While it's been a few hours/days (A/N: tbh idk how long it's been since they were in the helicopter when they escaped the maze and then taken to WCKD) in the helicopter and Thomas fell asleep. We got taken somewhere but we don't know what it is. Minho wakes up Thomas and it seemed like he had a deep dream about something since he was half sleep when he woke up.
"Thomas! Wake up! Thomas, come on! We gotta go!" Minho yells at Thomas. Thomas wakes up and he runs along with us as the masked soldiers urge us to get inside quickly. They push us to another room. Thomas tries to open the door but they locked us in. He turns around and sees us looking at a table full of food in awe. Real food. It looked better than Frypan's. Looking at it is making me hungry!
"Dibs on the rice!" Frypan calls out and runs to the table. We run to the table as well and start inhaling some food. I saw Newt inhaling some chicken while I was inhaling some applesauce.
"Mmm...So this is what real food tastes like." I say while having some applesauce. I look up and see Newt smile at that comment. I go to Newt and stand next to him.
"How's the chicken?" I ask him while whispering with a smile. He chuckles at that.
"Delicious." he replies with a smile.
"Gimme gimme!" I say getting hungrier. Newt chuckles and gives me a chicken. God was it good! I hated the bone though, ugh!
"This is better than Frypan's slop." Winston jokes which makes us laugh. Frypan joked being offended. Teresa threw some mashed potatoes at us playfully. I scream joyfully and grab some of my remaining applesauce and throw some at her which she laughs. I also throw some remaining applesauce at Newt playfully and he laughs then we all start having a little food fight, excluding Thomas. I noticed he never really smiles that much or has much fun sometimes, he's very serious (A/N: he's like totally the opposite of Dylan O'Brien he loves being goofy and joking around hahaha). After we eat a little more and end the food fight, we just sit and chill in the room for a little bit and chat. Frypan was full after eating all the rice.
"Man, that was some rice." he says as if he were in love which I laughed.
"Why would they help us? Who are they?" I asked the others while laying my head on Newt's lap, feeling tired.
"I don't know." Newt replies while he was playing with my hair with his fingers.
"Should we trust them?" Teresa asks. I shrug in response.
We hear the door open and it reveals a man with rat looking eyes, gray hair, and creepy smile. I am not so sure if I can trust him.
"You kids doing alright?" he asks us. We don't respond.
"Sorry about the fuss. There was a bit of a swarm." he apologized.
"Who are you?" Thomas asks the creepy man.
"I'm the reason you're all still alive. And I'd like to keep it that way. Now come with me. I'll get you kids squared away." he responds as he leads us out of the room and we follow him around the facility.
"You can call me Mr. Janson. I run this place. For us, it is a sanctuary, safe from the horrors of the outside world. You can think of it was a way station. Kind of a home between homes. Watch yourselves." he says to us while we were walking and then he points to something. It looked like people were working and sparks were dropping.
"Does that mean you're taking us home?" Thomas asks Janson, hoping for an answer.
"A home of sorts. Where WCKD will never find you again. How does that sound?" he answers.
"Why are you helping us?" Minho asks with a suspicious look on his face. I wanna know, too.
"Let's just say the world is in a precarious situation. We're all holding on by a very thin thread. The fact that you kids can survive the Flare virus makes you the best chance of humanity's continued survival. Unfortunately, that also makes you a target, as no doubt by now, you have noticed. Beyond this door lies the beginning of your new lives." Janson says as he leads us to a door that looks a room full of bunk beds. We start walk in until he interrupts us.
"First things first, let's do something about that smell." he says. He's right, we do need showers. I could use one. The boys start taking showers in the boys room while I take a shower in the girls room with Teresa. The water felt so warm and comforting. When I used the soap it smelled like fresh lavender, it smelled so good. While showering, flashbacks from Ben attacking me, the night in the maze, the Griever attack, and Chuck's death, start flooding back to me. I cry softly to make sure Teresa doesn't hear me. After Teresa and I finish taking showers, we start drying ourselves with the towels.
"You doing okay?" Teresa asks me in concern. I'm happy that we finally escaped the maze and we're sent to safety, but I still feel lost and empty. And I'm still surprised that Teresa is my sister. I fake a smile to hide my pain.
"Yeah, I'm fine. You?" I answer, my voice breaking a little bit and feeling concerned only for her and my friends.
"Yeah. I'm okay. Are you sure you're okay?" Teresa answers and asks again as she could tell that I'm not doing okay. I hesitate to answer. I don't wanna feel weak. I try to be tough.
"I said I'm fine, Teresa. Okay?" I ask her almost as if I was snapping at her. I hated doing it but I really don't want anyone to know what I'm really feeling. Teresa makes a little surprised face since she knows I would never act like that. She accepts that I'm okay anyway.
"Okay. But still you're my sister. I'm here for you." Teresa says. I was tired of hearing people say they're here for me. I'm fine.
"Okay I get it. Don't worry about me. I'm fine." I reply still trying to hide my pain and act tough.
"Just checking." Teresa says as she goes to get changed into new clothes.
God, I hate this. But I can't show anyone that I'm still going through a lot after everything that happened. It looks they're taking it fine but if I show what I'm really feeling, they're probably gonna think I'm weird or call me weak. Especially Newt. I can't bear to hear him to call me weak. I need to be tough. I thought to myself. I get changed into new clothes that they gave me. They felt quite comfortable actually.
We go to a medical room where we meet with the boys and the people who work here told us we're about to be injected with needles. I wanna stay close to Newt but he and I are a few feet separated from each other. I see him looking at me with concern. I put on a brave face and nod in reassurance that I'm fine, but inside I'm actually not. I'm scared to death. I wanna reach my arm out to him as a sign that I need him but I'm fine. I can handle it.
NOT. I thought.
A female doctor injects my arm with a needle which made me flinch a little bit and then she pulls it out and puts a band-aid on my arm. Then I see the computer and it shows a picture of me and some information about me. I can't quite read it though. Then the doctor puts some kind of label or tattoo on me and it says:
name: Jacqueline
nickname: Jacqui
named after: Jacqueline Kennedy
subject: A11
known as: The Butterfly (the one who spreads happiness to others from her heart)
I was a little curious at what all of that means. I see Newt with a tattoo on him that says:
name: Newt
named after: Isaac Newton
subject: A5
known as: The Glue (the one who holds the Gladers together)
Newt's description also made me confused but it did make sense cuz it matches his personality. He does know how to keep us together and comfort us when we're going through a lot. But we escaped the maze, we're safe, I don't need comfort anymore. I'm fine. I see Teresa sitting by herself and then I see Thomas looking at her in concern. I know he's worried about her.
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The Maze Runner Newt x girl Glader
Science FictionA 16-year-old girl named Jacqui (who was named after Jacqueline Kennedy) who is very shy, kind, gentle, and very innocent, shows up in the Glade with no memory of her past except her name and some songs she has heard in her past. She is the only gir...
