with wanting some privacy?" I snapped back."You just wanna see boob."

"You're so self-absorbed to even think I'd even want to see you strip off! For the second time, may I add."

"You're such a perv!"

"Brat!"

"Wanker!"

"Do you two ever stop arguing?" Jeff stepped in "Newt you're in the clear, so you can go."

He glowered, and angrily snatched his shirts, storming out.

"I thought being stuck in the maze would've fixed this feud between you." Jeff opened up a pack of antiseptic wipes, while I removed my shirt, leaving me in my bra.

"We don't like eachother, nothing's gonna change that."

"So, the second time?"" He passed me my shirt back which I quickly put back on.

"He's just trying to piss me off."

"Well I hope you don't end up killing eachother. Gally's called a meeting by the way, I would head straight there."

The council hall was packed full. It wasn't a surprise that a meeting had been called, after what happened. Gally spoke, and the chatter died "Things are changing."

He stood in the middle of the room "There's no denying that. But the main thing, we need to discuss, is our fellow glader Y/n running into the maze. Which a clear violation of our rules because she's a medjack, not a runner."

"I don't see the problem here." Frypan spoke up "She helped save Alby's life."

"Did she? Alby is currently in the medjacks, unconscious."

"That wasn't her fault, that was mine." Minho said.

"Why is this trial only about me?" I questioned "I don't know if you forgot but Newt also ran into the maze."

"To try and stop you." Gally said "We can't punish him, he's second in command, the whole glade would fall apart."

"So I can be punished but he can't?"

"I don't want to punish anyone, but if we let people just break the rules and get away with it then there will be no order."

I inhaled deeply. Looking around at the room full of boys, only a handful willing to defend me. I was outnumbered. "If this trial was fair, Newt would punished too."

"Any excuse to get back at me." Newt rolled his eyes.

"This isn't fair!"

"It's not fair." Minho said "I turned tail and ran while Y/n stood back to make sure Alby was safe. If anything she should be rewarded. I say we make her a runner."

Uproar. People shouting. Aside from the few who were laughing in amusement, and Chuck who was cheering my name.

"Look, if you wanna throw the girl a parade that's fine" Gally yelled over the noise "But if there's one thing I know about the maze, it's that you do not-"

The box's beconning call silenced us all. Newt and Gally exchanged a look of confusion, and got up to see what was happening. Everyone else did the same.

"What's going on?" Thomas asked.

"The box is coming back up."

"It shouldn't be" Minho ran off.

We ran over to the box where Newt and Gally were already opening it. Newt jumped down and everyone huddled around, eager to get a look.

"Newt what do you see?" Frypan asked.

"It's a girl" Newt looked up.

"What!" I shoved through the crowd to get a look. There she was. She was pale skinned, with thick dark hair. She was very pretty, and was lying there unconscious.

"What's in her hand?" Gally asked.

Newt took the scrunched up paper from her closed fist, unwrapping the message. "She's the last one. Ever." We all exchanged looks, as if searching for an explanation
That surely one of us understood what the phrase meant "What the hell does that mean?"

She gasped, jolting up. We all startled, jumping back from the sudden movement. "Thomas!" She gasped for breath before slowly shifting back into her meditative state.

All eyes moved to gaze on Thomas, who stood confused and slightly embarrassed.

"Well, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder" Gally spoke.

I looked back to the girl again. For so long I've wanted another female companion in the glade. My heart ached for the chance to speak to her. To ask her what she knows, to tell her what I know. She moved her lips to mutter words that alarmed me so much I thought my heart stopped beating completely.

"Y/n...I'll do anything...please..."