𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓯𝔂 》✮ TMR, Newt

054 - First impressions

CHAPTER 54
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I saw a woman walking with two kids. One was a little girl, who was on the woman's shoulder, and also, a boy who was holding his mother's hand.

The woman let the girl down, looking at both the kids. "Stella, my star. I want you to show them why you're named like that". The woman smiled at the girl cupping with one hand, the girl's small cheek.

Now she turned to face the boy. "Thomas. I want you to take care of your sister. Don't let anyone touch her or take her away from you. Also look out for yourself". The woman placed a hand on the boy's shoulder. Then she looked behind the kids. "I love you both". She said and her eyes started to get watery.

Just then two men, who wore uniforms, took the kids. They screamed for their mom, but then there was blackness.

Suddenly yells echoed in my head.

"Stella we gotta go! Get up!" It was Nolan. He was shouting and shaking my shoulders lightly. We were getting off the helicopter.

I couldn't move from the shock. I had gotten another memory. With wide eyes I watched Nolan pull me up with him. He dragged me out of the helicopter.

Outside was dark and cold. It was like a desert but not exactly. We started running and people were signing us to go faster.

"Cranks! We got Cranks!" A man yelled. Cranks were the infected people.

I noticed Newt was way ahead. I let out a sigh of relief seeing him safe.

Soon enough, we got pushed into a building.

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After the dinner they provided us, we lay in that room. I barely ate anything. Not like the food was bad, it's just that I couldn't eat much.

Then, the door opened and a man with grey hair appeared.

"You kids doing all right? Sorry about all the fuss. We had ourselves a bit of a swarm". He said and all of us got up slowly walking towards the door.

"Who are you?" Thomas asked walking in front of everyone. Newt held my hand, which caused me to smile at his care.

"I'm the reason you're all still alive. It's my intention to keep you that way. Now, come with me. We'll get you kids squared away". The man said motioning for us to follow him. All of us glanced at each other but soon followed.

We walked through some hallways.

"You can call me Mr. Janson. I run this place. For us it is a sanctuary, safe from the horrors of the outside world".

You call that safe?

"You all should think of it as a way station. Kind of a home between homes". He kept walking. "Watch yourselves". He said motioning at a wire above us.

"That means you're taking us home?" Thomas questioned again.

He turned back to face the boy. "A home of sorts. Sadly, there wouldn't be much left of wherever you came from. But we do have a place for you. A refuge, outside the scorch, where WCKD will never find you again" he paused. "How does that sound?"

Minho and I shared a glance. We sure didn't like him. "Why are you helping us?" He asked.

"Let's just say, the world out there is in a rather precarious situation. We're all hanging on by a very thin thread. The fact that you kids can survive the Flare virus makes you the best chance of humanity's continued survival. Unfortunately, it also makes you a target, as no doubt by now you've noticed".