Flicker ~ newt

12. Let the games begin

Elaine

Their back, Thomas Minho and the others, finally I want to know what they found. If they wound anything.

The homestead is less full this time with only the keepers plus me and Thomas.

Apparently they did find something.

I wish I was there with them when they found it.
I shift over on my toes trying to see what Thomas is holding until he passes it to Newt.

"We found this it was inside a griever." Newt takes the object from Thomas, it looks like some type of tube or something I can't really see it well until Newt looks at me then passes it to me to look, it's a metal tube with the number seven in red at the top, it also looks like it's covered in dried griever insides, I look for a minute then pass it back to Newt.

"These are the same letters we get on our supply's," Newt says,  I look to him then back to the object seeing something I missed in small yellow letters it ways "W.C.K.D" then a sequence of numbers "9643921"

"Yeah. Whoever put us here obviously made the grievers, and this is real clue, the first anything you've found in over three years right Minho?" Thomas's words make my head lift im time to see Minho nod.

"Right." Is Minhos only answer.

"Newt we have to go back out there, who knows where this might lead us.." Thomas let's the sentence dangle.

"He's right." Everyone turns to me but I continue not letting it faze me and keeping my eyes on Newt. "We need to know. Even if it leads us nowhere."

"You see what their trying to do right?" I look to my left and am met by a pair of angry eyes. Gally. "First Elaine is the first girl then they both break our rules by running into the maze, now Thomas wants us to desert our rules completely. The rules are the only thing that have held us together why now are we questioning that? If Alby was here you know he would agree with me!"

Ouch.

My fists ball and I feel the sting of my nails digging in so hard I feel the wetness of blood.

I take a step towards Gally but a gentle touch on my arm stops me Newt shakes his head once, so I take a deep breath in and step away from Gally who's face is looking very punchable right now.

"These shanks! Need to be punished!" Gally says strongly.

"Oh come on! Thomas didn't even-" I begin but as once again the same touch on my arm stops me I bite my tongue.

Newt is silent for a long moment before he speaks.

"Your right. They broke the rules. one night in the pit and no food." I feel a smirk on my face as Gally already starts to complain.

"Come on Newt! One night in the pit? Do you think that's going to stop them from going into the maze?!" Gally almost takes me out with one of his arms as he practically flails them around but I duck.

"No." Newts words take Gally of guard apparently because he stops using his giant arms as a weapon and stands still a look of anger and frustration clear on his face. "And we can't just have non runners running into the maze whenever they feel like it. So let's just make things official then. Starting from tomorrow you two are runners." It's completely silent everyone is either nodding or like Gally looking annoyed.

"Wow.." he says as he makes his way out of the hut pushing past me and honestly almost bowling me over but I stay on my feet.

"Gally.." frypan tries to lay a hand on Gally arm but it gets pushed off.

"Nah fry." He says pushing past more people to get out, he slams the doors behind him leaving the rest of us in complete silence. Until everyone else starts to file out.