She Knows - A Maze Runner Fanfiction

The Home

One month I had lived in the Glade. Everyday Newt becomes more and more nice and adorable. I wished he would just kiss me already. Today I decided. Today I would tell him.
"Newt!" I had just had a shower and Chuck stood guard, because the boys made a game of 'whoever sees Lauren naked first wins'.
"Oh! Lauren I was looking for you!"
I blushed. He was looking for you.
"Can I talk to you Newt?"
"Sure, what's up?"
"Um... In private?"
"Okay, follow me." He lead me to a place behind the Deadheads that I had never been before.
"Newt-"
"Lauren- oh sorry, you first."
"No, it's okay, you go." Better to wait as long as possible.
"Lauren... I know you'll think this is just 'cause your the only girl in the Glade, or my life but I have these dreams, we knew each other and... Bloody hell. I think I love you."
What? He loves you??? But- but how?
"Oh, Newt, I-"
"It's okay I didn't think that you would. Nah, I understand. Sorry."
"No, that's not it... I mean... I..." I stammered. I don't know how to say it...
So I kissed him.
His eyes popped open. I pulled back.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."
"Don't be sorry." He leaned in and kissed me. I wrapped me arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
"Lauren, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Of course."

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One month later

My job as a gardener was to just pull out weeds and put them in a bucket.
"Yo girlie!"
"What Craig?"
"I need to talk to you in the deadheads!"
"M'kay, one sec!" I finished pulling out the large dandelion and walked to the deadheads.
"Craig? Craig where are-"
He popped out of nowhere and ran at me and pushed my back against a tree. He roughly kissed me. I tried to scream, but his lips were like a gag. He ripped off my shirt and threw it on the ground. He groped me hungrily. I winced at his hard touch. I tried to push him away but he pinned my hands above my head. As he pressed harder into me I felt something hard poke in to my thigh and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a stick.
He fumbled with my pants button and made it clear that he wanted to do more than just kiss me. Then he was off of me. Minho, back from the maze, normally goes for a small jog through the forest, and he found me. He was punching Craig. I screamed as loud as I could and Newt, Gally, Chuck and Alby came sprinting in. I slid down the tree and wrapped my hand around my knees and started to cry.
"Lauren! What the bloody hell-"
"Lauren, don't cry!"
"Sis, what happened?!"
"I want to know exactly what happened this instant-"
Then they looked at Minho beating up Craig.
"What. Did. He. Do." Newt firmly asked.
"He-he... He tried to... Tried to...." I started sobbing and they guessed what I was trying to say.
"WHAT?!" Gally exploded. He shoved Minho off and pulled Craig up by his shirt. "You hurt my sister. You deserve to die." And punched him unconscious.
Craig fell to the floor and Gally kicked him in the ribs.
Newt took off his shirt and gave it to me. I pulled it over my head and stood up shakily, only to fall back down. Newt picked me up and brought me back to my cabin. I realized the sun was setting and crawled under the sheets on my double bed the Builders had fashioned out of two mattresses.
"Newt..."
"What's wrong, love?"
"Will you stay with me? I'm scared."
"Anything for you, love."
I smiled as he crawled under the sheets with me and his body warmth covered me in happiness.
"I love you, Newt"
"I love you too."