IN THE END ⇉ [MINHO] ✓

8 ☓ the gathering

Wait what? No. No, no, no. No. That's ew.

I scrunched up my face and turned around looking at Newt and Alby. What was I supposed to say? What were they supposed to say? What was anyone supposed to say in this situation?

I breathed out, "Ew,"

How could I even want to kiss a jerk like that?

Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross! Okay not that gross. I'm gross. He's..a good gross.

I rolled my eyes at myself.

You're hopeless Ellise.

"Are you goin' to go after him or?" Alby asked, scratching his neck.

I raised an eyebrow, "Why would I do that?"

"Cos' he's ya shuck friend, right," he did not say that like a question.

"Friends don't treat eachother like that," I retorted rolling my eyes.

Newt's eyebrows creased, his blonde hair falling in his eyes, "You treated him bad too,"

"How?" I barked, crossing my arms.

"He said it himself, you almost died," Newt said carefully.

My eyebrows shot up, "I didn't do that to him!"

"You put him through that, he had to deal with it. It happened on his terms," Alby shook his head, sighing at my confused expression, "You don't get it do you? He blames himself. He was your supervisor, he was to watch your first few weeks, look after you, make sure you felt at least welcome and accepted, watch just in case you tried to escape or hurt yourself to get away from this hell. You almost died, and he blames himself because he was the only one you trusted, so whatever reason you could of done that had a fifty perecent chance of being because of him,"

"But it wasn't-"

"Tell him that," Alby ordered, "At dinner, tell him that, show him that,"

"Ha, no,"

"You're just as stubborn as him!" Newt groaned, throwing his head back in annoyance.

"Don't compare me to that- that- uh..imbecile!" I snapped, swinging my head to the side.

A Glader nearby snickered muttering, the word imbecile to himself as he walked towards the kitchens with a few mates beside him. I sighed and spun on my heel, marching towards the Homestead with Alby and Newt in tow. I swipped a plate of steak out of Frypan's grasped and sent him a small smile before sliding into a seat next to Gally. Newt and Alby went and sat somewhere else, probably with the other Keepers.

Wait isn't Gally a Keeper?

I stand up for a moment making Gally look up at me in concern. I scan the kitchens, searching for Alby and Newt who were no longer there.

Weird.

I sat back down, giving Gally's shoulder a light tap as I tried to get his attention.

"Where is Alby and Newt?"

"Probably discussing the Gathering that's happenin' later or somethin'," Gally shrugged.

"Gathering?"

"It's a meeting thing. After dinner all the Keepers are gettin' together to discuss..uh..you," Gally told me quietly.

"Why wasn't I invited?" I asked, poking at my food.

Gally looks up at me surprised, "Are you a Keeper?"

"No,"

"Have you tried all the jobs?"

"Uh, no,"

"Then why would you be there?" he chuckled, rolling his eyes.

I cocked up an eyebrow, "Because the Gathering is about me?"

"Oh shuck I forgot I mentioned that," he cursed, groaning.

"I'm going then," I grinned shoving a fork full of steak into my mouth.

Gally shook his head, "You can't come in, you can't be there," he paused and smirked, "But you can listen from outside,"

I turned to him, swallowing before giving him a big grin. I let my arms wrap themselves around Gally's torso and started chanting my set thank yous.

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Half an hour later, I crouched behind a tree, watching the Keepers pile one by one into another small building. Gally was the last one in, he glanced around looking for me and when our eyes met, he grinned and shut the door. I crept over, peekimg through the gaps into the walls. I watched all the boys on seperate stools, just sitting there thinking, staring into space. Newt, Alby, Gally, Winston, Clint, Zart; who I met when I was a Track-Hoe with Newt and Alby, Frypan..who Gally said his real name was Siggy and another two guys. And Minho. My glance turned into a stare as I watched him, his arms crossed with his muscles bulging as he sat impaitently on a stool. He blinked slowly, his neck muscles tensing as he slowly turned his head in my direction. His straight lips turned into a small frown, the rim of his eyes had tiny pools of water slowly welling up. I took a small step back with uncertainty, unsure if he could see me or not.

"Minho? Are you listening?" Alby's voice breaking through my thoughts.
Both Minho and I's attention was now focused on the meeting.

"We need to find out what Ellise knows," Alby begun, my blood ran cold, "She remembers something. Minho do you know anything useful?"

Minho looked up at him, an unreadable expression spread across his face.

"No, nothing useful," he mumbled, running a hand through his hair making it stick up in odd directions.

That's really attractive, do it again.

"Shut up Ellise!" I barked at myself.

Every head inside the hut turned towards my direction. I could see Gally's face puff up as he tried not to laugh at my mistake. Minho stood up telling Alby to give him a minute before exiting the hut. He shut it quietly then looked down at me.

"Hey there," Minho chuckled, placing a hand on my arm.

I froze, my eyes wide as I stared up at him.

"I'm sorry," he said slowly.

I nodded, not being able to find words. He rolled his eyes pushing me closer to him. I looked down at his chest and then looked back up at him.

"Can I get a hug or?" he asked, licking his lips.

I nodded again, swinging my arms around his waist, sighing into his shirt.

"He's coming," he whispered, my hair swaying as his breath pushed them away from my face.

"Thomas," I responded just as quietly.

A/N that was so shitty but i wanted to update so soz