Cuts Run Deep

Chapter 6

Jordyn and I began helping to set The fire. While Jordyn hangs out with Newt, Thomas and I hung out with each other. The ceremony was about to start and Alby came to me.

"Raven, are you ready to begin the speech soon?" Alby asks as Thomas just smiles at me.

I just nod and smile as Alby puts a thumbs up. I turn around to look at Thomas as he looks at Me and smiles lightly.

"You look so beautiful." Thomas smiles and winks his way into my itty bitty heart.

I just smile as Alby comes back, he taps my shoulder to get attention. I nod to Alby and grab Thomas's hand one last time before going to speak.

I crutch my way over to the front of the fire next to Alby, as he steps away for me to be the center of attention.

"Hey everyone." I began, gaining not so much confidence. "So, I bet you all can already tell I'm not much of a public speaker." Everyone chuckles a bit. "Well, I guess I just wanna start out by saying that all this praise shouldn't be coming to me. I went into the Maze just like everyone else. When Jordyn and I were attacked by the Griever it was a out of self defense not heroism. Did I kill a Griever? Yes. Did I survive? Yes. Can I live to tell the tale? Yes. Am I making this any better? Mmm probably not." Everyone chuckles a bit. "But listen tonight isn't about me it's about someone with a good heart. Newt, I want to present you with a promotion something much better than being a runner, I would like to promote you to second In charge for Alby." I finish and Newt walks up right in front of me.

"You're joking right?" Newt asks in shock.

"Nope. Trust me Alby thought you were absolutely perfect for the job." I say and gesture him to stand next to me.

Alby stands next to Newt and grabs his wrist as do I.

"Everyone I now present Newt my new second in command!" Alby yells and we both put his hands in the air. Everyone begins yelling and whistling while clapping.

Jordyn runs up to Newt and kisses him as he spins her around.

I look over at Jordyn and Newt as Thomas walks up to me.

He moves my head to face him, he pulls in and kisses me.

He smiles near the end of the kiss then pulls out of it.

"Amazing!" He says and bites the right side of his bottom lip.

"Thanks!" I say dropping my crutches and hugging him tight.

I looked up and saw Thomas just smiling. He quickly picks me up like a bride and carries me to my room.

"Well you dropped you crutches so I brought you to your room. I'll be back in here in about an hour. I want you to get some sleep." Thomas says kissing me one last time before leaving outside.

I find my pajamas laying on the floor next to me so I reach down and pick up my shorts and tank and slip them on.

As I lay there on my bed I slowly feel woozy and fell into my sleep.

My dream, this is nothing like a dream at all. I see Jordyn and I playing as kids, and us going on our first day of school. Jordyn and I must've been... best friends. We made up a code for everything, and we even got kicked out of a place called Wal-Mart. Sounds like we had a great past. Then when Jordyn turned 15 her parents we're killed by someone no one knows. Newt and Jordyn were a couple so was Thomas and I.
I remember a year after that my parents died. I was so sad and so depressed. Then some lady in white came knocking on my door saying if you want to ever see Jordyn again I would have to come with her. I went with her. I had awoken on a table with the woman above me telling me. "Wicked is good." Everything becomes very blurry.

Suddenly as the dream began to fade out. There was a sharp pain in my leg the one that was broken. The pain grew even more painful. I found myself screaming but it felt like someone was fixing it.

I flushed my eyes open seeing no one there and me still screaming as I still felt the intense pain. Some people burated through the door. Thomas, Jordyn, and Newt.

I sit up hold my leg feeling things move and shift back into place. I'm hearing things I probably shouldn't be hearing.

Thomas runs to me as my head is in my hands and my legs to my chest. He holds me hugging me trying to calm me down as Jordyn rubs my back and Newt puts on his thinking face and paces bed length, back and forth.

The pain finally gives one last crack and it stops. I begin to quiet down. As i am still in Thomas's arms. I peek over his shoulder seeing all the Gladers in my room.

Thoma releases me, I blink and on last tear slowly rolls down My face and my eyes are blood shot. I sit in silence as I hold my right knee close.

Thomas quickly gets up and hands me my crutches. I take them from him and stand.

"Raven, are you... okay?" Thomas asks with a worried look on his face. I slowly put my foot down flat on the.ground and put the crutches on the bed. Thomas walks right up to me and puts his hands up to secure me.

I took one step with my right foot and once I put my foot on the ground I fell into Thomas's arms as he stood me back up. We began walking and a few feet later. We stopped.

Everyone began cheering and whistling. I jumped into Thomas's arms. Jordyn came and hugged us both everyone else came in for a big group hug even Alby.

We all let go. I told on my own and began to chuckle along with everyone else.

"I can walk!" I exclaim and everyone cheers.

"Alright Raven ready to go back out to the Maze?" Newt asks smiling and folding his arms

I nod. Thomas turns my head and kisses me on the lips as everyone oo's and whistles.

Afterward I had.gotten dressed and brushed out my hair. I stepped out my front door and jogged to the entrance of the Maze with Jordyn.