Cassie ' s Pov
I don't know what was up with the Keeper of the runners. Last week I had asked him to be a runner but he blatantly told me no. He didn't even give me a proper reason. All this week he had been sending me death glares. I had been trying so hard not to return the glance but every once in awhile I had let one slip. Yesterday I had made the mistake of trying to confront him about it. I marched up to him and demanded him to tell me why I couldn't be a runner. He just glared at me and replied with a growled because I was a girl. I had almost snapped at him but doing that wasn't going to get me any closer to being a runner. I had to restrain myself from speaking my mind and i could tell he knew that too. He smirked and knocked against my shoulder as he left. The nerve of that guy. Sometimes I think he finds a kick out of ticking me off. And I'm the only one too. Teresa and him get along perfectly fine and that bothered me. Why couldn't that be us? Even though Minho was a complete jerk, I still had a crush on him. On several occasions I had tried to ignore my feelings but they continue to come back but only stronger. To get back at him, I waited by the entrance of the Maze for him. As soon as I saw him I pulled the thin wire that I had tied down on the other side and waited. Seconds later, I heard him trip and land on his face. I busted out laughing at him. Serves him right for being mean to me. He totally had that coming. He got up and brushed himself off before walking away looking like he a way to get me back. Today I was bored out of my mind since I had finished harvesting the wheat earlier. I couldn't beg Minho into letting me be a runner since he still wasn't back. He wouldn't be back for another 20 minutes. I groaned in boredom. I got out of my hammock and walked over to the Deadheads. I looked around to see which tree was the safest to climb. After finding one, I began to scale it. Once at the top I noticed that I had a nice view of the Glade. It was pretty relaxing. I closed my eyes to try and take a nap but was interrupted by someone knocking on the trunk. I opened my eye to see Chuck smiling at me.
" Hey Cassie! " he called as he waved.
" Hey Chuck! What's up? " I waved back.
" Nothing much. Has Minho gotten you back yet for tripping him in front of everyone? "
" No not yet. I've been keeping a look out. Hence why I'm up in this tree. Besides, he couldn't even if he tried."
" Ok Cass, just be careful. Whatever you do, don't fall out of the tree."
" I was plan on doing it but since you said not to I guess I won't. " I smiled at him. He shook his head and walked off muttering something about me being just like Minho. Whatever. I closed my eyes again to take a nap. This time I closed my eyes without any interruption. Suddenly my eyes flashed open as I felt something banging in the tree. I looked down and saw the tree was beginning to snap. Fear coursed through my body as I knew I wasn't going to get down in time. I tried climbing down as fast as I could. My foot missed a branch and I came tumbling down. I hit the ground hard as pain seared through my leg. I knew I had broken it. I was in too much pain to even scream. Tears were pouring down my face as I struggled to get up to get to the Med Jacks.
"Cassie? Shuck. Don't move, I'm going to carry you," someone yelled.
I was losing consciousness fast.
"Minho?" I asked as I slipped into darkness.
Hours later I awoke in the Med Jacks tent. I looked down to see they had put my leg into a cast. It hurt but not as bad as it used to. I felt something in my hand. I looked over to see Minho holding my hand. He was asleep but his eyes were red and puffy. Why was he here? How long had he been here? I tried to move my hand out from under his but that caused him to wake up. His eyes shot open and suddenly he was hugging me. He had a strong grip on me as if I was going to leave him forever. I thought he hated me.
" Minho what are you doing here?" I asked him as he let go of me. He didn't reply but instead he stared into my eyes. Suddenly his lips were against mine. His kiss was rough and needy. After I got over the initial shock of him kissing me I kissed back. We both pulled away breathless.
" Minho?. .." I asked trying to catch my breath.
He cut me off with another kiss. This kiss, however, was passionate and full of love. Once again he pulled away but he relpied with, " I was Terrified when you fell out of that tree. I just came back from the Maze when I saw you fall. I ran over there as fast as I could but I was too late. I saw how much pain you were in from breaking your leg. And when you started to lose consciousness I panicked. I thought you were going to die. I've been here for the past two days. I had to be here when you woke up."
" I thought you hated me."
"I was trying to get rid of my feelings for you but I couldn't. I only fell for you harder and harder each day. I'm sorry the way I've been treating you. I wouldn't let you be a runner because I was scared of losing you. I can't lose you. I love you way too much." Tears were streaming down his face. I took in all that he said and and my lips twitched into a smile.
" How about we start over?" I suggested.
" I'd love that. Will you , Cassie be my girlfriend? " He asked with a hopefull look in his eye.
" I'd love to Minho," and with that I leant in again kissed him.
