Trenda • The Maze Runner

Chapter 4

Song: Start Again by Gabrielle Aplin

Thomas POV

I can't believe that just happened. I feel awful, poor Brenda. I love her, I think. I have to apologize, but for what? Maybe I should just make it up to her. But how!? Ugh. Girls are complicated.

I find my clothes deep in the sleeping bag. I pull my pnats on but can't seem to find my shirt. Ugh. I walk around the campsite to find Minho and Jorge talking. "Hey" I say. Nothing...they say nothing. "What are you eating?". Nothing. "Ummm..." Is all I can think to say. As soon as I begin to open my mouth Brenda walks in. She is wearing my shirt but no pants just her boy short underwear. "Hey" she says. "You have my shirt" I laugh. "Yeah, I couldnt find mine so I took yours sorry", she says with a laugh. "Umm, Brenda do you want to talk with m for a sec?". She grabs a shirt and hands it to me, "Sure". I pull the shirt on and take her hand and pull her deeper into the forest until we reach a clearing.

I intertwine our fingers and look at her brown eyes. "Brenda I'm really sorry about this morning, I didn't mean it as a bad thing". "I don't care about that Thomas, its the fact that while you were sleeping all you said was 'Teresa' " she says with a frown.

I talk about Teresa in my sleep? When did that start? "Brenda..." I say as she let's go of my hands. "Brenda wait" I say and grab her hand. "What do you want Thomas?" She says with tears welling up. I don't know what to say. "You.  I want you". 

BRENDA POV

I don't even have time to process what he just said before his lips are on mine. I melt into the kiss while running my hands through his hair. He grabs my waist and we are now just exploring each others mouths. I feel myself bump into the back of a tree as we continue to taste each other. We pull apart gasping for air and just stair at each other. "That's was amazing" is all he says. I quickly pull him into a hug. "I love you Thomas" is all I can get out. "I love you too Brenda". Maybe this really is Paradise.