In The Maze

Chapter 2

    Newt puts his hand on my shoulder and we follow Alby over to the group of boys building the bonfire in the middle of the glade.
    They succeed. I watch as the flames lick the navy sky, glittering with stars. I'm mesmerized. It's beautiful. Newt taps my shoulder, shaking me out of my daze. "C'mon! Let's go get food. I'll introduce you to Frypan." I suddenly realize how hungry I am and agree. I wonder when my last meal was... I shake the thought out of my head when I smell the scent of sizzling meat as we approach the kitchen and serving area.
    Newt and I walk up to the boy behind the counter. " Hey Frypan, this is Emalee." Newt says as he introduces me. "Great to meet ya, Green bean!" Frypan says as he hands me a plate full of food. I greet him shyly and glance down curiously at my food. Frypan seems to read my thoughts. "Steak and Potatoes. Special meal for our new Greenie." I smile brightly at Frypan as Newt leads me away. I don't know why, but I feel most comfortable with Newt.
    Newt leads me to one of the picnic tables, I sit down and look at the other boys sitting at my table. There's a boy about my age with long curly brown hair, Minho, and a boy who looks about 16 with sorta short brown hair.
Newt, sensing my curiosity whispers in my ear.
" The younger one is Chuck. He can be a shuck face sometimes but he's a sweet kid at heart. The older one is Thomas. He was our newest Greenbean before you came."
    "Oh." I breath.
Thomas and Chuck notice me sitting here.
"Hi." Says Thomas. "Welcome to the Glade."
"Welcome to the Glade" Chuck repeats.
I flash them a smile and look down at my food.
Everyone here has been very polite to me. I hope I don't encounter anyone who isn't.
I push the thought out of my head and start on my delicious meal.
    When we finish our meals, Newt signals for me to follow him. I get up and follow him to the edge of the forest. " are you sleepy?" Newt asked me. "You've had a long day." I feel my I eyelids droop. 

" Yeah ." I agree. " Where do you guys even sleep?"

    " well some of us sleep in the homestead" Newt says, pointing to the largest building. " but not all of us can fit in there so the rest of us sleep outside."
    " Oh." I said, growing even more tired.
" Do you want to sleep with me?" Newt says, scratching the back of his neck." Sudden realization crept on his face and he blushed. "N-No I meant like sl-" 
    " I know what you meant Newt." I smiled. " Sure." He looked relieved.
" Wait Newt-" I said. " I don't have any pajamas." Newt put his hand on the small of my back and led me to the homestead. " You can borrow my shirts for now. I'm sure the creators will send you some clothes" he cleared his throat. " and-Girl stuff ..." He looked up at me, blushing. Realization flooded me, then relief. "Thank God" I muttered under my breath. Newt chuckled, a look of understanding on his face. My face flushed with embarrassment. Newt turned his back to me and grabbed two sleeping bags off a shelf and dug through a trunk with NEWT carved into the wood. He fished out a white shirt and handed it to me. He walked to the door. "I'm going to let you change. I'll guard the door so no bloody Slintheads peek on you changing."
I thanked him and watched him close the door. I turned around and held his shirt to my nose, inhaled his scent. Soap with a hint of sweat. Still hesitant, I stripped down to just my underwear and bra and slipped on his shirt. It reached Mid-thigh. Newt was quite tall, I wonder how tall I am. Sudden realization struck. "Newt?" I called "Yes?"He answered. "Are you decent?" He asked. I chuckled. He's such a gentlemen. " Yes Newt, You can come in." I hear the door creak open behind me and I turned to face Newt, holding the rest of my clothes in my arms. "What is it? He asked.
    " What do I look like?"  He smiled warmly and walked up to me, taking the clothes I'm holding and putting them in an empty trunk.
"I have just the thing for you." He dug through a bin and pulled out a silver hand mirror. "Beautiful." He said, handing it to me. I blushed and took the mirror, holding it up and studied my reflection. I had brown hair cut short at my jawbone, Green eyes, long dark eyelashes, freckles on my nose and cheeks, defined cheekbones and plump pink lips.
    " Huh." I said, handing him back the mirror.
He flashed me a smile and put the mirror back in the bin. He clears his throat. I'm sitting in a chair dozing off. "Now let's-" He starts, then he sees me drifting off. He picks me up bridal style and brings me to the edge of the woods. I wake up a little more and I help him layout our sleeping bags next to each other. I zip myself in and roll over. "Good night Newt." I yawn. " Thanks for being so nice to me." I hear him chuckle in the dark. " Goodnight Emalee." He says. I smile and I close my eyes, drifting off to sleep.