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They Accidentally Hurt You-Part 2 (Newt, Aris)

Newt(The Glade:BookYou P.O.V)
It wasn't too bad. It's probably going to scar, but it's not broken. As long as I keep it wrapped so it doesn't get infected, there's nothing to worry about.

Except, there was.

Newt had been off for months now. It was so subtle that whenever I tried to say anything he convinced me that I was just worrying too much and everything was fine.

It's not fine. If everything was fine he would actually look at me. If everything was fine he wouldn't be so snappy. If everything was fine he would still be talking to everyone. If everything was fine he wouldn't be with me during the day. If everything was fine he would be a Runner.

I don't know what happened. Nobody really does, and nobody asks. Nobody wants to. Not when he glares at the Runners before they leave and tensed up whenever someone mentions it.

I watched him sit on the watchtower, looking at the ground as if it had the answers to whatever problems he was facing. While I may not know just what that was, I know that there was something going on.

Taking a breath, I climbed up the ladder, ignoring my racing heart as I did. While he has been unpredictable lately, there was a reason for it. There was a reason for all of this, and even if he never told me what, I still want to be any kind of help.

Getting to the top, I looked at him still just sitting there, his head down and hands in his lap. Something about him right now just told me that he was deep into his mind.

Walking over, I slowly took a spot next to him. Not even looking over, he just leaned his head on my shoulder. With some of his tears soaking my shirt, he just broke. Wrapping my arm around him and rubbing his shoulders, I listened to his quiet cries.

"I don't know what's going on, and you don't have to tell me. You don't even have to talk, but I want you to know that I am here for you. No matter what it is, I'll be by your side for anything. Not just because I love you with all of my heart but because you deserve to be cared for,"I promised.

"I'm sorry. I don't know how to say what's wrong. I wish I knew how to say the right words,"He whispered.

"It's okay. You don't have to."

"All I can say is that I'm angry. I'm angry that they put us here. I'm angry that everyone else seems so okay, and I don't know how to be. I'm angry about everything, and I'm so tired. Not just because I can't sleep. Because every last part of me is so drained all the time. I just wish I could fall asleep and never have to wake up,"He muttered.

"You have every right to be angry. You have every right to be tired. It's understandable, but you have a purpose here. You deserve to be here. You deserve the world. Even if you don't get it, you deserve it,"I promised.

"I'm sorry,"He whispered, his voice strained. Not saying anything, I laid his head on my lap while running my hands through his hair. Feeling his tears stop hitting my clothes, I just repeated my actions until his breathing evened out.

Something's wrong. There is so much wrong, but at least he's here right now. At least he's safe. At least he's alive.

I just hope that it stays that way.

Aris Jones(The Scorch:Movie:Your P.O.V)
He wouldn't look at me the next day. He wouldn't even talk to me normally. He just mumbled and looked past me, as if I wasn't even there. As if I did something wrong. As if he did something wrong.

I tried to hold his hand the way I always did. Instead of accepting it though, he just sort of brushed his fingers over mine, like he was scared to touch me.

I didn't wait. I didn't think twice. When we were all taking our break of the day I grabbed his hand with a normal amount of force and pulled him behind a building.

Staring at me but still being silent, he almost looked horrified. Attempting to fix it, I cupped his cheeks and tried to kiss him just for him to stay completely frozen. Pulling away, I saw the way his hands were firmly at his side.

"Aris,"I sighed, taking his hand.

"I'm sorry,"He blurted out.

"It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong,"I assured him.

"I bruised you. I hurt you,"He whispered.

"It wasn't on purpose. I know that."

"I just, I'm sorry."

"You did absolutely nothing wrong, okay? Not a single thing."

"But-"
"My love,"I said firmly, putting my hands on his shoulders to make him look at me. "I have never, ever felt afraid of you. I've only ever felt safe and loved. Even when we argue, I never feel fear. Just upset that I'm fighting with you, because I love you so much."

"I'm just scared I'll hurt you again,"He admitted.

"If you were going to hurt me, you wouldn't be afraid of that. You wouldn't be beating yourself up for no reason about an accident. If you actually wanted to hurt me, you wouldn't be so careful. You wouldn't feel guilty,"I reasoned.

"I never want to leave marks on you. Not like that,"He whispered, his eyes traveling to the bruise on my cheek. Pulling his attention away from it, I turned him to face me.

"Accidents happen. It wasn't like you wanted to. It's not even like you hit me. You just got a little frustrated and didn't look when you moved your hand. It could happen to anyone."

"So you still trust me?"

"More than anything,"I promised.

"You're really not scared of me?"

"Listen. I have seen you knock out someone who had a gun and kill Cranks. If I was going to be scared of you, it wouldn't be from this. Even then though, I'm not. To me, you are the least intimidating one here,"I promised, putting my hand over his heart, "You are so good. So full of love."

"Because of you. Because you give me something to love."

"No. Because you have always had kindness in your soul,"I corrected.

"I love you."

"I love you more,"I swore. Before he could try to debate me on that, I brushed my lips against his. Kissing me back this time, he put his hands around my waist while smiling against my lips. Doing the same, I pulled away while we stayed in that same position.

"I'm so glad you're still with me,"He said, brushing my hair from my eyes while just gazing at me.

"And I'm so happy that we're together right now."

"And we will be forever?"He whispered in my ear as he pulled me in for a hug.

"Aris, we'll go past infinity."