Choosing freedom ➳ Gally

Purple and Green

"Right is that everyone?"

Alby calls out and I stand in my corner as the gladers gather around.
"That's everyone." Newt confirms and I stand there in the corner not knowing what to do.
I just stand here and let them talk about me.

"Who'd like to start?" Alby asks folding his arms as he stands beside me.
"Zart?" Newt asks and he nods.

"Girls got dedication. Isn't afraid to get muddy unlike Nick." He laughs his head turns to Nick as he just shoots him a sarcastic laugh.

"Yeah well she's pretty damn good with the slicers too!" Fry stands up announcing and I shoot him a smile and I actually had a lot of fun with the slicers.

"She spent an hour with the med Jecks and I'd say she's pretty good at what she does." Jeff adds along and my eyes instantly travel to Winston's bandaged hand that I stitched up.

"Right well that's everyone except the builders." Alby says and all eyes are on Gally grouped with his builders.
"She ain't lazy that's for sure." He nods on as he keeps his eyes only on me and it's like I forgot to breathe.

"Didn't complain as much as I thought she would." He says completely serious and I could t help but smile looking away for a moment before my eyes returned to his.

"Well. All good feedback." Newt says and my eyes slowly shift to Minho as he stands fresh from running in the maze.

"What if-"
"Can't be a runner Blake." Newt says and I look at him with a glum expression.

"Okay well if you run out of runners. No pun intended, can I be next on the list?"
I whisper to him as everyone mutters amongthemselves about me.
"Sure you can."
Newt smiles nodding but I don't think he meant it.

"How about we let her decide."
I hear Gally's voice and all eyes are now back on me and I instantly feel set back a little.
"Um." Wow that's a lot of eyes on me.
I mean I'm supposed to be used to this but normally they try and pretend they don't stare.

"I don't think I'm cut out to be a treck hoe." I voice and I looked to see newt not really offended by my choice.

"I enjoy cutting things open. And although you guys are three times my size, I enjoy building a little. But helping Winston out the other day, made me feel, normal."
I say to them and I turn to alby wanting to shoot my best shot.
"I want to try out to be a runner though." I say and he immediately shakes his head.
"No-"

"Hey I wouldn't mind." Minho says standing for me and i shoot him a grin. "No. It's too dangerous-"

"Great. Love danger."
I'd probably cry in the sight of a griever but I'd love to just feel free.

"No." Alby says not changing his mind and I sigh.
"How about this. In mornings you help the slicers. Set out their meat. Make the meal plans and guide them for what they need for the rest of the day. Then rotate around the weeks between med jecks and builders?"

I mean that wouldn't keep me bored so I actually loved that idea. I'd love experiencing being a runner more too.

"Okay." I nod and Alby shoots me one more stern look.
"This means you play you role in the glade. No fights. You stick with what you're told to."

I'm not horrible at following rules am I?
"Okay." I repeat once again.

"This means your making those shucking beautiful sandwiches for me every morning?" Mihno asks as he walks over to me and I turn to him with a laugh nodding.

"Yes, you seem almost as obsessed with those sandwiches as you are with yourself." I comment and he laughs shaking his head.

"No one is as beautiful as me." He winks and I roll my eyes at his remark.
"No ones as self obsessed either." Gally comments as he walks over to Minho standing next to him.