Listen ~ The Maze Runner ~ Newt

8 ~ Alone

Newt's P.O.V

My blood was still fizzing from Dani's outburst earlier on, but I can't blame her for it completely. I mean, I did aggravate her in the first place. But then again she shouldn't be flirting with Eli every bloody chance she gets.

"Dude, stop thinking about it. Dani's a tough girl. I'm sure if you just tell her you were having an off day today she'll understand." Minho sighs, pulling me to a stop around 15 metres away from the main camp. "But then I'd be lying to her face. And I don't like lying. And you're also forgetting that she can see right through me." I say, making up any excuse I can as to not talk to her right now. I'm practically in love with this girl, but knowing she's interested in somebody else makes me mad at her. Yet I shouldn't be. It's not her fault... Is it?

Minho crosses his arms and glares at me. "Besides, it would only end up happening again then next time she and Eli are together." I continue, dragging a hand through my hair. Minho huffs and shakes his head, then grabs my arms. "You want your bestfriend to be mad at you or not? Because it's been less than a day and I can already see that you are dying inside from not talking to her." I shake my head. "Well then. Pack your klunk in and lie to the girl. Or, you could tell her the truth."

"Minho. Stop trying to get me to confess my feelings for her, ok? I'll go and apologise." I sigh, making Minho smile. "That's the Newt I know. Come on then, let's go find her before dinner." He says, walking towards the rest of the camp. I take a deep breath and start to follow him once more.

We waltz through the centre of the hustle and bustle, the two of us searching around for Dani who seemed to be nowhere in sight. "Yo! FryPan!" Minho shouts, beelining for the younger boy.

"Have you seen Dani?" He asks, just as I walk into the kitchen behind him. FryPan looks up from the frying pans he was cooking with and shakes his head, clearly stressed from the amount of food he was having to make.

"Uhhhh. She went into the homestead about an hour or two ago calling for you, Minho. I don't think she's come out since then." He says quickly, only briefly looking to us before going back to cooking. "You alright Newt? She was worried about you this morning." He asks me, moving from one counter to the next. "Ye- Yeah. I'm fine. Just tired." I lie, feeling it physically hurt.

"Dinner nearly done?" Minho asks, shifting the focus off of me. "Could you tell?" FryPan chuckles, throwing food onto large dinner plates. "Totally not. We'll leave you alone then. See you in a few minutes!" Minho returns, backing out of the kitchen and heading to the homestead with me close on his heels.

Minho and I weave through all the guys that had slowly migrated into the homestead, rounding corners until we were at our hammocks. Yet I stop a few metres back, surveying the scene in front of me as my nails dig into the palm of my hand. Dani was curled up asleep on top of Gally's body, his arms caging her in as he lays awake, just looking down at her with levels of admiration only Eli and I could apparently reach.

"Ah! Here she is! We were just coming to find her." Minho says to Gally, clapping his shoulder enough to make Dani stir. But before she could wake up fully I was storming out of the homestead.

I thought having Eli to compete with was enough. And now Gally..?

I mean I always knew Gally liked her, but I thought that the feelings were one sided.

I'm so screwed.

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Dani's P.O.V

Something makes Gally's arm move unexpectedly, which in turn wakes me up too to hear the babble of all the other guys around us. I peel my eyes open and met with Minho's face being rather close to my own, which I'll admit makes me jump.