The girl woke up later in the day. Just before Minho returned. Alby had called a meeting for as soon as Minho was back. To discuss the new greenie Thomas Teresa and I. brilliant. Just what we needed.
The other gladers had avoided us for the whole day. That was except newt, chuck and surprisingly gally.
Minho returned later that day running in from the maze. We meet him at the doors.
"Well this is a solemn looking crowd" he jokes. "Did someone die?"
"There's a council meeting" I say quietly.
"What happened" Minho asks
"You have an hour tops to finish then there's the meeting. We'll explain then" newt sighs.
"What is going on" Minho repeats.
"We'll tell you later" Teresa says sharply
An hour later we are gathered in the council hut. The keepers all sat in their seats and Thomas Teresa and I stand in front of them. The other gladers had filed into the back making the space limited.
"Would someone kindly explain what shucking going is on" Minho snaps impatiently.
"It's seems the new greenie's have been hiding things from us" Winston states
"We didn't hide anything" Thomas says indignantly
"Thomas shut up unless you're asked a question. You know the rules" alby says
"Right. Alby. Care to explain. Seeing as you seem to be the only sensible one here" Minho asks
"The new greenie arrived this morning at the usual time. Only thing is. She was passed out with a note in her hand. It said we had 4 days to get out of here find another glade with female gladers and get to a safe haven. This place isn't safe anymore. Afterwards this shank passed out" alby says pointing at me. "Seems she got back a memory or something. Anyway when the new greenie was taken to the med jacks and mia had woken up. Those two decided it was time to tell us they had been getting memories back for a while. They helped build the maze. Involuntarily. Then mia pipes up saying she just got a memory. Her mother is the women behind all of this"
When he finishes Minho is silent.
"So what is this meeting about exactly" he asks
"Discussing what we're going to do about the note" alby says then pauses. "And what we're going to do about these three."
"What do you mean what we're going to do about these three" Minho asks
"We have to think of everything Minho. What if they were sent here by the creators? To kill is"
That when I finally lose it. The anger that had been bubbling up inside me since my memory finally explodes.
"If any of us wanted the shucking kill you we'd have done it already in your sleep" I explode.
"Mia you know the rules" alby snaps "you don't speak unless spoken to"
"And what? We're supposed to stand here whilst you discuss the possibility of chucking us into the maze? Without even listening to our side of the story?"
Needless to say I was escorted from there pretty quickly and straight into the slammer.
2 hours later and the meeting is still going on. Neither Thomas nor Teresa had responded to me so I had no idea what was going on. Instead I was resigned to staring at the dark walls around me. I had calmed down and as I thought about it I realised I had been acting like a spoilt brat. Newt appeared at the door.
"You're a bloody idiot you know that" he snaps his eyes ablaze with anger.
I sigh and say "I know" he looks startled a moment before he sighs and rubs his forehead as if he had a headache.
He unlocks the door whilst saying "they're about to give their verdict. You're to come and listen. Listen this time"
I climb out of the slammer and into the darkness of the glade as we begin walking quickly back to the council hut.
"How is it looking" I ask quietly.
"Considering you told them you'd kill them in their bloody sleep?" Newt asks. He was still mad so I didn't reply.
We enter and I go to stand beside Thomas and Teresa.
"We've decided" alby states "that we need as many people as possible. Also since you helped create the maze you might be able to help us escape. As long as you learn to keep that anger of yours in check mia"
"Sorry for that by the way" I speak up sheepishly
"Just learn to keep your shucking mouth shut next time" Minho snaps.
I go quiet again.
"Also. We decided since we have 4 days to find out whether what the note says is true" alby states. "So for two days we will send runners into the maze to try find these places. Minho and Thomas. If you would like to go to see section 5. And newt and mia will go to section 3 to find the other glade. If they find it they will spend a night in the glade to make sure it is safe before returning the next morning. No questions. Good that."
With that we begin to disperse. I split off from the others and walk over to alby
"Thanks alby" I say quietly.
"Its gally you should be thanking" he growls in his usual tone. "Never seen him so shucking involved in a meeting. Newt and Minho either."
I stare in surprise at the now retreating figure of gally.
I don't think I race after him.
Even with my sprained ankle after running for a month I easily caught up to him.
"Gally" I call when I'm slightly behind him. He looks up and sighs.
"What do you want mia" he asks
"Thanks" I say quietly. "For convincing them to let us stay"
He just shrugs.
"Why'd you do it" I ask.
He shrugs again.
"Well. Thanks anyway gally" I say quietly. I turn to go but he grabs my arm.
"I want to apologise" he says.
"For what?" I ask.
"For trying to chuck you out when you first got here" he replies.
I smile at him. "Hey. Most people want to chuck me out of places at first" then I freeze when I realise what I had said trying to remember. I growl in frustration "I wish that would just freaking stop"
"Hey. It's ok." He says gently. In a completely un-gally like way.
"I'm going to go back to the others. You coming?" I ask changing the subject.
"Maybe later" he replies. I nod and walk down the hill
I reach newt pretty quickly. But he looked mad.
