𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐌𝐄, newt vs. teresa

tst → three

the scorch trials
chapter three

❛❛ they cant risk of losing everything's trust if they force you into going with them ❜❜

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The Gladers turned their heads at Poe who looked stun when his name was called. He froze while gazing toward where Janson was standing. Does he have a choice? Wherever these kids go and what happens to them, he's about to find out

"Don't go" Anton's voice was low, the boy was suddenly scared for his best friend. "if it's true about that they never leave this place, don't go"

"Do I even have a choice?" Poe said, he got anxious but at the same time, this could be an opportunity to find out where they go and maybe find Teresa.

"Yeah, you do," Newt told him, "they can't risk of losing everyone's trust if they force you into going with them"

While Poe was looking at Newt, there was a hint of worry written on the boy's face. Poe looked over Nico's and Minho's shoulders and find Janson looking toward his table. "I say you go" Thomas abruptly said.

Newt snapped his head around, expressing a disbelief look, "Wait, what?"

"He's—" Thomas leaned onto the table around Newt to get close to Poe, "this may be the chance that you'll get through behind that door and see what's inside"

Poe furrowed his brows together, "Yeah, when I'm under those sheets" he whispered harshly at Thomas.

"Poe!" Janson called, Poe turned his head up and looked forward at the man, he's waiting for him. "Are you coming?"

There were other teens turning their heads and looking toward where Poe is sitting. He gave a gesture telling him to wait then turn back to Thomas who quickly said in a low voice, "I have a plan, if maybe you could buy yourself some time before they do anything, or tell them that if you could wait for another day to stay"

Poe sighed exasperatedly, perhaps he has a chance of seeing Teresa again or what happened to her. It was all he cared about, but if they really do leave this place, he could just ask that if he could stay here another day or two to stay with his friends. "Fine—" he shifted around and before he could get up, he felt a hand gripping on his wrist by Newt who seem worried. He was worried and the way he held Poe was the way he didn't want him to go. "I'll be fine" Poe assured him then looked at the Gladers before getting up as Newt reluctantly loosened his grip.

Before Poe around the table. Thomas's hand grabbed his arm and yanked him down to lower down and Thomas whispered, "Help me get the key card"

Poe exchanged a perplex look. He went to go join the teens to the front, as he walked around Janson, Poe got even more anxious when he joined the line. He was the only person in the line who wasn't smiling with excitement. His gaze shifted from the Gladers' table to Aris and Leigh's table who both had a slight confusion on their faces. It did hit him why Thomas wanted a key card, he wants to see what's behind the door, and perhaps that's his plan. How will he able to do that to snatch a key card from anyone?