𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐃 ➤ 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐦𝐫

IV

THE BREAKFAST CLUB
ariel's pov

i woke up with a raging headache. i can only remember about fifty percent of the events from last night including gallys putmetosleep drink, but im not exactly sure how i got on this hammock.

the boy layed in the hammock next to mine, still peacefully asleep, but he looked dirty like he had a wrestling match with the glade grounds and lost.

i think we were quite literally the only one not awake because as i walked over to homestead, everyone was eating and laughing it up in there.

"wow you guys are really going to eat without me and look happy doing it? you coulda at least woken me up yknow." i joke sarcastically, leaning on the doorframe of the room everybody was eating at, the closest table to the door including minho, gally, chuck, and an unfamiliar boy.

minho jumped up and put an arm around my shoulder, walking me towards the table he was sitting at.

"you're about to try frypans infamous stew and bread, popular breakfast option here at the glade but hopefully not anywhere else." the rest of the table chuckles as i sit down next to minho and across from chuck.

"goodmorning kiddo" i say to chuck while grabbing minhos bread off his plate, dipping it into the stew and taking a bite, before minho could protest.

i couldn't tell if it was the excessive seasoning or my morning breath but it was definitely an adventurous flavour. i slowly chew on the food, trying to comprehend what the hell was going on in my mouth. the whole table watches my first reaction to food in the glade.

the stew was god awful but the bread was tolerable. i took another bite of the bread, without the stew and finished the whole loaf in just a couple bites.

"slow down princess, frypans bread is the last thing you'd want to choke on" gally says chuckling, stabbing his fork into the stew.

i finally look up from my food and stare into gallys eyes for a second before replying. "what else would i want to choke on gally?" i question, emphasizing his name. the smile quickly fading off his face as he looks down at his food in shame.
the other boy and minho start laughing as chuck stays silent not understanding what i had said.

i finally turn to the boy next to chuck, i had definitely seen him around but never introduced myself. "ariel, nice to meet you" i say pointing my clean hand out for a handshake. he shook my hand before introducing himself. "jeff" was all he said while his eyes adventured every inch of my face, not letting go of my hand. i chuckled awkwardly as i pulled my hand away. i felt my face twitch slightly but hoped nobody else had noticed.

"did you hear? the other greenie remembered his name last night, about time am i right" minho says in a condescending tone.

"oh yeah? what'd he say it was" deep down i already knew, i just had to be sure i wasnt imagining it.