Different Newtmas (Maze #8)

Chapter 25

NEWT POV:

Thomas laid on his hammock and smiled at me. I smiled back. We pretended to sleep when people started falling asleep. I closed my eyes and fell asleep again. I was walking around the glade. Thomas was out running and I was walking alone. Every one was doing their jobs. I felt something on my arm and stopped walking. I looked at my left arm and saw a worm. I screamed and shook my arm trying to get the worm off. I'm terrified of worms. You can't tell which side is the head and which is the butt. The worm wasn't leaving. I flung it off my arm and on to the ground. I panted and saw the worm coming up to me. I tried to walk backwards but fell. I fell into a ocean. I swam above water and breathed. I looked around at the night sky. I felt worms start crawling all over my body. I screamed. I started swimming while trying to get the worms off me. I saw Thomas on a raft. My only escape. I reached for his hands but he started floating away. I reached harder for Thomas. The worms enter my mouth.

"THOMAS" I yelled bolting up. Thomas ran up to me and I relaxed a little. I was on a table. "Where are we" I asked looking around. "You were sweating and having another nightmare so I brought you to WCKD" said Thomas. I relaxed and Thomas sat next to me on the table. He wrapped his arm around me. My dads came. "You okay son" asked Keith (He can't say dad they are both his dad). "Ya I'm fine dads" I said. "What" asked Thomas. "Thomas, these are my dads Keith and Barry" I said.

THOMAS POV:

"Hi" I said. A doctor came in with a clip board. "Well his blood is clean of all illness but we did some brain scans and let's just say that Newt has Nightpains" said the doctor. Newt signed with his head back and eyes closed annoyed as if he should of known. "What's nightpains" I asked. Newt opened his eyes and looked at me. "It's when a half griever takes human pain killer medicine they have nightmares about their worst fears" said Newt. I was confused. "Newt when did you take pain killer" I asked. Newt signed and looked at the floor. 

He looked back at me. "When the goat attacked everyone we were all taken to the medjacks and those of us in pain were giving pain killer" said Newt. I signed. "Okay well what's the cure" I asked. "Nothing" said the doctor. "Are you sure" I asked. "Yes, there is nothing to prevent it" said the doctor. "Okay so you are telling me that there is not a single thing you can give him" I asked worried and annoyed. "Tommy" said Newt. I looked at him. His eyes were sad. "There is no cure that they can give me. The only way to make it stop is going threw the final seven nightmares" said Newt sadly. I could see he was trying not to cry. I hugged Newt holding back my own tears. I don't like how he must go threw these nightmares but at least it will be over. That means we have seven more nights with Newt having nightmares and screaming. I wonder if I lay with him will it make a difference. I doubt it. We broke the hug. Newt said good bye to his dads and I carried him back to the glade. I left his crutches at the glade cause I know he wasn't gonna use them in the maze.

SO I thought about it and the half grievers actually have their own pain killer that doesn't cause nightpains. I didn't have the idea before but I do now. They also send some special medicine up for Newt and Thomas with a note saying that they have to use that kind but I'm skipping over that short part.