Blank Spaces (A Maze Runner fanfic)

Chapter 6 (Lizzy's P.O.V)

It takes Alice awhile to stop crying. When she finally stops she lays back and takes a deep breath. "You hungry?" Newt says. She nods. He smirks. "Good, I am too."

"Maybe she could sit next to me," Gally says,"or closer," he adds. EWWWWWW!

"No thanks. I'll be sitting between Newt and Lizzy. Across from Chuck," Alice says. Rejected, I grin, folding my arms.

"And Thomas," Newt adds. I haven't met Thomas yet. I'm starting to get more comfortable here but I'm still unsure around most of The Gladers. What if they're like Potato-Face? Alice nods. Gally grimaces and walks out of the room. "Follow me," Newt says,"we'll catch up with you guys in just a minute." He and Alice head out of the Homestead.

"So, do we go get food, or something? I already ate, sooo..." I ask Minho.

He chuckles,"Come on, shuck-face." We start towards Frypan's kitchen to sit down with Chuck and Thomas. After sitting down we make some conversation while we wait for newt and Alice to return.

"So, you're Thomas?" I ask him.

"Yes, and you're Elizabeth," he replies, grinning.

"Lizzy," I correct. Minho laughs, I dunno why, but he does. I look toward the direction Alice and Newt went.

"What's taking them so damn long?" I ask no one in particular.

"They better not be shucking," Minho comments.

"What?" I say while laughing at his remark. Newt and Alice arrive at where we're eating and get some of Frypan's food. I instantly notice that she's wearing Newt's shirt. I giggle when Minho and I exchange glances, both thinking about Newt's shirt that she's now wearing. We sit in the exact order promised. Minho is the first to tease.

"Is that Newt's shirt?" he asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe," Alice says looking at her feet. The group chuckles.

"Did ya do anything else in that cabin?" Minho says, looking directly at Newt. This time it's him to blush.

"Nothing too over the top," he says. Several ooooohs come from several people, including me. She gives me a sharp elbow in the ribs and I make a sound of slight pain. I fake pout and get another elbow. Then I just laugh.
"I just gave her my shirt then ended up launchin a full-out tickle attack," he states simply.
Alice also gets introduced to Thomas. He's also the first one to ask a question we've almost forgot people don't know the answer to yet. .

"So, how did you and Lizzy become friends?" Thomas asks. I can see my sister internally facepalm.

"I keep forgetting to tell people, we're sisters," she says. Looks of disbelief are spread across the table.

"And you remember that?" Newt asks. We nod. "Bloody hell, greenie, you're absolutely full of surprises aren't you?" Newt says. Alice nods and laughs. Soon we finish and it's time for the tour. Newt introduces us to Alby, the black guy who was there when I ran on the first day, saying he would give us the tour. We start at The Box.

"Alby, what's out there? What are they doing?" Alice asks referring to one of the four large doors.

"We'll get to that," he says quickly, and goes back to the box. "This here's The Box. Once a month, we get a Newbie like you two. Never failed until you two. Once a week, we get supplies. Ingredients for food, clothes, suggestions," he points to a box on the side of a shed,"which are given there, and not much else. We take care of almost everything. We don't know jack about The Box, ya here? Not where it comes from, who controls it, nothin. The shanks who put us all here don't tell us nothin. We have all this electricity and everything we need, but ain't got no idea how we get it. S'no questions bout that," he concludes. "We've tried everything. Put a shank down in there and The Box won't budge." He clears his throat and continues,"Glade's cut into four different sections," he says. When he continues, he points a different direction every time,"Gardens, Blood House, Homestead, Deadheads. Got that?" It makes sense to me but Alice gives a look of confusion. Alby sighs and points to the northeast corner again. "Gardens-where we grow all the crops. Water's pumped through the ground blah blah blah. Never rains here." He points to the southeast corner, which just looks like one big farm. "Blood House, raise and slaughter the animals." He points at the Homestead, where we stayed our first night. "Homestead, living quarters. Pretty big since we keep addin to it with the wood and klunk they send us." Last, he pointed to the forest. "Deadheads, you're pretty familiar with that place, Lizzy." I blush. "Graveyard's back there though. Hopefully you haven't come across that without warning of what it was." She shakes her head. He clears his throat and continues. "You'll spend the next two weeks workin a day a piece with each of the Keepers, till we know what you're best at. Slopper, Bricknick, Bagger, Track-hoe. Somethin will come through. Always has."