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Chapter 8: Bonfire

Olivia's Pov

I grab a drink then rest my back against an overturned log. Newt and Minho come and join me.

"Have you spoke to the new Greenie much?" I ask.

"Nah. He's been in the medshack all day. He's too scared to come out. I tried to convince him, but he wouldn't listen" Minho rolls his eyes and takes a sip of his drink.

"I'll go talk to him. He can't miss his own bonfire!" I get up and go to the Medshack. "Hey" I say, pulling up a chair.

"H-hi" he stammers. He looks really scared.

"Ok, this all seems weird right now. Before you, I was the most recent person to arrive here. I was so scared and even tried escaping. But most of the boys here are really nice and you'll make friends in no time. You're missing your own bonfire right now. Just come with me and you'll have a really good night. Promise" I smile and offer him my hand. He eventually takes it, with a slight reluctance.

"Ayyy! Here he is!" Minho runs up to us and claps the Greenie on the back. "Thought you weren't coming"

"Neither did I, to be honest" The Greenie gives Minho a timid smile.

"Welcome Greenbean" Newt appears by Minho's side.

"Lemme grab you a drink" I say and run off then return shortly after. "It'll put some hair on your chest" I offer the drink to the Greenie. He takes a sip of it, but his face screws up and he spits the drink out, making us all laugh.

"WHAT IS THAT?!" he exclaims.

"Who knows" I shrug. "It's Gally's secret recipe. It could be anything"

"Well it's disgusting!" the green bean hands me back his drink.

"It gets the job done though" Minho grins. "It can get you shucking drunk and the disgusting taste it worth it"

Gally's Pov

The bonfire has been going for about an hour now, and some of the boys have started playing
make-shift drums.

I look over and see Olivia laughing, dancing, singing and drinking. I've never seen her this happy. Her voice is that of an angel and it brings a smile to my face. This last week, we've gotten along a lot better, which none of the other Gladers know about.

"So you fancy her too, eh?" Zart says, plopping down next to me.

"What? No! We hate each other! Remember?" I roll my eyes.

"I'm not dumb, Gally. I've seen the way you look at her. You look the same as every other boy in the Glade. The same longing look in your eye"

"You're shucking demented" I roll my eyes and take a sip of my drink.

Olivia's Pov

I dance around the campfire and start singing.

"What you singing?" Newt asks me.

"I dunno. It feels vaguely familiar though" I carry on singing, noticing a few of the boys staring at me with a smile on their face.

"Come on, Liv" Minho stands up and we start doing a stupid dance together, earning a few laughs from nearby boys.

"Gally is staring at you. He's even smiling!" Minho tells me. I sneak a glance at Gally and see Minho is telling the truth.

"I'm sure it's not me he's smiling at. He hates me. Why does everyone keep forgetting that?!"

"It seems like you forget that too" Minho smirks.

"What-what do you mean?"

"Guys. We're gonna play a game. Come on!" Newt interrupts us before Minho can tell me what he means.

We go and sit on a few logs, and Minho suggests truth or dare.

"That's such a child's game!" Gally whines.

"Who cares?! We're playing it!" Minho laughs. "Liv, truth or dare?" he asks me.

"Dare. I'm not a wimp" I laugh.

"Alright, then. I dare you to kiss Gally"

"WHAT?!" Gally and I exclaim in unison, our eyes going wide.

"You heard him! Kiss!" Newt laughs as Minho starts chanting "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!", and others soon join in.

I roll my eyes and go over to Gally. I quickly peck his lips, a blush rising up my cheeks.

"That was NOT a proper kiss! Kiss him like he's your boyfriend!" Minho instructs.

I sigh and my lips meet Gally's in a soft kiss.

Gally's Pov

When her lips met mine, it felt right. Like her lips were made for kissing mine, and mine only. Jolts of electricity shot down my spine and my stomach turned into butterflies. Before I knew what I was doing, my hands were tangled in her hair, pulling her closer to me. I couldn't get enough and the once soft kiss turned into something more passionate and hungry.

"WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! GET A ROOM, GUYS!" Minho yells and we hastily pull apart.

"YOU WERE THE ONE WHO DARED US TO KISS LIKE WE WERE DATING, YOU SHUCKFACE!" Olivia yells back.

"YEAH I DIDNT MEAN FOR YOU TO SUCK EACH OTHERS FACES OFF!"

"Sorry" Liv mutters, quiet enough so only I could hear. She goes back to sit down in her place.

We carry on playing, but I wasn't really focusing. I was thinking about one thing and one thing only.
Olivia. No matter how hard I tried to concentrate on something else, my mind would wander back to her. She consumed every thought of mine and I kept sneaking sidewards glances at her. Her contagious laughs and adorable smiles melted my heart.

Wait. Shit. Was I falling for her?

A/n: Sorry this chapter is a lot shorter than usual. I'm going to try and make either Chapter 9 or Chapter 10 longer, it just depends on what happens next but I will make up for it and try to reach 2K words in one of those chapters (which would make it the biggest chapter I've ever made)

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