Injured Feet & Rickety Hearts {Book 1 Completed}

//Chapter 15//

Newt worrying about Malaya ^

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The room had fallen into chaos, everyone was arguing, the people who had favoured the idea were disagreeing with Minho and the ones who hadn't liked the idea were now shouting at the people who did. It was all I mess, I didn't think people would take this so bloody seriously, she's just one girl, is it so bad that she isn't a runner?!

"Slim it! Now!"

Alby yelled, loud enough that it could have shattered the brittle windows hanging dirty in their rotten frames. It had shut everyone up. Alby quickly wrote the vote down, giving Minho a wavering look. I know Alby wanted her to be a runner, so Minho saying no had greatly tilted his chances, if the trainer didn't want the trainee than how good could the trainee be. That was Minho's plan.

Gally was already standing before he was called, oh wonderful. No one liked Gally anymore, after he was stung and went all sour, no one wants to talk to him, he either curses you off or never shuts up.

Alby swung his weight onto another foot as he waited for the yammering to start, I was unsure what Gally would come out with, he's so obvious that's it's not anymore. He does the opposite of what everyone wants, but what would that be in this situation.

"Runner. The girl should be a runner, as much as it burns my mouth to say, she's clever, the idea that she thought to fake the trial. Not many think to do it, and are brave enough to pull it off. Plus, I'd like to see her out of the glade more, right old bitch"

I could feel my blood boiling at this point, I had the seeping urge to defend her. It was much stronger than my urge for reason. I jumped to my feet, the chair tottering around dangerously close to falling, before I spun around glowering at him. He hated her, he didn't want this for the good of the group, he wanted her dead or injured. He wanted to course as much pain to her as he could.

I growled like a wild animal and I could see Minho standing as well, even Zart and Frypan looked a bit angry from his words. I wasn't letting him get away with treating her like that.

"You shut your mouth! you want her out there to hurt her, all because she kicked your bloody butt before the builder's trial!"

Gally's face flushed red, whether that was from anger or embarrassment I couldn't tell. But I didn't care what he was feeling, I was defending my friend, she would do the same for me. besides I owe it to her after what I did.

"Whatever Newt! You don't want her to be a runner because you've got a little crush on her. She's got you and Minho wrapped around her finger and now you've forgotten what it means to be a runner!"

Gally yelled and I cooked over again, Minho looked angry too, he beat me to ripping his throat out again.

"Your just upset that she doesn't have you wrapped around her finger, we're trying to help her, she's drop dead scared of that maze, you think putting her out there's a good idea?! that's like putting someone scared of spiders in a pit of 'em and then asking that person to dance. This is just not gonna work"

Minho made a very good point, she was scared of the maze, that means running for her wouldn't come as easily as Gally and Alby made it seem. She just can't go out there, she didn't need to be out there... she doesn't want to be out there.... I don't want her to be out there.

Gally was raging a crimson red at this point, but he didn't say anything, he just slumped into his chair, red cheeked and grouchy as he did.

"I still stand by my vote"