Fix You | Newt x Reader | Maze Runner AU Fanfiction

Chapter 7: Balance

When I woke up that day, the first thing I heard was soft music. Another Coldplay song: In My Place. Coldplay was my favorite band, so it made me smile and start off with a good mood.

I had felt someone lightly stirring under me and the memories of the day before came back to me even if they seemed far away and unreal.

One thing was for sure, I wouldn't bottle up my emotions like that ever again. I was lucky enough that Newt was there for me when I finally snapped.

And I would definitely never neglect Chuckie ever again. Ever. I promised myself that.

Still, I had the feeling like everything would be okay from then on. Thanks to him.

I just laid my head back on his shoulder and closed my eyes. I didn't want to wake Newt, and I also wanted to go back to sleep since it felt so perfect there.

*

One week later, it felt like everything had slowly gotten back in place.

Newt had suggested that I should talk to 'Tommy' about all that was going on my head because he was my best friend after all. And he was completely right, so I did. Thomas was really understanding and supporting, even if he was a little mad that I hadn't told him before.

And even if those days after my breakdown were hard and I took a few days off class –Sonya promised Newt that she would give me all her notes. And her friend Harriet, who was in most of my remaining classes, did too- but it was so much easier with the help of my friends. Chuck, Newt and Thomas especially helped.

Minho didn't exactly know what was going on with me –neither did the rest of the gang- but he knew I was a little sad lately and behaved extra goofy around me to make me laugh.

I felt really lucky to have such good friends, people who genuinely cared about me.

*

I woke up earlier than usual so I could calmly have breakfast with Chuck to catch up.

We were sitting in the kitchen table, calmly eating our cereal as he told me about some things that happened to him at school.

"And the shank kept throwing me paper balls" Chuckie was telling me about Stan, one of his classmates whom he got along really well. He had to stop to laugh because the story apparently was so funny. "So I told him 'slim it, shank' because he was starting to annoy me"

I smiled as Chuck kept laughing at his own story.

"And?" I said, shoving a spoonful of cereal and milk in my mouth.

"And" Chuck paused for a second again, giggling. "He kept at it and I angrily told him 'cut it out, you klunk!' and he laughed so loud that the teacher threw him out!"

I laughed with Chuck as he was cracking up, and then finished my breakfast.

While he finished his bowl of cereal, I stayed with him as I tried not to think about class.

Just thinking about facing the exams and the many piles of notes I had to study made me panic a little.

Someone knocked on the door, so I stood up and headed to the hall. Ruffling Chuck's hair to make him pout in my way, of course.

When I opened the door, I found Minho coolly leaning on the door frame with one arm, his other arm hanging loosely at his side. And that lopsided grin was on his mouth as usual.

"My lady, your carriage awaits you" Minho charmingly said, making me laugh.

I had told them I would appreciate if they could take me to class because being alone in the bus made me a little anxious. Minho offered to drive me, and so there he was.