Not just a Girl || Newt

Chapter 26

"Cassie." I heard my name silently being called. I tried to open my eyes, but I couldn't "Please, love. Please come back to us, to me."

My eyes flew open, not because of that sentence, because of the nausea feeling in my stomach. I rolled onto my stomach throwing up water.

No. No no no. Not again, please not again. Don't take me back into that hell hole.

Instead of seeing the iron box that gave me a trauma by just thinking about it, I saw a metal closed off floor. I turned my head to see all the boys looking at me in concern.

I felt arms around my waist and I got pulled into a warm chest.

"Bloody, you scared the hell out of me."

I turned to see all the boys sitting there looking at me with teary eyes.

Thomas, Minho, Frypan, Winston, Teresa and Chuck.

I turned my head up towards the person who was holding me in their arms and my eyes connected with deep brown ones.

His eyes glinted in the moonlight, making me smile. I placed my hand against his cheek, wiping away some dirt.

"Dirt." I simply told him and brought him back into a hug.

I looked around and noticed we were in a helicopter, but no sign of Gally. My eyes dropped to the ground, he was scared and he knew things.

He called me the WCKD Princess, what is up with that?

"How did we end up here." I asked the group of boys.

"They barged inside, right after your fell, they are here to take us to safety." Minho explained.

"Are you sure they are the good guys?" I questioned them.

"Don't worry darling, they are no serial killer." Newt held my face in his hands.

What is it with him and all that sweet 'darling' and 'love' all of the sudden. We only shared a kiss, just a kiss.

We both started to laugh at this, both our minds going back to our first interaction.

I went to take a seat next to Chuck who held the wooden puppet in his hands.

"You can finally give it to your parents." I told the boy and brought an arm around his shoulder.

"If I remember them." He said back moving his fingers over the details of his creation.

"I think you will." I told him. "They look like you, but an older version."

"We have to move quick!" I heard a person say up front. "Once we land, please stay close and run."

"What?" I said in confusion, but no one could answer my question as we felt the helicopter decent.

The doors flew open and we jumped down on sand. I heard gun shots all around me, but I couldn't see far. Newt stood by my side and placed a small hand on my lower back. We started to run towards a big wall. Lights were flashing in my eyes every once in a while from the building.

Once inside there was this big open space with people working on machines and what not. We were directed towards a room with a couple of long tables with dirty dishes on them.

My stomach growled at the left over food on them.

The doors opened and a tall man with brown hair stood now before us. I stood at the back of the room, taking in every detail of the place.

"Who are you?" Thomas questioned to the guy.

"I am Janson." The guy introduced himself. "I am the reason you guys are safe from WCKD."

He started directing us through the building. He began talking about how his team saves kids from WCKD. He also explained that WCKD put test on children to use them as a cure.

We were obviously confused by this.

He told us that this is the safest place on earth. They called everything outside 'The Scorch'. A long time ago there was a natural cause that made the whole planet burn and make it the Scorch.

A deadly virus followed, called the Flare.

"Why did WCKD put us through their little test?" I heard Frypan ask the guy.

"Because you teenagers are special, they believe you are the only chance of saving humanity. Which makes you a target."

Everyone looked confused around, me hiding behind the whole group to observe the whole place.

"Now don't fret, we will take this conversation further." He grabbed a card out of his jacket and put it through a machine, making the door open. "Lets do something about that disgusting smell."

Two workers came into view and took us towards another room, leaving Janson back.

I was confused to say the least. They safe us from WCKD to take us to a safe place, but why did they come at the end. Exactly the same time we completed the Maze.

My thoughts stayed just a thought when they directed us in a room with a lot of showers. They were little stalls with a shower curtain. Each of us took one and walked in. There were fresh clothes laying on a small bench for me.

I started the shower and felt the warm water touching my skin. I gave in a small yell when I felt the water touch my arms where another burn was. Because of the griever it opened my old wound.

"Cassie, you alright?" I heard a voice on the other side of me.

"Yeah, yeah it is just the burn." I told Teresa.

I got dressed into the clothing they laid out. The blue cargo pants were big one me, but they did have a belt, which I am grateful for.  I made sure my leather binding of my throwing knives were under them, hiding it. I don't want to lose it, not for safety, but sentimental value. A reminder that I survived the Maze and that I am ready for anything.

The black shirt was a bit big on me. With the still many hair ties around my wrist I made a little knot in it. It was now a sort of crop top.

I walked out of the shower and saw everyone already dressed.

"Okay lets go." A guard said and directed us to another room.