The Fighter 》 The Maze Runner

Sixteen

3rd POV

"Come on, Newt, Danielle wouldn't want you to be like this." Nick told the blonde hair boy.

It had been days since Danielle got stung. Newt never left her bedside. Well, he only would to eat, use the bathroom...you know what I'm trying to say.

"I don't bloody care." He mumbled, his eyes not leaving her face.

Nick sighed, "She'll be fine. At least help us get the Greenie out of the Box."

Newt gave him a confused look, "He still hasn't left yet?"

Nick shook his head, "Poor thing klunked himself twice already."

Newt made a disgusting face before looking back at Danielle. He wanted to be there when she wakes up. The Gladers were a bit worried about him.

Minho would visit after each run. He would stay for a while before heading back to map the maze, like he always does. He even tried to get Newt out of the room for a few minutes. Even went as far as saying 'quit being a slinthead, Jeff and Clint will let you know if anything happens.' But, that didn't work.

Nick made his way inside the room and stood next to Newt, "Look, I get you care about her. We all do, she's like a sister to all of us. But, she got stung. She's going through the Changing. She might not be the same person when she wakes up."

"You don't know that." Newt said.

"Neither do you. Remember it happened to Gally. He was decent before he went through the Changing. Now, he's one of the biggest Shanks here." Newt didn't budge. "There might be another way to leave this place."

This time Newt snapped his gaze up, "How?"

"The Box. It always comes up every month with a Greenie and supplies. Once the kid is out, I'm going in after the Box starts to head back down."

"You sure that's a good idea?" Newt couldn't help but wonder. They thought they found ways to escape this place, but they were usually wrong.

Nick crossed his arms, "Do you have any other ideas?" Newt stayed silent. "That's what I thought. Now, are you coming or what?"

Newt knew he wasn't going to win this, so he gave Danielle's hand one last squeeze before leaving.

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Danielle's POV

I was back in the control room.

She-me, this Tom Tom guy, and a girl, were watching the monitors. I walked closely to see what they were looking at and my eyes wide in surprise.

It was us. I mean the Glade. There were different sections of the cameras looking around the Glade.

There were even cameras in the Maze. That was the only part she-me was looking at. I saw one figure running in the screen. I leaned closer to see it was Newt running.

Newt was a Runner? No, that couldn't be. He with the Trackhoes. He couldn't be a Runner? Could he?

There was a knock on a door and I turned to see a boy with curly brown hair enter the room. Chuck.

"Elle, she wants to see you." Chuck said.

She-me nodded her head before getting up. She gave the boy a small smile before leaving the room. I thought the scene was about to change, but it didn't.