Serendipity - The maze runner, Newt

Chapter 5 - The shower

Chuck was crouched down, preparing something under his hammock.

"What are you up to, Chuck ?" I asked curiously, trying to catch a glimpse over his shoulder.

He jumped and turned towards me.

"You scared me ! Are you alone ?"

"As you can see, yes."

"Do you want to prank Minho with me ?" He asked with a mischievous smile.

"What kind of prank do you have in mind ?" I asked, chuckling.

"I want to replace Minho's hair gel with something gross." He said proudly.

"He's going to be mad at you." I replied, smiling.

"Not just me, since you're participating too !"

I chuckled slightly, realizing that his previous question was not really a question at all. I must admit I was in the mood for a bit of fun, so going along with my friend's scheme seemed like a good idea.

I sat down next to Chuck and watched what he was doing. He explained that he was preparing "a strange substance" without revealing more details.

"Maylin, I'm going to need your help now."

"For what ?" I asked.

"You need to distract Minho while I sneak into his hut and grab his gel."

"I can do that." I chuckled, standing up and reaching out my hand to help him up as well.

I then set off to find Minho, who had been out of the maze for a while. Eventually, I spotted him coming out of a hut that I didn't recognize.

"Hey, Minho !"

"What's up, Greenie !" He replied, with his usual smirk.

"Here we go again. When are you going to start calling me by my name ?" I sighed.

"When I feel like it ! I heard you cut yourself in the kitchen, not very skilled, huh ?"

Once again, he was teasing me. It didn't bother me, in fact, I found it somewhat amusing.

"I guess so." I chuckled. "But hey, the more I fail, the closer I get to becoming a Runner."

"I can see you're eager to be near me. Doesn't surprise me. If I saw my face, I'd want to get closer to it too, at any cost."

I couldn't help but laugh, he was actually quite funny. Very sassy and narcissistic, but amusing.

"I actually want to become a Runner just to be able to escape your face quickly." I replied.

"Well played. That was a good one. I know you don't mean it tho." He retorted. "Otherwise, did things go well with the Med-jacks ?"

"Yeah, I'm getting the hang of it."

"Ready to become one ?"

"I won't. I'll be a Runner."

"Pretty confident, aren't you ?"

"No more than you, you narcissist."

He laughed at my remark. I looked into the distance and saw Chuck coming out of Minho's hut. He must have finished what he had to do.

"Well, see you later, Minho."

"See you later, Maylin." He said as he left.

I smiled at the sound of my name, glad that he finally used it. I quickly glanced at the hut he came out of, neither Alby nor Newt had introduced me to it. I was curious about what it housed, but it was almost mealtime, and I needed to help Frypan serve the boys. So, I gathered myself and headed toward the kitchen.