Maze Runner - Poppys story

Chapter 3 - green darkness

I woke up to yet another day in the Glade. I got dressed and went outside to help in the gardens, I don't really have a job I just help out wherever needed at this point.

"Bit late Pops?" Newt said, "better late than never" I said grabbing a basket and started picking apples of the branches.

Greenie showed up and started giving suggestions on how to escape. "Have they ever climbed to the top" "vines don't reach that far down" I said. "What about the box, send someone down" "box only goes down if it's empty, we've tried it, we've tried it all Greenie-" "Thomas" he said, "it's my name". "Well then Thomas we've tried it all and none of it works, whatever you think of we've tried it, why do you think some of us have been here for 3 years" I said getting frustrated. "Want to be helpful go get some fertiliser" Newt said sensing my tone.

After he left I started complaining to Newt and Zart, the other gardeners. "I don't like that boy I'm telling you" "I don't mind him" Newt said. "Newt he's saying all that as if we are stupid enough not to think of it. We know what we are doing, he needs to be put in line" I said. "Zart?" Newt asked, he just shrugged and continued on.

We heard shouting from the forest and we turned our attention to that. We ran over as fast as we could. It was Thomas getting chased by one of the runners Ben. Something rushed over me, as if I had no control. I only remember a green coloured light flowing out my hands and flinging Ben over to a tree. "Poppy!?" They all exclaimed. I looked down at my hands and the light disappeared. I looked about than ran of to my hut.

I sat with my back against the door so no one could enter. I felt another wave rushing over me, but not the same as before. I quickly rushed over to my bed and reached for the small knife. When I first came up, the knife was in my pocket, I never told anyone, partly because I had no one to tell but also because that's the one part from my past I remember, faint marks up and down my arm from scars, the first time I started cutting again, was after I jumped from the wall.

Whilst grabbing the knife I also grabbed some bandages that I had snagged from the med-but last time I was there. I started cutting, blood started dripping out from under my wrists, I would occasionally hiss in pain. But it felt better. After I was satisfied, I bandaged up my wrists and pushed both knife and bandages back under my bed.

Not to long after I heard a soft tap on the door, I opened it up and it was Chuck. "Chuck?" I asked, "the Keeper's want to see you" he said quietly. I nodded and walked out. "What was that thing, coming out your hands?" Chuck said innocently, "I don't know Chuck, but that's why they want to see me" I said guessing the obvious.

I finally made it and knocked on the door. Gally opened it and pushed me in. "Gally what the fuck" "hurt me and it will be the last thing you do you witch" he said. I gave him the evils and stood up turning to face Alby. "What was that thing?" He asked, "i know as much as you do" "she clearly knows enough to do that" Gally said. "I say we throw her in the maze with Ben" he added on. Murmurs passed along them. "Question, what about rule number 4, don't think I don't know about that one. Don't harm Poppy in anyway shape or form? Is that it Gally?" The went quiet. "Trust me, all of you, I don't know what that was, why it happened I only remember something washing over me then next thing I know he is crashing into the tree, that's all I know. Throw me in there if you want" I said giving up and going to walk out. "Poppy" Newt called, to be honest I didn't even see him in the back. "We aren't throwing you in the maze okay? Gally is wrong you aren't a witch, just different. We will discuss this after we banish Ben" he said. I nodded my head and left.

We all gathered round the doors of the Maze just before they close. Minho walked over with Ben, Bens arms tied behind his back. I hated seeing him like this. Ben was a nice boy, kindest of them all. He threw him on the floor and back off. The wind started whistling as 5 of the boys raised poles and back Ben into the maze.

The doors shut on Ben, leaving him in there. We stood there looking at the doors closed processing what we just had to do. "He belongs to the maze now" Alby spoke up. We all soon departed from the walls and went back to our huts.