Newt & Rosa (TMR)

Heartbreak

- Warnings: mentions of suicide, please skip it if it makes you uncomfortable
- Prompt: The events of the day Newt gets his limp
231.6.6 | 2:17 p.m.
It was a quiet day in the Glade. Newt didn't go into the maze, taking a day off. Rosa spent the first few hours gardening and talking with him. She was helping Frypan clean up after lunch when she realized something strange.

Newt had disappeared. She wandered around the Glade trying to find him, but he was nowhere to be found.

She walked over to Zart. "Hey, have you seen Newt?" He shook his head no.

"I talked to him a few hours ago, but that was it."

Rosa sighed, getting a little worried now. "Thanks."

She started to walk back to the kitchen when she heard a yell from the Maze. It was Minho. "Help! I need a medjack!"

Rosa spun around and her heart fell to her stomach. He was carrying Newt. She ran as fast as she could to catch up to Minho who was already running towards the medjack hut. Her mind automatically assumed the worst. He was stung. Why was he in the Maze in the first place? He wasn't supposed to run today.

She reached the hut as soon as Minho closed the door.

"Rose, I need to talk to you." She could hear Newt's cries through the building and it broke her heart into a million pieces.

"What happened?"

"That's what I need to talk to you about. C'mon," He said, grabbing her arm and leading her farther away from the group that formed around them.

She suddenly became nervous about what he was about to tell her.

"What happened Minho?" She said after a few seconds of silence. She couldn't handle not knowing any longer. She needed to know that he was okay.

Rosa was never prepared for the words that came out of his mouth. If it was even possible, her heart shattered into even more pieces. It actually made her chest hurt and tears form in her eyes.

"He tried to kill himself."

She could still hear Newt's cries and she wished she could take all of his pain away. She couldn't believe she didn't see him leave the Glade. She was mad at herself for not noticing.

"What?" Rosa choked out, finally letting a few tears fall down her cheeks.

"I found him on the ground, all tangled up in the ivy. His leg is in bad shape," Minho said, his eyes tearing up as well.

"I need to see him." She started walking back to the hut, but Minho stopped her before she could make it very far.

"In awhile. Let him rest." He was right.

The next few hours were agonizing for Rosa. There were so many emotions and thoughts going through her. She sat in the Homestead, just staring at the wall. Minho and Alby stayed with her the whole time, Minho putting an arm around her sometimes for comfort.

Clint and Jeff eventually came and told them that they could go see him. The boys told her she could go first and she didn't hesitate to start walking over there.

Rosa opened the medjack hut door and glanced at Newt. His leg was wrapped up and he looked up at her with sad eyes.

"Hey Rose," He whispered, as she sat down next to his bed. She wasted no time asking him questions.

"Why?" He sighed and grabbed her hand. She almost wanted to pull it away, but she knew she couldn't act like that now. He needed her.

"I hate this place. I didn't mean to scare you, I just wasn't thinking clearly."

She had to fight the urge to yell at him again. But then she also felt guilt.

"I didn't see you leave. I could have stopped you. I should have known something was wrong," She said, turning her head away from him.

"No it's not your fault. I'm so sorry. I love you."

She nodded, squeezing his hand. She didn't really want to talk about it anymore.

"Just don't leave me okay? I'm here and I can help you," She said, tears swelling in her eyes again. His eyes were glossy too from the emotional day.

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise love, I won't leave you. I'm sorry," He said, leaning forward to carefully wrap his arms around her. They stayed like that for a while, enjoying each others presence.

"How's your leg?" Rosa said, breaking the silence after a while and wiping the tears off of their faces.

"Bloody hell it hurts," He said, chuckling a little bit.

She motioned for him to move over and he did. She climbed onto the bed with him and cuddled into his side. She didn't want to leave him, but she knew Clint and Jeff wouldn't let her stay long. Tonight would be the first time they wouldn't sleep next to each other since they got to the Glade.

Minho and Alby came in soon after and talked to Newt. Then it was time to go to sleep.

"I'll miss you," She whispered to him, standing up from the bed.

"Come get me if you need me."

"You too Newt. I love you," She whispered, finally closing the door and walking to the Homestead with the others.