Hope for Us (NEWT) [COMPLETED]

Ch 44 - On a Day Like This

~Sara~

After Newt and Sara pulled away, Minho practically pushed Newt away from her and engulfed her in a giant bear hug.

"Glad you're still around to continue being your annoying self," said Minho, beaming as Sara playfully glared at him.

"Good that. And I'll be around to watch you be twice as annoying as me," she retorted.

Thomas came up behind Minho, and also gave her a hug. Sara was eternally grateful to have such a supportive small group of friends, and a boyfriend like Newt.

"I'm so happy it didn't happen. That was so close," said Thomas, raising his eyebrows and smiling at her with relief.

"Me too, thank you all for what you did to try to save me," she replied, smiling at them. 

Newt shook his head. "It was all you. You saved yourself."

Minho laughed, grabbing Sara's bicep and flexing it for her. "That's right, 'cause she's an independent woman that don't need no man."

"Hey!" Newt complained, causing them all to laugh.

"I was just the drop that spilled the juice, but you all contributed, and I can't thank you enough," she said, then turned to Thomas. "Hey, that was bold of you," she added, smirking at him.

"What was?" asked Thomas, frowning.

"You stood up to Gally. That must've pissed him off so bad," she said, laughing as the three of them smiled.

Newt stepped up and placed a hand on Thomas's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Tommy, but you have punishment to make up for. One night in the pit and no food, like we said at the Gathering."

Sara hated that he still had to stay in the slammer for a night all because he ran into the Maze. He was only worried about Minho and Alby, and he was brave enough to survive. But they had to take things a bit more sporadically if they wanted to avoid major confrontations with Gally.

After Newt and Minho locked Thomas inside the slammer where Sara had spent the last couple of nights, she leaned closer to the cell.

"Hey, it'll be only for one night. And don't worry, we'll wait until Teresa and Alby wake up, but we won't let Gally do anything against you, okay?" she reassured him.

Thomas only nodded.

Chuck suddenly came racing toward her and jumped to hug her, making her wobble and stumble backwards. He had the biggest smile on his face, and just the sight of him lifted her mood by a lot. 

An idea suddenly came to mind.

"Hey, Chuck," she said, ruffling his curly hair as he giggled. "Thomas might need some company. How about you bring him food tonight?"

Newt leaned over to her ear. "But love, Tommy's punishment is to spend one night in the pit with no food."

"Come on, Newt," she said with a small pout. "Things worked out, and Thomas deserves to get some food. Besides, the dude survived a whole night out there. He shouldn't even have been punished."

Newt shook his head, but smiled, nonetheless. "I guess it won't hurt if no one finds out," he said with a shrug, then kissed Sara's temple.

Chuck raised his fists with excitement. "Don't you worry, man," he told Thomas from the other side of the cell. "I'll bring you food later. You can count on Chuck, okay?"

Thomas smiled at him, then gave the rest of them a curt nod. "Thanks guys."

Sara smiled at the younger boy's cuteness. Chuck always found a way to lighten the atmosphere despite the events during the last few days.