For seventeen year old Newt, the number ten is everything. Ten steps. Ten times you must snap your fingers. Ten nods of your head. Ten. When he's put in a mental institution for his extreme OCD, depression and anxiety, he meets some unlikely friends. And possibly the boy he's been looking for his whole life. But can he trust him? (also on AO3 under ava_kay) WARNING: content may be TRIGGERING for some (deals with various mental illnesses) most characters from The Maze Runner by James Dashner, I do not own them. p.s.- if newt says anything that seems ignorant towards mental illnesses, please know I'm trying to portray a teenager who doesn't understand yet, and that he eventually will understand!

What if Teresa didn't die? What if it was Brenda instead? The Paradise has been found, and Thomas needs answers. This isn't his home. It took time, but Teresa has been forgiven. She and Thomas have finally became friends and put the past behind them. Because that 'big mistake' saved Thomas' life. It's about time he finally realized it.

Thomas is a student in High School. Him, Newt and Minho are best friends since they were little, facing every life problem together. Teresa moves to their class two weeks after the start of the year, and without knowing why, she believes this year will be a whole different from the others. Find what happens with them during their last year of High School.