3 - "Simmer down"

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by thealliegrace

by thealliegrace

"Take him to the Slammer!" Gally yelled, getting out of the Box. "Alby can deal with him later."

"That's not like Calum," Luke said quietly, but loud enough for me to hear. Gally happened to be walking by as Luke spoke. "He's not angry like that."

"What did you say?" Gally asked Luke.

"What?"

"You know him, don't you?"

"Uh.."

"I'm calling a Gathering!" Gally shouted to everyone. "Ever since the girl came, things have been way weird around here."

"The girl has a name," Newt said. I looked at Newt, who was looking back at me. I couldn't believe Newt said that.

"Normally I'd say just the Keepers can come, but we have to discuss the girl and this greenie," Gally said, ignoring Newt and referring to Luke. "So I want them both to be there."

As we walked to the building, Luke walked extra close to me. "I tried ignoring it, but I can't take Gally seriously with those eyebrows."

"Shh," I said, because anyone could hear that. But we all were thinking it.

We all sat down for the Gathering, and Gally was standing. It felt weird having to look at him as the leader. I couldn't wait until Alby came back, even though I didn't really like Alby either. At least Alby wasn't an insensitive jerk. Everyone was talking about Calum, and the place was roaring with various conversations. "Alright, simmer down," Gally said in his strong voice.

I heard a small gasp from Luke, who was sitting beside me. I looked at him, and he seemed to be deep in thought. "Luke?"

"I...remember.." his voice trailed off. "Does anyone have a guitar?"

"You shuck face, this is the Glade - we don't have guitars here," Gally said.

"I have to see Calum," Luke said, first looking at me. "I have to see Calum!" He announced again to everyone in the room. He got up and started going out the door, but the Keeper of the Baggers was blocking the doorway for Luke.

"You can't leave, and you can't see Calum. He's in the Slammer," Gally said.

"Yeah, I am." Luke shoved past the Keeper of the Baggers and took off running. Everyone spilled out of the room to go after Luke. I trailed behind, because running isn't really my thing - which is why I don't really care to even consider going into the Maze. How do people even run that long?

By the time I strolled out, everyone had taken a mad dash to the Door. Seriously? I didn't want to run that far. Did Luke change his mind about seeing Calum, and want to go into the Maze like Thomas?

So I ran too.

When I joined the others, I stood by Newt, because Luke was being weird lately. Why did he want a guitar? "What's going on?" I asked Newt. He always knows what's going on.

"Alby and Minho aren't back yet."

"Oh, shuck."

The wind blew in our faces, and our arms went to our eyes so we wouldn't get dust in our eyes. And to our horror, the doors began closing, and Thomas shucking ran in.