The Glader Girls

4 // Nightingale

Nightingale's pov:

'Alarms went off, red lights flashing.
"Get her!" An aggressive voice roared. I kept running around this maze of a building running to try and find away out (alive hopefully) my feet were stinging and my ears ringing as I just kept running and running, just running and running, finding my way out of this bloody building and away from those demons that call themselves people. I just can't stand it any more, I don't want to go into that dreaded box and never come back. "Here you are princess." this tall and chubby man laughed in a low tone as he grabbed my wrist and was walking towards that box that hideous box that take's young lives. Trailing behind him like a sack of potatoes I was struggling to get out of his grip, but when we finally stopped he yanked my wrist and flung me into that box and the doors closed trapping me, I flew myself at the doors screaming at them, kicking at them before sinking down crying, alone.'

I sat up panting and sweating, eww, and all the boys-well a handful-were surrounding me. There was Thomas, Newt, Gally, Minho, Jeff, Alby and don't forget my Best Friend Monroe, the new chick was asleep in the bed next to me. "Are you okay?" Monroe asked me concerned.
"Yeah why?" I replied confused.
"It's just you were screaming in your sleep like you were hurt." Thomas explained to me.
"Well I don't remember my dream so you can all get back to your jobs, and I am perfectly fine, so I don't need to be here." I said bitterly.
"Well greenie, we better find you a job so first you can go with Gally to see if you could be a builder or a bricknick." Alby basically ordered me to do, I got up and went up to Alby.
"Well asshole, I guess you still haven't got my name, so I'll spell it out for you: N-I-G-H-T-I-N-G-A-L-E. Lets hope you get it next time." I told him before walking away with Gally and hoping he has more of that drink.
"Hold up Greenie." That was it, with one swift turn on my heel and managed to punch Alby pretty hard in the nose and a load of blood came seeping out, I really am a badass bitch.
I felt a large hand grab my shoulder and lead me outside.

"Wow, you got some balls girl." It was Gally.
"Cheers, not so bad yourself, so what we building?" I asked with a chirp in my voice.
"Well how about we just repair something." He suggested before walking away. The rest of the day went great (sarcastic voice) with the builders. I went to hammer something and smashed Gally with the hammer as he was holding the piece of wood. Then when I had to test being a bagger, basically a guard and bag dead bodies, that was funny, I was on the edge of the deadheads and a squirrel ran past and I screamed turned and accidently hit the boy next to me with my long stick pole thingy. Next was the cooking, I had to prepare some lunch and all I had to do was warm up some chicken and I just ended up feeding it to the squirrel from before which I named Nutter.

After I had a bit of Thomas's lunch because I wasn't allowed my own as I did waste half a chicken, I had to see the track-hoes which were basically gardeners, but that also failed because when I had the hoe I stabbed it in the ground, which was actually someone's foot and it started bleeding like crazy. Straight after I had to go Jeff and the med-jacks, and try to fix up my victims mangled foot. As soon as I looked at the bleeding mess I threw up, yeah maybe not a med- jack then. Jeff then took me to this young boy, called Winston and the rest of the slicers. I had to round up some pigs to be slaughtered, sounds easy right but good old me had to screw things up and I couldn't see those poor little piggies die so I let them all out and they were running around wild. It was hilarious to see all the boys chasing them, ha.

When we were having dinner I was sat next to Thomas and Monroe Minho was opposite Monroe and Newt was opposite me with that cleo girl next to him, Gally and Alby were next to Thomas aswell. " How did your jobs go girl? " Monroe asked me

" I screwed up loads, let's hope I can run because I refuse to clean, I mean what state would my nails be with all the dirt in this place" I said in rather a sulk.

" I'm sure your be fine " Thomas encouraged me before turning to Teresa who had just sat next to him, ugh I hate her and she needs to sort out her hair she should take advice from me. I smirked to my thoughts and admired my outstanding hair " What you smirking at Night? and why are you admiring your hair?" Monroe asked confused.

" I was just thinking how Teresa needs to sort out her hair and how she should look at my stunning waves for advice" I said rather loudly so she could hear, and Monroe started laughing, and the boys all giggled even that new chick did, but Alby the moody one didn't seem impressed. " Well maybe greenie need's to sort out her attitude and not punch the person in charge and she also better hope she is good at running or I guess your going to have to live with dirty nails, oh one more thing better get used to your new name Greenie" everyone was a bit taken back with Alby's outburst, but I ain't taking any of this.

I stood with such force that I nearly fell and I chucked a bowl at him which it him right in the nose again and it started bleeding again then I just stomped out leaving a lot of taken back and confused expressions.

I waited at the north door to the maze, and when Minho and Thomas finally came they went through some instructions and gave me some water which I took a big swig and started running with them. "did you wanna talk about dinner?" Thomas asked me, clearly worried about me.

" i'd rather not T" and I gave him a smile, he looked up at me and smiled, I could tell he liked his nick name"

" Race you to over there Gale" and he sprinted away leaving me pleased with my new nickname, but I soon caught up with him and raced past him winning the race easily and poor Minho was just keeping up. " well I guess we have a new fastest runner, wait that mean's i'm third I gotta start working out more" Minho joked, he was really funny and I could tell we were going to be good friend's. On the way back we were just joking around, Thomas was actually really funny. When we got back everyone was waiting for us and when I stepped on the grass which felt soft after running on the concrete Monroe tackled me into a hug " how did it go Gale?" I looked at Minho with a hopeful expression, I really did not want to get dirt in my nails. " Nightingale is definitely a runner she was faster then me and Thomas" Minho cheered After that I headed to my hammock with Monroe. Alby and Teresa seemed to not like my success and were Glaring at me but they can just go jump off a cliff for all I care. As I lay looking at the stars, blocking all the snoring out I thought for the first time since my family died that I actually fit in some where.

- Melody Harper MH x