𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐃 ➤ 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐦𝐫

III

BONFIRE
ariel's pov

"im sorry ary, there's nothing i can do" he look at me in despair, feeling powerless. he takes a strand of my hair tucking it behind my ears, his touch making me look down to my feet, holding back tears. "i promise, no matter what happens i wont let them hurt you" he says, his eyes getting watery as he also looks down, trying to hide his pain.

"please thomas, stay, for me" i tugged on his shirt pulling him closer. he rests his chin on my head, laying a small kiss on top.

"if i could, i would princess. i'd do anything, but WCKD is stronger than i am, i cant put up a fight" i tried to hold it in, hold in the pain i was feeling at that moment. a woman walks through the door, two men standing behind her on both sides.

"take him away" she demands. the men walked towards thomas, releasing him from my grasp. he takes one final look back at me as they escort him out of the room. "i love you" he breathed, "i'll come back for you," he called over his shoulder, raising his voice as hes being pulled away, "i promise, ary. i'll come back." and then he was gone.

"no ava stop!" i pleaded, reaching over but i fall to my knees in weakness, begging her to take somebody else, anybody else. not my thomas. i held tight on my necklace as my sobs finally came, they came in hard. the woman had seemed to disappear while out of my vision, the agents had taken him away, leaving me alone in this cold white room to morn.

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the memory rushed through my brain, aching my heart. it felt as if i barely saw it, but saw portions of it flashing through my mind. it felt so surreal, it didn't sound like me. the ariel i feel myself as right now couldnt cry like that. i don't know when i became this numb but i feel like it has something to do with this boy.

i keep seeing him, all these vivid memories are starting to piece together but i can't be sure of anything. not until he remembers too.

the flames cackled, sending sparks into the night sky. the gladers gathered around the fire while i sit to myself. apparently being the only girl in a man glade is not that exciting.

i look down at my lap as i was sitting on a log, fiddling with my fingers. it was greenie bonfire night, apparently that's some weird routine they have whenever a new greenie comes up from the box and into the glade.

i hadn't even noticed all the commotion because i've been stuck in my head this whole time. i look up and see gally and a bunch of other boys cheering. behind them, newt and the other greenie helping each other up after sitting and talking against a log for practically this whole bonfire party.

they start walking around n it seems like newt is introducing him to all the other gladers. i was thinking about going up to them, wanting to be introduced too, but a boy sat next to me introducing himself.