Girl In The Glade/ Newt fanfiction (The Maze Runner)

Part 8

As we entered the Gathering room, everyone was already there. 

"Elle, please sit down right there," Alby said and pointed to the chair next to Mason.

Alby and all the Keepers had formed a semicircle around me and Mason. It was really intimidating. Newt sat a little bit further from everyone, in the corner.

"So, Elle, please, tell us about what happened," Alby said.

Then I told them everything that had happened.

"Was there anyone who saw what happened and could tell us the same?"

"I don't think so... You don't believe me, don't you? Why the shuck would I make it all up?" I started to get angry.

"We're not saying we don't believe you."

"Well, it seems like you don't."

"So, Mason," Alby turned away from me and said to Mason. "Can you tell us what had happened?"

Mason looked at me and grinned. 

"All I can say is that it was great and I would definitely do it again," he said still grinning at me.

Some boys laughed. I was just so angry now and I couldn't hold myself so I slapped him in the face.

"I guess she liked it too," Mason said still grinning and looked at all the other boys.

They laughed again.

"Slim it, shuck-faces!" Alby said raising his tone. "Newt come here!"

Newt slowly stood up from the chair he was sitting on, came and stood next to me.

"Newt, why did you start a fight with Mason?"

"Isn't it obvious? Elle told me about what he had done and I got angry."

"But you had no right to hurt other glader."

"But he..."

"It doesn't matter he did. You just needed to report him to us and we would take care of him."

"You would just bloody put him in the Slammer for some days and that's all. That would be all his punishment. I..."

Alby was cutting Newt off almost all the time and they were yelling at each other. 

"Newt, he didn't hurt her and it was nothing special."

"Didn't hurt her? Nothing special? Are you crazy? He..."

"Newt, slim it! This time you aren't the one who's going to decide."

Newt sighed angrily and left the room shutting door behind him. While they were yelling at each other Alby had stood up. Everyone watched him, as he sat back down. He took a deep breath and then said: 

"We'll discuss it and tell you what we had decided later. You can go now."

I and Mason stood up and left the room. I tried to keep a distance from him. He was intimidating me. When we walked out of Homestead I tried to find Newt somewhere. I spotted him nervously walking back and forth constantly running his hand through his hair. I walked closer to him.

"Hey," I said.

He jumped a little bit.

"Oh, hi, Elle. I didn't notice you."

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm okay. I'm just so bloody fine," he said sarcastically.

"I... um... I'm..." I started to say but then we heard Albys loud voice.

"Elle! Newt! Mason!"

"I guess we need to go," Newt said.

We silently walked back to the Homestead.

As we all sat down (now there was one more chair for Newt next to me) Alby started: 

"So I and all the other Keepers together had decided that Newt is going to spend three days without lunch in the Slammer and then work as a Slopper for a week."

Newt shot Minho a look as like saying Really, man? A Slopper? and then Minho was like Sorry, man. I tried. 

Alby continued. "And Mason is going to spend a week in the Slammers. That's all for tonight. Everyone except Newt and Mason can go now."

Everyone left the room. I walked to Minho.

"What is the Slammers? What's going to happen to Newt?" I asked him quite worried.

"Don't worry, Elle. He's going to be okay," he said kindly. "Slammers work like prisons here. It's basically a hole in the ground with locked doors."

He had a smile all over his face and I just couldn't understand why.

"Why do you have this look on your face? Why are you smiling so much? Did I say something weird?" I asked him very confused.

"I think you have a little crush on someone," he said still smiling.

I punched him lightly. "What? No, I don't!"

"Yes, you do! You have a crush on Newt."

"No, I don't!"

"Yes, you do!"

"Minho!" I said angrily.

"Okay, okay calm down. I'm going to visit Newt. Are you coming with me?

"I think I'll pass this time. I really need to get some sleep."

"Good night, then."

"Good night."

As he turned he said once more. "You do like him."

"Minho!" I yelled again.

He laughed and looked at me smiling. Then he left.

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I walked to my hammock and lay down. I tried to sleep but every time I closed my eyes the image of Mason kissing me appeared. I felt a tear run down my cheek. No, Elle, you aren't going to cry  I said to myself you're not going to cry in front of all these boys. So I just lay there with my eyes open watching the stars in the sky through the tree branches. I tried to think about something else than Mason so I thought about what Minho had told me. 

Hey, guys! This was a little bit shorter chapter than all those chapters before. I hope you liked it. If you have any ideas what I could write then comment. I would really love to hear your ideas. Don't forget to vote. Love you! Bye!