Soul tied - The Fever Code

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Song: Brother - Kodaline

A year later.

Newt came back the next day to get Thomas and Teresa, to lead them to the little room they, Minho and Ably hung out at.

It had been like, what? Two days since Thomas and Teresa had their dorm room doors opened by a blond, seemingly older boy. The boy was the same one Thomas had seen in the hospital bed, before his surgery.

He took him and Teresa to a little room with old brooms and cleaning supplies, where another two boys were at. Alby, a dark skinned, tall boy. And Minho, an Asian kid around the same age as Thomas. Perhaps a bit older. 

Thomas had also seen Minho that day before his surgery. Minho was the one that warned him that 'they are liars', that 'it hurts'.

Though both Minho and Newt were older now, teens. 

Teresa and Thomas hung out with those two for a few days. It was the most fun they had ever since being taken by WICKED. 

Thomas hadn't seen the girl in a week. He couldn't lie, he was a bit worried. Usually he'd see her two or three times a week on his way to a class, or while being taken blood. But no, this week he hadn't seen her.

Though he didn't really have time to think about someone he didn't know at this point. He -and Teresa- were finally being let into more of WICKED's 'secrets'. He was going to help find a cure! Help build some sort of Maze, that was actually going to help save humanity. How could he ignore that just to think about some girl?

But also, he had three more friends now. Three more people he could turn to when things got especially bad.

As much as he tried not to think of the brunette girl though, a lingering thought was still there. So, he decided to ask the boys if they knew anything about her. He had talked to Teresa about the strange girl, and she felt the same way.

They both needed answers.

So, Thomas turned to the boys, looking at no one in particular as he spoke.

"Can I ask something?"

"Go on Tommy." It was Newt who said that, with his signature british accent.

"There's this- girl and-" Thomas started, but was interrupted by Minho.

"Having girl problems? You've come to the right person." He joked, and Alby shot him a glare but didn't say anything. 

"There's this girl, she lives on our floor. She has brown eyes, brown straight hair. But they don't allow her around us. We've" He gestured to himself and Teresa "never talked to her." Thomas finally said. Newt's smile dissapeared in an instant, and both Alby and Minho turned to look at him, with almost sorry looks. 

Teresa and Thomas exchanged a questioning glance, they did not know what this was about but they desperetely wanted to find out.

"Do you guys know anything about her? If yes, do tell us." Teresa spoke for the first time in this conversation.

No one replied.

Newt was looking down at his legs as if they were the most interesting thing ever, and he looked extremely sad, on the verge of tears even. Minho was quiet, which was extremely unusual. For all the three days Thomas had known him, he never shut up. Alby spoke up.

"It's a sensitive matter." 

"Guys, please. No needs for details, just- something!" Teresa pressured. Thomas stayed quiet. He knew just from the look on Newt's face that he needed to not say anything more.