If There Is A Light

Chapter 3

She felt extremely uncomfortable. She was now contemplating whether she preferred the pit to the 'homestead' as Gally and Newt called it.

She felt like some sort of side show attraction. She had been pulled into the dark room by the arm, of course the one doing the pulling was none other than Gally. She wondered if she had given in and had spoken to him would be still hold so much disdain towards her.

Young boys that ranged in ages from about twelve to eighteen years old. They all seemed to be staring at her. She was now suddenly aware of her appearance. Instintivley her free hand gravitated towards her hair. She winced when she realized she could not even run her fingertips through the back of her hair. She pulled an unmatted strand into view. She twisted the light brown piece for a few minutes (trying to make sure she would remember the color this time) until she was shoved down onto an uncomfortable wooden bench.

"Bloody hell, Gally. She's a girl not a sack of flour." Newt shot a quick apologetic look towards her, but abandoned her side to stand in front of the crowd.

He was standing next to a dark-skinned boy. He looked older than the rest (not my much). Maybe it was his face that seemed to be always set with a solemn expression. She was pretty sure he was the one they called Alby. Then there was Gally, of course she had been calling him a different name in her head. What was the word Newt used? Shank. The only one she had not seen before (at least briefly) was an Asian boy with experts styled, short, black hair. It seemed off that he would be able to keep up with his hair given what she had seen of this place. He seemed rather uninterested in the whole process of the meeting.

She was slightly alaramed, because it was almost like he was reading her thoughts, "Why is it we're here?"

"Because Minho, today the greenie we got is a girl." Gally was a little overdramatic in her opinion, but she now knew the Asian boy's name.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. This may not mean anything." Alby tried to call everyone down (most likely Gally).

"Then why did they send her? This has never happened before. This must be something, a sign or message, or something." Gally defended his stance.

"Well yeah, okay, maybe it does mean something... There ain't anything we can to to change it." Newt pointed out, "Plus nothing has even changed. The box when back down and I'll bet that bloody maze Will still be the same."

Gally seemed annoyed at Newt's logic, but it did seem to hush him up.

"Greenie!" Minho's voice startled her. She jumped slightly, but looked at him waiting to see why he called her out, "You gonna run or kill anyone?" She shook her head slowly at his quite blunt question. "Well alright then. She's cool. Good that?"

Newt chuckled slightly at Minho. They all knew he stood and apparently Minho stood with him on the subject. Gally, however was on the opposite side. It all really came down to Alby anyways. He had a responsibility to keep everyone safe and happy, but she was part of them now, so that included her now as well. All eyes went to him as they waited his verdict patiently, "Good that."