𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐌𝐄, newt vs. teresa

pre-tmr → ten

pre-the maze runner
chapter ten

❛❛ the guy knows the maze like he knows the back of his own head ❜❜

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It wasn't the Door that startled him to wake up but it was his dream. He was too groggy and disoriented to remember what he dreamt about. Poe was already sitting up when he woke up and find Newt staring at him. The limp boy expressed a confused look and at the same time, suspicious.

"What?" Poe uttered at Newt, "Do you have something for me or you're just going to stand there and stare at me all morning?"

Newt's look changed to peevish look from confusion. He scoffed then walked away. Poe set his bare feet on the ground, leaned forward and hands on his face. The sky barely showed dawn, showing only dark blues and red with orange colored where the sun would rise.

It's been two months since Poe began his new life in the Glade. It's been all the same since he arrived except he managed to adjust living in the Glade. His job as a Slicer has gotten boring, to live his days over and over has been repeated; wake up in the early morning, have breakfast with his friends, go to work, have lunch, back to work, work is done, wait for supper, then await for night to come so he can rest.

Bark was under Poe's hammock, the dog whimpered as he yawned and stretched. Bark was awoken by Poe startling. Bark has been following Poe around the Glade since he started working in Slicers, the dog was more fondly toward Poe than other Slicers because Teo said he and other Slicers have been avoiding Bark. Poe plays with Bark, he feeds him and always lets him sleep under the hammock every night. Poe had grown to care for the dog the past two months, like the dog had become something that only matters to him in this world.

Anton was still sleeping and snoring, his one leg and arm dangling down from his hammock. The kid was his friend also, Poe liked Anton, increasingly grew to care for the kid and treated him like a little brother.

When Poe left his hammock, Bark attempted to follow but he told him to stay with Anton and the dog obeyed. The blond boy went to the pond to soak his face and neck to wash off the sweat. After he did so, he sat by the pond, gazed around the Glade before glancing up where the sun would rise.

It was until a moment later, the Keeper of Runners, Minho was approaching Poe. Poe had asked him and Nick about going into the Maze while Ben was still in recovery after spraining his ankle within a few weeks ago. Poe finally asked them yesterday about going into the maze and Minho said he'd think about it. So Poe may finally get an answer, of course, he didn't want to expect too much.

"So?" Poe asked him first.

The Runner sighed, "Look man, I'm still not sure about it. Ben is still a Runner, whenever he's in no condition to run, someone has to take over and that someone has to be either Alby or Nick. Sorry dude, I can't, not now, not today, maybe in another month or so"