Love Is Like a Maze (The Maze Runner: Newt)

Chapter seven: Thomas

Later that day, it was nighttime, and everyone was at the bonfire for my brother. I was talking to Jeff, one of our medjacks, when someone picked me up off the ground from behind, and was spinning me around in a circle. I was laughing the whole time. The person put me down, and I turned around to see Gally.

"Hello to you too, Gally." I said still laughing.

"Hello Amy. And how are you this fine evening?" He asked me.

"I'm fine. Actually, I'm better than fine. I found out that the new greenie is my older brother." I said.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yup." I said.

"Well that's.....that's amazing." He said. "You know what's also amazing? Me winning every fight." He said. "I am the UNDEFEATED CHAMPION!" He yelled. I started laughing again.

Newt's P.O.V.

"You can ask the people who put us in here if you ever meet the bastards." I told Amy's brother. I took a swig of my drink, and I started hearing laughing. I looked behind me and saw Amy laughing at something Gally said. I started feeling jealous.

"Are you jealous of him?" The boy next to me asked. I looked back at him.

"Who?" I asked.

"Gally." He said. I shook my head.

"Pfft. No. W-why would I be jealous of Gally?!" I asked.

"Because he's making my little sister smile." He said. I stayed quiet. He was right, I was jealous of that. "You like her, don't you?" He asked. I looked at the ground, then back at Amy.

"I've liked that girl, since she came up in the box." I said. It's true. The first time I saw her, I felt something, and I couldn't really explain it. Until the night I stayed with her.

"You should tell her." He said. I looked back at him.

"What?! Are you crazy?" I asked.

"No. I'm serious. Tell her how you feel about her." He said.

"No! I shouldn't! Besides, she....she likes Gally." I said, as I looked back at Amy and Gally.

"How do you know that?" He asked.

"I....I don't." I said.

"Exactly! And you won't know, until you ask." He said. I was getting uncomfortable, so I decided to change the subject.

"Alright well, I think that's enough questions for tonight. Come on. Listen, you're supposed to be the guest of honor." I said.

Amy's P.O.V.

I was walking around, when I saw Newt and my brother talking. I very sneakily ran up, and jumped up on Newt's back.

"Hello to you too, Love." He said.

"Hi Newt. Hi big brother." I said.

"Hey Amy." My brother said. Suddenly a boy was thrown, and hit my brother. I got down off Newt, and helped my brother up.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah." He answered.

"How about it greenie? Wanna see what your made of?" Gally asked. Everyone around me started chanting 'greenie'. I had a looked of worry cross my face.

"Gally, no. I—" I was cut off by my brother.

"It's okay. I'll be fine." He told me. I sighed, and nodded. He walked into the circle. Newt was standing beside me.

"Alright. The rules are simple, greenie. I try to push you out of the circle. You try to last more than five seconds." Gally explained. "Ready?" He asked my brother, and my brother nodded in response. They started, and my brother was pushed into some boys. I started to get worried. "Come on greenie. We're not done yet." Gally said.

"Stop calling me 'greenie'." My brother said.

"Stop calling you that? What do you want to be called? Shank? What do you think boys? Does he look like a shank?" Gally asked. Everyone started laughing and agreeing. Gally knocked my brother on the ground again. "You know what? I think I've settled on shank." Gally said. I grabbed Newt's hand, in fear for my brother.

"Don't worry. He's gonna be fine." Newt whispered into my ear. My brother knocked Gally to the ground.

"Not bad of a greenie, huh?" My brother asked Gally. Gally knocked my brother to the floor again, and that made my brother hit his head on the ground really hard. And something came out of my mouth, that I didn't mean to say.

"THOMAS!" I yelled, and ran over to my brother. I helped him off the ground. "Are you ok?" I asked. He nodded.

"Hey! Thomas! I remember my name! I'm Thomas!" He shouted. Then, it all clicked. I remembered my brother's name. His name is Thomas.

"Thomas!" Alby yelled. Everyone started shouting, and surrounded him.

"Welcome home Thomas." Frypan said, and handed him a drink. Thomas drank the drink, and the bonfire was a success. I smiled. I was happy for Thomas. I was thinking about my brother, when I got an idea. I ran to Newt and I's hut.