The Ignition - TMR Group B

Part 8

Oh my gosh thank you for the fifty reads guys! It's so crazy to me that people actually like my writing. Thanks for the support!

- Dr. Pinch

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On Greenie day the sixth month that I've been in the glade, I get back from the maze with Val and there's this girl waiting with Sonya.

She waves us over, "This is the new greenie Rachel."

"Hey, Emelia or Em. Whatever works."

"Val."

"Nice meeting you greenie."

Val and I head to the map room writing down our findings for the day. Val, Kim and I spend the rest of the evening together, talking and laughing.

When we get to the bonfire that night I sit with Artemis, Marina, Sonya, Val, Kim and Harriet.

"So how you like the glade Greenie?" I ask with a punch to the arm.

"Not bad," She says. "What's it like being a runner?"

"Bloody hell, you sound just like Em when she showed up." Harriet says under her breath.

"It's pretty awesome." I say looking at her with a smirk.

"What happened there?" Rachel asks.

"I guess I have a couple of good stories." I say grinning form ear to ear. "What one shall it be ladies? The Griever? Well I mean I don't have any other stories."

"I want to hear." Says Sonya, taking a huge bite of some of Artemis's pasta.

"Okay, but only cause I like you." I say laughing.

I say laughing, and dive into the story starting with the running trials and the Griever attack. Rachel just has this look on her face that makes me think of a lost puppy.

"So Greenie," I say. "I would like see you try and beat that for a first week."

Rachel laughs the biggest grin on her face. "How do I know you're not lying?"

"For one thing, the shanks were all here for the trial, Kim was with me in the maze running like a scared chicken." Kim shoots me a death glare and I smile innocently at her. "And also this."

I lift up my shirt to reveal my 6 inch jagged scar that runs from my hip to my belly button. "and even after all this evidence Greenie, you still don't believe me," I say drawling the on the word.

I watch Rachel start to become a little uncomfortable with the way I've turned the conversation. Rachel forces a smirk trying to remain unsettled. Her face and the way she's looking at the other Gladers makes me smile

"Why don't we have a little bout right now you and me?"

I get a warning glance from Harriet and Sonya, honestly sometimes I think that they're a married couple. The Glade parents going around taking care of the little gladers. I get lost in the daydream, for a minute. I snap back to reality and the very real glare I'm getting from Rachel.

I smile and Kim gives me an eye roll and says, "Just don't hurt her Em, it's her first day."

"So Greenie, we going to have a go?" Rachel looks at me for a minute sizing me up.

"Yeah, I can take you."

"Highly debatable." I say stepping on top of a log clearing my throat and opening my arms like a performer.

"Ladies," I say. "If I could have your attention, the Greenie has challenged me to a match in the ring." A few snickers are heard. I'm glad I have the bad ass reputation, that they respect me. "If you would like to see him fall at my hands come with me."

We head to the ring and face off the gladers watching with bated breath.

"Let's dance." I say as Rachel rushes me and I drop and roll coming up behind her.

"That's all you got." I taunt her, smiling. I love having a good old fashioned scrap. "Come on Greenie. Gimme something."

Rachel spins around and comes at me again and this time I stop her with a jab to the nose with a side step and little stomp to the knee kicking her feet out from under her.

Rachel scrambles to her feet and I dive on top of her pinning her arms and sitting on her chest.

"One, two, three." Sonya counts. "Em wins!"

I jump up and help Rachel to her feet clapping her on the shoulder.

"Nice try." I say, "Looks like you need to drink it off."

I laugh as I make my way over to where we were sitting before and put my arm around Sonya. We go back to the bonfire laughing the night away.

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The next day Val and I head out as per usual and come back from a pretty uneventful day as per usual. Sonya's there again waiting for us with a concerned look on her face instead of the usually smile and griever joke, I hug her.

"Whats up?"

"Head to the map room and then straight to the med Hut. Dinner can wait." Sonya stalks off.

"Weird." I say under my breath praying that nobody died or got hurt real bad.

"What's up with that shank today?" Val comments.

"No idea."

I jog over to the map room with her. We finish up mapping and head to the med tent.

When we enter the room I can see Kim pacing the floor, watching, waiting for something to happen. Rachel's sitting with her head in her hands looking like she committed a murder. And Harriet looks as stoic as ever standing by the bed staring lasers in the pillow. Sonya is just siting in the corner surprisingly relaxed.

"What the hell is going on?" I say expecting answers. "As far as I know no ones sick or dying so, out with it."

Kim points to a bed. "Got him today, screamed a bunch of nonsense and then fainted. Been in a bloody coma since. We have never... Never... never had two people. GOD DAMN IT!!!! WHAT THE HELL DO THEY WANT!"

We all freeze, never has Kim had an outburst ever like this in the history of the Glade. Never has she raised his voice in anger.

Kim storms out of the hut and Val quickly follows.

"Shuck, Kim's not okay." I glance at Harriet. "You better tell me what the hell is going on Harriet."

Sonya speaks up. "This guy showed up today. First stick and never had two greenies in a row. Screams Rachel's name and hasn't woken up since."

"Shuck, we got to figure something out call a gathering or something."

"Yeah. No kidding. We'll leave it till tomorrow though."