The Maze Runner Preferences and Imagines

Thomas Imagine (Part 1)

"You're useless!" Someone screams, causing me to look up from my job. I'm a gardner like Newt. Obviously someone is mad because the screaming continues. Looking at Newt, I can see the concern in his eyes as he starts to run towards all the noise. Dropping my tools, I run after him. I don't know who is screaming or what we're running to, but anything to get away from work.

"I'm sorry!" I hear a scream. I know it's Teresa. We are the only two girls, so it has to be. I'm not used to running and get tired quickly, but Newt doesn't miss a beat. We see a crowd of gladers as we approach the screaming. I try to look over people's heads, but I'm too short.

"Sorry isn't good enough!" The screaming continues. I start to panic and wonder if everything is alright. In the midst of my thoughts, a sweaty hand touches my shoulder and I turn to find Thomas looking at me with concern.

"What's going on?" He asked gazing at me.

"I don't know." I say with a sigh. "But I'm gonna find out." I say pushing past him and everyone else in the crowd. Why isn't anyone doing anything? I ask myself as I move toward the front of the group. Looking over the scene I notice two people in the center of the crowd. Gally and Teresa. She's on the ground and Gally is towering over her. Everyone is just watching.

"You can't do anything right!" Teresa is crying now. Gally pulls up his hand and slaps her in the face. He has trouble controlling his temper. I hear a few gasps from the crowd as Teresa slowly passes out. I look over at Thomas who is staring at Gally, stunned. Everyone is standing around waiting for someone to step up and I realize, that person has to be me. I step in the middle of Gally and Teresa and interrupt Gally, mid-punch.

"Knock it off Shuck Face!" I scream pushing Gally back and handing Teresa to Chuck, who pulled her away. I turn back to Gally just before he connects his fist with my face causing me to fall back in pain. My vision starts to blur and I can feel blood dripping from my nose. Anger starts to build up inside of me. I stand up and turn to him, bringing my fist up and punching him in the face. He clutches his nose and staggers a bit, but I didn't hit him hard enough for him to fall down. He scrunches his eyebrows and removes his hand from his nose and I notice he was bleeding.

"I said knock it off shank! Go do your job and leave Teresa alone!" I scream at him. He is obviously angry because he takes a step forward, getting ready for another punch. I put my arms up, getting ready to block him when he swings forward. I close my eyes, waiting for the pain, but it never comes. I open my eyes, one at a time, and see a hand clutching Gally's fist, keeping it from my face.

"Touch her one more time and I will give you to the grievers!" I hear someone say. I don't quite know who it is because I am feeling dizzy from the punch.

"Alright that's enough!" I hear Alby say before I black out from the pain.

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"Y/N! Y/N wake up!" I hear Thomas say. I slightly open my eyes to find myself in my room with a couple other gladers.

"Hey Tom." I say. He grabs my hand and I squeeze his, causing him to wince. I look down to see a bruise on it. "What happened?!" I asked sitting up.

"Nothing! I'm fine! Gally is just really strong." He says smiling slightly. He was the one who stopped the punch! I think to myself. Why would he do that?

"Thanks." Is all I can manage to say. He gives me a slight nod and looks at the other gladers, who seem uncomfortable.

"Do you want us to leave you guys alone or....." Newt says, making the other gladers laugh.

"Slim it Klunk Head!" Thomas says. He turns to me. "You should get some sleep." I nod and he squeezes my hand one last time before getting up and heading towards the door with everyone else. He looks back from the doorway and winks at me before exiting the room. I lay back down on the bed and stare at the ceiling, confused. Is he flirting? Does he like me? Is he just being friendly? He has been my best friend since I came up in the box and I don't want to ruin that. All these thoughts are racing through my head as I close my eyes and drift to sleep.

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A/N: Hi gladers! This isn't my official start of my week of writing, but it's just a little celebration for reaching 1k readers! You all have been so nice and supportive and I know I couldn't have done this without you! Now that we are past the mushy stuff, I'm really excited to keep writing this story! 😃 I don't think it will be as long as the Newt break up one, but there will still be more parts to it. I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for all of you! ❤️ Thanks for reading! 😘