𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 ➢ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ⁽ᵀᴹᴿ/ᵀˢᵀ/ᵀᴰᶜ⁾

Ch. 32 - THE END

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- CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO -
💀 The End 💀

Thomas gasped awake before slowly moving to get up, groaning in pain in the process. He carefully lifted up his shirt to see a gauze patch over his wound. He sat there for a moment before getting up, slowly walking out of the medical hut.

He paused slightly, glancing around at the ocean waves on a beach, a ship out in the distance. He heard someone laugh in the distance making him turn around to see a bunch of people walking around with a bunch of huts.

He walked over to where everyone was, glancing around. There was a garden, a cooking area, little homes, and a bunch of people happy and away from WICKED.

A little ways away, Thalia sat on a rock next to Minho as she laughed at something he said. Minho looked up before noticing Thomas, making his eyes widen and she nudged Thalia. She looked up from whatever she was doing before instantly noticing Thomas, making her stand up.

Her and Minho quickly jogged towards him before slowly slightly when he noticed them. Brenda, Frypan, Jorge, Gally, Aris and Vince also walked over as Thalia and Minho slowly walked up to Thomas. They stared at each other for a moment before Thomas and Minho walked forward, pulling each other onto a hug.

After a moment, they pulled back and lightly patted each other's shoulders before Minho stepped back. Thomas looked over at Thalia and they both stared at each other for a moment. Thalia stepped forward as they smiled softly at each other before he pulled her into a tight hug.

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"We have come a long way together." Vince said as he stood in front of a fire, everyone sitting or standing around in front of him. "So many have sacrificed so much to make this place possible. Your friends and your family." Vince said, making Thalia glance over at her friends. She smiled softly before leaning her back against Thomas's chest, making him tighten his arms around her.

"So here's to the ones who couldn't be here. Here's to the friends we lost." Vince said, making some people raise their cups up while Thomas grabbed Thalia's hand, intertwining their fingers. "This place is for you. It's for all of us." Vince said before turning to point at a stone pillar. "But this, this is for them." He said.

"So, in your own time, in your own way, come make your peace. And welcome to the Safe Haven!" He yelled, making people cheer and clap. Thalia smiled as she looked over at Brenda who smiled back at her before Thalia looked up at Thomas who looked at her and smiled.

A few minutes later, everyone talked, laughed and drank together while Minho and Thomas sat next to each other. "This is gonna be a good home for us." Minho said and Thomas nodded. "Yeah." He said, watching as Thalia laughed at something while she had her arm over Brenda's shoulder, she had her arm around Thalia's waist.

"You had this on you while you were passed out." Minho said, making Thomas look over to see Newt's necklace, "Figured I'd keep it safe for ya." Minho said as Thomas grabbed it and stared at it for a moment. "Thanks, Minho." Thomas said and Minho nodded before patting his shoulder, "See you out there." He said.

"See ya." Thomas said as Minho walked away before Thomas looked down at the necklace. He wrapped the cord around his fingers before noticing the top coming off, making him pull it off. He furrowed his brows slightly as he pulled out a rolled up piece of paper before unrolling and unfolding it to find a letter from Newt.

"Dear Thomas... This is the first letter I can remember writing. Obviously, I don't know if I wrote any before the maze. But even if it's not my first, it's likely to be my last. I want you to know that I'm not scared. Well, not of dying, anyway. It's more forgetting. It's losing myself to this virus. That's what scares me."

The group watched with sad smiles as Minho carved Newt's name into the rock as well as many other names that other people had carved. Including Winston, Chuck, and Mary's. Minho turned and handed Thalia the stuff to carve with, making her smile softly.

"So every night I've been saying their names out loud. Alby... Winston, Chuck. And I just repeat them over and over, like a prayer, and it all comes flooding back. Just the little things, like the way the sun used to hit the Glade at that perfect moment right before it slipped beneath the walls."

Thalia stepped up, glancing around at all the names before taking a deep breath before carving Alby's name.

"And I remember the taste of Frypan's stew. I never thought I'd miss that stuff so much. And I remember you. I remember the first time you came up in the Box. Just a scared little Greenie who couldn't even remember his own name. But from that moment you ran into the maze, I knew I would follow you anywhere. And I have. We all have."

Thalia looked up and smiled as Thomas walked over to where the group was sitting. Brenda stood up and hugged him for a moment before Gally stood up and hugged him too.

"If I could do it all over again, I would and I wouldn't change a thing. And my hope for you is that when you're looking back years from now, you'll be able to say the same."

Thomas sat down next to Thalia, wrapping his arm around her, making her look at him. They smiled at each other before Thomas kissed her forehead, making her close her eyes for a moment.

"The future's in your hands now, Tommy. And I know you'll find a way to do what's right. You always have. Take care of everyone for me. And take care of yourself. Oh, and do me a favor? Don't let Thalia go. She probably is and will be the best thing to happen to you. You deserve to be happy, you both do."

Thomas slowly woke up in a hammock before noticing Thalia wasn't with him. He glanced around before noticing Thalia standing in front of the rock. He got up and walked over to her, making her glance back at him and smile softly. He looked at her as he grabbed her hand before looking at the names to see that Thalia had added Teresa's name.

"Thank you for being my friend. Goodbye, mate.

Newt."

Thalia and Thomas stood on the beach with Thomas' arms around her shoulders from behind. They both looked out at the ocean for a moment before Thomas looked down at Thalia for a moment.

"I love you." Thomas said in a slight whisper, making Thalia smile softly and turn to look at him. "I love you too." Thalia said, making him smile softly at her before leaning down to kiss him. Their lips moved in sync for a while before they slowly pulled away and leaned their foreheads together for a moment.

Thomas kissed her forehead before wrapping his arms around her shoulders and she rested her head on his chest as they looked out at the ocean.