Head or Heart [Minho x Reader x Thomas]

Chapter 20 | Minho, The Lightning Boy

When Thomas came back, he confirmed that the girl in the building was Teresa. He didn't say much about it, he just said that we have to go.

But then when some of us got really curious and confused, Newt and Minho made him to spit it out.

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After our third break for the day, when I woke up from my short nap, I noticed that it wasn't that hot anymore and there was no blinding light.

Instead, the sky was now cloudy and turning grey, it even started drizzling.

"What the shuck is this?" I muttered to no one in particular.

The wind was so strong that I can't even hear my own voice. It was like I'm being swallowed by my own mouth.

"I thought we were in the middle of a dessert?" Thomas shouted.

And then Minho and Newt said something, but I can't even read their lips on what are they saying.

Minho came to me and leaned in to my hear, saying, "We need to go!"

I didn't say something back, I just did what he said. Then I saw the other Gladers started moving as well.

The rain suddenly became so heavy and the rain drops are bigger than usual. A shucking storm.

The Gladers didn't ask, and Minho didn't say anything about where we are going, because we already know where, the first building of the Scorch.

It was so hard to walk with the strong wind that made me feel like I could stumble any minute, and the heavy rain just made it worse.

Minho grabbed my hand tightly while he uses his other one as a shield from the strong wind and from the sand particles that was mixed in the air.

Whenever I feel like falling or stumbling, Minho will just grip my hand so tight and let me regain my balance for a while, then walk again, then the cycle just keeps on going.

But then the lightning came, and it was worse than ever. I can barely see anymore that I had to blink multiple times to see a shuck thing.

And it was just a matter of seconds, when a long and a sharp light detonated beside me, and suddenly, Minho's grip loosened and then he disappeared.

It made me fall on the ground and then I rubbed my eyes to see clearly, and then there he was, a familiar body with his clothes on fire.

"MINHO!" I shouted, my voice like a whisper.

It was a swift moment when Thomas appeared beside him and dug into the earth, shoveling it on top of Minho with both hands.

I quickly did the same until the fire finally went out. Minho winced and coughed, but then Thomas shouted, "COME ON!"

Instinctively, I put Minho's arm around me as Thomas put the other around him. Then the three of us continued running.

Lots of shearing white light detonated around us, but I didn't look, I kept on moving and thinking about Minho's condition.

The Gladers were getting fewer and all I could think was how devastating it was. Lots of lives were wasted just for WICKED's shuck experiment. And they are all standing out there, watching us die one by one? Shucking buttholes.

And then before realizing it, we stepped into the first building of the Scorch.

Thomas and I put Minho down against the wall, still not able to talk or move.

"I got it." I told Thomas.

"You sure?" he asked, looking at me.

"Yeah, I got it." I said once again, and then Thomas nodded, standing up and turning to look outside.