Be Mine

Chapter 1

   I opened my eyes and looked around me. It was dark. I was moving upwards at a fast pace. It seemed like I was in a box.
   My head started spinning and I felt sick. I sat down and hugged my knees to my chest, hoping that the box would come to a stop.
   The darkness seemed to go on forever. As time passed, I realized that I couldn't remember anything besides being in this stupid box. Where were my memories?! I wondered.
   Addison. I remembered something. Addison! That's my name!
   Right at that moment, the box stopped and bright light flooded in from above me.
   "What does he look like?" I heard a voice ask. A male voice.
   "That's some ugly looking dude," another voice said. Once again, male.
   "That's cuz that 'ugly looking dude' is a girl, slinthead!" Another voice said, sounding annoyed.
   I hugged my knees tighter to my chest, trying to disappear.
   I felt someone kneel next to me. "You okay there, love?" A boy with a British accent asked.
   "Y-yes," I choked out. A tear fell down the side of my face as I looked up at the boy with the accent. He had dirty blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes. He looked concerned. He was attractive. Wait, what.
   Snap out of it, Addison, I told myself.
   The boy stood up and offered me his hand. I took it and he pulled me up.
   "The name's Newt," he said, shaking my hand.
   "Okay, Newt," I said shyly.
   "Do you remember your name?" Newt asked.
   I nodded.
   "Would you like to tell me your name?"
   "Oh oops," I looked down, embarrassed. I could feel my cheeks turning red. "My name is Addison."
   "Addison," Newt repeated. "I like it. You have a beautiful name."
   I ducked my head, letting my long brown hair cover my face so Newt couldn't see me blush. "Thank you," I whispered.
   "Are you two going to come out of the Box anytime soon?" A boy called out angrily.
   I looked up and saw a tall, muscular boy with interesting eyebrows.
   "Yeah, we are, Gally," Newt yelled back.
   Newt took my hand and together we climbed out of the box.
   Most of the boys who had been surrounding the Box had now disappeared. I glanced around at my surroundings. Four gigantic walls surrounded a huge grassy area. Boys were working in a field and at the edge of what seemed to be a forest. I looked around, turning in a full circle and all I saw were boys, boys, and more boys.
   "You doing the hokey pokey, love?" Newt chuckled.
   I had forgotten that he was there. It's cute how he calls me 'love' though... Addison, focus! I thought to myself.
   "No," I forced a laugh. "I was just wondering, er, where are all the girls?"
   "Oh," Newt looked at me with a frown on his face. "There are none. You're the first girl."
   Me? The first girl? What? "Oh really? Well..." I didn't know what to say.
   "Yeah," Newt said awkwardly, looking at something far off in the distance.
   This is so awkward, I thought.
   A dark skinned boy walked up to us. "Hey Greenie, I'm Alby," he said.
   "Greenie?" I asked.
   "That's what we call Newbies," Newt explained.
   For some reason, that really annoyed me. "I have a name, ya know," I said, placing my hands on my hips and leaning on my left side, tapping my foot.
   Alby laughed. "Okay, Greenie. What is your name?"
   "Addison," I said, not wanting to talk much with Alby.
   "Okay Greenie," he said.
   I glared at him.
   "Whoa, calm down, Addi," Alby said.
   "Addi?" I asked, slightly tilting my head to one side.
   "What? Not good enough for you? Would you rather be called Queen Addison the First?" Alby teased.
   I smiled. "No, Addi's good."
   "Good," Alby's smiled vanished. "Newt will take you on the Tour tomorrow and I'll have Chuck get your bed all set up. After the Tour, you'll go with Newt and start working as a Track-Hoe. You'll try each job for a day before deciding what your permanent job will be. We have three rules in the Glade. Do your part, never harm another Glader, and you'll learn the last one tomorrow. Got it, Addi?"
   I nodded.
   "Good that," he replied. "Newt, go get Chuck."
   Newt nodded before walking away. I watched him and noticed that he had a limp. I wondered why but thought it would be rude to ask.
   Alby said bye before heading in the opposite direction of Newt. I sat down and started playing with the grass. I wondered how long it would take for Newt to come back with Chuck. Questions started forming in my mind, but most importantly, I was starving.