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With the speed of the day, Zelia did not notice that today is the day that the Creators will send another person; it means Chuck has been with them for a month. As time went on, Zelia's heart grew closer to the youngest in the Glade. Every night, the girl is no longer surprised when someone knocks on her bedroom door.

She could see that Chuck was always pulling Minho by his arm. He was tired of complaining, so he just let him drag. They are like brothers in Zelia's eyes; no matter what one does, she knows that the younger one will not stop him. They only talk about random topics whenever they go to the girl's room. Sometimes, Chuck asked about what Minho sees and does in the Maze. He also wanted to hear again a few more times how Zelia and Minho met.

The Gladers, especially Newt, tease them as if they were family. Before Minho entered the Maze, Zelia and Chuck were already next to him. When Minho returned, he was used to looking for Zelia and Chuck first before going to the Map Room. Even if they don't admit it to each other, they're doing their best to spend more time with the youngest in the Glade. He doesn't even remember who his families are; at least they themselves will make him feel what it really feels like to have a family.

"Someone is happy." Zelia almost jumped in shock when she heard a voice interrupt her thoughts. She looked at who it was.

"Slim it, Drix." Her friend just laughed softly and sat down on the grass, next to the girl. They are now here at Reign. Kendrix has a day off while Zelia waits for the Gladers to finish eating so she can start teaching again.

"It's like it's really hard to believe that there's something going on between you and Minho. It's like you both don't want to be next to each other, but now you can't be separated anymore." She just rolled her eyes because of what he said.

"It turns out, he's really not the bad guy. It's just that his brain is really messed up; that's why so many things happened just to confess," Zelia said, and she let out a soft chuckle.

Kendrix smiled for his friend because she was obviously happy to be with Minho. "That's why our Keeper really set you free and just accepted being a friend zone because you obviously like the former Keeper."

Zelia rolled her eyes, and she gently punched his arm. "You and Frypan? How are you? You were the first lovebirds here in the Glade." The girl saw how her friend smiled.

"Well, I'm happy. He's still a sweet guy. It really helped me that I sneaked to the kitchen just to steal food that night. It's a good thing when Fry caught me; he didn't report me to Alby and just let me go. But when I'm hungry again at night, I just tell him, and he's willing to give me food," Kendrix said while recalling the past about how his story with Frypan started.

"You secretly meet in the kitchen every night," Zelia said while laughing so that the young man rolled his eyes.

"It's worth it. I can't believe he also likes me too."

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