Newtmas

Chapter 25

After the discovery we made no one wanted to go to dinner but Alby made us, something about 'keeping strength up, and suspicion down'. Essentially he doesn't want anyone else to know yet as it could get people's hopes up only to disappoint them. After all, hope breeds eternal misery. When we got our food, the four of us sat together away from everyone else and discussed what we had found.

"It's the first real clue we've had, for sure," states Minho, "But it may not actually mean anything. Personally, I don't think we should spend any more time on it tonight. We're tired and this is something we need to be fully awake for. Thomas and I will head into the maze tomorrow as usual, and you guys should keep working on this." Alby and Newt nod their agreement and we finish our meals in silence.

After dinner Newt and I go straight to bed whilst Alby and Minho spent some more time talking to the others so as to 'keep up appearances' as Minho put it. Really, I just think he wanted to spend some time with Teresa.

"You be careful out there tomorrow Tommy, just focus on making it back here; forget about the maps. I don't want anything to happen to you just as things are starting to look up." Newt whispers to me as we lie next to each other.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I love you Newt." He smiles softly and presses a quick kiss to my lips.

"And I, you. So much. Let's sleep."

***

I wake up the following morning to Minho's hushed but urgent voice.

"Thomas, we need to get up. I let you lie in after yesterday but the walls open in 15 and you need to eat." I nod sleepily and slowly slip out of Newt's arms, deciding to leave him to sleep a while longer. I had planned to wash this morning but as I slept it I have no time so I just change my clothes and walk over to where Minho is taking some breakfast bars from Fry.

"Eat." He orders, pushing two into my hands. I smile gratefully, opening one of them and practically swallowing it whole. As we eat we head towards the map room so we can grab our packs and go as soon as the doors open.

***

I arrive back to the glade before Minho and go straight to the map room, where there are a few other runners, meaning Alby and Newt are nowhere to be seen and have tidied the maps from the last few weeks. I take a piece of paper and start mapping out my section from today as best as possible until everyone else leaves. Minho arrived at some point during that time and as soon as we were the only ones left he went to find Alby and Newt. When they arrive back Newt falls into my arms and sighs angrily.

"Hey, what's up?"

"It's a repeating sequence of words. That's all it is. It has to mean something Tommy, it has to. I just don't know what and that's frustrating." Alby nods along with what Newt is saying.

"Float, Catch, Bleed, Death, Stiff, Push. Those words, repeated since we first got here."

"Well shuck," Breathes Minho-my thoughts exactly.

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P.S. I realise the last chapter was in past tense. Sorry! just try to ignore that.