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| Ceylon |
I hear Jessica complain again, and yes the same old Jessica is back. I roll my eyes as I sit down next to the quiet guy.
He doesn't even look up at me as he's refilling the ammo in his gun.
"Hi, I haven't apologized for jumping on you like that" I tell him as I play with the ring around my finger.
Confused he looks up at me before his face turns into a soft smile, "it's okay, it were your instincts anyway" Aris tells me. His eyes then move down, "that's a pretty ring, where did you get it?".
I shrug my shoulders, even for me it was a mystery how I got this ring. The moment I woke up in the Glade it was already around my middle finger. Maybe it was the one thing they overlooked before they dumped me into the maze.
"Honesty I have no idea since I have this since I can remember, but the writing on the outside looks really pretty" I tell him as I show him the ring- well along with my hand. The ring is too precious for me to take off and show everyone. I have never taken off the ring.
Aris nods as he lightly takes my hand to study the silver ring around my finger, "it looks like writing".
"I don't fully know what it says, but the word family is on there" I tell him proudly.
On our journey to find Ava Paige, we had run into a man. He had as Jessica said; the same Asian face as Ceylon- which to me was totally racist. But the man just smiled it off, before he noticed my ring. He told me the writing is in Korean, but that he never fully learned the language- but there was one word on it that he did understand.
"Wow nice, what language".
I chuckle softly. At first he was so quiet and awkward, but now he is asking me all theses questions I was not expecting from him.
"It's in Korean".
Suddenly we hear someone clear his throat at us, which makes Aris quickly let go of my hand before looking back at the floor. "Getting to know each other huh" Newt asked with annoyance layered in his voice.
I raised my eyebrow at him, what's his problem.
"I just came to tell you guys we are leaving in case these guys come back for their last box" Newt continued before he walked away.
A soft sigh escaped my mouth as I watched Aris stand up.
The younger boy stood in front of my as he held out his hand to me, "well you heard Newt, it's time to go" he said mockingly with a smile.
"Yes we must listen before we are forced into a tea party" I snickered as I took his hand.
It seems that Aris and I got along just fine, while I was expecting that he is someone who you can't really have a conversation with. Unless you're the one that keeps talking.
I put the new gun into my boot and the leftover ammo in my bag. Because you never know when your gun is going to run out of ammo.
Along with Aris I joined the rest of the gang. My eyes wandered to Thomas who was occasionally glancing at Rhain- it made me chuckle. These guys must have not seen girls in a long time. Especially Newt since I can't have a conversation with him without getting insulted by him- not that he always meant it.
"Okay guys, I know it's dark and we will have a hard time continuing our journey, I think it's a bad idea to stay here for the night" Rhain said as she glanced at Thomas, "we have to keep moving and hoping we find a place for shelter instead of an army of cranks".
I noticed Emme next to me shivering, so to comfort her I put my arm around her shoulders.
"Let's go guys" Thomas said, 'finishing' for our leader.
Rhain on the other hand didn't seem to mind what the boy just did, instead she opened the door and looked around in case there was danger out there. "It's clear".
We nodded before we followed her outside.
The first thing I noticed was that it was too quiet, a little too quiet if you ask me.
Newt walked up next to me, "it's too bloody quiet in here, something is wrong" he said as if he was reading my mind.
I only nod, not wanting to talk to him. Instead I grab Emme's hand. Only I didn't realize that Emme's hand had grown twice as big in just two minutes and it was a little higher then usual.
A look of horror spreads on my face as I noticed I just grabbed Newt's hand, even Newt looks down at me in pure confusion.
"What the shuck are you doing" I yell at him, a little too loud. It doesn't only attract the attention of the rest of the gang but also the attention of those who give you a high pitched scream before biting your face off.
"Great bloody job" Newt yells back at me before running off, not realizing he was still holding my hand.
I try to pull my hand out of his embrace, "now is not the time for your pride" Newt mutters as he pulls me forward.
I almost lose my balance, but quickly realize what he was trying to do. He had helped Emme get on top of Thomas his back.
"Someone please tell me you just saw a place to hide, I was not made for running" we hear Aaliyah yell as she holds onto Frypan's arm.
"Stop complaining, it's not as if I like running" Jessica shot back.
I simply roll my eyes, even when we are on the run Jessica has the guts to piss you off.
It's unfortunate we didn't run in on them right in front of the WCKD weapon depot. But things never go as you want, like right now. I'm a runner and now I'm being held back by Newt. Even though he has a slight limp, he's still fast enough to keep up with me.
I just wish he would let go of me so I could run in front of the gang and spot a place to hide. But unfortunately that was not how it was going.
Why couldn't I just shut my mouth, and not grabbing some random hand.
