Jealousy

Part 11

Y/N's POV
I wake up the next morning to Minho gently shaking my arm, and softly saying my name. "Y/n. Hey, y/n get up. You start your running today." My eyes slowly open, and I see Minho laugh, but I ignore him and rub my eyes before sitting up. "I know I start my running today, slinthead. You really think I'd forget about it?" I smile, and Minho does too. "Of course not. Oh and you're running with me today, so is Newt. I am supposed to show you around the Maze for today, and after today you'll most likely remember all of the sections like the good old days. I wouldn't be surprised if you still know them." He laughs again, and then continues to tell me about the plans. "Then tomorrow, you and Newt will be running partners. And I'll go back to being Thomas's partner again." He stands from his position by my cot and starts to walk toward the door when I stop him. "Wait, so who's running with Thomas today?"
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"Thomas is taking the day off. Now let's get moving, shank." He walks out without another word, and I slowly stand from my cot. I slip on my shoes, and exit my hut, then head for the Map room. I open the door to the building, and I see a familiar sight. On a wooden shelf are the numbered boxes labeled 1-8, for all of the sections of the Maze. In each box contains hand drawn maps, which are different for each day, until the pattern restarts, then it repeats. Minho appears out of the back room with a runners pack in hand, along with a water bottle. "Here," he says, handing me the pack. This was the exact runner's pack I used when I was first became a Runner. "In your pack already is a pocket knife, a roll of hand wrap, and a compass. Make sure you go to Frypan before we go into the Maze to fill your water bottle and to grab a granola bar or something. Make it quick, we leave in ten minutes." I shake my head up and down, and begin to walk out when I realize that Newt isn't here yet. "Wait, where's Newt?" I ask. "He's already with Frypan. Oh yeah, can't forget this, can you?" He picks the water bottle up from the table and lightly tosses it to me. "Thanks," I smile and shut the door behind me. As I walk toward the kitchen, I see Thomas laying on his hammock, talking to Paige. She's sitting beside him, her hand on his leg. I can't believe she's doing this when she's still with Newt.
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I open the door to the kitchen to see Newt filling his water bottle, smiling as he sees me walk in. "Have you seen your girlfriend? And what she's doing with Thomas?" I ask angrily. "What are you talking about?" He asks, smirking. I don't know why he finds this funny. "Paige, that's what I'm talking about. She's all over Thomas." I say walking around the counter with my water bottle in hand. "Y/n, Paige and I-" he gets cut off by the kitchen door opening. "Newt, are you seriously with her already? I thought you could do better than that!" Paige scoffs, adding a little giggle after. "Paige, just shut up," Newt spats. My eyes widen, but I try to act casual as I fill my water bottle. "Y/n, Paige and I aren't together." He whispers. "What?" I turn to face him to see he's smirking. "Yeah, I broke up with her last night." Paige rolls her eyes and walks out of the kitchen, slamming the door behind her. We stand there looking into each other's eyes for a moment until I break the silence. "Well, we better go meet Minho," I say awkwardly. "Oh, uh yeah." He laughs as he follows me out the door...
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We see Minho at the door of the map room, anxiously tapping his foot. "What took you shuck faces so long? The other Runners already left!" He says annoyed. "We ran into Paige, nothing to worry about." Newt says. "Whatever, let's just get moving." Minho leads us into the Maze, me following, then Newt behind me. As I step in the Maze, all of the memories come rushing back like a gust of wind. I know that we're in the corridor heading for Section 7, and if you turn a right at the next cutoff it'll take you to the cliff. I remember that the Grievers are usually seen by the cliff, and that it seems they come from there, but we don't know how yet. Minho turns around, and smiles as he sees me deep in thought. "I have a feeling you remember everything already, or you never forgot," he smirks. I shake my head in a yes motion, and laugh as he does too.