Newt & Rosa (TMR)

Where Are We?

Prompt: The first group of Gladers arrive in the Maze.
229.11.23 | 10:31 a.m.
There was darkness and a rumbling sound. She was moving. It felt like she was in an elevator. She couldn't remember anything, except for one thing. Rosa. Her name.

She looked around, but she could barely see anything. Suddenly, the movement stopped. The door above her opened and a wave of light came in. That was when she realized that she wasn't alone. There were about ten or fifteen other boys with her.  

She was the only girl.

Rosa looked to her left and saw a blond boy sitting next to her.

"What's going on?" He asked, looking as confused as everyone else and as confused as Rosa felt.

"I don't know," Another boy said to her right. He had dark hair and Asian features. The blond boy was still looking at her, almost like he was waiting for her to say something.

"I'm Newt," He spoke, standing up. "The only thing I remember."

Rosa felt relieved a little. She wasn't the only one who didn't remember anything but her name.

"Rosa."

The other boys had started to climb out of the box, so they followed.

She then met Alby and Minho, along with other boys she had already forgotten the names of. They were in an empty field, with stone walls all around them. Rosa was terrified.

They were trapped.

"Where are we?" She asked no one in particular. She hadn't even meant to speak.

"Does it look like we know?" A boy with brown hair snapped. Rosa couldn't remember his name. She took a step back at his harsh voice and Newt walked up beside her.

"Alright calm down. Everyone is confused," He said, and Rosa could already tell that she would get along with him.

The rest of the day, everyone just wandered around. There wasn't much to explore though. There was a small shack for them to sleep in and a lot of trees. Rosa soon got bored of the adventure and sat down in the shade.

Newt eventually found her and sat down next to her. They stayed silent for a long time, but it was bothering her.

"This place is pretty boring."

Newt looked at her with a surprised face and cracked a smile.

"Not fancy enough for you?"

Rosa chuckled, moving her long hair out of her face.

"Just nothing to look at."

She looked back to the center of the place, the other boys walking around confusedly. It almost hurt to watch.

Newt nodded, keeping his mouth shut. There was nothing else really to talk about.

A few hours later Alby announced they would figure things out in the morning. At least someone had taken control.

Rosa couldn't sleep for one minute that night. She felt that familiar numb feeling, but she wasn't sure when she had felt it before. Newt was sleeping a few feet away from her. All of the boys were sleeping actually, but she didn't know how. Not with the crazy events that had happened that day.

She eventually closed her eyes again and fell asleep.