Promises

Are We Dead?

         Teresa was falling. All she could remember was kissing Thomas and looking into his eyes one last time before the building collapsed. She knew this was the end for her. She thought that it was better this way. All she did was hurt Thomas and now he could be happy with Brenda in Paradise. Ugh Brenda. Teresa hated her. The first time she met she tried to steal Thomas from her but if it made Thomas happy, she would try to like her as well. Right before Teresa hit the ground she whispered "I love you Tom." Then she blacked out. 

          Newt woke up in a white room. Was he dead? He just tried to kill Tommy after he became a crank. Didn't Tommy stab him? "I have to be dead," Newt thought. But then he saw her. Lying next to him was the betrayer. Teresa. Did she die too? Was this some sort of Heaven. Why wasn't he trying to kill her right now if he was a crank? All of these questions clouded his mind until he fell back asleep. 

           Teresa and Newt woke back up at the same time. They stared at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. "We have to be dead," they both thought to themselves. "Newt?", Teresa questioned? He nodded. She got up from the hospital bed and tried to run over to embrace him. She collapsed on the way to his bedside. Newt just rolled his eyes and laughed. "Right, they all hate me," Teresa thought to herself. She was suddenly taken over by an overwhelming amount of pain. Her legs throbbed and her head was thumping. She had scars everywhere, and wanted to start crying. Not because of the pain, but because of the people she'd lost. Minho, Frypan, Newt, ....Thomas. They had all lost trust in her, and it seemed like she would never earn it back.

           She tried her best to crawl to Newt, just to talk to him. "hey," she whispered. "What the bloody hell do you want?", he nearly shouted. "Listen i know that you will NEVER trust me again and I'm ok with that, but until we get out or find out wherever we are, you have to talk to me. Hate me all you want, but I'm not leaving you here. We need answers Newt." He just stared at her and then broke down, "i tried to kill him...i tried to kill my best friend Teresa." She tried her best to stand up and comfort him but it was no use. The pain got to her again and she fell back on the floor. "Hey, that is not your fault. You can't blame yourself for getting infected. Tom knows how much you cared about him, and knows that you would NEVER do that, you hear me." Teresa said in a comforting voice. He nodded. "How are we alive Teresa? How.." his voice trailed off as people in lab coats stormed through the door. They picked Teresa up and carried her to the bed, as she screamed in pain. 

            "Where are we" Newt yelled. "calm down child, geez maybe a thank you for saving our lives would be nice," said a man who looked oddly familiar. "Your at WCKD by the way, and don't worry Mr. Newt you will be leaving shortly. It's her who will never see the others again", the man smirked at Teresa. "You may have known my brother, Janson?" Teresa shot up from her bed ignoring the pain "HE SHOT THOMAS!! IF YOUR RELATED TO THAT PSYCHO STAY AWAY FROM US." Newt just listened trying to understand. 

              "Anyways, Newt you should be thanking Teresa. She was the one who found the cure you know. Isn't it funny Teresa, how you did such an amazing thing, and yet the people you thought would be proud of you just...abandoned you?" he laughed. Newt looked at Teresa and wanted to thank her but he didn't know how. She had saved his life and all he did was call her a betrayer. She had lost everything and he wouldn't help her in any way. Newt felt horrible about how he had treated her. Teresa begin to tear up, but she tried her best to hide it. "Like I said, Newt you will be leaving in a few hours, but Teresa, get comfortable sweet heart." Janson's brother left .

              As they stood alone in front of the Flat Trans, teresa hugged Newt. " Don't tell anyone I'm alive ok, just say you somehow lived and WCKD is dead. they won't care if I'm  dead, i just can't let them worry about WCKD. And Newt, make sure everyone is happy there. Go live the life you deserve and forget about your past. Start over. I know you never trusted me and you never will forgive me but just hear me out. You may not think of me the same way, but you're like a brother to me, and all you deserve is to be happy. Have fun in Paradise you ugly shank" she said with a sad laugh. "Teresa, i..i..i'll come back for you i promise. You won't be here for long", Newt pleaded. "Don't beat yourself up about me Newt, like you said I'm the betrayer. I don't deserve anyone or anything. this is my karma, i guess. Go see the gladers!" Teresa hugged him and kissed him on the forehead. He couldn't help but tear up. "Thank you for everything Teresa, you saved my life many times and i never thanked you. You're like a sister to me Ter. You came up with a cure for the flare, and GOT NO RECOGNITION! thats bull", they both chuckled. A WCKD worker came through the door, " time to go" she said. Then he was gone and she was left alone to suffer. 

-------------what do you think? its my first book so don't judge. Lmk of any suggestions! BTW this is based on the movie because i liked the plot better. New chapter coming soon! try to get book popular for fun!