Amaurotic \\ The Maze Runner [Newt] [1]

Chapter Twenty-Eight

[ P R E S E N T ]

The Gladers stood at the open door of the Maze. Newt, Thomas, Gally, Chuck, David and Nova right in the front. Nova felt nervous, she's never felt so many vibrations in one spot of the Glade before in all of her years there. It was uncomfortable, and she didn't know what was going on.

Then suddenly, the doors roared monstrously as they began to slowly close. "Can't we go in after them?!" Thomas yelled over the echoing noise.

Gally shook his head, "No. Its either they make it, or they don't. We can't risk losing more people."

Nova could feel the tension in Thomas' body, she could tell that he was just as nervous as herself. His heart racing a million miles a minute, the vibration of it booming over her feet like jungle drums.

After what seems like an eternity, Thomas pointed straight into the Maze. "Look! There!"

With the sounds of the Gladers around her wailing and hollering, and gasping. Nova perked up, and tried to focus on the particles that were emerging from within the Maze walls. The particles were of pink and red.

And with Nova's knowledge of being there for years, Alby was red and Minho was pink.

"Come on Minho!" Chuck yelled.

And soon everyone was chanting Chuck's plead, in hopes Minho would just run for it as he was dragging an unconscious Alby.

Nova's heart pounded, feeling like it was going to implode on itself. "Hurry!" She joined in, not knowing what else to do, but chant along with everyone else.

Newt's face turned from shock into instant worry, "... Their not gonna make it..."

Minho yelled in pain and frustration as he dragged Alby along, the length of his holler echoing all over the Maze walls.

"Minho! You've gotta leave him!" Gally waved the struggling Runner over. "Come on! Let's go!"

Nova looked over towards Thomas, as she could feel the vibrations of his muscles contracting. His legs in the running stance, almost as if he was getting himself ready to run into the danger-zone that was the Maze.

"Thomas?" Nova questioned under her breath, not audible enough for him to hear over the choir of Gladers.

And the moment the boy lunged towards the closing doors, Nova reached out and took a fist full of his shirt, right in the middle of his back.

"Thomas!" Nova yelled after him. "No!"

Newt wrapped an arm around Nova, pulling her back towards him. Keeping her from being pulled with Thomas, as Nova lost her grip and her back hit against Newt's chest.

"Thomas!" Every Glader chanted all at once.

As the delusional boy yelled as he squeezed painfully through the tight Maze walls, struggling. Until, he eventually made it to the inside. And the Maze walls closed fully, with a loud booming gust of wind.

And so, everyone was quiet for a few seconds...

Nova's breath was heavy, as she couldn't believe what just had happened. Thomas was new to the Glade, and was already going to die before sunrise, hours from then.

"Well..." Gally sighed angrily. "Good riddance to that god-annoying shuck-face."

Newt opened his mouth to speak, only for Gally to turn around and hit his shoulder against his own, on the way back to the homestead. Newt then rolled his eyes at the angry boy, with a sharp sigh.

Chuck stared at the giant closed walls, almost in sadness. And Nova could feel that sadness, she tried to hide her own. Nova walked over to Chuck, and pulled the poor boy into her body as she wrapped her arms around him. Ruffling his hair up, as if she were either his older sister or mother.

"I just made a new friend..." Chuck's voice was low and cracked. "... and now he's just-he's just gone..." He shook his head slowly, looking down at the ground.

David scoffed, "You're worried about the Greenie? You should be more worried about Minho and Alby, we've known them longer."

He then added, "Thomas is a newbie still, and has no idea how the Maze works, let alone looks like."

Nova holds Chuck's ears, "Slim-it!" She hushes David. "He's just a kid. We all are, but he's way younger than us. He doesn't need your stupid words of so called, wisdom."

David's eyebrows softened, "I'm sorry." He nods. "You're right, that was stupid of me."

Newt had his eyes on Nova, worried for her well-being again, like he usually was. Ever since she got stung, he didn't know what got into her. He was both worried and intrigued at the same time.

Nova shook her own head, "I'm sorry, David." She apologized. "I shouldn't have gone off on you like that. Today has just been such a mess, and well, you know..."

David plastered a small smile on his face, despite her not being able to see it. "No, it's alright. No need to apologize, its not your fault. It's no-ones fault. None of it."

Newt left for the homestead, Nova was confused at first. Until he came back after awhile, bringing something that her lack of vision failed to see. But she knew something was rustling against the British boy, that she'd grown so close to.

"I don't think Chuck is going anywhere," Newt explained. "and I really don't think we should just leave him here to be all alone."

Chuck perked his head up, looking up at Newt. "So are we...?"

Newt nodded, "Yes, we're going to sleep out here with you."

Chuck's smile grew wide on his chubby little face, "Thanks, Newt!"

He ran to Newt, and gave him a grand big hug. Newt's smile was huge, "Don't bloody mention it, ya' lil' shank." He rustled the little boys hair, just like Nova did moments earlier.

Nova smiled towards Newt's blue and Chuck's gold particles, though the sight of it was blank, the thought of it was so pure and adorable.

Newt looked Nova's way, and he instantly smiled back. He hasn't seen her smile so genuinely in quite awhile. He truly missed it.

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Here's chapter twenty-eight! :)

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