Newts Little Sister (The Maze Runner)

Chapter Eight

AUDREY'S P.O.V.
I stayed staring at the doors after most of the gladers had left to go to bed. It has been a while since a banishing. I looked at the one other person who stayed behind. He was leaning on the wall with one hand. His black spiked hair was messed up from him running his hands through it.
"Minho," I said softly. Ben was a runner. Him and Minho worked together everyday. I knew Minho wasn't his biggest fan, but loosing anyone in the glade is hard for everyone. I walked over and gently touched his arm. "I'm sorry."
"Yeah," he said. I had never seen him like this.
"Are you okay?" I asked even though I knew.
"Yeah I'm fine." he replied
I shook my head, "wrong answer."
"I know."
For a few minutes I didn't say anything. We just stared at the wall in silence. We sat on the ground and leaned against the wall. A slight breeze picked up across the glade and I shivered.
"You cold?" Minho asked. I Shook my head. "Wrong answer," he smirked.
"Fine then maybe a little." I admitted.
"You should go to bed." he told me
"I'm fine." I told him
"You will get sick and then Newt would kill me for letting you be out here." he said
"Oh please," I said."I highly doubt he would kill you. Maybe a really long lecture-"
"That would make me want to kill myself" he said. We both laughed. After a few minutes our laughter died down. We sat in silence for a few moments.
"We should both get to bed Minho. Its been a long day for you." I said.
"You too. Hows your head?" he asked
"Its okay. Just hurts a lot." I admitted not bothering to lie about it. He knows me too well.
"Come on," he said standing and offering a hand to me. "If it hurts go to bed."
"You sound like Newt." I said as I took his hand. My head swayed as I stood. The next thing I knew Minho's hands were gripping my shoulders keeping me up.
"You okay?" he asked and I nodded lightly. "Lets get you to bed." I nodded again. My head was spinning too much to make words.
With a firm grip on Minho's arm we walked to the homestead and to my room.
"Night Minho," I yawned as I sat on my bed trying to make my head stop hurting a little. He knelt in front of me with a concerned look on his face.
"Do you want me to get Newt?" He asked.
"No," I said squeezing my eyes shut, "he had a really long day. He's probably asleep"
"If I leave will you live through the night or...?"
"I think I'll be good Minho" I said smiling and opening my eyes.
"Okay yell if you need anything," he said as he stood up to leave. "Night Aud"
"G'night" I said as he closed my door behind him.
Minho's bedroom was the one to the right of mine and Newts was to the left. I was surrounded by my protective brother and one of my best friends.
Probably an hour later i heard a soft knock on my door. I pretended to sleep so I could relax my head but kept one eye cracked open a bit. Someone cracked the door open enough to send a thin beam of light into my dark room. The beam grew and somei ne stuck their head in.
"Audrey?" Newt.
"Yeah?"
"I..." He sighed. "Nevermind, just wanted to say goodmight."
"Newt?" I called before he could close the door.
"Yeah?"
"Can you sleep in here tonight?" I asked. I could tell he needed something. Normally he doesn't want to talk about anything that's keeping him down. He just needs to be with someone, but hates to ask.
He gave me a small smile and laid down next to me.
"Love you, newt"
"Love you too"