Lost in the Glade, Xyliah is not just one of the first arrivals in the glade she's also a girl. A girl, finding love with Minho, the brave Runner.
a couple months in when Gally vanishes, she discovers they're siblings?.. Then, Thomas's arrival spark...
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I wake up to the creak of the door, "xliy-" their voices trailed off as they spotted me nestled against Minho's chest. Newt stood in the doorway, arms folded.
"Ease off, shank" Minho's voice rumbled. "Just checking on her, but looks like you two finally confessed" Newt says amused.
"Shut it, Newt" I muttered, sitting up with a groan, moving to the edge of the bed.
Newt then mentioned Daniel and Alby wanting to talk. "They don't blame me?" I questioned, feeling a pang of guilt. "Blame you?"Minho says looking at me.
"You tried, Liyah. Don't shoulder that burden" Newt reassured me "okay?" I nod and then getting up going to my bathroom in my hut, Gally had installed a private bathroom for 'my own safety' as he says.
After I walked out, Minho and Newt were gone. I searched for Daniel and found him and Alby at the name wall. Alby turned as he heard me, "Liyah" and Daniel turned around too. They were ready to cross off a name, but was I? tears pouring down Daniel's face.
I put my hand in his. He looked at our hands, then back at the wall. "It's okay" I comforted him
"he was our brother." Daniel muttered, "We grew with him. He helped me when I first got here." Tears welled in my eyes. "It's hard to let people go, but we've been through this before" Alby said, tears running down his face. "But not Nick. Nick deserved to live" I said, tears streaming down my face.
"All we have is each other now" Alby said, then Daniel ran his hand over Nick's name and started to cross it off, tears streaming down his face and Alby's
I can't get the image out of my head" I said, shaking my head thinking about Nick.
My bestfriend, nick. Is dead. Alby put his hand on my shoulder, then Daniel's, pulling us both into a hug. "I got you guys" he said.
As the day went on the weight of Nicks death followed me. I was working sorting out all of the clean and dirty rags we had. "Hey. You wanna take a break liyah?" Clint says to me. I shake my head "I got it" he looks at me worried "well, don't over work yourself" he says.
I nod and then starts sorting the Scalpels. When I accidentally cut my hand and I froze for a second. my heart starts racing.
My breathing started to fasten. "Xyliah?" Clint says and I shake my head as I was hyperventilating.
He gets up and I turn to him "hey, hey it's okay. It's just a little bit of blood. Your okay" I shake my head as tears ran down my face
"no-no- Clint" I cried "I-I can't" I shake. My head and he put a cloth over my wound "shhh, it's okay. Sit down" I sit down on the table as he comforts me. But I was dizzy and I couldn't breathe
"Xyliah, you have to Breathe" black dots started covering my vision as I passed out.
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I woke up with a groan. I look over and see gally. He has his hand in mine as he had his eyes closed
"gal?" I spoke my voice raspy. He looks at me and set up "hey liyah" He says rubbing his thumb on my hand. It was quiet for a second. I then remember what happened and tears form in my eyes. "Lee?" He says and tears start to pour. He stood up and I sat up. He wraps his arms around me as I cried into his chest. He rubs my back and cradles me.
"He's gone gally, he's gone" I sobbed. "I know.. I know" he mumbled. I just sobbed and sobbed. He pull away and cups my face "I'm here.. I'm here for you liyah" he says and then the door opens.
Gallys hand rubs my back "hey, finally awake liyah?" Jeff says and I nodded getting down "be careful, and stay hydrated." I nodded "thank you Jeff" he hugs me. "please be careful, Liyah" I nodded. We pull away "I will" I said
Me and gally left, we go and sit at the empty lunch area. He sits across from me.
It was quiet as the wind blew. My mind scatters crazy. I remember all the things me and Nick did. i realized I couldn't ever see him again. Never hug him, never laugh with him, never pull stupid jokes on alby again. My Bestfriend. Was gone.
"You think our mom and dad are looking for us?" He asks me snapping me out my thoughts.
I exhaled. "yes, i do. But I don't think I'd want to see them" I said "what?" He says
"I don't wanna leave the glade, for all we know the glade is our home." I told him "brie. We were trapped here, this isn't home" he says.
"it's my home. I've been here longer than I can remember. And your here? Your my family. Yes we are stuck in the glade but this is our home now. so our parents are gone Gall and all We have left is the glade" I told him.
He looks at me "you think that way?" I nod "If there was a chance of getting out... would you go?" He asked. "No, no I wouldn't" i said.
It went quiet, Gally's question lingered in the air like a whisper of uncertainty. I turned to him, meeting his gaze with a steady resolve.
"I've thought about it," I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper.
"But this place, these people, it's become a part of me. Leaving would mean leaving behind everything we've built here, leaving behind the memories of those we've lost and the bonds we've formed." Gally's expression softened as he listened. "But what if there's something beyond the maze?" he pressed, his voice tinged with a hint of longing.I shook my head slowly
"Even if there is, I'm not sure I'm willing to risk it," I replied. "Here, in the Glade, we have each other. We have a sense of purpose, a sense of belonging. That's more than I could ever ask for." I whisper.
Gally fell silent, his gaze drifting out towards the darkened expanse of the maze. "maybe your right Lee" he says to me.
