The Sound Of Your Voice | Minewt

Greenie

The new day in the Glade began with the sunrise over the Maze walls. The two Runners Minho and Nick were already by the Maze doors, waiting for them to open. As soon as the sound of moving stone went through the Glade the two changed a last look and jogged into the big labyrinth.

The sound had also woken up the other so called Gladers, who also began with their work after brrakfast. Track-hoes in the Gardens, Builders by the wood, Sloppers running through the Glade, Slicers were in the Blood House... And the other leader of the Glade, next to Nick, went around and looked if everyone did, what he was supposed to do. Yes he. There were no girls there. Not a single one.

When the Glade had lunch the Greenie alarm went on. That meant that another boy was send up to the Glade. Another sad soul, who had to live like this. All the Gladers stormed to the box hole and waited for the box to arrive.

When it did, a very good build boy with interesting eyebrows opened the box door and jumped into it. When he didn't say a word someone shouted from above. "What do you see, Gally? Is everything alright There?" Gally hesitated for a moment to answer but then shouted back "I think he's dead."

The dark skinned leader Alby pushed himself through the crowd to the box hole. There he saw a skinny, young boy laying on the ground. He jumped down to Gally and felt for a pulse. "Calm down, everyone, he's not dead."

And in that moment the boy's eyes shot open and he took in a deeo breath. He looked around panicky. His breathing was fast and he crumbled away from the two boys in front of him of fear. "Hey, calm down boy, we are not gonna hurt you." The two Galders grabbed him and threw him on the ground outside of the box. The boy continued to panick, now where all the others are looking at him too. "He is thin" Came a comment "How does he want to survive one day here?" "Great, another Slopper." "What are the creators thinking, when they send up someone uselessly like him."

The boy saw the other boys mouths moving but he didn't hear them. Actually he didn't hear anything. Silence surrounded him and that scared him. He got up and ran. He didn't know where or if it was useful to run but he just had to. Then he saw an entry by two stone walls. He ran in their direction and as soon as the others realized, what his plan was they shouted for him to come back the fastest of their group, a brown haired boy with the name George, started to run after him. Without success. George was fast, you couldn't say anything else but the Newbie was faster and he ran directly in the Maze.

George stopped by the entrance and waited for the others to join him. He was out of breath and had to let his hands rest on his knees. When Alby came up to him, he turned around. "This boy is shucking fast. Maybe even faster than Minho." Alby nodded. "Yes, but we can't wait and hope that Minho or Nick will find him. George, I know today's your free day but we have to get him outta there!" George nodded and jogged into the Maze in the try to find the Greenie.

The Greenie had already ran a long part of the Maze. He stopped to catch his breath by a wall with the number 2. If he were able to hear he had heard the footsteps, which where coming from behind him. Because behind him was Minho, who was confused to find someone else than Nick in here. He knew that today a new Greenie should come up but that the Greenie was fast enough to get to section two in a couple of minutes was surprisingly. Because Minho knee that the Greenie probably came up just 15 minutes ago. This shank is fast

"Hey Greenie, you alright?" The Greenie didn't answer him. He didn't even turn around. "Hey, I'm talking to you, Shank!" Minho went forward and grabbed the boy's shoulder, who jumped around and tried to get some distance between him and the Asian. "Are, are you alright?" He asked again. He could see the fear in the other one's eyes. Greenie made some gestures with his hand but Minho didn't understand why he was doing that. "Sorry?" Greenie thought about something. Then a few words came out of his mouth slowly.  "I... I... I c...c...c...can't u...u...u...under....under...understand y...you."

Minho was confused. When he spoke again, Newbie was looking at his lips. "What do you mean with that? We are speaking the same language!" "..." "Why are you looking at my lips? Do you want to kiss me or something?" First no reply. But then the other boy began to stutter again. "I.. I try to...to fi...fi...find out...wh...What you s...said. I ca...can't He...hear you" That hit Minho. "You, you mean you're deaf?" Greenie nodded. Minho opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. I don't believe it. How can they send up a deaf boy. If he hadn't run into me he could have died on his first day here.

"Okay, Greenie" Minho spoke slow so Newbie could read his lips. "I am Minho. Do not start to panick because you cannot remember your name. It will come back to you in a few days." Minho waited for the Greenie to understand him before he continued. "I will lead you back to the Glade, the place where you woke up. It is necessary because if you stay here in the Maze, you are dead tonight. Get that?" Again it took Newt a moment to understand Minho but then he nodded and said "I'll follow you."
Minho smirked and started to jog to the Glade. On their way they met George, who joined them.

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While Minho, Newbis, George and Nick were in the Maze, the others get the supplies out of the box. During that Frypan, the cook, found something interesting. "Alby!" He called their leader, who came to him. "What, Fry?" "I found something that maybe explains Greenies actings." "Show me!" Frypan handed Alby a book. "Really, Fry? A book?" "Look at the title!" "Sign language" A short silence between them. "You think Greenie is deaf?" Fry nodded. "It would explain why he was so nervous and didn't stop when we called him." "Hmm, if this Shank comes back we will have a Gathering about this! I don't know what we are supposed to do with someone, who can't hear." Frypan nodded and continued to take the supplies out of the box.