The Scorch Girl// Book 2// Newt TMR Fanfic

Chapter 19

"Guys, guys!" Frypan yells as he approaches the building everyone was currently residing in.

Frypan kicks over a few cans that had been collected out of sheer excitement, struggling to catch his breath as he was bent over and leaning on his knees, panting like a dog.

"I..saw...Thomas and...Brenda" he finally makes out.

Jorge bolts from his previously seated position, as do I and virtually everyone.

"Where did you see them hermano?" Jorge asks desperately.

"Two lefts, three rights in that direction" he points behind him, "they just entered a building with three other people, two men and one woman"

I look at the sun, it was beginning to set, "we'll need to wait, we can barely see in the dark let alone safe people"

"Fair point" Michael agrees.

"I say we make a plan so we don't all get bloody killed" Newt interjects.

Jorge chuckles, "Well that's simple, I doubt anyone in there is sane. I can hear the music from here, just wait until everyone passes out hermano"

"What do you mean?" Aris asks, his eyebrows knit together in confusion.

"There's a drug called bliss, slows the virus but doesn't stop it" everyone still looks confused so Jorge had explains it further, "in other words, you feel drunk and numb" he elaborates.

"So we just wait until morning?" AJ suggestively remarks, leaning on the wall and crossing her arms.

"That's assuming all cranks in there took bliss" Lizzie speaks up, taking a step forward while examining all the eyes on her.

"I'm sure they have" Michael sniggers, almost as if he looks down on everyone.

"Well no, I've been to one. Not everyone ends up taking it" she replies.

"It won't matter if they're dead" Minho points out,

"So we wait until morning, attack when they're out. Simple" I shrug,

Jorge shakes his head "Hold it hermano, if they were held at gunpoint then we assume they have more"

"Surprise attack would get their shuck butts" Minho smirks as he thrusts his fist in the air,

"Then that's what we'll do" Michael says, ending the conversation altogether.

Everyone agrees blindly, too tired to argue the point further. Now all Thomas and Brenda had to do was make it through another night.

"Ok slintheads, eat up" Minho instructs, pointing to the small pile of food in front of us.
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I frown as I look out at the dark nothingness, I felt arms wrap around my waist.

"You ok?" I hear Newt ask as he places his head in the crook of my neck.

I let out a sigh, "I've been better, worrying sucks"

Newt chuckles, "then stop worrying, everything will be ok in the end. We'll get the bloody cure"

My stomach twists as the words AJ spoke play in my head, one boy isn't immune

I clench my jaw, willing myself to leave behind those words and focus on the now. I could worry about who was and wasn't immune later.

I spin around in Newts arms to face him, doing my best to stare him in the eyes despite complete darkness.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping anyway?" I finally ask.