Welcome to the Glade ~ TMR [1]

4 ~ Work

After finding out that the blonde girl called Cressida, Nick had informed the Gladers that the new greenie got her name back, and now everyone knows her name, so they don't call her greenie or greenbean anymore and he told everyone to welcome her around the Glade and respect her space until she will start to warm up to them as she still don't trust anyone. The only people she trusted were Nick, Newt, Jeff, Alby, and maybe Minho, but the only person she ever got closet was Newt as she felt safe around him. Newt knew how to make her feel safer and always there for her. They practically like best friends already, but they aren't there just yet as Cressida only been in the Glade for two days now.

"Ressie, who do you think will make a good leader, Alby or Minho?" Newt asked while pulling out weeds.

Cressida sat on a log as she watched him working. She blushed when he called her that nickname, "Newt, she's only been here for two days." Zart said rolled his eyes as he pulled out weeds, helping Newt.

"If I must pick, then it will be Alby." Cressida shrugged her shoulders.

"See." Newt give Zart a look,'I told you so', which made Zart roll his eyes.

"Why him?" Zart asked while looking at Cressida.

"Well... Nick couldn't pick him to be his second in command without a reason." Cressida pointed, Newt chuckled softly.

"She's not wrong about that. If Nick thinks Alby will make a good leader, then so be it." Newt said, winked at Cressida, which cause her to blush.

"Well, I suppose you shanks right." Zart said before getting up while carried weeds in handmade weaving basket made out of like twigs or vines from trees to go to deadheads forest.

Cressida watched him leave and looked back to Newt, who continued to work before he looked up and smiled softly.

"How's your arm?" He asked.

"Jeff said it would be sore for a few days. It's still hurt." Cressida admitted.

Newt looked at her with sympathetic glance, "It was unfair that you have to go through this painful experience. You didn't deserve that." He sighed, "I was surprised that you got hurt somehow."

Cressida frowned, "Did none of you all get hurt?" She asked.

Newt shook his head, "No. Just little scrapes and bruises. Only for small people get them easily. I guess it's something to do with light weight." Newt explained.

Cressida snorted, "No kidding. I managed to dislocated my elbow." She rolled her eyes, "Guess I'm lighter than I thought." Newt chuckled softly before getting up and went over to her to sit next to her on a log that she sat on.

"At least you're alive. That's all that matters." Newt joked, Cressida let out dry chuckled and shook her head.

The two chuckled for a while, then it went silent, none of them would say anything but stared at the ground as they listened to the boys working, birds chirping, lots of clanging and banging.

The two heard someone approached behind them, "Hey." They heard Nick spoken as they looked up at him.

"Hey." Newt said, getting up while dusting his trousers.

"Cressida, since you've got your name back. There's something I would like to show you." Nick said, looking at Newt with the knowing look, Newt nodded.

"Okay." Cressida got up with help from Newt, "Thanks."

Newt smiled, "Alright, let's go." Nick said as the three walked over to near the gap between tall walls.

Cressida narrowed her brows, wonder where they were taking her, and she grew nervous, seeing how close they were to the door, a small panicking start to set in as they got closer.