The Broken Glader

Part 15 - I had to run

Newt's pov:

Alby walked into the hut about an hour later and sat next to Minho.
"She's awake." He spoke softly.
I looked up at him.
"And...."
"And she's going to be ok. She is extremely unwell though.
I need you to tell me more of what happened though as she won't speak to anyone."
"Oh um, well she um she was shouting at me and she said that she had been having visions of like her drowning."
"Ok. And did she describe what it was like to you?" He asked
"No she didn't say anything about them other than the fact she was having them." I mumbled.
"Alright. Well she is ready to see you if you wish to see her." He said with a smile and then he walked out.
I slowly stood and walked over to the hut.
I opened the door.
"Y/n?" I said quietly.
"Newt!?" She called back.
I ran to her and threw my arms around her.
"Oh Newt." Tears started to fill her eyes "I am so sorry I shouldn't have shouted" she sobbed.
"Y/n I'm fine! You were clearly going through a lot and I am glad that you got that out." I said.
She looked into my eyes.
"I love you so much Newt." her words echoing in my mind.
"I love you even more Y/n." I said back.
She beckoned for me to get in bed with her so I slipped of my shoes and sat next to her. She leant her head on my shoulder and wrapped her arms around my waist. I placed my arm over her shoulder and started to stroke her hair.
She fell asleep. I just sat there thinking. After a while Minho walked in. He went to speak but he stopped when he saw her.
"She needs you Newt." He whispered to me with a smile. "Don't ever forget that." He walked out. I thought about what he had said. She needed me. Obviously that wasn't true she would be fine if I wasn't here. And then I realised.
She only told me about her problems, she only spoke to me when she woke up, she only broke down in front of me. He was right. She really did need me and I needed her too.

- time skip -
After a few days she started to eat a bit more but still wouldn't eat much. She was starting to regain her strength; slowly, but surely.

Y/n pov:

After finding out that I was unwell everything started to settle. I thought that I was just going crazy but it turns out I was really struggling. We didn't know how long the sickness would last but it hadn't gone away yet. I could barely do anything. I ate in my hut, I slept in my hut, I drew in my hut, I never left it. I felt like I was trapped. I wanted to climb trees and draw the morning sunrises but I couldn't. I was stuck in the god damn hut. I felt tired permanently and slept multiple times throughout the day. Every meal time Newt would walk in with 2 trays of food. One with a normal portion, and the other with a very small one. I couldn't eat very much without being sick so I ate what I could. Eating was still a struggle for me so Newt would sit there with me and wouldn't leave until I had finished the entire plate.
My entire body felt tired and heavy all day long. I mean it was getting less heavy day by day but everything was still a struggle. Every night Newt would come in and sit with me until I fell asleep. He did everything for me.
He was perfect.

- time skip -
After 2 weeks I was finally strong enough to start walking about and eating meals with everyone else. It felt so freeing to be able to move about. Newt and I had decided to make it official and I was now his girlfriend. We decided that we would take it slow because I was not completely comfortable with that kind of love. We had gotten a new greenie, his name was Josh. He seemed nice but spent most of his time with Gally and Billy so I didn't dare go near him. He was extremely fast and was chosen to be a runner. I felt like I knew him from somewhere but I had no idea where. Just another thing the creators had stolen from us.

- time skip -
Another week had passed and everything was back to normal. My sickness had weakened and I was working again. I loved what I did. It felt amazing to help people. Newt finally moved in with me and life couldn't be better.

It was a normal day in the glade and everything was going fine. Then I checked the time. It was 4:45. The maze doors close at 5:00 and Minho and Josh weren't back yet. Gladers started to gather at the maze doors and I joined them. We all stared at the empty corridor.
4:50.
They had 10 minutes to get back or that was it.
4:55.
We were all starting to lose hope. Nobody had ever survived a night in the maze.
4:59.
Minho turned the corner, someone on his back. Josh. He was unconscious.
5:00.
The doors started to close. Everybody was screaming and yelling for him to leave Josh and run but he didn't.
He wasn't going to make it.
I knew what I had to do.
I had to run.
And I did. I ran as fast as I could just making it through the maze doors. I could hear Newt screaming my name behind me but I blocked it out.

"Well done Y/n you just killed yourself." Minho said rolling his eyes.
"We need to move, and fast." He said more seriously.
"What do we do with Josh?" I asked.
He shrugged.
"Let's tie him up in the ivy to hide him." I said.
"I got nothing better so sure." He answered.
We started to tie him up when we heard an excruciating screeching sound coming from around the corner. Before I knew it Minho had sprinted off leaving me with Josh. I quickly tied the ivy off and sprinted in a different direction. I ran for maybe 5 minutes before coming to some kind of hole in the wall covered by ivy. I slipped in and hid my body behind the ivy. The Griever passed by after a while not taking any notice to me. I was holding my breath. The sky fell dark and I knew that it would be no use staying awake all night so I slowly drifted off to sleep. When I awoke the sky was pitch black and I could hear a screeching sound growing closer. I tucked my knees in tightly and hoped it wouldn't notice me however this one was smarter than the last and grabbed my leg forcing my into the air. I screamed as it held out its stinger and jabbed it into my torso. It started to drag me across the maze floor, stabbing me all over, when someone pulled me free. Minho.

- Author's note
Heyyyyy! Hope you are doing well! Another stressful chapter to write. Can't wait to write about what happens next! Have a good day/night!

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