It was hard to get a moment to ourselves, but eventually, Newt and I snuck away to talk.
"So... what was it you wanted to talk about?" He asks as he takes a seat next to me, taking a second to find his balance on the unstable log.
I fidget nervously with the end of my braid, biting down on my lower lip as I try to figure out how to tell him.
"I remember..." I mumble. Newt turns to me with a puzzled expression, "you remember? What do you mean?" He asks.
"W.C.K.D..." I say shakily, "they restored my memories... every single one of them."
Newt just stares at me in shock, his jaw dropped slightly. "I-I couldn't tell anyone... they wouldn't get it," I say, my voice breaking as I fight back tears.
"Wouldn't get what? What wouldn't we get..?" He asks slightly hesitantly. "My last name..." I swallow the lump that formed in my throat, "my last name is Janson."
"Janson? You're related to that psycho?!" Newt snaps, causing me to burst into tears as his words break the dam that I was holding up so strongly.
He stops for a second, gently placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Jade, I'm-" he begins before I cut him off, "you got bit, didn't you?" I say. He pauses, his hand slowly falling off my arm.
"How did you even..." he mutters. "I remember EVERYTHING, Newt... including the fact that you aren't immune!" I say shakily.
He goes quiet again, seemingly having already connected the dots but hearing it confirmed must have got to him. "I-I didn't... I didn't know how to tell you..." he mutters.
"I'm scared, Newt," I admit. "I'm more than scared, actually... I'm terrified," I chuckle dryly. I pick at the bullet scar on my thigh as I try to hold back my tears.
"My boyfriend is planning to kill both of my parents, I think he's got a thing going on with Brenda, and I don't know what to do." I say, beginning to cry.
He gently pulls me into a hug. "He didn't tell you the truth, did he?" Newt asks. I glance up at him, my eyes filled with tears and confusion. "...Thomas and Brenda, they-"
He stops for a second, thinking about how to word it. "While you were at W.C.K.D, they got drugged... and they kissed," he reveals to me.
My heart drops to my stomach, the anger and confusion in me only rising.
"He kissed her... he kissed-" I mumble to myself, completely conflicted by everything. Then, all of a sudden, it's as if something snaps inside of me.
"We need to find Minho," I say firmly. Newt looks at me, his confusion obvious. "I mean, yeah, but what does he have to do with this?" He asks.
"You're gay," I say which only confuses him more. "Well, yes" he nods, before adding onto his comment. "But what does that have to do with Minho?"
"He kisses another girl, I kiss another guy," I say as if it's obvious. His eyes widen, "wait- Jade!" He says, quickly trying to talk me out of it.
"I knew something wasn't right with Brenda!" I yell, storming over to where Thomas and the others are. Newt chases me and grabs my arm to stop me, "what the hell are you doing?" He asks.
"I don't know!" I say, turning around and bursting into tears again. God, when did I get so emotional?
He just pulls me into another hug, no further questions asked. His hand slowly rubs up and down my back in a soothing manner as he tries to calm me down.
"Why can't you like girls?" I sniffle against his chest. "You're so much better than him, you wouldn't do that to me." I pout as I look up at him.
He chuckles softly, wiping away some of my tears. "True, but sadly, I'm into those dumbasses too," he says.
A/N:
Short chapter because writers block is hitting me hard with everything going on in my life right now. Love you all 🤍
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The rivers daughter
FanfictionWCKD is good. Well, that's a lie. Jades memories are being restored, along with the emotions behind them. The things she's remembering are life changing, things the wished weren't true. Before this all, she was happier. She was free, she was with h...
