Fix You | Newt x Reader | Maze Runner AU Fanfiction

Chapter 3: Safe And Happy

On Monday, it felt like going back to reality after leaving a fairy tale. And the real world sucked.

Mondays were always tiring, but today just had me fed up. It was one of those days.

My parents were still out, which meant that I had to rush home after class so I could cook lunch for Chuckie and stay with him when he arrived from school. And the poor kid had to wait for me for an hour because my classes finished one hour later than his did.

Lately I had been thinking about Dave too. To be honest, he was one of the main reasons why I was so shy and insecure. We had been dating –if it could be called so- for a very little time. But he stopped talking to me all of a sudden. Almost as if he had forgotten that he had a girlfriend. I think he didn't even consider me his girlfriend, but just a fling. He definitely wasn't as fond of me as I was of him.

And hence, when I suggested that we should break up, he was alright with it at first. But then he just threw all these things on my face, saying I wasn't good enough for him. And I believed him.

After all, why wouldn't he like me if I wasn't good enough? One should think that if a person is special, someone will have to notice it and want to be with them, right? So he broke my spirits a little and managed to wreck the very little confidence I had in myself.

Thomas was raging with fury when he found out. He went to have a word with Dave, and he was so close to beat him up. My friend would have done so if I hadn't stopped him.

I sighed as I tried to get all those thoughts out of my head. I was alright just a few days ago, not eating my head. I could get back to that state if I tried hard enough.

But on top of all, classes were destroying my motivation for English Literature even though I was so passionate about the subject. Studying so many works and authors... It was enthralling for me. But studying a degree is not easy and can tire even the most enthusiasts.

So when I had a free period, I took the time to relax. I tried to bring back the memories of my date with Newt to lighten my mood.

It was one of those days when you're barely aware of what you're doing because you're so damn absent in your own little world, in your own thoughts and daydreams. Trying to escape reality.

I was in the cafeteria, eating a croissant and having a coffee to boost my energy up. I needed a break from the classes, and I missed my friends. Thomas, Teresa, Minho, Gally...

Newt...

"There you are!" A familiar voice caused me to turn my head.

"Hi, Minho!" I smiled at him as he sat next to me in the table.

"I've missed you so much" He faked a sob and dramatically sighed.

I was about to reach for my croissant to give it another bite when Minho took my hand and trapped it inside the both of his and put it next to his heart.

Used to his goofiness, I chuckled and freed my hand from his grip.

At first, every time he did those things, I didn't know how to react. I got awkward and shy until he would notice and pity me enough to leave it.

But eventually I grew accustomed to it and would laugh it out because I found it funny. If I weren't that shy, I'd tease him about it, go along with him.

During that week that I had been searching for Newt, Minho and I grew closer. And even after my date, we kept talking until we randomly looked for each other to pass the time together because we enjoyed doing so.

"I saw this today and thought about you" Minho took something out of his front pocket and put it on the table.

It was a little stone in the shape of a heart.