The Maze Runner Preferences and Imagines

Thomas Imagine (Part 3)

Whispers erupt from the crowd, but I can't understand what they're saying. Teresa has taken a seat now and her hands are shaking, face is red. Thomas stands close by my side as Newt and Gally try to calm everyone down.

"Slim it shanks!" I hear the British boy say. The whispering gradually turns into silence and the attention is back on me. I'm not sure what to do. I'm too stunned to move or say anything.

"Is this true Teresa?" Thomas asks. Teresa looks hurt and uneasy that Thomas is standing so close to me. Everyone knows that she has a thing for him, even Thomas knows. Everyone thought that they would end up together, but by the looks of it, that has changed.

"Tommy, I.....its not......yes." She gives up. Everyone is silent staring at Teresa. "I didn't mean to-"

"What did you say?" The keepers seem surprised that I spoke up.

"What?" Teresa asked, playing dumb.

"What did you say about me?" She doesn't answer. The silence is deafening and Alby seems to notice.

"That doesn't matter Y/N. What do you think we should do?" I don't know wether to punish Gally or Teresa.....or both. I can feel all of the eyes on me and the pressure starts to make me nervous.

"Two nights in the pit, for Teresa, no food." Teresa lets out a sigh as I continue. "And for Gally, one night in the pit, he can have food." With that, Alby dismisses the crowd and it's just me, Teresa, Gally, Alby, Newt, and Thomas left. Gally and Teresa are quiet while Newt and Alby talk for a while.

"That was a good choice ya know." Thomas speaks up about the punishments. "They both deserve Klunk in the face if you ask me." I let out a forced giggle, still thinking about what Teresa might have said. Why would Gally stick up for me? None of it makes any sense.

"Well c'mon then," Newt starts, "back to work!" Thomas takes off for his job and Gally and Teresa go in the pit. I start to head back to the gardens, Newt following close behind.

"Are you alright love?" Newt says placing a hand on my back (in a non-romantic kind of way.)

"Yea, I'm fine." I lie. I don't know what it is, but something just didn't feel right about that.

"Well, if you ask me, Gally has got a thing for ya slinthead." This makes me stop right where I am. Newt turns, winks at me, then runs to the gardens. My whole body got warm as I pondered on this thought. Gally has a thing for me? It can't be!

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I finish weeding my section of the garden and head back to the dead heads. I always go there after work just to clear my mind. Sitting on the bench I began to realize how much my feet ache. As I take my shoes off I start thinking about Gally again. Does he really like me? No, he was probably just defending his fellow Glader, or was he? My thoughts are interrupted by Alby, who had a stern look on his face.

"Gally wants to talk to you." He said looking me dead in the eye.

"He in the pit?" I ask even though I know the answer. He gives a slight nod and I head over to the pit where Gally is. Noticing how sweaty my hands are, I quickly wipe them on my pants before reaching the cage. Hesitating, I sit down in front of Gally.

"Umm.....Hey." I say awkwardly. Gally slightly smiles.

"Look, I'm just gonna shoot. I shouldn't have hit you. I was caught up in the shucking moment and I feel really bad about it."

"It's fine, just forget about it." I say shifting my weight, getting ready to leave. Honestly, this is not what I want to talk about at the moment.

"The truth is, when Teresa said something about you, it hurt. I can't imagine anyone ever hurting you and-"

"Gally, look, you don't need an explanation. It's really ok." I say wanting to leave more than ever. As Gally kept talking his voice got louder.

"No it's not ok!" He practically screams. "Y/N, I like you, and I can't stand to see people try and hurt you!"

"Wait! Slow down.... You like me?" At this point, I'm sort of regretting coming over here.

"Yes........A lot." He smiles and looks down at the dirt and mud he is standing on. We sit there in silence when I hear Thomas behind me.

"What's going on? I heard screams." Thomas says sitting next to me. I don't know how to respond.

"Everything's fine shuck face." Gally says, irritated that Thomas interrupted us.

"Yea." I say before Thomas can talk back with a few choice words. "Everything is fine."

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A/N: Hey Gladers! Sorry this is late and shorter. I spent literally 5 hours on homework 😒. Anyways, I hope you guys liked it! More Parts will be coming soon! ☺️Thanks for reading! 😘