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

Part 14

I woke up next morning really early. I tried to fall asleep again but failed. I got up from my hammock and headed to my tree (The tree where I had hidden the first day when I arrived. I call it my tree now.) I climbed it and watched the sunrise. It was very beautiful.

Soon after, I heard walls opening and saw the Runners run into the openings. I stared at the openings for a moment. I was very curious about what could be out there. It was like the Maze was pulling me and begging me to go in it. I couldn't stand the feeling.

I climbed down and went to the opening. I stopped right in front of it. This time I stood there less time than before. Just as I was going to step in I heard a voice behind me. Dammit. I thought.  I knew who it was almost immediately.

"Gosh Newt... Are you stalking me?" I said annoyed.

"I thought I once already told you that you can't go there," Newt said.

"Yes, I know but I just..."

He cut me off. "Don't you understand how dangerous it is out there?"

"You can't tell me what to do. I'm independent and..."

He cut me off again. "We have rules here!"

"I don't care about the rules!"

Last two sentences we had yelled at each other and now we had a moment of silence.

Soon after, he spoke again but quieter than before. "I just can't understand why you want to seem so tough and badass all the time. You are just so..." he paused, "your so bloody stupid and naive."

I started to yell again. "You really think I'm stupid? You really think I'm just a little girl who needs saving from you? Well, you know what? Go to hell! You can't control me! You're not my mom or my anything. You'll never be anything to me."

"Never is a strong word," he said sadly.

"As I said, I don't care," I wasn't yelling anymore but my voice was still full with anger. "Don't you ever talk to me again!"

I turned to walk away but he grabbed me by my hand.

"Elle, wait! I..." he said but I cut him off.

"Fuck off, Newt!" I said and shook his hand off.

I headed to the forest. I really wanted to be alone for a moment. As I walked, I felt tears forming in my eyes.

When I was deep enough in the forest I fell to the ground and burst out in tears. I didn't even know why I was crying. Everything was just too much for me. I had been here only for about a week.

Soon I decided to get up. I couldn't show anyone that I was crying. Everyone would think I'm weak. I wiped away the tears and straightened my clothes. I needed to show Newt that I can take care of myself and I can do better without him.

I got out of the forest and headed to the Homestead after my breakfast. I smiled at Frypan as he handed me my plate. Then I went and sat down at a random table where I ate my breakfast alone. Newt sat few tables away and talked with some other guys. He was constantly glancing at me. It quite seemed like he had cried. Did I hurt him that much? As fast as the thought had come I tried to shake it away. I had no time for regretting. I was angry.

After breakfast, I went to the Gardens. I worked all day missing lunch. Today I mostly pulled weeds. At the end of the day, I didn't feel that angry anymore. I assumed that I had put out all my anger on weeds.

When I had done everything I needed to do in Gardens I went and washed in the Showers. As I walked out of the Showers I saw Newt talking with some guys and laughing. It seemed like he was having a great time. Well, I needed to show him that I was having a good time too.

Newt looked at me and I acted spontaneously. I faked myself falling. As I had hoped, the guy next to me caught me.

"Thank you!" I said and smiled.

"Your welcome," he said and smiled nervously.

I stood up.

"Sometimes I'm just so clumsy," I said flirty and laughed. "What's your name?"

"Uh... um... Steve," He said shyly.

It was hard, not to laugh. Who could have thought that this big guy with those big muscles could be so shy around girls?

"Well, nice to meet you, Steve," I said again flirty, "You're a really nice boy, you know?"

It looked like he didn't know what to say.

I felt Newt still looking at us.

"Thanks for catching me, Steve," I said and gave him a kiss on a cheek. "Hope to see you later."

As I said that I turned around to go away. Steve looked very confused and happy. But Newt who was now standing a little bit closer than before looked VERY angry. His hands had formed fists and there were tears forming in his eyes. He looked like he was about to kill someone. I smiled. My plan had worked.

I went to my hammock and put down my dirty clothes. Then I went to the Homestead to get some Dinner. When I got my plate I looked around at the tables to find a free spot. I spotted a guy sitting alone at one of the tables. I felt sad for him so I joined him.

"Hi," I said smiling and sat down.

"Hi," he said confused.

Why was everyone so confused when they talked to me?

We talked about some random stuff all Dinner. I didn't really listen to him because I was focused on flirting with him - making a fake laugh, trying to touch his hand and making an eye contact. I knew that Newt was watching me and I wanted to make him jealous and make it seem like I was having a very fun time. I think it was working.

Later that evening, I accidentally saw Newt hitting the hell out of the tree and Minho trying to calm him down. Newts fists were all bloody afterward. I got worried. I hope he won't hurt him too much. I thought but immediately tried to shake the thought away. I don't care about him - that was what I told myself all over again but I wasn't really sure if I believed it myself.

Before I went to sleep I read my book a little bit. I was somewhere in the middle of it. I couldn't fall asleep that night. There were too many thoughts in my mind.

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Next morning I woke up tired. I spent all day either working, eating, reading or flirting with some random boys while Newt watched. It was actually quite fun. Even though I felt exhausted because of the lack of sleep this night I still smiled and laughed at all the jokes that were told to me.

I fell asleep quite early today. I think I was the first one of all the people in the maze to fall asleep.

Hey, guys! Hope you liked this chapter. I'm sorry for Newts and Elles argument but don't worry. There are a lot of things going to happen. Just keep reading. Love you! Bye!

P.S. I'm going to a camp tomorrow so it could be quite hard for me to write but I'll try.