𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐇𝐎 | Imagines

BLOODY MESS

         [Nova].

My face was covered in sweat. My hands, arms, even my shirt, that once was a light blue, was now covered in blood.
The sun was starting to disappear in the sky which meant that it was almost time to stop working.

I thought that by being a girl, more specifically the only one in the glade, I wouldn't have to kill animals almost every day, well that's where I was wrong.

Apparently not throwing up by the sight of blood is enough to make you a slaughter. Well, it doesn't mean that I like that job. It's completely disgusting in the Blood house. I can still remember when the smell of metal made me gag.

My thoughts were interrupted by Winston's voice.

"Hey, Nova!" I look to the side to see him approaching me, all bloody just like me.

"Works over, you can go see your shank now" he says with a teasing smile.

Almost a month of dating Minho I was almost getting used to the constant teasing of most of the gladers, although I have to admit that I thought that this was going to last only a week but obviously I was wrong. These shanks don't have anything better to do?

Minho didn't really seem to mind all the wolf whistles and jokes that were thrown at us every time that we were together, in fact, it almost seems to make him even cockier than he already is.

I said goodbye to Winston and start heading towards the maze doors. Normally I would take a bath and change to some clothes that were not all bloody, but seeing that it was already late for that, as some runners already started to enter the glade, I headed straight to the maze doors.

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After maybe five minutes of waiting, Minho finally came throw the doors, jogging slightly in my direction, a goofy smile on his face that makes me immediately smile back.
Once he was standing in front of me I went to hug him but to my surprise, he took a step back.

I was confused and slightly worried that he had rejected my hug. The moment he saw my sad expression he approached me but still never touching me. "Hey munchkin, are you alright...? Did anyone said anything to you? I swear I will beat that shuckface ..." before Minho could finish I interrupted, "No,...no one said anything" I was looking at my worn-out boots, I didn't want him to see the tears forming in my eyes.

"So...what is it ?" he asked, confused by the way I was acting.

"Nothing...never mind. I think I'm going to go and take a shower" I answer with a forced smile.
By the look on Minho's face, I could see that he saw right through me.
When I started to turn around his voice stop me, "Okay then... I just have to go to the map room but when I'm done I will come to find you" I just nod and started walking towards the large forest.