Newts Little Sister (The Maze Runner)

Chapter Twelve

AUDREY'S P.O.V
Since I was still recovering Newt told me to work in The fields for a few days with him. He didn't want me falling and hitting my head again. I was okay with it because he would be there in case Ben got out. I was on edge but I tried not to show it. Newt had enough to deal with before he had to worry about me being scared all of the time.
Alby and Minho went into the maze to try and figure out how Ben survived a night in the maze. It was getting close to lunch time.
I sat up to stretch out since I had been picking grapes all morning. I looked over at the doors. The two boys still weren't back. I wasn't too worried since it was really early still, but things have been strange in the maze lately.
"Audrey!" I heard a climber call from up above.
"Yeah?" I called back
"Want me to take that basket?" he asked
I looked down. All morning I was focused on Ben's situation and trying to figure out what he had been telling me, I didn't notice how full the basket had become. I wanted to climb but I knew Newt wouldn't allow it. It took all I had not to say, "I'll get it." instead I told him to take it to Frypan and that was all.
It was Thomas' day to try out the work in The fields and Chuck decided to hang out with us too. They both sat on a log while zart and Newt worked on cutting out an old tree stump. I was a few feet a way from them so i didn't hear much about their conversation. All I knew was that Thomas wanted to know why Minho and Alby went into the maze. Eventually they stopped talking. When i turned around three of the boys were hitting the stump with long knives.
Since they were working Chuck came over by me. A lot of people thought he was annoying but I liked how you could talk with him about anything and he would always have something to say back.
"Hey Audrey?" he asked after a while of sitting in silence picking grapes.
"Yeah?" I asked looking at him.
"Are you okay?" he said
"I'm... I don't know." I replied. It was true. I didn't really know how I felt. I was still in shocked over Ben surviving the maze and the attack. I hadn't understood what he was saying and I spent half of the morning wondering why i should have been dead. "Why do you ask?" I asked back
"You just seem distracted," that was true.
"Yeah.." I said
"Do you wanna take a break and get lunch?" I knew he was trying to get me to relax a bit more.
"That sounds great Chuckie" I told him smiling. He hated that nickname.
"Hey Newt?" I asked looking over my shoulder.
"What?" he asked
"I'm going to get lunch with Chuck." He gave me a stern overprotective brother look which transformed into an understanding look. He was conflicted about letting me leave his side but knew I would be okay.
"Okay. Be careful." he said
"Always." and with that I walked with Chuck to Frypans kitchen.
We got our lunch and sat at our usual table. It was just Chuck and me for about ten minutes. It was actually kind of nice. He helped me Get over the fear of Ben being only a field away by keeping me in a conversation about random things. After ten minutes clouds began to roll in. I saw Frypan start packing up the food. I decided to help get some supplies into the kitchen before they got too wet. It was just about to start raining as Chuck and i carried a crate into a small shed behind the kitchen. I closed the door and looked up at the gray skies above. Just then the freezing rain began to fall extremely hard.
"Get in here! You'll get a bloody cold!" I turned to see my brother Who was standing in a hut with Thomas all the way across the glade. I shivered and ran across the field with Chuck right behind me. At this point it was getting close the the time the doors should close.
"They should be back by now." I heard Thomas say as we settled down under the huts protection.
"They'll make it." Newt replied leaning against a pole.
"What if they don't?" Thomas asked
"They're gonna make it." Newt assured him and Thomas walked away and Chuck followed him.
Newt came to sit next to me.
"Who will make what?" I asked
"Minho and Alby." He said
"Aren't they back by now?" I asked standing up.
"No"
"Newt..." I began. If they weren't back by now then something was stopping them but I didn't want to say it out loud. Newt knew what I was thinking.
"They'll make it back." and with that he walked away.