ℝ𝕌ℕℕ𝔼ℝ: 𝔸 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕥 𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

𝟎𝟗. 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞

I woke up gasping for air as tears were falling down my face as I searched frantically around my little room before my eyes settled on Newt looking worriedly at me before he said I had a nightmare. I shook my head and Newt looked confused before asking if it was another memory to which I nodded, words still not being able to form. I eventually calmed down before telling him everything, how I saw what he had done and how I vowed that I would go into the maze to give him a reason to continue and to hopefully be able to get better, before telling him about my supposed brother named Thomas. He nodded before saying it was most likely possible due to how accurate the other parts of my dream were, and also due to the fact that my "brother" and the girl kept appearing in my memories. Minho came into my hut before telling me to get ready because we were already late for the maze. I quickly kissed Newt on the cheek before grabbing my running shoes and following Minho struggling to put my shoes on as Minho jogged to the entrance where Ben was already waiting for us. It was just the three of us running so it would be a little harder for the mapping part but it was more peaceful with less runners. That day section 5 was open so we proceeded to go about our normal routine when Minho said he was going off on his own and for Ben and I to stick together. Things were going normally until we both heard whirring and clicking noises. We turned around in time to see a spider-like creature hurling itself towards us.We started running away as fast as we could not daring to look back as the disgusting creature chased after us. Eventually we lost it and ran into Minho. When he saw our terrified faces he asked what had happened so we hurriedly explained that we ran into a griever but neither of us managed to get stung. Minho nodded solemnly which is the first time I had ever seen him so serious might I add. We all headed back to the glade early due to Ben and I needing a break from the maze after that...experience. When we got back to the glade Minho told me that I could go to find Newt and that him and Ben would deal with the map room. I nodded and thanked him before jogging away to find Newt. It was easy enough to find him taken that he was always with the other Track Hoes, or supervising the other gladers. I got lucky with my first initial guess which meant that I didn't have to end up searching the entire glade for him like I'd had to on other days when I got out of the maze early. Newt noticed me instantly and limp-ran over to me. I noticed that it was getting to be a little easier for him to walk and jog around luckily. I jogged over to meet him half way and as soon as we got to each other he hugged me tightly against him as he whispered in my ear that he had been worried about me. I pulled away and asked if he was able to talk away from the other gladers and Newt looked worried before saying that he had a bit of stuff to finish up but he would get it done as quickly as he could and I could stay with him and the rest of the track hoes until he was done if I wanted to. I agreed so we went back to the garden area. As Newt was finishing up him and some of the other track hoes tried talking to me but I stayed silent and shook my head indicating that I wasn't wanting to talk so eventually they all gave up. Newt finally finished up so we headed back to my sleeping quarters to talk. When we finally got there I motioned for Newt to join me sitting on my bed. He sat beside me and looked up at me with a scared expression before he said "Please don't do this Casey, I love you." I looked at him shocked before it registered in my brain what he was most likely thinking. I laughed a bit and told him I wasn't going to break up with him. He sighed and looked relieved before asking me what was wrong and I told him about the encounter with the griever in the maze. He looked shocked and shook his head in disbelief before taking my hand as he said "Thank god you're still alive love, if something had happened to you in that maze I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing I lost you." I reassured him that I was okay but a little shaken up before he pulled me into a reassuring hug. We stayed like that for a while until we heard the dinner bell ringing and we decided to go eat. The griever attack stayed on my mind for the rest of the night ultimately making me lose my appetite. Later that night I got Alby to let Newt stay the night in my sleeping quarters again.