Don't Stop Running {Maze Runner Fanfic}

Chapter 13

"Elizabeth?" I hear and Thomas peeks his head into the elevator. I pull my knees to my face and wrap my arms around them. I wipe the tears from my face and Thomas sits beside me after hitting a button.

"I'm sorry about Newt. He just wants your life to be better. He isn't really thinking straight, because he loves you so much. His love for you is blinding him. Just know that if he does this, we could find the cure. This could save so many lives! We could save the whole world." Thomas says while putting a hand on my shoulder. "Not that I'm saying I agree with WICKED's methods, I do agree with the goal of curing this madness. I want my kids to be able to grow up in a safer place than what the world is now. I assume you guys want the same thing?" He asks and I nod. "Plus, Newt is strong. You're strong, too. No matter what happens, you guys will get through this. I also believe that there's a pretty good chance that he could make it in the maze." He finishes. I look up at him.

"You think so?" I know for a fact that Thomas isn't the kind of person to give others false hope on purpose.

"I know that he'd do anything to get back to you. So yeah, I think so." He says and I give him a hug. He waits a second before hugging me back. We sit like that until the elevator stops again.

"Thank you." I whisper into his shoulder amd the door opens. Thomas stands up and helps me up only to see Newt at the door. Thomas gives him a nod, then walks around him and down the hall. I stand in the elevator and stare at Newt. His eyes are red and his hair is messy- he has obviously been running his hands through it. His face is wet- he's been crying. Newt never cries. He takes one step into the elevator and throws his arms around me.

"I'm so sorry." He croaks. I pull him closer and bury my face in his neck. As soon as I breathe in, I smell that familiar scent that I love. "Everything I do is me trying to show how much I love you. I still manage to always mess things up and hurt you in the end. I am a bloody idiot!" He says. I pull back from the hug and tilt his chin up to face me. "Elizabeth, I am so sorry. I just can't seem to-" I cut him off with a quick kiss. "You should shut me up like that more often." He says with a laugh. I smile and touch my forehead to his. I haven't heard Newt's laugh in forever, so I have to embrace this.

"If you want to do this, do it. Just promise me that you'll do everything possible to come back. I don't ever want to know what it's like to live without you." I say while looking into Newt's brown eyes.

"Of course! I want to get this over with as soon as possible because I can't stand to be away from you for any amount of time." He says while kissing my forehead. He grabs my hand and we get off of the elevator. "Hey, wanna head up to my room?" He asks.

"Don't you have to give them your answer?" I ask and he shakes his head.

"They can wait." He says before picking me up and heading down the hall.
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I open my eyes and the flashback is over. The man is still talking about the Cranks and the Flare when the door flies open. It's Newt, he's alive! The man steps towards me as Newt and Gally run into the room. The man places his hand on the same button that had tortured me with the electric shock last time. Newt raises his gun at the man and has a crazy look in his eye. The man throws his hand up in the air to stop them.

"You shoot me, and she gets more volts into her than anyone can handle. Just hear me out. WICKED-" He's cut off by Newt stepping forward.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear that anymore! You're all liars!" He says while getting ready to shoot.

"Hey kid, one more step and she'll be fried to a crisp." The man says.

"Newt, there must be another way." I say. This all feels like a dream- maybe it is. Maybe I'm dead, too. Newt doesn't even acknowledge me. He clicks his gun again and gets ready to shoot.

"Newt, stop! You gonna get her killed!" Gally says before trying to grab Newt's gun. Newt turns around and punches Gally in the face with his gun, shoving Gally into the door. Gally hits his head and falls to the floor in pain.

"Newt!" I scream. I try as hard as I can to get loose from the table, but it's impossible. The man laughs as Newt turns around to face him. Gally stands up just as Newt shoots the gun and the man hits the button. My back arches as the pain shoots throughout my entire body. I scream and feel my life fading. I barely notice Alby and another boy tackling Newt as Gally makes his way across the room with the back of his head bleeding from Newt slamming him into the door. My body starts to become numb when I feel the things holding me on the table unlatch. I roll off the table with all of the strength I have left and I lay on the floor for a few seconds. I'm sobbing now and still shaking from the shock. I look over to my right to see the body of the man next to me. I lay there staring at it, simply because I have no strength left. I can't keep my eyes open anymore when I feel myself lifted up, then my mind goes blank.