Her Anchor || Newt - Maze Runner

Part 3 - Such a Pretty Name

~Newt POV~

I am busy pulling out weeds in the garden when I hear laughter coming from across the Glade. I look around only to lay my eyes on the Greenie laughing with Chuck. I can't help but feel some sort of connection to her. She started bursting out laughing. Her laugh and smile warmed my heart.

God she is gorgeous. Shut up Newt. You aren't falling for a girl you just met.

I glanced around the Glade, only to see other guys staring at her too.

'You good there shank?' said a snickering voice said behind me

I turned to see a smirking Minho. He was sweating profusely, but somehow his hair was still looking tidy.

'You staring at the new Greenie? Does Newt have a little crush?' teased Minho as I felt my face go tomato red.

'I wasn't staring. I was just...uh...trying to find Chuck...yeah.'

'Sure, sure' mocked Minho
'Anyway I am going to have a shower, see you later.'

I returned to my gardening with the girl playing on my mind.

Do I have a crush on her? Have I fallen for her?

~Your POV~

For the last hour Chuck and I have been laughing our asses off. Our laughter was cut off by pans clanging in the distance. Chuck jumped up at that sound.

'You alright Chuck?' I questioned

'Shunk yeah, that sound means it is dinner time. Come on let's go!' Chuck exclaimed

We started jogging to the large crowd surrounding what I am guessing is the kitchen.

Once again my brain took the silence as a sign to start overthinking again. I started raking my brain for any memories. It was like it was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't get it out.

Be careful who you trust Y/n. I heard a feminine inside my head say.

'Y/n' I whispered

'You okay?' asked Chuck with a concerned expression on his face

'I remember my name. I'm Y/n.'

'OMG! THAT IS AMAZING! Y/N! THAT IS SUCH A PRETTY NAME!' shouted Chuck smiling

I smiled back at Chuck as we continued making our way to the kitchen. Once we reached the kitchen I was greeted by a stocky, dark skinned boy with the most heartwarming smile.

'You must be the Greenie. I'm Frypan.' said the boy

'I'm Y/n. Nice to meet you.' I replied

'Y/n. That's a nice name. Nice to meet you too' said Frypan while handing over our dinner.

I smiled in response. I grabbed my plate and waited for Chuck to get his. I looked down at my dinner. It was chicken with mashed potatoes. It looked very appealing. Chuck got his plate and turned to me signalling for me to follow him. Since he is my only friend, I didn't really have a choice.

He walked to one of the rectangular wooden tables near the edge. Already at the table sat Newt, Alby, and two other guys that I didn't know the name of. One had brown hair and the other was an Asian with somehow perfect hair. As I started my way over, I was met with some catcalls and whistles. I chose to ignore it but I was somehow already fuming. I don't know how long I can take it until I start yelling at them again.

'Hi guys' greeted Alby.

'Hi' I responded trying to hide my anger.

Chuck took a seat next to the brown haired boy so I took his other side with Newt in front of me. My thoughts started running again.

Why do I have to be careful who I trust? Is someone going to betray me. Why?

I was pulled out of my thoughts as I heard Chuck start talking.

'Oh, klunk I forgot. Y/n meet Thomas and Minho,' he gestured to the two unknown boys 'Thomas, Minho meet Y/n'

'Nice to meet you' I said to both of them

'Nice to meet you too' they said in unison

'Wait. You remembered your name?' asked Alby

'Yeah, I remembered it on the way here' I said while I absently started eating my food.

Silence filled the table. It wasn't awkward though. It was almost peaceful.

'So anyway, Y/n, we figured that since you are the only girl you could have your own hut. The hut won't be finished in a while so for the mean time you can sleep in newts hut. Is that ok?' questioned Alby looking at both Newt and I.

We both nodded. From the corner of my eye I could see a smirking Minho nudging Newt as he turned bright red.

What is that about?

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A/n: tysm for two views guys